Arizona republican., 1898-08-20

We cacs.ot form our company :! sae t,le paper at the same time '.i our energies will have to be dirae: {; toward the matter we have in hand.
 But. my dear John, don't you < 9 the effect of that article? How can We form our company if such lie rema:es unchallenged? Nobody will look st our proposals. Every one will sa.v: What have you done about the article that appeared in the Financial Field 9 If we say we have done nothing, then. of course. the natural inference is that we are a pair of swindlers, and that otr scheme is a fraud"
 T have always thought" said John, that the capitalization is LOO high''
 "Eeally, 1 believe you think that ar am astonished at you:"
 ''But if we commence libel suit i f cannot be finished before our option has expired. If we tell the people that we have begun to sue the Financial Field for libel, they will merely say they prefer to wait and hear what the result of the case is. By that time CUT chances of forming a company will tc gone"
 Before John could reply there was a knock at the door, and the clerk entered with letter in his hand which had just come in. Kenyon tore it open, read it. and then tossed it across the table to Wentworth. Wentworth saw the name of their firm of solicitors at the top of the letter rapcr. Then he read:
 DEAR STR: You have doubtless the ar ticle in the Financial Fit Id of this morn ing referring 10 tho Car;.lian Mica Mining cornna1ly Ne should q pleased to know wllat action you intend to take in the mat ter We may say thar in justice to our reputation, vsa can TO lof.@"r represent your company unlcss a suit is brought against the paper which contains the article. Yours truly, ". HAWK. Wentworth laughed with a certain bitterness. H'Well,' he said, ''if it has come to such a pass that Hawk fears for his reputation, the sooner Ne begin libel suit agaInst the paper the bet ter''
 Perhaps" said John, with & look of agony on his face, you will tell me where the money is to come from. The moment we get into the law courts money will simply have to flow like water, and doubtless the Field has plenty of it. It will add to their Tepu- iation, and they will make a boast that they are fighting the battle of the in- vestor in London. Everything is gris. fiat comes to their mill. Meanwhile we shall be paying out money, or we shall be at tremendous disadvantage a.l the result of it ali will probably be a t;:s :sagrecment of the jury ard practi- cally llin us. You see, l have no wit 1 nesses.'
 '1-cs, but what about tie mine :: i How can we go on without vindicating 1 ourselves?''
 Before anything further could be 1 sad young Mir. Longworth came in 1 looking as cool, calm, and unruffied as 1 if there were 1.o such things in the world as financial newspapers. "Discussing 1t, 1 see,' were his first ! words. --'- ~--"
 "Yes," said Wentworth. T am very glad you have come. We have little difference of opinion in the matter o1 that article. Kenyon here is averse te suing that paper for libel. am il
 
 favor of j:i osecuting it. Now what < you say::''
 "My dear fellow" replied I4ongwori :. 1T am delighted to be able to agree wis !: Mir. kenyon for once. Sue thel. Why, certainly not. That is just vii" they want" -,----~-~<-ss-s...
 ''i:ut," said Wentworth, ''if we ,lo n,s; w ho is going to looi. at our mii!,'::"
 Exactly the saIic number Of IH':s pie as would look at it before he artit apl@ared.'
 'non't you think it will nave any frct?''
 ''Not the slightest
 ''Eut1poli;itt.is letter from your ov lawyers on the .u',icct." Wentwort han;leu Lon"N-o th the letter ire Hawk. I.onaworih adjusted his gia: and read t carefully through.
 By Jove." he said. with laugh. ''- cali that distinctly good. had no ide; cid Hawk was such humorist! H:' reputation. indeed; well, that bea. me! All tiiat Hawk wants is anothvl suit on his il;:i.eis. wish you would ]. me keep this letter. 1 will have som, fun with my friend Haw!, over it."
 You are welcome to the letter, < far as I am conccrned,' sad Wen: worth; but do you mean to say. NJ Longworth. that we have to sit hel calmly under this imputation and q. nothing?"
 II mean to say nothing of the kind but I don't propose to play into theil hands by suing them; at least, I shoule not if it were my case instead of Ken yon's."
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 ENGINEER.
 S. A. DAvIDSON-City Engineer. room