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CIIAI'TEfi V ,
John Kcn'on , deserted by hIs only blend on
board : , made no complaint , nor did he endeavor -
deavor 10 make up for his loss by fnding !
new acqualntonceL lie was not a man who
formed friendships readily , hut fate was kind
to' him , and had already set about adjusting
the balance of profit and loss : moreover fate ,
who likes to 10 things lu a fitting manner ,
ustl ! ! the deserter as an Instrument.
\\'entworth's conscience scemed to ue trollb-
lIDg him , because ho left his old friend , so'
much alone going cast , wher as I'ley lad been
constantly together en the trip westward ;
therefore he consIdered It his duly to make
an apology 10 Kenyon every morning , before
. placing hImself for the rest of the day under
the fascinating Influence of Miss Brewster
"Thera Is nothing you wish to talk with me
about Is there , Kenyon ? " asked Wentworth
on ana of these occasions , looking down at
his friend seated In his deck taalr - .
"Nothing whatever "
"Then you don't mind"a
"Not In the least , " Interrupted Ken'on ,
with a 81nle. :
"I want you to do Borne energetic thlnldng !
about our mine , you know ] , so that you will
bo ready to open the campaIgn when we reach
London. ThinkIng which Is worth anything
Is best done In solllUc , ] Kenyon , so I will not
bother you for an hour or two. "
Again Kenyon smiled , but made no reply ,
and Wentworth departed
The elderly gentleman whose chair was
next to Kenyon's looked around at the young
i man when hla frlelll mentioned the mine and , ]
his name .
"Are you 'Ir. Kenyon , the minIng expert ? "
hc asked , when Wentworth walked away.
"I am a mining engineer , " answered Ken-
yon with some sllrprlsl'
" 01,1 you go out to Canada to report on .
mines there for the l.oIBlon'sYlhC1tC ] ( ? "
t "Why do you asJt ? " sold Kenyon all hIs
native caution being aroused In a moment , on
, hearing the astonishing question
I 'fhe elderly gentleman laughed ; . "Becauso
r I am , In a measur , responsible for 'you , "
? he said "I am tlr . Longworth-John I.ong-
worth , of the city-and a member of the
London , ] syndicate. Two names were proposed
-Scallon's and ) 'OUT ! . I voted for you ; not
that I knew anything about you , but some of
the others seemed very anxious that Scotton
should HO , t' " I thought It best to vote for
you. Therefore , you see . as I said before I
am partly ! responsible for your being here "
"I 'lOpe you will not be dissatisfied with the
result , IIr. : Longworth "
" 1 hope not myself. I can see that you are
a cautious man , and those who recommended
you vouched for your capabilities so with
caution And capacity a man should succeed.
I IntentletJ to visit the prcpertles , but I was
detained , so long In the west that I did not
have line to go norl ' n. how did you find the
mines ? "
"Since you complimented mo on my cau-
tlou , 1I1r. Longworth , I shoulll be sorry to for-
felt your good opinion by answering your
Ijuestlons. "
y. "Quito right : quito rIght , " sold the elderly
gentleman , laughing again. "That's one for
you , and a good one , too I must tell that to
my daughter ; and hero she comes. Edith ,
my dear , this Is Mr. Kenyon , who went out
to examine our mines. Curious , Isn't It that
\\'e should have been talking about them this
very morning Mr. ICenyon I call my daug'i-
ter my confidential man of business ; she has
been nil over the world with me I never
make any Investments without consulting her ,
so I warn you that site will ask you more
InsIdious questions about the mines than I
' ' shall. . ' 1
John Kenyon had risen to his feet to greet
the girl and to otter her his chair
"No , thank you , " she said , "I want to walk. I
I merely came to see If my father was all
right. I was very much disappoInted that
Wl' did not go to Canada this time as I
wlsled to gee something of the snow-shoeing
and tobogganing there I suppose there was
6 no tObogganing where "
you were ?
+ "Oh , yes , " sold Kenyon ; "even out among
i the mines they had a toboggan slide , un
which one trIp satisfied me ; and on several
i journeys I hlll : to wear snow shoes myself. "
"lIow Interesting , " sold the girl. And ] ,
tilt next thing John know , he was walking
the deck with her , relating his exerlences.
This walk was the first of many , and from
li that time forward Ken'on did not miss
his frIend Wentworth
Edith I.ongworth can hardly be called a
typIcal representative of the English girl
She had the ngllsh girl's education , but
she had not the training of the average
English girl. She had lost her mother In
early life which makes a great difference In
a glrl's training however wealthy her father
, a may be ; and gillth's father was wealthy ,
there was no doubt of that Ask ]
any city man about the standing of John
Longworth , and you will learn that the
"ho\1so" 19 veil : \ thought of. People said ho
A was lucky , but John l.onJworth asserted
that there was no such thing as luck In
buslnes-In which statement : he was very
; + likely not correel. lie had large investments ,
In almost every quarter of the globl' When
9 ' he went Into a thing he went Into It thor-
oughly. People talk of the Inadvisability oC
pulling all one's eggs Into one basket , but
I John Longworth was a believer In doing
that very thing-antI watching the basket
Not that ho had all his eggs In one basket ,
or In even one kind of basket but when
John I.ongworth was satlvfie ( ] with the particular -
tlcular variety of basket presented to him ho
put a largo number of eggs In it When
anything was offered for Investment-whether
It was a mine , a brewery , or a rallway-
John Longworth took an expert's opinion
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k' upon It , and then the chances were
G' that ho'would lllsregani the advice
1 given He was In the habit ! of going
personally to cos what hal been of-
fered to him 4 If the enterprise were big
enough , ho thought little of taking a vOYD e
10 the other side of the world for the sole
purpose of looking the Investment over.
When Edith , I.ongworlh was pronounced
finished as far as education was concerned
she became more and more the companion of
her father She went with him on his long
journeys , and so hall been several times to
America , once to the Cape and one long voy-
age , with Australia ! as the objective point ,
had taken her completely around ( the worltl
She Inherited much of her rather's shrewd-
ness , and there Is no doubt that It Miss
Longworth hall been case upon her resources
she woull have become an excellent woman
of buslneu. She knew exactly the extent of
her fathe'a : investments , end she was his
confidante In a way that few women are
with their male relalh'es. The old man had
great faith In Edith's opinIon , although ho
rarely acknowledged ! It. HavIng been 10-
gcther BO much on such long voyages they
naturally became , In a way , boon companions
Thus dlth'lI education : Will very unlike that
of the ordInary Engllih girl , a training which
caused her to develop Into a different kind of
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a woman than she would have been If her
other had lived.
The frlcndrhlp ' between Edith , J.onJworth
and John Ien'on ripened so rapIdly that on
the day Wentwol'lh had his last disquieting
Interview with Jennie Ure\\'eter they also
were dlcIIselng , minIng properties , but In
somewhat different f.lshlon , Ken 'on confided
to the girl that his own hopes and tears were
wrapped UII In a mine.
After cCJmllletlng their work for the London
syndicate the 'oung men had transacted a
IItlie business on their own account They
vIsited together n mica mine , which was
barely paying expenses , allli which the owners
were anxious to ell. Time mine was owned
by mho AustrIan Mining [ company , whose
agent , Von Brent , had last Kenyon In Ottawa
Kcnyoll's educated ere told < l hIm that the
'Illle mineral they were placing on
the dump at the mouth of the
mine was inure valuable than mho mIca
Cor f which they were mining , Kenyon was
scrupulously \ honl'st-n quality somewhat at II
discount In the mining buslness-allll It
seemed to him hardly felt that he should , ]
take advantage of the ignorance ! ef Von Brent
regarding the mineral on the dump Wentworth
worth hal , some trouble In overcoming his
frIend's scruple9. He Insisted lent knowledge
always had to be paid for , In law , medicine
or mineralogy and therefore that they were
perfectly Justified In ! profiting by their su
parlor w Isdcua . So It came about that the
young men look to England , with them n
three Il10nths' option on the mine , which
means that for three months they were to
have the privilege of buying tie property nt
11. certain figure named In the Ipgal document
which was called In the mining language , the
"optlen. . "
\Vell. . I am sure , " sold Miss : I.ongworth ,
when Kenyon had given her all the details ,
"If you are confident that the mine Is a
good one you cold see no one who would
hell you more In that way than my father.
lIe l has been looking at a brewer busIness In
which ho thought of investing and with
which ho has concluded to have nothing to
do . so ho will be nnxlQ'hs to find something
reliable to taltl' Its place How much would
bo required for the purchase oC the mine you
men tlon ? "
"I thought of asking UiOOOO for It. " said
Ken'un , flushing as he thought of hIs te-
wrong ( , tome wake UI' , Tell me what time
trouble Is "
"John , I am a foul--an au-a gllJberlng
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"Altmlttln/l / : thai-What then ? "
" 1 trusted a woman-hl1becllo that I am :
and now-now-l'nl what you see me. "
"JIas-has Miss Brewster anything to 110
with It ? " asked Kenyon , suspiciously ,
"She has everything to do with It , "
11.18 she-rejectell you , George ; ? "
"What ! That girl ? Oh , you're the Idiot
noDe you think I would ask her ? "
"I cannot bo blamed for jumping at can-
ciuslonu You must remember 'that girl ; as
you call her , has had most of your company
during this voyage , and most oC your good
words when you were not with her What
Is the molter ? What has she to do with
your trouble ? "
Wentworth paced up anti , down the narrow
limits of the staterooln as If ho were cJgel.
Ho smote hIs hand against his thIgh , while
Ken'on looked at him In wonder ,
"I don't know how I can tell you , John , "
ho said , "I must , of course , but I don't know
how I can "
"Come on deck with one "
"Never "
"Come out , I say , Into the fresh all' It
19 stuffy here , anti , besides ] , there Is marc
danger of being overheard In the stateroom
than on deck , Come along , old < 1 fellow : ' ; " lIe
caught his eOIUIJanon ! hr the arm , allli partly
dragged him out of the room , closing the
door behind him
"Pull yourself together , " ho said "A Iit-
tlo fresh air wlll de you good : "
They made their way to the deck , and
linking arms walked UI and down. For a
long 1111I0 Wentworth said nothing , and Ken-
yon had the tact to hold hiE' peacl' Suddenly
Wentworth noticed that they were passing
back and Girth In front of Jiiss Brewster ,
so he continued his walk around to time other
side of the shllJ. After a few turns up and
down ho sold : "You remember Rivers , of
course ? "
"Certainly. "
"lIe was employed on that vile sheet , the
New York Argus "
"I suppose It Is a vile shect. I don't remember -
member ever E'c-elng It . Yes , I know he was
connected with that paper. What then ?
What has Mica Brewster to do with Rivers ? "
"Silo Is one of the Argus staff , too. "
"George Wentworth , you don't mean to tell
men that ! "
"J do. "
"And Is she here to find out about the
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"txactly. Sino was put on the job after
Rivers had failed , "
"George I" ! said Kenyon , sUddenly droppIng
his coin panlon's arlll , allll fad ug him \\'hat
have you told her ? "
"There Is the mIsery of It. I have toll her
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"EDITH , MY DEAR , Til1S IS MR. KENYON , WHO WENT OUT TO EXAMINE OUR
MINES. "
mprlty In doubling the prIce of the mine and
addlllg no.ooo to It. However , Wentworth
and he had estimated the probable value of
the mine , and had concluded that selling It
at that price , which would give them 30OOO
to divide between them , they were selling a
mine which was really worth very much
more , and that would soon pay tremendous
dividends on the 50OOO. He expected the
young woman would seem rather Impressed
by the amount lie was therefore very
much surprised when she said :
"Ftfly thousand pounds ! 19 that all ? Then
I am afraid my father would have nothing to
do with it . lIe deals only with large bUBI-
nesse3. and 11. company with a capital of but
50.000 I am sure he would not look at. "
"You speak of 50.000 , " said Kenyon , "as
though It were a trifle To me It seem ! an
Immense fortune. "
"You are not wealthy , then ? " sold the girl ,
with apparent InterEst.
"No , " replied the young man , "far from
It. "
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"I will speak to my father , If you like , but
I doubt It It would do much good Perhaps
William might take It up You have not met
my cousin yet , I think ? "
"No. Is he the young man who sits next
to YOU at table ? "
"Yes. Except when there ho spends most
of his time In the smoking room , I believe.
lie Is In futher's office In the city , and we are
both very anxious that : ho shall succeed l In
business That Is why father took him with
U9 to Amerlca lie wants to interest him.
and It seems almost impossible to Interest
William In anything lIe does not like Amel'-
lea ; I think It's the beer. "
"I didn't ! like their beer myself , " admitted
Kenyon.
"Well I shull arrange a meeting between
you and William , and then you can talk It
over I know father would be pleased If he
became Interested In formIng a mining company -
pany , or In anything In fact "
After Edith I.ongworth left him Kenyon
waited where he was for some time , hoping
Wentworth would come along , so that he
might tell him of their possible new partner ,
but the young man did not appear. At last
Konyon rose and began to search for him
lie passed along the deck , but found no trace
of his friend lie looked 1 for a moment Into
time smokIng room , but Wentwcrth was not
there. lIe went downstairs to the saloon ,
but his search below was equally ! fruitless.
Coming up on deck again he say Miss Drew-
ster reading a paper-covere 1 novel
"IIave you seen my friend Wentworth ? "
be asked the young woman.
She laid the book open faced , upon her
lap , and looked quickly up at Kenyon before
answering.
"I saw him not very long ago , but
I don't know where he Is nl1lPer -
haps you will find him In his state-
room : In fact , I think It more than
likely he b there " With that Miss Brew-
ster resumed , her nadlng.
KEnyon descended : to the stateroom and
opened the door Wentworth sat upon the
plush covered sofa , with his head In hv !
hands. At the alIening of the door he started !
and looked for a moment at his friend , apparently -
parently not seeing hIm. Ills face was so
gray- and ghastly that Kenyon placed his
hand against the wall for support us he
saw It .
"My Godl George , " he cried "What's
tile matter with youl What has happened 1
Tell me , "
Wentworth gazed In front of him with
glassy eyes for It moment , but did not an.
fJwer. Then his head dropped again In his
hands , und he groaned aloud
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"Tell me what has happened , " repeated
John Kenyon .
Wentworth looked up at hIm , \'er.thlng
hail happened , " he answered ,
"What do you mean : , George ! ; Are you
111 \ What Is the matter with you ? "
"I am worse than III , John : a great deal
worse than 111. I wish 1 were 111.
"That wouldu't help things whatever II
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e\'er.thlng. "
"My I dear fellow , how could you bo - "
"Oh , I Imow-I know. I know everything
you would say. Everything you can say I
have said to myself and ten times more and
ten times worse There Is nothing you can
say of 1110 more bitter than what I think
about myseIC. "
"DId you tell her anything about my re-
port "
"I told her everything everything ! Do you
understand ? She Is going to telegraph from
Queenstown the full essence of our reports-
of both our reports. "
1-Ipav'nsl this Is fearful Is there no way
you would try to prevent her sending ] ( It ? "
"If you think you can prevent her , I whh
you would try It. "
"IIow did you find It out. Did she tell
yon ? "
"Oh , It doesn matter how r found It out
I did find It out A man told me10 she
was : then I asked her , and she was perfectly
frank about It . She read me the report
even "
"fieal , It to you "
"Yes , read It to me , and punctuated l It In
my presence-put In some words that I sug-
gested as being better than those she had
used. Oh , It was the coolest piece of work
you ever saw "
"Dut there must be some way of preventing
her getting that account to New York In
time . You see , all we have to do Is to . wire
your people to hand In our report to the
directors , and then her report Is forestalled.
She has to telegraph from It British office
and It seems to me that 1'0'0 could stop her
In some way "
"As for Instance , how ? "
"Oh , I don't know just how at the mo-
ment , but we ought to bo able to do It . If
It was u man we could have him arrested as
a dynamiter or something , but a woman of
coarse . Is more difficult to deal with George , '
I would appetil l to . her better nature If I were I
you.Ventsvorth I
'entworth laughed sneeringly , "Beller
nature' ho said " '
"She hasn't any , and that
Is not the worst of It. She has 'calculated ;
as she calls It . all the possibilitIes In the
affair ; she 'calculates' that we will reach
Queenstown about Saturday night. If we do
she will gel her report through In time to
be published on Sunday In the New York
Argus. If that Is the case , then see where I
our telegram will be. Wo telegraph
our people to send In the report
It reaches the office Saturday night
And Is not read. The omce closes -
es at 2 o'clock , but even If they got It
and understood the urgency of the matter ,
they could not place the . papers before the
director ! unlll Monday : morning , and by
Monday morning It will be In the London
financial sheets "
"George that woman Is a fiend "
"No , she Isn't John. She Is merely a
clever American journalist , who thinks she
has done a very clever , good piece of
work , Indeed , and who , through the stupidity
of one man , has succeeded , that's all. "
"lIave you made any appeal to her at all ? "
"Oh , haven't , . I 1 Of course I have What
good did It ! do ? She merely laughed at me.
Don't you understand ? That Is what she Is
h\1re \ for IIer whole voyage Is for that one
purpose , and It Is not.lIJtely the woman Is
going to forego her trIumph after having
succeeded-more especially as somebody else
In the same office bas failed That's what
gives additional zest to what she has done
The fact that Rivers has failed and she has
succeeded seems to bo the great feather In
her cap "
"Then , " said Kenyon , "I'm going to appeal
to MIsa : Drewster myself. "
"Very well I wish you joy of your job.
Do what you can , John , tbere's a good
fellow , Meanwhile , I want to be alone some-
wherL' "
Wentworth went down the staIrway that
led to the steerage department and for a
few mOlpents sat among the steerage passen-
gers. Then he climbed up another ladder ,
and got te the very front of the ship . here
h. eat down on a coil of rope , and thought
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over the situation. Thinking however , dill
him very little good lIe realized that , even
If he got held of the paper Miss Brewster
had , she could easily write out another. She
hall the facts In her heed , and all that site
needed to do was to Het. to a telegraph office
and there write out her message
Meanwhile Kenyon took a few turns up and
down the deck , thinking ! deeply on the same
subject. Lie passed over to the sIde where
Mss \ Brewster sat , but on coming opposite
her had not the courage to take his place be-
side lIer. She was calmly reading her book
Three times he canto opposite her , paused
for a moment , and then continued his hope-
less march lie saw that his courage was
not goIng to be sufficient for the task , and
yet he felt the task must be accomplished.
He didn't know how to begin lie dldn't
knots what Inducement to offer the young
woman for foregoing the fruits of her In-
genuity. lIe felt that this was the weak
poInt In his armor. ' Tim thIrd time he
paused In front oC Miss Brewster ; she looked
UI and motioned hhto the chair beside her ,
sayIng : ' " , 'IL
"I 'don't'knbw you'fycry ; well , 'Mr. Kenyon ,
but I know who you are \\'on't you sit down
beside mo for a mOlllont ? " The bewildered
man sat down on the chair she Indicated.
"Now , 1I1r. Kenyon , J know just what Is
troubling you. You have passed three or four
times wishing to sit down beside mo , and
yet afraid to venture Is not that true ? "
"Quite true. "
"I knew It was. Now I know a'so what you
have come for lIIr Wentworth has told you
what 'de ( trouble Is. lIe has told you that he
has given me all the particulars about the
mInes , hasn't he ? "
"He has "
"And he has gone , off to his stateroom to
think over the matter , and has left the affair
In your hands and you Imagine you can come
here to me and perhaps , talk IUO out of send-
Ing that dIspatch to the Argus Isn't that
your motive ? "
"That Is about what I hope to be able to
do , " said Kenyon , moppIng his Lrow.
"Wcll , I thought I might just as well put
you out of your misery at once. Yeu take
things very seriously , Mr Kenyon , I can see
tlmt. Now don't you ? "
"I am afraid I do. "
"Why , of course you do. The publication
of this as I told 'Ir. Wentworth , wla t really
not mailer at all It will \ not bo any reflection -
tlon on either of you , because your friends
will be sure that IC you had known to whom
you were talking you would never have said
anything about the mines , "
Kenyon smiled grimly at this piece of comfort .
fort
fort."No
"No\\ , I have been thinking about some-
thing since Mr Wentworth went awuy. I
am really very sorry for him. I'anr more
sorry than I can tell "
"Then ; ' said John , "won't you"
"No , I won't , so we needn't recur to that
phase of the subject. That Is what I am
here for , and , no mailer what you say , the
dispatch Is going to be sent , Now , It Is
better to understand that at first and then II
1'0'11create \ no trouble afterward. Don't you
think that Is the best ? "
"Probably , " answered the wretched man
\Vell , then , let us start tltero. I 1'0'11say \
In the cablegram that the Information
comes from neither 1I1r. Kenyon nor Mr
Wentworth : '
"Yes , but that wouldn't be true. "
"Why , of course It wouldn't be true , but
that doesn't matter , does It ? "
\Vell , on our side of the water , " saId
Kenyon , " 1'0'0 think that the ( truth does mat ,
ter "
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: 'IISS lJreWSler laugllet ! heartily "Dear
me , " she sold , "what little tact you have
1I0w does It concern YOII whether It Is true
or not. If there Is any I falsehood tt Is not
you who tells It , so ; you are free from all
blame. Indeed you are free from all blame ,
anyhow , In this affair : It Is all your friend
Wentworth's fault ; Jut ! lUll , If It hadn't been
Wentworth , It would haTe ben you "
Kenyon looked up'at her Incredulously
"Oh yes , It would " ate salll , nodding con-
fidently at him "You. must not flatter your-
colt because Mr Wentl.orth told me every-
thing about It that you wpuldn't have done
I just the samno , If I had to find It out from
you : All men are pretty much alIe ; where
women are concerned , "
"Can I say nothIng to you , Miss Brewster ,
which 1'0'11keep \ you from sending the mes-
sage to America ? "
"Fo , you cannot. 'thought we had settled
that at the beginning. I see there Is no use
talking to you. I1111 \ return to my book ,
which Is very Interesting. Good mornIng , Mr
Kenyon "
Kenyon felt the hopelessness of his
project quite as much as Wentworth
had done , and thrusting his hands
deep Into his pockets ; he wandered dlscon-
solately up and down the deck
As he went to the other side of the deck
he met Miss Longworth walking alone. She
'smlle(1 11 cordial welcome ] to him 80. he
turned and changed his step to suit hers
"May I walk with you a few minutes he
said
"Certalnl , " was the reply . "What Is the
matter ? You are looking ' "
veryunlmappy .
"lily comrade and myself are In great
trouble , and I thought I would like to tall
with you about It. "
"J am sure If there Is anything I can do to
help you I shall 00 most glad 10. do It , "
"Perhaps you may suggest something You
Boo two men dealing with one women are
perfectly helpless. "
"Ah , who Is the one woman-not I. Is It ? "
"No , not you , Miss \ Longworth I wish It
were , then we would have no trouble , "
"Oh , thank you. . . V
"You lee , It II Ilke this : When we were
In Quebec-I think I told you about that-
the New York Argus Bent a man to find out
what we had reported ! , or were going 10 re-
port , to the London syndicate "
"Yel , you told mo that , "
"Rivera was hlA nam. , Wellm thu same
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paper , finding that Rivers had failed after
having stolen the docmnents has tried u
much more subtle S'clll'me , which promises
to be much more successful They have put
on board this ship a young woman , who has
gained a reputation for learning secrets not
Intended for the public. This young woman
Is Mss Drew&ter , who sits next Wentworth
at the taule. Fate seems to have played
right Into her hand and placed her beside
Lion They became acquainted , and , unfortunately -
tunately , my frIend has told her a great
deal about thin mines , which she seemed to
have an Interest In. Or rather , she pretended -
tended : to have an Interest In him , and so he
spoke , beIng , of course ofT his guard There
Is no more careful fellow In the world than
George Wentworth , but a man does not ex-
poet that a private conversation with a lady
will ever appear In a newspaper "
"Naturally not. "
"Very well , that Is the state of things. In
some manner Wentworth came to know that
this young woman was the special correspondent -
spondent of the New York Argus. He spoke
to her about It ; and she Is perfectly frank In
saying she Is here solely for the purpose of
finding out what mho reports will be , and I
that time moment she Jets to Queenslown she
will cable what she has discovered to New
York "
"near me , that Is very perlJlexlng. What
have you done ? "
" \\0 have done nothing , so Car , or rather ,
I should \ say , we- have done everything we
could think of , and have accomplished noth-
Ing. Wentworth bas appealed to her and I
made a ' clumsy attempt at an appeal also but
It was of no use. I feel my own helplessness -
ness In this matter , and Wentworth Is completely -
pletl'ly broken down "
over It .
They walked up and down the deck In silence
for two or three turns. Then Miss Longworth
looked up at Kenyon and said :
"Will you place this mailer In my hands ? "
"Certainly ; If you will be so kind as to
take any interest In it . " .
"I lake a great deal of Interest. Of course
you know my father Is deeply Interested In
It , also , so I am acting In a measure for
him. "
"lIave you any plan ? "
"Yes ; my plan Is simply this : The young
woman Is working for money ; now , It we can
offer her mere than her paper gives she will
very quickly accept , or I am mistaken In the
Itlnd of - "
woman she Is.
"Ah , yes , " said Jenyon ; "but we Iaven't
the money , you sec. "
"Never mind the money will \ be quickly
forthcoming Don't trouble any more about
it .1 am sure that can be arranged "
KEnyon thanked her , looking his gratitude
rather titan speaking It . for he was un unsteady -
steady man and she bade him goodby until
she could thInk over her plan.
That evening there was a tap at the state-
room door of Miss \ Jennie Brewster
"Come In , " cried the young woman
Miss Longworth entered , and the occupant
of the room , looked up , with a frown , from
her 1'0' rl tln\ \ .
"lIIay I have a few moments' conversation
with ycu ? " asked Miss \ Longworth ,
( To be Continued )
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UBIHHOUS ,
After more than sixteen years of litigation
thJ contest over time will of Bishop Ames ,
Methodist Episcopal , has been settled ! The
children are to have equal shares of what Is
left of the estate ,
Rev. Dr George A. Gordon , pastor of the
Old South church , Boston , who has just returned -
turned from a vIsit to Europe , gives It as
his opinion that time American press Is In-
ferlor In ability to limo British press.
The Church of Our Savior at Moscow was
completed only a few years ago , and sur-
passed In beauty any church of modern tlllles
It was built to commemorate the deliverance
oC Moscow from the French , and It cost about
$4,000,000.
At Westfield N. J. , Rev J. n. Jennings
has succeeded , by the old of the courts , In retaining -
taining the rectorshlp of Grace Episcopal
church against the wIshes of the congregation
and Bishop Scarbrough Lately he has been
preaching to empty pews and the parish has
become so involved In debt that the sheriff
has been ordered to sell the church This , It
Is expected , will oust 1\11' \ Jennings
"Some melpbers of this congregation ere a
lot of icicles and I am tired of trying to
thaw them out. " It was In these words Rev .
II. C. Hancock of the Broadway MelhDdlst
church at Camden , N. J. . announced hIs In-
tentlon to resign The "Icicles" ha\e been ,
wishing a change of pastors for some lime.
The bOdy of the congregation refused to let
M , ' . Hancock leave and the conference in-
slEted on his trying to patch up dlsagr e-
lnents. . a scheme
to try to freeze out the Icicles and retain the
minister ,
Mr Derthold Tours , the well known composer -
poser of Anglican church musk Is broken
down physically . 1\1' \ Tours , who Is nearly
CO years of age , was the son of a Itollerdam
organist , and studied at Lelpslc and Drus-
sel9. In his early days he was successful In
italian opera , and then became a teacher
and composer , On Sir Joseph Darnby resign
Ing In 1878 the post I of chief musical to No
vella. Tours was selected for the post lie Is
an able musician and was complimented by
Gounod on his pianoforte arrangement of
"The Redemption "
A Chicago paper has been Investigating th@ !
rellgloll'l : views and anillatlons of the goV-
ernDr9 of the states and territories , and lnds !
that twent-nlne of them are church mem-
bers and that len more attend services regu-
larly , although not professedly religious
There are more I'rf'sbyterlan governors than
of any other denomination , only one Baptist ,
one Christian , three Unitarians , four Meth-
odlsts , five COnire&atlonalists and flyO Eplsco-
pallanl ,
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