The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-01-25

shall llsten TO me, and listen to me now
And, say, if you have anything to
charge against my nephew, come and
y say itwhen he is here" -
when he is here, Mr.. Longworth, it
Will be too late to say it; at present you
can repair theinjury he has done. When
he returns to England you cannot do so,
no matter how much you might wish TO
make the attempt" a
sg&@ The old man stood irresolute for a mo-
ment; then he sat down in his chair
again.
Very WE'LL" he said, with a sigh, Il
am not so combative as I once was. Go
on with your story" ~ "'
my story is very Short" said Went-
worth. ut simply amounts to this:
You know your nephew formed part
nership with us in relation to the Cana
dian mine?"
II know nothing about it, tell you,"
answered Mr.. I.ongworth.
VERY we'll, you know it now"
Il know you say So"
DO you doubt my word?"
Il will tell you more about that when
l hear what you have to say. Co. on"
well, your nephew, pretending to
aid us in forming this company, did
everything to retard our progress. He
engaged offices that took long time
to lit up, and which we had, at last, TO
take a hand in ourselves. Then he left
for a week, leaving no address, and re-
fusing to answer the letters I sent to his
office for him. On one pretext or an
other the forming of the company was
delayed, until, at length, when the op-
ton by which Mr.. Kenyon held the mine
had only month to run, your nephew
went to America in company with Mr..
Melville, ostensibly to see and report
upon the property. After waiting
certain length of time and hearing moth
ing from him Che had promised to cable
us), Kenyon went to America to get a re-
newal of the option. This cablegran,
explains his success. He finds, on going
there. that your nephew has secured
the option Of the mine in his own name,
and, as Kenyon says, we are cheated.
Now, have you any doubt whether your
nephew is scoundrel or not?"
Mr.. Longworth unused for few mo-
ments on what the young man had told
him.
IF what you say is exactly true, there
is no doubt that William has been guilty
of piece of very sharp practice"
SHARP practical" cried the other.
"You might as we'll call robbery sharp
practical"
MY dear sir, l have listened to you:
now I ask you to listen to me. If, as
say, what you have stated is true, my
nephew has done something which I
think an honorable man would not do;
but as to that I cannot judge until I
hear his side of the story. 1t may put
different complexion on the matter,
and have no doubt it will; but, even
granting your version is true in every
particular, what have 7 to do with it.?
l am not responsible for my nephew's
actions. He has entered into business
connection, it seems, with two young
men and has outwitted them. That is
probably what the world would say
about it. Perhaps, as you say, he has
been guilty of something worse, and
has cheated his partners. But even adj
uniting every thing to be true, do not
see how I am responsible in any way"
Legally, you are not; morally,
think, you are
"Why?'
If he were your son"
But he is not my son; he Is my
nephew"
If your son had committed theft,
would you not do everything in your
n
done?"
II might and 7 might not. Some IA
theirs pay their sons debts, others do
not. 1 cannot say what action I should
take in a purely supposititious case"
Every well, all have to say is, our
option runs out in two or three days.
Twenty thousand pounds will secure
the mine for us. I want that G 10000
before the option ceases"
"And do you expect me to pay you
100000 for this ?'
yes, do
Old Mr.. Longworth leaned back in his
Office chair and looked at the young
man in amaZement.
ITO think that you, Il man of the city,
would come to me, another man of the
city, with such an absurd idea in your
head, is simply grotesque."
''Then the name of the Longworths is
nothing to you-the good name,
mean?"
"The good name of the Longworths,
my dear sir, is everything to me; but
/ think it will be able to take care of it.
self without any assistance from YOU"
There was silence for few moments.
Then Wentworth said in voice of sup
pressed anguish: II thought, Mr.
Longworth, one of your family was
scoundrel. I now wish to say l believe
the epithet covers uncle as we'll as
nephew. You have a chance to repair
the mischief one of your family has
done. You have answered me with con-
tempt. You have not shown me the
slightest indication of wishing to make
amends"
He unlocked the door.
Come, now," said old Mr.. Longworth,
rising, "that will do, that will do, Mr..