Arizona republican., 1898-09-03
s- THE MISTRESS
 OF THE MINE,
BY. ROBERT BARR.
Continued from Yesterday.
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little concern to anyone except the writers ard the receivers, but they are inserted here under the hope that ths, reader is already well enough acquaint= ed with the correspondents to feel some interest in what they have written. It was nearly q fortnight after the receipt of the cublegram from Kenyon that George Wentworth found, orc morning, on his desk, two letters, eaci, bearing Canadian postage stamp. One was somewhat bulky and one was thin, but they were both from the same writer He tore open he thin ono first. without loollin" at the date that wa, stamped upon if. He was a little be wildered by it's contents, which ran as rollows:
 MY DEAR GEORGE: have just heard that Melville is the man who has bought the mine. The circumstances of the case leave no doubt in my mind that such is the act, therefore rlease disregard the re- quest made as to employment in the let ter I posted to you a short time ago. 1feei , certain sense of disappointment in the
 act that Melville is the owrer of the mine.
 seems have only kept one rascal from nuying 1t, to put 1t in the hands of another
 
 Melville the owner." cried Went worth to himself "Whatever could rave put that into Johns head? This .tter. is evidently the one posted a few
 ours before, so it will contain what
 Ter request he has to make" and, with put delay, George Wentworth tore open he envelope of inc second letter which vas obviously the one written first. II
 ontained nnmber of documents re- .ating to the transfer of the mine. The etter from John himself went on to rive particulars of the buying of the nine. Then it continued. 'I wish you would do me favor, George. Will you indy ask the. owner of the mine if he .sill give me charge of it. I am, of .ourse, anxious to make it turn out as well as possible, and I believe I car # is. You know I am not grasping in the matter of money. but get me as arge a salary as you think 1 deserve
 "I desire to make money for reasons that are not entirely selfish, as you inow. To tell you the truth, George. I am tired of cities and of people. want to live here in the woods, wher. there is not so much deceit and treach- ny as there seems to be in the big towns. When I reached London last lime felt like |; boy getting home. My ceilings have undergone a complete .hange, and l think, if it were not foi ,ou and q certain young lady, should ,cver care to see the big city again What is the use of my affecting mystery md writing the words a certain young iady.' Of course you know whom mean-Miss Edith Isongworth. You know also that I am, and have long heen, in love with her. If I had sue ceeded in making the money thought 1 should by selling the mine, I might nave had some hopes of making more. md of ultimately being in a position to ,sk her to be ny wife. But that, anc yery many other hopes, have disai: .,earcd with ny recent London expe- :.icnces.
 ''I want to get into the woods and re- cover some of my lost tone and my 'ost faith in human nature. If you can irrange matters with the owner of the mine so that may stay here for yeai IT two, you will do me q great favor."
 George Wentworth read over the lat 'er part of this letter two or three ines. Then he rose. paced the floor and pom lered over the matter. Tt isn't thing
 Ipon which gan ask anyoEe's adyicc,' ; iie muttered to himself. "The trouble vith Kenyon is he is entirely too mod st. A little useful sclf-esteem would ne just the thing for him." At last he stopped suddenly in his walk. By love-" he said 10 himself, slapping his thigh. 'I shall do it. let the consc- .ILences be what they may" And lie sat down to his dcsl; and wrote letter.
 MY DEAR Mss LoScwoRTH: You told ,le when you were here last that yoi wanted all the documents in the case of the mine in every instance. A document has come this morning that is rather i'm Yortant. John Kenyon, as you will learn by reading the letter, desires the ma D. lgerShip of the mine I need rot say that [ think he is the best man in the world fol the position, and that everything will be safe in his hands. I therefore inclosc you his letter. I had some thought of cutting out some part of it. but knowing your de- sire. as you said. to have all the docu- InentS in the case, l take the liberty Of sending this one exactly as it reached me
 and if anyone is.tG blame, am the person l remain your agent,
 "GEoRGE WENTWORTH"
 He sent this letter out at once, sl that he would not have chance 10 changc his mind. 'Tt will reach her this afternoon, and doubtless she will call and see me-
 
 It is. perhaps, hardly necessary to asy sile did not call, and she did not sec him for many days afterward, but next morning, when he came to his office, he | fnund a letter from her. It ran: DEAR MR. WENTWORTH: The sendine l of MT. Kenyon; letter to me is some 1 what dangerous precedent, which you 1 must, on TO account, follow by sending any letters you may receive from any per l son to Mr.. Kenyon. However, as you were probably aware when you sent the | letter, no blame will rest on your shoulders | or on those of anyone else, in this instance | Still. be very careful in future, because | letter sending. unabridged. is sometimes l risky thing to do. All the same, you arc l to remember that I always want all the | documents in the case, and want then l with nothing eliminated. am very muct | obliged to you for forwarding me the let