Arizona republican., 1898-08-26

back to London. You need not act on It unless you like. I have nothing fur thef to say to you, and so this interview may as well be considered closed.''
 And how about the mine?"
 Il imagine the mine will take care of itself"
 Do you think this is courteous treat. ment of business partner?'
 My dear sir, I do not take my lessons in courtesy from you. Whether you are pleased or displeased with my treat nlent of you is q matter of supreme in difference to me. I am tired of living m an atmosphere of suspicion, and I have done with it. that's all. You think some game is being played on you both you and Wentworth think that and yet you haven't the 'cuteness,' as they call it here, or the sharpness to find it out. Now, a man who has sus- picions he cannot prove should keep those suspicious to himself until he can. i That is my advice to you. 1 wish you good day"
 John Kenyon walked back to his hotel more suspicious than ever. He wrote letter to Wentworth detailing the con- versation, telling him Melville had sailed for home and advising him to see that gentleman. He stayed in New 1 York that night and took the morning train to Montreal. In due time he ar i rived at Ottawa and called on Won Brent. 1 He found that gentleman in his cham 1 bers. looking as if he had never left the room since the option was signed. Non I Il. 1 or. but, after gazing q moment at him. i he sprang from his chair and held out | his hand.
 l 1T really did not know you,' he said you have changed a great deal since I saw you last. You lool, haggard and not at all we'll What is the matter with 1 you?'
 ''I do not think anything is the mat i ter I am in very good health, thank ] you I have had few bushes worries, that is all.''
 "Ah, yes!" said Ncn Brent. 'I am very sorry, indeed. you failed to form your campany.'
 "Failed!" echoed Kenyon.
 "Yes; you haven't succeeded, have you?"
 'Well, I don't know about that; we are in a fair way to succeed. You met Iongworth and Melville. who came out tn see the mine. saw Longworth in New York, and he told me you had taken them out there.
 Are they interested with you in the minc?"
 Certainly; they are helping me to form the company.
 Won Brent seemed amazed. q did not understand that at all. In fact. l un- derstood the exact opposite. l thought you had attempted to form company and failed. They showed me an attack in one of the financial papers upon you, and said that killed your chances of forming company in London. They were here, apparently, on their own business"
 And what was their business?'
 ITO buy tine nine."
 Have they bought it?''
 ''PracticalIy, yes. Of course. while your option holds good cannot sell it. but that, as you know, expires in very few days"
 Kenyon, finding his worst suspicion realized, seemed speeches. with amaze mcnt, and, in his agony, mopped from his brow the drops collected there.
 You appear to be astonished at this,' ,' said Non Brent.
 II am very much astonished.'
 Well, you cannot blame me. l have acted perfectly square in the matter. l had no idea Longworth and the gen. tleman who was with him had any con ncction with you whatever. Their at tcntion had been drawn to the mine. they said, by that article. They had in- vestigated it, and appeared to be satis- fled there was something in it--in the , mine, l mean, not in the article. They said they had attended meeting which you had called but it was quite evident you were not going to be able to form the company. So they came here and made me cash offer for the mine. They have deposited [ 20 .0G0 al the Eanl , here, and on the day your option closes,
 they will give me q check for the
 amount
 Serves me right said Kenyon. q have been cheated and dupcd. 1 had
 grave suspicious of it all along, but did not act upon them. I have been too timorous and cowardly. This man t. Longworth has made a pretense of help : ing me to form company. Everything
 he has done has been to delay me. He l came out here apparently in the interest
 of the company was forming, and now I he has got the option for himself" r 'Ycs, he has" said Won Brent. q - may say l am very sorry indeed for the = turn affairs have taken. Of course, as Q l have told you, l had no idea how the : land lay. You sec you had placed nc D deposit with mo, and had to look after
 my own interests. However, the optioI
 is open for few days more. and l vii 2 not turn the mine over to them till thu l last minute of the time has expired
 Isn't there any chance of your getting s the money before thcn?' h Not the slightest