Arizona republican., 1898-08-02
When Edith Longworth was pro


 ncunced finished. as far as education was concerned, she became more and more the companion of her father. She went with him on his long jour- neys, and so had been several times to America, once to the cape, and one long voyage, with Australia as the ob jcctive point, had tsl-en her complete ly around the world. She inherited much of her fathers shrewdness, and there is no doubt that if Miss Long worth had been cast upon her own re- sources she would have become an eN ccllent woman of business. She knew exactly the extent of her fathers in vestnlents, and she was his conti1artc ill d. way that few women are with their 1aale relatives The old man had great faith in Editn's opinion, al thou~ll he rarely a1,--cvlcIred it. Fay ing leen together so muc& ca such lore voyages, they natu-,.ii::- lccal.,e, i.l :: Nay, loon companions. I2.i5 Id:tA';i education was very u-Eltc that Of t1lc ordinary English giri; a 1i'a..z rg wh.c.l caused her to develop into different kind of woman tL2n she would have leen if her mother L2d lived.
 The friendship between Edith Long worth and John Kenyon ripcncd so rap idly that on the day Wentworth had his last disqu;eting interview with Jennie Brewster they also were discussing mining properties, but in somewhat diff fererJ fashion. Kenyon conided to the girl that his own hopes and fears were wrapped up in mine.
 After completing their work for the London syndicate, the young men had transacted little business on their own account. They visited together mica mine, which, was barely pay ing expenses, and which the owners were anxious to sell. The mine was owned by the Austrian Mining com paHy whose agent, Won Brent, had met Kenyon in Ottawa. Kenyon's educated eye had told him that the white mineral thes- were placing on the dump at tie mouth Of the mine was more valuable than the mica for which they were mining. Kenyon was scrupulously hcnest-a quality somewhat at a dis count in the mining business-and it seemed to him hardly fair that he should take advantage of the ignorance of Won Brent regarding the mineral on | the dump. Wentworth had some trouble in overcoming his friends scru- | pies. He insisted that knowledge al- ways had to be paid for, in law, mcdi- cine, or mineralogy, and therefore that they were perfectly justified in profit i ing by their superior wisdom. So it came about that the young men took to l England with them a three months | option on the mine, which means that 1 for three months they were to have the privilege of buying the property at a certain figure ramed in the legal docu mcnt which was called in the mining language, the option"
 Well, l am sure," said Miss Long worth, when Kenyon had given her all the details, If you are confident that | the mine is a good ore, you could see no one who would help you more in that way than my father. He has been look ing at a brewery business in which he thought of investing, and with which . he has concluded to have nothing to do, so he will be anxious to find something reliable to take it's place. How much would be required for the purchase of the mine you mention?'
 ''I thought of asking 5O,oOO for it, i said Kenyon, flushing as he thought of his temerity in doubling the price of the mine, and adding 10000 to it. | However. Wentworth and he had esti- hated the probable value of the mine, and had concluded that selling it a { that price. which would give them z 30,0OO 70 C!I .Gc between them, they were sell ing q mine which vas really worth very much more, and that would soon ray tremendous Gividcnds on the ( 52 ,ooO. He expected the young woman would seem rather impressed by the amount 1 He was therefore very much surprised when she sad:
 niity thousand pounds. Is that all {? ! hen am afraid my father would have Eothing to Go with it. He deals only with large businesses, and company with a capital of but 5O,OOO am sure he would rot look att
 You speal. of { 5O,OOO," said Kenyon. ''as though it were a trifie To me it seems an immense fortune"
 ou are not wealthy, then?" said the girl, with apparent interest.
 "No," replied the young man; liar from it.''
 T will speak to my father, if you like, but I doubt if it would do much good. Perhaps William might take it up. You have not met my cousin yet, I think?"
 ''No. Is he the young man who sits | Deyf fO vo,I a f tho f I1o 9,
 "Yes. Except when there, he spends most of his time in the smoking-room, l believe. He is in fathers office in the city. and we are both very anx- lious that he shall succeed in business. That is why father took him with us to America. He wants to interest him and it seems almost impossible to in. terest William in anything. He doesn't like America; I think it's the beer.'