The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-02-01
CHAPTER XXIV-COntinued

S<A w iol Tic ID 10 SEC Iudt your CLOCK
is not ahead Of time tomorrow. Imay
perhaps be up at the Office before IL
o'clock-that is where l shall find YOU,
suppose"
Eyes, shall be there all the forenoon.
shall not leave until IT,"
Very good; am much obliged to
you. Mr.. Won Brent, for your sympa-
thy. assure you l haven't many
friends, and it-well, I'm obliged to
you. that's all. An Englishman, you
know, is not very profuse in the mat
ter Of thanks, but mean it,"
I'm sure you do" said Won Brent,
land I'm only sorry that my assistance
cannot be something substantial. Well,
good-by, hoping to see you tomorrow"
After he had departed, kenyon's i'm
patience increased as the hours went
on. He left the hotel and went direct
to the telegraph office, but nothing had
come for him.
I'm afraid" said the opera tor, that
there won't be anything moro to-night
If it should come late, shall send it
to your hotel?"
"Certainly, no matter at what hour it
comes; | wish you would let me have
1t as soon as possible. 1t is very i'm
pertant.'
Leaving the office, he went up the
street, and, passing the principal hotel
in the place, saw young Longworth, as
daPper and correct in costume as ever.
his single eyeglass the admiration of
all Ottawa, for there was not another
like it in the city, standing under the
Portico Of the hotel.
How do you do, Kenyon?" said that
young man.
MY dear Sir" said Kenyon, 1.-The last
time you spoke to me you said you de-
sired to have nothing more to say to
me. cordially reciprocated that
sentiment, and I want to>have nothing
to say to you"
MY dear fellow" cried young Mr.
Longworth jauntily, there is no harm
done. Of course, in New York l was
little out of sorts. Everybody is in
New York-beastly hole. Idon't think
it is worse than Ottawa, but the air is
rurer here. BY the way, perhaps you
and l can make u little arrangement. I
am going to buy that mine tomorrow.
as doubtless you know. Now l should
like to see it in the hands of good and
competent man. If couple OF hun
dred pounds u year would be any temp
tation to you, think we can afford to
let you develop the mine.''
'"Thank you," said Kenyon.
Il knew you would be grateful; just
think over the matter, will you, and
don't come to any rash decision. We
can probably give little more than
that, but until we see how the mine is
turning out, it is not likely we shall
spend a great deal of money OH it,
'Of course" said John, "the proper
answer to your remark would be to
knock you down, but, besides being a
iaw-abiding citizen, have no desire to
get into Jail tonight for doing it, be-
cause there is one chance in thou
sand, Mr.. Longworth, that I may have
some business to do with that mine
myself before - O'Clock Tomorrow
"Ah, it is my turn to be grateful now"
said Mr.. Longworth. I'm Il rough and
tumble fight | am afraid you would
master me easier than you would do in
contest of diplomacy
DO you call it diplomacy? You re-
Ter, / suppose. to your action in rela-
ton to the mine. L call it robbery
"Oh, do you? Well, that is the kind
of conversation which leads to breaches
OF the peace, and as 1, also, am u law
abiding citizen, will not continue the
discussion any further. bid you
very good evening. Mr.. Kenyon Say
ing which the young man turned int,
the hotel. john walked to his own
much more modest inn and retired for
the night He did not sleep well. All
night long phantom telegraph 1nessen-
gers were rapping at the door, and he
started up every now and then to re-
eeive cabegrams which faded away as
he awoke Shortly after breakfast he
went to the telegraph office. but found
that nothing had arrived for him.
Il am afraid" said the operator.
that nothing will arrive before noon."
Before noon!" echoed John "Why?''
THE wires are down in some places
in the east. and messages are DELAYED r.
good deal. Perhaps you noticed the
lack Of eastern news in the morning
papers. Very little news came from
the east last night" Seeing Johns
look Of anxious interest. the operator
continued: "Does the dispatch Won
expect pertain to money matters?''
Yes, it does"
DO they know you at the bank?"
No, don't think they do
Then if I were you would go up to
the bank to be identified, so that, if it
Is a matter of minutes, no unnecessary
time may be lost. You had better tell
them that you expect money order.
by telegram, and, although such orders
are paid without any Identification at
the bank, yet they take every precau-
ton to see that it does not get into the
hands Of the wrong man."
THANK you," said KENYON, "I am
much obliged to you for your sugges.
ton. | will act upon it." And az
soon as the bank opened John Kenyon
presented himself to the cashier.