Arizona republican., 1898-08-22

Well, now you. are here, I hope you
 will enjoy yourselves. It is quite al
 informal little gathering, with noth- 1 ing to abash even MT. Kenyon
 They found young Longworth there
 in company with Melville, who was tt. be his companion on the voyage. He l shook hands. but without exhibiting 1 the pleasure at. meeting them, which his l cousin had shown. ..,.- .,s.3 My cousin,'' said the young man. .'seems resolved to make the going of 1 the prodigal nephew an occasion for
 killing the fatted calf. I'm sure l don't know why, unless that she is glad to be rid of me fora month Edith laughed at this and left the
 men together. Wentworth soon con-
 trived to make himself very agreeable
 to the young ladies who were present but John, it must be admitted, felt i awkward and out of place. He was not enjoying himself He caught him self now and then following Edith Longworth with his eyes; and when he
 realized he was doing this he abruptly looked at the floor. In her handsome evening dress she appeared SUI premely lovely, and this John Ken yon admitted to himself with 8 sigh, for, her very loveliness seemed to place her further and further away from him. Somebody played something on the piano, and this was,
 in way, respite for John. He felt that nobody was looking at him. Then i young man gave a recitation, which was very we'll received, and Kenyon be- gan to forget his uneasiness.. A Ger man gentleman with long hair sal down at the piano with good deal of importance in his demeanor. There | was much arranging of music, and. l finally, when the leaves were settled to l his satisfaction, there was tremendous crash of chords, the beginning of what
 was evidently going to be troublesome time for the piano. In the midst of this hurricane of sound John Kenyon be i came aware that Edith Longworth had sat down beside him.
 II have got every one comfortably settled with every one else,'' she said 1 in a whisper to him, land you seem to l be the only one who is, as it were, out l in the cold, so you see I have done you 1 the honor to come and talk to you.'' ''It is indeed an honor," said John,
 earnestly.
 "Oh, really" said the young woman,
 laughing very softly, you must not | take things so seriously. I didn't mean quite what I said, you know-that was only as the children say, 'prctended. l but you take ones light remarks as if they were. most weighty sentences. | Now, you must look as if you were en-
 tertaining 1pe charmingly, whereas l
 have sat down beside you to have a
 very few minutes talk on business.
 know it's very bad form to talk busi-
 ness at an evening party, but you see l
 have no other chance to speak to you
 l understand you have had several
 meetings of shareholders, and yet you
 never sent nle an invitation, although
 l told you that I wished to help you in i forming company, but that is the way
 you business men always treat {, womap."
 Really, Miss Longworth,' began Kenyon, but she speedily interrupted
 him.
 i T am not going to let yoli make any | explanation. l have come over here tn
 enjoy scolding you, and 1 am not to be
 cheated out of my pleasure"
 ] q think" said John, eff you knew
 now much I have suffered during this
 last day or two. you would be very
 lenient with Ine. Did you read that ar
 ticle upon me in the Financial Field ?''
 "No; did not, but read your reply
 to it this morning, and I think it was | excellent"
 "Ah. that was hardly fair. \ person
 should read both sides of the question
 before passing judgment"
 "It is woman's idea of fairness 9
 said Edith, ito read what pertains to