The Princeton union., 1899-12-28
Sshort s'sll time she reappcared with some
sheets Of paper in her hand. ..EI

Isshort time she reappeared with some
sheets Of paper in her hand.
| s# Now, you see how fair and honest
am going to be. am going to read you
what have written. II there is any
thing in it that is not true, will very
gladly cut it out; and if there is any
thing more to be added, / shall be very
glad to add it. Isn't that fair?'
" Wentworth was so confounded with
the woman's impudence that he could
make no reply. .s..*< s..'s s&#%
She began to read: "By an unex-
planned stroke of enterprise. the New.
York Argus is enabled this morning to
Hay before its readers a full and exclu-
sive account of the report made by the
two English specialists, Mr.. George
| Wentworth and Mr.. John Kenyon, who
were sent over by the London syndicate
to examine into the accounts and in
quire into the true value of the mines Of
the Ottawa river" She looked up from
the paper and said. with an air Of friend
ly confidence:
Il shouldn't send that if thought
the people at the New York end would
know enough to write it themselves;
but as the paper is edited by dull men,
and not by u sharp woman, have to
make them pay Is cents word for
putting their own enterprise. Well, to
go on:
When it is remembered TINT the ac-
tion OF the London syndicate will depend
entirely on the report of these two gen.
tlemen--" r :,
II wouldn't put. it that way" inter
rupted Wentworth, in his despair. 81
would use the word largely for entire
ly.'"' -.I
"Oh, thank you," said Miss Brewster,
cordially. She placed the manuscript on
her knee, and with her pencil marked
out the word "entirely," substituting
largely" The reading went on:
"When it is remembered that the action
of the London syndicate will depend
largely on the report of these two gen
tlemen, the enterprise of the Argus in
getting this exclusive information,
which will be Immediately cabled to
London, may be imagined. (That is
the preliminary, you see; and, as said,
it wouldn't be necessary to cable it if
women were at the head of affairs over
there, which they are not.) Mr.. John
Kenyon, the mining expert, has visited
all the mineral ranges along the Ottawa
river, and his report IS that the mines
arc very much what is claimed for them;
but he thinks they are not worked prop
erly, although, with judicious manage
mentand more careful mining, the prop.
critics can be made to pay good divi-
dends. Mr.. George Wentworth, who is
one OF the leading accountants of Lon
dom
II wouldn't say that, either" groaned
George. "Jnst strike out the words
'one of the leading accountants of Lon
dom"
"Yes?" said Miss Brewster; ''anc
what shall put in place of them2''
Put in place of them, the stupides
ass in London.'''
Miss Brewster laughed at that. ''No:
I shall put in what first wrote: Mr.
George Wentworth, one of the leading
, accountants of London, has gone
through the books of the differen
, mines. He has made some startlins
r discoveries. The accounts have beer
:, keptin such a way as to completely de
lude| investors, and this fact will have
powerful effect on the minds of the Lon
: don syndicate. The books of the diff
[ ferent mines show 4 profit of abou
100000, whereas, the actual facts o
: the case are that there has been an an
? nual loss of something like $1o0, 0,0oo-'
"What's that-what's that?' criet
5 Wentworth, sharply.
"Dollars, you know. You said EGO,
0c0. We put it in dollars, don't yo'
see?"
, "Oh," said Wentworth. relapsin!
= again.
! "-$10O, ,00O'-where was I? Oh, yes
: 1t is claimed that an American exper
went over the books before Mr.. Went
: worth, and that he asserted they wer
/ all right. An explanation from thi
E gentleman will now be in order
t There" cried the young lady, ''tha
is the substance of the thing. O
;, course, I may amplify little more be
: fore we get to Queenstown, so as Il
e make them pay more money. Peopl
i don't value a thing that doesn't cos
them dearly. How do you like it? I
: it correct?''
Perfectly correct" answered tn
d miserable young man.
= "Oh, am so glad you like it, d
love to have things right"
/ II didn't say liked it,"
n "No, of course, you couldn't be ex
pected to say that, but am glad yo1
8 think it is accurate. I will add not
S to the effect that you think it is goo
resume of your report"
+ @'For heavens sake, don't drag m
into the matter!" cried Wentworth.
''Well, I won't, if you don't want m
q to-" s.
S There was silence for few moments
n during which the young woman SCENE
e to be adding commas and full-stops t
the manuscript on her knee. Went
T. worth cleared his throat two or thre
5 times, but his lips were so dry that h
!" could hardly speak. At last he said:
II "MiSS Prawsta,~ how oan T nf,,co va