Arizona republican., 1898-08-07

This initiation Wentworth did not even take the trouble to decline. but thrust his hands in his pockets once more, and turned his back on the popu- lar New York politician
 Wentworth summed up the whole matter to John Kenyon when he said: ''There is no use ill our talking or thinking any more about it. We can simply do nothing. I shall take the whole blame on ny shoulders. lam re- solved that you shall not suffer from my indiscrction. Now, don't talk to me any more about it. I want to forget the vretchcd business, if possible So, | thus it came about quite naturally that John Kenyon, who was a good deal troubled about the matter, took as his
 'oridante Edith Longworth, who. also 1 betrayed the greatest interest in the problem. Miss Longworth vas left all ] he more alone because her cousin had 1 taken permanently to the smoking i room. Some one had introduced him i 10 the fascinating game uf poker. and in ,tlre practice of this peculiar alnusement i MT. William Longwort was now spend- ing a good deal of his surplus cash as well as his time.
 Jennie Brewster was seldom seen on deck. She applied herself assidnous.y to the writing of that brilliant series of articles which have since appeared in the Sunday edition of the New York
 Argus under the general title of Life at Sea-" and which were recently issued l in book form.
 As everybody is already aware, her sketches of the genial New York poli- tician and also of the taciturl EDglsli- l man are considered the finest things in
 the little volume. They have neen largely copied as typical examples of
 American humor. When Jennie Brew ster did appear on deck, she walked
 alone up and down the promenade with a
 sort of half-defant look in her eye as she passed Kenyon or Miss Long,
 worth, and she generally passed them
 together.
 On this particularly eventful Satur-
 day morning Kenyon and Miss Long,
 worth had the deck to themselves. The
 conversation naturally turned to the
 subject which had occupied the minds
 of both for the few last days.
 Do you know" said Miss Longworth.
 q have been thinking all along that she
 would come to me at the last for the
 money"
 "I am not at all sure about that,' an-
 swered Kenyon.
 II thought she would probably keepu
 on the tenter-hooks just as long as pos
 sible, and then at the last moment come
 and say she would accept the otfer.'
 If she does," said Kenyon, "I would
 not trust her. 1 would give her to un-
 derstand that check would be handed
 to her when we were certain the article
 had not been used.'
 Do you think that would be the safe
 way to act if she came and said she would take the money for not send
 ing the cablegram? Don't you think ii
 would be better to pay her and trust
 to her honor?"
 Kenyon laughed somewhat sarcas stic-
 ally. 'I do not think would trust mucI
 to her honor"
 ''Now, do you know, have a different
 opinion of her. I feel sure that if she
 said she would do thing, she would
 do it.' r----=z=,.- ~--.~~s i--''1- T have no such faith," answered
 Kenyon. II think, on the contrary
 that she is quite capable of such an ac ton as asking you for the money an6 still sending her telegram" Well, l doubt if she would do so l think the girl really believes she is , acting rightly, and imagines she ha. { done very creditabie action ill very ] | clever way. If she were not what she l calls honest she would not have sllow1 as much temper as she did-not but thar } 1 gave q deplorable exhibition of tenn ) per myself for which there was really no excuse"
 l T am sure,' said Kenyon, warmly y you did nothing of the kind At al , events, I am certain everything you , did was perfectly right; and I know you were completely justified in any , thing you said."
 II wish I could think so.'' "I want to ask you one question: said Kenyon. But what that question
 vas will never be known. It was never
 asked; and when Edith Longworth in : quired about it, scme time later, the question had entirely gone from Ken 5 yon's mind. The steamship, which was } blowing along through the waters. sud t denly gave a shiver. as if it were shaker : by an earthquake; there were three tremendous bumps. such as sled migh make by going suddenly over logs con 'cealed in the snow. Both Kenyon ant !, Miss Longworth sprang to their feet ! There was low roar of steam, and :, they saw a cloud rise up amidships , apparently pouring out of every aper ture through which it could escape Then there was silence.% The engines l had stopped, and the vessel hceled dis s tinctly over to the port side. Wher Edith Longworth began to realize the s situation, she found herself very close ] to Kenyon, clasping his arm with botf l hands.
 g ''What-what is itr" she cried il 9 alarm. l Something is wrong" said Kenyon +l,,, T x-.ai1