Arizona republican., 1898-08-04

l Meanwhile Kenyon took a few turns up and down the deck thinking deeply cn the same subject. He passed over to l the side where Miss Brewster sat, but on coming opposite her had not the courage to take his place beside her. | She was calmly reading her book. Three times he came opposite her, paused for a moment, and then contin- ued his hopeless march. He saw that his courage was not going to be suffi- cient for the task, and yet felt the task must be accomplished He didn't know how to begin. He didn't know what inducement to offer the young woman for foregoing the fruits of her irge- nuity He felt that this was the weak point in his armor The third time he paused in front of Miss Brewster, she looked up and motioned him tu the chair beside her, saying:
 "I don't know you very we'll, MT. Kenyon, but I knew who you are. Won't you sit down beside me for a few moments?' The bewildered man sat down on the chair she indicated.
 ''Now, MT. Kenyon, know just what is troubling you. You haze passed three or four times wishing to sit down beside me and yet afraid to venture Is that not true?"
 Quite true"
 'I knew it was. Now I know also what you have come for. MT. Went worth has told you what the trouble is. He has told you that he has given me all the particulars about the mines, hasn't he?"
 'He has,"
 And he has gone off to his state room to think over the matter, and has left the affair in your hands, and you imag- inc you can come here to me, and, per haps, talk me out of sending that dis patch to the Argus. Isn't that your | motive?''
 That is about what hope to be able to do," said Kenyon, mopping his brow
 Well. l thought I might just as well put you out of your misery at once. You take things very seriously, MT. Kenyon, I can see that. Now, don't you?"
 I'm afraid do.''
 Why, of course you do. The publica-
 
 will really not matter at all. It will not be any reflection on either of you, because your frcinds will be sure that if you had known to whom you were talking. you would never have said anything about the mines."
 Kenyon smiled grimly at this piece of comfort
 Now, I have been thinking about something since MT. Wentworth went away. I am really very sorry for him. ] I am more sorry than 1 can tell.
 ''Then," said John, wont you"
 "No, l won't, so we needn't recur to l that phase of the subject. That is what am here for and, no matter what you say, the dispatch is going to be sent Now. it is better to understand tIi;st at first and then it will create no trouble afterwards. Don't you think that is the best?'
 .Probably," answered the wretched man.
 Well, then, let us start there. 1 vii say in the cablegram that the informa ton comes from neither MT. Kenyon nor Mr. Wentworth"
 
 ''Why, of course it wouldn't be true but that doesn't matter. does it."
 Well, on our side of the water, l said Kenyon, ''we think that the trutf does matter"
 Miss Brewster laughed heartily Dear me" she said, what little tac you have. How does it concern yoI i whether it. is true or not? If there isan, f;,sriood it is not you who tells ii. st you are free from all blame. Indeed you are free from all blame, anyhow : n this affair: it is all your friend Went worth's fault; but still, if it hadn
 been Wentworth, it would have beel you"
 Kenyon looked up at her incredulous : ly.
 'Oh yes, it would." she said, nod . ding confidently at him. You mus . not fiatter yourself because Mir. Went r worth told me everything about il
 that you wouldn't have done just tn z same, if l had to find it out from you { All men are pretty much alike wher ( | women are concerned" = Gan 1 say nothing to you, Mis- { Brewster, which will keep you fror 5 sending the message to America? :. No, you cannot. l thought we ha' settled that at the beginning. l SC . there is no use talking to you l wi return to my book, which is very inter /. esting. Good morning, MT. Kenyon. o Kenyon felt the hopelessnesss of hi < project quite as much as Wentwort
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 deep into his pockets. he wandered di: : consolately up and down the deck. As he went to the other side of tn | deck he met Miss Longworth walki!n | alone. She smiled a cordial welcom | to him, so he turned and changed h \ step to suit her.
 | May l walk with you a few mil | utes?" he said.