Arizona republican., 1898-08-22

Yes, perhaps. What do you think of it all?''
 Kenyon unused for moment before he replied: As I said before, 1 thought things went off very smoothly. Whom do you stspect-yOuEg l.ongworth?"
 "I do not know whom suspect. l am merely getting anxious about the shortness of the time. l think myself you ought to go to America. There is nothing to be done iicre You should go, see Non Brent, and get :; renewal of the option. Don't. you sex' that wien they get over there. allowing them d few days in New York. and a day CT two to | get out to the mine, we shall have little more than week after the cable dis patch comes in which to do nything, should they happen to report unfa- vorably."
 'Yes, I see that. Still, it is only a question of facts on which they have to report, and you know as we'll as I do that no truthful men can report un- fayorably on what we have stated We have undtrstated the case in every in stance"
 ''i know that. I am perfectly well aware of that Every thing is all right it --if-l.ong worth is dealing honestly with us. If he is not. everything is all | wrong. and l should feel d great deal easier if w, had i'll our possession an- other tllree months option of the mine We are now at the flag end of this op- ton, and It seems to me, as a protection to ourselves, we ought either to write to Non Brcnt-by the way, have you ever V ritten to him?"
 ''I wrote one letter telling him how We were getting on. but have received no answer. Perhaps he is not in Ot- tawa at present"
 Well, 1 think you ought to go to the mines with Longworth and Melville. It is the con junction of those two men that makes me suspicious. 1 can't tell what l suspect. 1 can give nothing definite but 1 have vague uneaS;ncSS when 1 think that the man who tried to mis- Tad Us regarding the value of the min ,tial is going with the man who !las led Is into all this expense; he who refused to go into the matter in the first place pretended he had forgotten all about it n the second place, and then suddenly developed Gn interest,"
 John knitted his brows and said noth- ing.
 T don't want to worry you about it. but l do want your candid opinion. :that had we better tio??''
 1t seems to me- said John, after a pause, that we can do nothing. It is q very perpleNing situation- think, ilewever, ws. should turn it over in our minds for d few days. and then 1 can get to America in plenty of time, if nec- essary."
 ''Nery well; suppose we give them ten days to get to the mine and reply. If no reply comes by the eleventh day. then you will still have eighteen or nineteen days before the option eX- pires. Put it at twelve days. I pro- pose, if you hear nothing by then, you go over.'' --sss-a@s Right said John; "we may take that as settled"
 By the way, you got an invitation, did you not?"
 "Yes.'' @-.ei. :7--szz
 Are you going?'' } "I do not know. I should like to go, and yet, you know, am entirely unused to fashionable assemblages. l should not know what to say or do while I was there"
 'As I understand, it is not to be a fashionable party, but merely little friendly gathering which Miss Long worth gives because her cousin IS about to sail for Canada. don't want to fiatter you, John, but I imagine Miss Long worth would be rather disappointed if you did not put in appearance. Be sides, as we are partners with Long worth in this, and as he is going away on account of themine, think it would be little ungracious of us not to go"
 Very well; I will go. Shall call for you, or will you come for me-"
 II will call for. you, and we will ge there together in a cab. Be ready about eight o'clock
 The mansion of the Longworths was brilliantly lighted that night, and John felt rather faint-hearted as he stood on the steps before going in. The chances are he would not have had the ! courage to announce himself if his friend Wentworth had not been with him. George, however, had no such qualms, and was much more used te this kind of thing than his comrade. So they went in together and were warmly greeted by the young hostess.
 Ut is so kind of you to come," she said, ''on such short notice. I was afraid you might have had some prior engagement. and would have found it impossible to get here"
 You must not think that of me" said Wentworth. q was certain to come; but 1 must confess my friend Kenyon here was rather difficult to I manage. He seems to frown on fash ionable assemblages, and actually had the coolness to propose that we should both have prior engagements" | Edithf looked responsibility at Ken yon, who flushed to the temples, as was usual with him, and said: