The Princeton union., 1900-01-25


% assign him y room and send his bag.
gage up to it when it came. Then he
walked out from the hotel and sought
the Windsor. 5ss Ii
He found the colossal hostelry, and
was just inquiring of the clerk w he ther
Q Mr.. Longworth was staying there
when that gentleman appeared at the
desk and took some letters and his key.
Kenyon tapped him on the shoulder.
Young Longworth turned round
with more alacrity than he usually dis
played, and gave long whistle of sur
prise when he saw whom it was.
In the name of all the gods," he
cried, what are you doing here?'
Then, before Kenyon could reply, he
said: Come up to my room.",
They went to the elevator, rose e
few stories. and passed down an ap-
parently endless hall, carpeted with
some noiseless stuff that gave no echo
OF the football. Longworth put his key
into the door and opened it. They
entered a large and pleasant room.
Well, he said, "this is surprise.
What is the reason of your being here
Anything wrong in London?"
Nothing wrong so far as am aware.
We received no cablegrams from you,
and thought there might be some hitch
in the business; therefore came.'
"Ah, see. cabled over to your ad.
dress and said I was staying at the
Windsor for few days. I sent cable
gram almost as long as letter, but it
didn't appear to do any good"
mo; did not receive it,
"And what did you expect was wrong
over here?"
'"That I did not know. I knew you
had time to get to Ottawa and see the
mine in twelve days from London. MOI
hearing from you in that time, and
knowing the option was running out
both Wentworth and 1 became anxious
and so I came over.''
Exactly. Well, I'm afraid you've
had your trip for nothing"
"What do you mean? Is not the
mine all said it was?" ..
oh! the mine is all right; all ]
meant was, there was really no neces-
sity of your coming"
But, you know, the option ends in a
very short time"
well, the option, like the mine, is all
right. I thing you might quite safely
have left it in my hands"
1t must be admitted that John Ken.
yon began to feel he had acted with un-
reasonable rashness in taking his long
trip. :
lis Mr.. Melville here with you?'
: MIR. Melville has returned home. He
had not time to stay longer. All he
wanted to do was to satisfy himself
about the mine. He was satisfied, and
he has gone home. If you were in Lon
don now you would be able to see him. -
did you meet Mr.. Won Brent?"
"Yes; he took us to the mine."
And did you say anything about the
option to him?"
"Well, we had some conversation
! about it. There will be no trouble
about the option. What Won Brent
wants is to sell his mine, that is ALL"
There was a few moments silence,
then Longworth said: when are you
going back?'' >.:*:s, f.. f.".s. ..
Il don't know. I think ought to
see Won Brent. am not at all easy
about leaving matters as they are. I
think [ ought to get renewal of the
option. It is not wise to risk things
as we are doing. Won Brent might at
any time get an offer for his niine, just
as we are forming our company, and,
Of course, if the option had not been re-
newed, he would sell to the first man
who put down the money. AS you say,
all he wants is to sell the mine."
Longworth was busy opening his let
ters and apparently paying very little
attention to what Kenyon said. At
last, however, he spoke:
IF were you, if you care to take my
advice, would go straight back to
England. You will do no good here.
I merely say this to save. you any fur
ther trouble, time and expense"
Don't you think it would be as well
to get renewal of the option?'
"Oh! certainly; but, as told you
before, it was not at all necessary for
you to come over. may say, further
more, that Won Brent will not again re-
new the option without handsome
sum down, to be forfeited if the COM
Pany is not formed. Have you the
money to pay him?''
mo, have not"
every well, then, there will not be
the slightest use in your seeing Won
Brent"
Young Mr.. Longworth arched his
eyebrows and gazed at John through
his eyeglass. II will let you have my
third of the money if that will do any
good" t.,
How much money does Won Brent
want?'' e~.r~, @. II, ".-.1, @ .
How should 1 know? To tell YOU
the truth, Mr. Kenyon, and truth never
hurts, or oughtn't to, 1 don't at all like
this visit of yours to America. You
and Mr.. Wentworth have been good
enough to be suspicious about me from
the very first. You have not taken any
pains to conceal it, either of you. Your
appearance in America at this partic-
ular 11nct1Ira &c ,,ofb;rn. ,~,ono 49,. ,,.,