Arizona republican., 1898-08-26
THE MISTRESS ?.
 OF THE MINE.
BY ROBERT BARR.
Continued f.om Yesterday.

Just up the street.
 Kenyon registered. and told the clerk to assign him room and send his lag gage up to it when it came. Then he walked out from the hotel and sought tine Windsor.
 He found the colossal hostelry, and was just inquiring of tie clerk whether Mir. Longworth was staying there " hen that gentleman appeared at the desk and took some letters and his key.
 Kenyon tapped him on the shoulder.
 Young Longworth turned round with more alacrity than he usually dis played, and gave a long whistle of sur prise when he saw whom it was.
 Tn the name of all tie gods" he cried, what arc you doing horc"' Then, before Kenyon could reply, he said: Come up to my room."
 They went to the elevator, rose Q few stories, and passed down an ap- parently endless hall. carpeted with some noiseles; stuff that gave no echo Of the footfall. Longworth put his key into the door and opened it. They entered a large and pleasant room.
 Well" he said, ''this is q surprise. What is the reason of your being here? Anything wrong in London?" Nothing wrong so far as 1 am aware. We received no cablcgraEls from you, and thought there might be some hitch in the business; therefore I carnc.'
 "Ah, I sec. l cahicd over to your ad- dress and said l was staying at the Windsor for q few days. l sent a cable gram almost as long as letter, but i+ didn't appear to do any good. No; did not receive it.''
 And what did you expect was wrong | over hcre?"
 That 1 did not know. knew you 1 had time to get. to Ottawa and sec the | mine in twelve days from London. Nor hearing from you ill that time, and knowing the option w;is running out. both Wentworth and became anxious, I and so came over"
 Exactly. Well, I'm afraid you've had your trip for nothing
 What do you mean? Is not the mine all said it was?"
 'Ch. the mine is all right; all 1 meant was, there was really no neccs- sity of your coming"
 But, you know, the option ends in q very short timc.'
 ! Well, the option, like the mine, is all right. thing you might quite safely have left it in my hands"
 It must Ec admitted thai John Ken yon began to feel he had acted with un- reasonable rashncss ill taking his long trip.
 'Is MT. Melville here with you?" "Mr. Melville has returned home. He had not time tU stay longer. All he wanted to do was 10 satisfy himself about the mine. He was satisfied, and he has gone home. If you were in Lon- don now you would be able to see him. Did you meet MT. Non Brent?"
 "Ycs; he took us to the mine.'
 And did you say anything about the option to hiIn?''
 Well. we had some conversation about it. There will be no trouble about the option. What Won Dren, wants is to sell his mine, that is all."
 There was a few moments silence then Longworth said: ''When are you going back?"
 II don't know. I think l ought to sec Von Brent. l am not at all easy about leaving matters as they arc. think l ought to get a renewal of tn, option. It is not wise to risk thing. as we are doing. Won Brent might a any time get an offer for his mine, jus as we are forming our company, and of course. if the option had not been re ncwed, he would sell 10 the first 1naI who put down the money. As you say all he wants is to sell the mine.' } Longworth was busy opening his let tcrs and apparently paying very Iittl' attention to what Kenyon said. A last, however, he spoke: If l were you, if you care to take m, : advice, l would go straight back tt England. You will do no good here
 I merely say this to save you any fur
 ther trouble, time and expense. Don't you think it would be as wei
 to get renewal of the option?'' "Oh. certainly: but. as I told yo,
 before. it was not at all necessary fo i you to come over. 1 may say, further
 more. that Non Brent will not again re , new the option without q handsom { sum down. to be forfeited if the com l pany is not formed. Have you tn l money to pay him?' : No, l have not" ! "Nery well, then. there will not b ] the slightest use ill your seeing Nol Brent"
 Young Mr. Longworth arched hi
 eyebrows and gazed at John throug s his eycglass. "i will let YOU have m ! third of the money if that will do an 5 good"
 ''Iiow much money does Non Bren u want?"
 | How should I know? To tell yo f the truth, Mr. Kenyon and truth ncve :. hurts, or oughtn't to, l don't at all lili l. this visit of yours to America. Yo t and MT. Wentworth have been goo 5 enough to be suspicious about me fror s the very first. You have not taken an T pains to conceal it, either of you You