Arizona republican., 1898-09-02

greeting. You said last night, in front of the Russell house, that it would please you. very much to give me a warm greeting; perhaps you would like to do so tonight"
 'I1avc you come up here to pro- yoke quarrel with me-" asked Ken yon.
 "Oh, bless you, no. Quarrel. Noth- ing of the sort. What would I want to quarrel about?''
 Perhaps you will be good enough to tell me why you came here, thcn?'
 "Very reasonable request, very req sonable indeed. and perfectly natural, but still quite unnecessary. It is not into your room, and then not be pre- pared to tell you why he came, in the first place, to congratulate you on the beautiful and dramatic way in which you secured the mine at the last mo- ment, or apparently at the last mo- ment. I suppose you had the money all along?"
 "No, 1 had not"
 ''Then you came in 10 Non Brent just as soon as you received it?'
 Well, now, I don't see that it is the business of anyone else but myself. Still, if you want to know, have no ob- jection to saying that I came to MT. Won Brent's room at the moment I re- ceived the money"
 "Really! Then it was sent over by cable, I presumc?"
 Your presumption is entirely cor rect"
 My dear Kenyon" said the young man, seating himself without being asked, and gazing at John in benevoi- cnt kin:l of way, you really show some little temper over this affair of ours. Now here is the whole thing in q nut she'll"
 My dear. sir, I don't wish to hear the whole thing ill a nutshell I know all about it. All I wish to know
 "Ah, precisely, of course you do, certainly, but nevertheless let me have my say. Here is the whole thing. tried lowell, to cheat you. thought l could make q little money by doing so and my scheme failed. Now if any I body should be in . bad temper, it is I not you. Don't you sec that? You are not acting your part well at all. I'm astonished at you!"
 'Mr. Longworth, wish to have noth- ing whatever to say to you. If you have anything to ask I wish you would ask it as quickly as possible, and then leave me alone"
 "The chief fault find with you. Ken yon," said Longworth. throwing ono leg over the other, and clasping his hands around his knee, "the chief fault I havt to find, IS your painful lack of a sense ol humor. Now, you remember last night 1 offered you the managership of the mine. thought certainly that by this time to-day I should be the owner of it or. at least. ono of tine owners. Now you don't appear to appreciate the l funniness of the situation. Here you are. the owner of the mine. and am out in the cold-'left,' as they say here il, America. 1 am the man who is left"
 If that is all you have to talk about. said Kenyon gravely, "I must ask you to allow me to go on with my packing 1 am gong 10 the mlne to-morrow.
 Certainly. my dear fellow, go al once, and never mind me. Can be ol any assistance to you? Itrequires q special genius, you know, to pack . portmanteau properly. But what wanted to say was this-why didn't you turn around, when you had got the mine. and offer me the managership ol il? Then. you could have had youl revenge. The more I think of thai episode in Von Brent's office, the more think you utterly failed to realize the dramatic possibilities of the situation
 Kenyon was silent
 Now all this time you are wondering why l came here. Doubtless. you wish to know what want
 T have not the slightest interest in tho natter said Kenyon.% --