20 THE OMAITA fDAILY JlEEt SUNDAY , DEOI tBEll 1 , 1805.
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A Woman Intervenes.
BY ROBEKT BARR ,
Author of "The Face mid the iMnsH , " "In tlto .Midst of Alarms , " Etc.
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K ( Copyright , J5S5. t > y Hob rt narr. )
CHAI'TEn XVII.
When John Kcnyon entered ht offlc * It
teemed to him that bis clerk looked at him
oikancc. Ho Imagined that Innocent gentle
man had bwn leading the article In the
rinanclal Held , but the truth Is John was
liardly In the frame of mind to form a cor-
tect opinion on what other people had been
doing. Everybody lie met In the street , It
teemed to him , was discussing the article In
the rinnnclal Field.
Ho asked If anybody had been In that
morning , and was told that there had been no
Ciller * . Then ho passed Into the directors'
room , closed the door behind him , sat down
on a chair and leaned his head on his hands
vllh Htyplbotts on the table. In this position
Wontvr'oflh found him some time later , and
vhen John looked up Ills face was haggard
end R il.
"Alff I'sco you have read It. "
"Yts. "
"Do you thing Longworth Is at the bottom
of that article ? "
John shook his hwd. "Oh , no , " he sold ,
"he had nothing whatever to do with It.
"lloido von know 7"
Kcnyon related exactly what had passed be
tween the oily young man of the Financial
Held and himself In that very room. While
this recital was going on Wentworth walked
up and down , expressing his opinion now and
then In remarks that were short and pithy ,
but hardly lit for publication. When the
fctory was done ho turned on Kcnyon.
"Well , " he said , "there Is nothing for it
but to sue the paper for libel. "
"What good will that do ? "
"What good will It do ! Do jou mean to
say that you Intend to sit hero under such an
Imputation as they have cast upon jou and
do nothing ? What good will It do ? It will
do all the good In the world. "
' 'Wo cannot form our company and sue th
paper at the same time. All our energies
will have to bo directed toward the matter
wo have In hand. "
"Hut , my dear John , don't jou see the
effect of that article ? How can we form our
company If such a He remains unchallenged ?
Nobody will look at our proposals. Kvery
ono \vlll tuy , 'What have you done about the
article that appeared In the rinanclal Tleld ? '
Jf we say we have done nothing , then , of
toursf , the- natural Inference is that wo arc a
pair ot swindlers , and that our scheme is n
fraud. "
"I liavo alwnjs thought , " said John , "that
the capitalization is too high. "
"Hcally , I believe you think that article
Js not t unfair after nil. John , I am as
tonished at joul"
"Hut If we commence n libel suit it can
not IIP HnlBhcd before our option has ex
pired. If we tell the people wo have be
gun to sue the Financial Field for libel they
will merely say they prefer to wait and hear
what the result of the case is. Uy that
tlinu our chances of forming a company will
bo gone. "
Before John could reply there -was a
knock at the door , and the clerk entered
with n letter In his hand which had just
como in. Kcnyon tore It open , read it , and
then tossed It acioss the table to Went
worth. Wentworth e\\v the name of thslr
linn ot tolloltors at the top of the letter
paper. Then he read :
De.ir Sir : You have doubtless seen the
m tide In the Financial Kl'ltl of this inoin-
1ns rcferrlnt ? to the Canadian Mica Mining
cuinpan } . We should be pleased to know
what action jou Intend to take In the nri.it-
tei. We inny say that. In Justice to our
reputation , we can no longer represent your
uompanj unless n suit is brought against
the paper which contains the article , yours
tiuly. W. HAWK.
Wentworth laughed with a certain bitter
ness. "Well , " he nald , "if It has come to
such a pass that Hawk fears for his reputa
tion , the sooner we b ° gln a libel suit against
the paper the hotter. "
"I'erhapB , " said John , with a look of.
ag6ny on his face , "you will tell mo where
the money Is to come from. The moment
wo get Into the law courts money will ha\o
to HOw lIKe water , and doubtless the Field
liaa plenty of If. It will odd to their reputa
tion , and they will make a boast that they
ara lighting the battle of the Investor In
London. Everything Is grist that comes to
their mill. Meanwhile we shall bo paying
out money , or we shall bo at a tremendous
disadvantage , and the result of It all will
probaly be a disagreement of the Jury and
practically ruin us. You ECO , I have no wit-
nessci' . "
"Yes , but what about the mlno ? " How
can we go on without vindicating ourselves ? "
llcfore an > thing further could bo said young
Air. Longworth came In , looking as cool ,
calm and unruffled as If there wereno such
tilings in uiu nunu ua unanciai news-
papers.
"Discussing It , I see , " were his first words.
"Yes , " tald Wentworth. "I am very glad
you have como. We have a little difference
of opinion In the matter of that article.
Kenjon here Is averse to suing that paper for
libel. I am In favor of prosecuting It. Now
Vhat do jou say ? "
"My dear fellow , " replied Longworth , "I
am delighted to bo able to agree with Mr.
Kenyon for once. Sue them ! Why , cer
tainly not. That Is Just what they want. "
"Hut , " said Wentworth , "If we do not , who
Is going to look at our mine ? "
"Exactly the same number of people as
would look at It before the article appeared. "
"Don't jou tlilnk it will liavo any effect ? "
"Not the slightest. "
"Uut look at this letter from your own
lawyers on the subject. " Wentworth handed
VN THIS POSITION WENTWOflTH SAW
HIM BOMB TI.MC AKTEU.
Lonenorth the letter from Hawk.
worth adjusted IiU glass and read It care
fully through ,
"Ily Jove ! " he said with a laugh , "I call
that distinctly good. I had no Idea old
Hawk vtas tuch a humorist ! IIU reputation ,
Indeed ; well , that beats me ! All that Hawk
wants | B another itult on his hands. I wish
jouoiild let mo keep this letter. I will
liavo some fun with my friend , Hank , over
"You arc welcome to the letter , so far as
I am concerned , " ( aid Wentnarth , "but do
you mean to nay , Mr. I ongnorth , that v\e >
have to sit her * calmly under this Imputa
tion and do nothing ? "
"I menu to say nothing of the- kind ; but I
don't propose to play Into their hands by
ulng them' , at least , I thoulii not It It were
my case Inste-id of Konyon'i , "
"What would you do ? "
"I uould let them sue me If thty wanted to
do eo. Of courio their canvasser called to
tie you , didn't ho , Kenyan- ? "
"Y s , he did. "
"Ho told jou that ho had a certain amount
of space to evil for a crtnlu sum In catli ? "
"Yei. "
"And If you did not buy that space this
certain article would appear ; wlifrcas , if jou
did , an article of yulte a different completion
would be printed * "
"You seem to Know all about it , " tald
Kenyon , suspiciously.
"Of courea I do , my dear bay. Everjbody
knows all about It. That's the way those
papers make their money. I think myself ,
as a general rule , It Is cheaper to buy them
off. I believe my undo always does that
when ho has anything special on hand and
doesn't , want to be bothered with outside
Issues. Uut we haven't clone so In this
Instance , and this1 la the result. It can bo
easily remedied yet , mind you , If you like.
All that you have to do Is ttf pay his price- ,
and there will be an equally lengthy article
saying that , from outride Information re
ceived with regard to the Canadian Mining
company , ho regrets very much thai the for-
mef artlcle was an entire mistake , and that
there Is no moro secure Investment In Eng
land than this particular mlno. nut now ,
when ho has como out with bis editorial , I
think It Isn't worth while to have any further
dealings with him. An > thing lie can my
now will not matter. He has done all tlio
harm he can. IHiL I would at once put the
boot on the other foot. I would write down
all the circumstances just aa they happened
give the name of the young1 man , who
called upon you , tell exactly the price he
demanded ( or his silence , and I will have
that printed In an opposition paper tomor
row. Then It will be our friend , the Finan
cial Field's , turn to squlrml Ho will say It
Is all a lie , of course1 , but nobody will be-
llevo him , and wa can tell him , from the
opposition paper , that If It Is a lie he Is per
fectly at liberty to sue U9 for libel. Let him
begin the suit If ho wants to do TO Let
him defend his reputation. Sue him for
llboll I know a game worth two of that.
Could you get out the statement before the
meeting tonight ? "
Kenyon , who had been looking for the first
ttmo In his life gratefully at Longnorth ,
said lie could.
"Very well ; Just set It down In your own
words as plainly as possible and give date ,
hour , and full particulars. Sign jour name
to It , and I will take It when I come to the
meeting this afternoon It would not b ? a
bad plan to read It to those who nrs here.
There In nothing like fighting the devil with
fire. Fight a paper with another paper !
Nothing new , I suppose ? "
"No , " said Kenyon ; "nothing new except
what we were discussing. "
"Well , don't let that trouble you. Do as I
say , and we will begin an Interesting con-
tioversy. People like a fight , and It will
attract attention to the mine. Goodby , I
shall set- you this afternoon. " And with
that he was gone , leaving both Kenyon and
Wentworth In a much happier frame of mind
than that in which ho hod found them.
"I say , Kenyon , " said Wentworth , "that
fellow is a trump. His advice has cleared
the nlr wonderfully. I believe his plan is me
best , after all , and , as you say , we have no
money tor an expensive lawsuit. I will
leave you now to get on with jour work , and
\vill bo back at 3 o'clock. "
At that hour John had hit statement con
cluded. The first man Inas Longworth ,
wl o read It with approval , merely suggesting
-and there which was do y
a change- hereand ,
made. Then he put the communication Into
an envelop * and P3nt It to the editor of the
oproiltlin paper. Wentworth came In next ,
then Melville , then Mr. King. After this
they all adjourned to the directors room ,
and In a few minutes the others were present.
' 'Now ' , " said Longworth. "as wo arc all
hereI do not sec any necessity for delay.
You have probably read the article that ap
peared In this morning's Financial Field.
Mr. Kenjon has written a Ptatement in rela
tion to that which gives the full particulars
of the Inslds of a very disreputable' plcc ? of
business. It was merely an attempt at black
mailing which failed. I Intended to have
had ths statement read to you , but wo
thought It bsst to get It off us quickly as
pos-jlblf , and It will appear tomorrow In the
Financial Gagle. where , I hope , you will a
read It. Now , Mr , Kcnyon , perhaps you will
tell us something about the mlno. "
Kfnjon , like many men of worth and not
of words , was a vtry poor cpjaksr. He
seemed confused , and was often a little ob-
ucuro In his remarks , but he was listened to
with great attention by thoss pressnt. He
was helped here and there hy a Judicious
question from joung Longworth , and when
ho bat down the Impression was not EO bad
no might have been cxpsctcd. After a mo-
moT 's silence' It was Mr. King who spoke.
"As I taks U , " he raid , "all wo wish to
know Is this : Is ths mln < what It Is repre
sented to be ? Is the mineral tha best fcr the
ui < 3 Mr. Kenyon has Indicated ? Is there a
sulllclent quantity of that mineral In the
mountain ho speaks ? of to maks It worth
whll ; to organize this company ? It teems
to ins that this can only bo answered by
some practical nun going out there and see
ing the mlns fcr himself. Mr. Melville Is , I
unders'und , a practical man. If he has the
tlmo to spire , I would propo ? ) that he should
in AvpHfi aee this mlno. and renort. "
Another person uskej wh'.n the option on
the mlno ran out. This was answered by
young Lcngwojth , who said that the person
who went ovit and reported on the mine
could cabl ? the word "right" or "wrong ; "
then ther = - would bo time to act In London In
gctt'ng up the list of subscribe.
"I slippage , " told another , "that In case of
delay there would bo no trouble In renewing
the option for a month cr two ? "
To thlu Keijon replied tint ho did not
know. The owner might put a higher price
on the property , or the mln ? might be produc
ing more mica than It hid besn heretofore ,
und they perhaps might not ba Inclined to sell.
He thought that things should bo arranged so
that there would bo no neces.-.ty of asking
for an extension of the option , and to thU
they all agreed ,
Mehille then laid tie had no objection to
tjklng a trip to Canada. It was merely a
question of the an oint of the mineral In
sight , and be thought ho could determine that
as well a * an > body eee. ! And to the matter
vvtu about to ba tattled , when joung Long-
worth rose , and said tlut ho was perfectly
willing to KO to Cam tin himself , In company
with Mr. Melville , and that ho would pay all
lib own expenses , and give them the benefit
cf his opinion a ? well. This was received
with applauie , and the meeting terminated ,
bficnurtli L'hoolc hands with Kcnyon and
\Vetttwortb.
"Wo will sill by the first stejmer , " he- said ,
"and at I may not sec you asaln , you might
vv .to me u letter of Introduction to Mr. Von
Ilrcnt , ami tell him that I am acting for you
In this affair. Ttat ntll make matters smooth
In getting the extension of the option , If It
should bo necessary. " 1
CHAPTER XVIII.
Kcnyon wag on his way to lunch next day
when ho met Wentworth at the door.
"Going to eat ? " asked the latter.
"Yc . "
"Very well ; I'll go w-llh you. I couldn't stay
last night to have a talk with you over the
meeting ; but what did you tlilnk of It ? "
"Well , considering the article which ap
peared In the morning , and considering alto
the exhibition I made of myself In attemptIng -
Ing to explain the- merits of the mlno , I think
things went oft rather smoothly. "
"So do I , It doesn't strike you that they
went off a little too smoothly , docs It ? "
" do ? " *
"What jou mean
" ' what I I
"I don't know exactly mean.
merely wonted to got your own opinion
about It. You see , I have attended a great
many gatherings of this sort , and It struck
mo there was a certain cut-and-drlcdness
about the meeting. I can't say whether It
Impressed mo favorably or unfavorably , but
I noticed It. "
"I still don't understand what you mean. "
"Well , ns n general thing In such meet
ings , when a man gets up and proposes a
certain action there Is some opposition , or
somebody has n suggestion to make , or some
thing better to propose , or ho thinks ho has ,
and so there Is a good deal of talk. Now
when King got up and proposed calmly that
Melville should go to America , It appeared tome
mo rather an extraordinary thing to do , un
less he had consulted Melville beforehand. "
"Perhaps ho had done so. "
"Yes , perhaps. What do you think of It
nil ? "
Kcnyon mused for a moment before ho re
plied : "As I said before , I thought things
went off very smoothly. Whom do jou sus
pect joung Longworth ? "
"I do not know whom I suspect. I am
merely getting anxious about the shortness
of the time. I think mjsclt you ought to
50 to America. There Is nothing to bo done
here. You should go , see Von Brent , and
get a renewal of the option. Don't jou see
that when they get over there , allowing
thorn a few days In Now York , and a day
or two to get out to the mine , we shall have
llttlo more than a week after tha cable dlo-
"IT IS A WOMAN'S IDEA OF FAIRNESS " SAID EDITH. '
patch comes In which to do anything , shoujd
they happen to report unfavorablj- . "
"Yes , I see that. Still , It Is only a ques-
tjpn of facts on which they have to report ,
and you know as well as I do that no truth
ful men can report unfavorably on what we
have stated. We have understood the case
In every Instance. "
"I know that. I am perfectly aware of
that. Everything Is all right If If Long-
worth Is dealing honestly with us. If ho Is
not , then everything is all wrong , and I
should feel a great deal easier if we had In
our possession another three months' option
of the mine. We arc .now at the fag end of
this option , and it seems to me , as a protec
tion to ourselves , we ought cither to write
to Von Brent by the way , have you ever
written to him ? "
"I wrote one letter telling him now we
were getting on , but have received no
answer. Perhaps ho Is not In Ottawa at
piesent. "
"Well , I think you ought to go to the
mines with Longworth and Melville. It Is
the conjunction of those two men that makes
mo suspicious. I can't tell what I suspect.
I can give nothing definite , but I have a
vague uneasiness when I think that the
man who tried to mislead us regarding the
value of the mineral Is going with the man
who has led us into all this expense ; he
who refused In go Into the matter In the
first place , pretended he had forgotten all
about It In the bccond place , and then sud
denly developed an Interest. "
John knitted his brows and said nothing.
"I don't want to worry you about It , but I
do want to have your candid opinion. What
nad we better do ? "
"U seems to me , " said John , after a pausj ,
'that we can do nothing. It Is a very per
plexing situation. I think , however , wo
should turn It over In our minds for a few
days , and then I can got to America In
plenty of time , If necessary. "
"Very well ; suppose we give them ten days
to get to the mlae and reply. If no reply
romcs by the clevvnth day , then you will
nlll have eighteen or nineteen days before
the option expires. Put It at twelve days.
I propose , If you hear nothing' by then , jou
"o over. "
"Itlght , " Mid John ; "we may take that ns
settled. "
"Hy the way , you got on Invitation , did
you not ? "
"Yes. "
"Are you going ? "
"I do not know. I should like to go , and
yet , you know , I am entirely unused to fash
ionable assemblages. I should not know what
to say or do vvMle I was there. "
"As I understand , It Is not to be 3 fashion
able party , but merely a llttlo friendly gatli-
erlrg which Miss Longworth gives because
her cousin Is about to sail for Canada. I
don't want to Hotter jou , John , at all , but I
Imag'tio Miss Longworth would ba rather dis
appointed If ) cu dU not put In an appear
ance , Resides , as no are partncm with
Longworth In this , and as he Is going away
on account of the mine , I think It would be a
llttlo ungracious of us not to go. "
"Very well ; I will go. Shall I call for you ,
or will you come for me ? "
"I will call for jou , and we'll go there
together In a cab. Ho ready about 8 o'clock. "
The mansion of thu Longworths was bril
liantly lighted that night , and John ftlt
rather faint-hearted as he stood on the steps
before going In. The chancea are he would
not have had the courage to announce him
self If his friend Wentworlh had not been
with him. George , however , had no tmch
qualms , and was much more used to this
kind of thing than his comrade. So they
went In together and were warmly greeted
by the young 1 ostess.
"It Is so kind of you to come , " she said ,
"on such short notice. I was afraid 'jou
might have , found It Impotdlble to get here. "
"You muit not think that of me , " uald
Wfcnlworth. "I was certain to come , but I
must confess my friend Kenyon hero was
lather difficult to manage. He seems lo
fronn on fashionable assemblages anJ actually
had the coolness to propose that we should
bolli have prior engagements. "
Edith looked reproachfully at Kenyon , who
flushed to the temples , as was usual with him ,
and sild ;
"Now , Wentworth , that Is unfair , You
must not mind what he gajs. Miss Long-
worth ; he likes to bring confusion on me ,
and ho Knows how to do It. I certainly eald
nothing about a prior engagement. "
"Well , now jou are here > , I hope you will
enjoy j ourselves. U Is quite an Informal
llttlo gathering , with nothing to abai'h even
Mr. KenyonJ. ' M <
They found young Longvvorth fbeffr lo com-
Still Too Many
Suits and Overcoats
At the Equity.
For Monday we make another low price effort Who comes Monday
buys We'll have extra help Sizes are brokenbut values are most extraordinary.
No pirofit , cost or value is considered We must close out every dollars worth by
January 1st. . . . . . . , . . , . ,
Overcoats . . Men's Suits . .
Splendid all wool suits that never sold
Overcoats . . for less than $ S.oo , go Monday for
Excellent fine wool , well trimmed ,
nicely tailored , latest style cheviot suits ,
A splendid heavy winter overcoat that the regular $15.00 article , for only./ .
used to sell for § 6.00 , Monday .
Think of this : $ 18. oo and $20.00 worsted
cassimere and fine diagonal cheviots
Splendid overcoats in beavers , cheviots , Monday for
chinchillas , melton ? , kersess , elysians , in Furnishings . .
blue , brown , black and Oxfords , at less
Good wool underwear . . . . . .7
than half price in every instance.
The 5oc grade for. . . . 25c
Fleece lined wool underwear . . . 35c
$15.00 garments . . . $650
The regular $1.00 fine goods . . . .50c
$ 18 oo fine overcoats , . . S8-5O
Wilson Bros. § 1,25 white slrrts for only , . . . 75c
Our elegant $25.00 garments. . $12.OO 250 E. & VV. linen collars . . . . 12ic
Equity Clothing Co. ,
QUITTING BUSINESS. - - 13th AND FAR.NAM STS.
pany with Melville , who was to be his com
panion on the voyage. He shook hands , but
without exhibiting the pleasure at meeting
them which his cousin had shown.
"My cousin , " said the young man , "seems
resolved to make the , going of the' prodigal
nepliew'ah occasion ( for killing the fat.ted dalf.
I'm sure I don't know why , unless it is that
she Is glad to be rid of mo for a month. "
Edith laughed at this and left the men to
gether. Wentworth soon contrived lo make
himself very agrceablel to the young ladles
who wore present : but John , It must be ad
mitted , felt awkward ! and out of place. He
was not enjoying hlnuelt He caught himself
now and then following Edith Longworth
with his eyes ; and whtfn he rpallzed he was
doing thlf , he abruptly looked at the floor.
In her handsome evening dress she appeared
supremely lovely , and this John Kenyon ad
mitted lo himself with la sigh , for her very
loveliness seemed to I place her further and
further away from him. Somebody played
something on the piano , and this was , In a
way , a respite for John. He felt that nobody
was Icoklne at him. Tltbn a young man gave
a recitation , which wag very well received ,
and Kenyon beganto forget his uneasiness.
A German gentleman with long hair rat down
at the piano with a good deal of Importance
In his demeanor. Theroiwas much .arranging
of music , and , finally , when the leaves were
settled to his latlsfnctlon , there was a tre
mendous crash of chords , the beginning of
what wao evidently going to bo trouble for
some time for the piano. In the midst of this
hurricane of round , John Kenyon became
aware that Edith Longworth had sat down be
side him.
"I have got ( very one comfortably esttled
with every one else , " she said In a whisper to
him , "and you seem to bo the only ono who
Is , ao U were , out In the cold , so you see 1
have done you the honor to como and talk to
you. "
"It Is Indeed an honor , " said John earnestly.
"Oh , really , " said the young woman , laughIng -
Ing very roftly , "you must not take-things PO
seriously. I didn't mean quite what I mid ,
you know that was only as the children say ,
pretended , ' but you take one's light remarks
as If they were most weighty sentences.
Now , you must look as If you were entertain.
Ing mo charmingly , whereas I have sat down
bcoUo you to have a very few minutes' talk
on business at an evening party , but you see
I have no other chanceto speak to you , I
understand you have had several meetlngo of
shareholders , and jet you never sent me an
Invitation , although I told you that I wished
to help you In forming a company , but that
Is the way you business men always treat a
woman. "
"Really , Miss Longworth , " began Kenyon ,
but t'he ' spfcdlly Interrupted him.
"I am not going to let you make any ex
planation , 1 have como over here to enjoy
tcoldlng you , and I am not to be cheated out
of my pleasure. "
"I tlilnk , " said John , "If you knew how
much I have suffered during this last day or
two , you would be very lenient with me.
Did you read that article upon me In the
Financial Field ? "
"No ; I did not , but I read your reply to
It this morning , ana i inuiK u was excel
lent. "
"Ah , that -was hardly fair. A person should
read both sides of the question before passing
judgment. "
"It Is a woman's Idea of falrners , " saW
Edith , "to read what pertains to her friend ,
and to form her Judgment without hearing
the other eld ? , But jou must not think I
am going to forego scolding you because of
my sympathy with you. Don't you remem
ber you promised to let me know how your
company was getting on from time to time ,
and here I have never had a word from you ;
now tell me how you have been getting
on. "
"I hardly know , but I think vvo are get
ting along very well. ) Indeed. You know ,
of course , your cousin la going to America to
report upon the mine : As I have stated
nothing but what Is perfectly true about the
property , there can ha no question as to
what that report will be , o It oeeins to me
everything Is going on inlcsly. "
"Why do jou not gp to America ? "
"Ah , well , I am on Interested party , and
tlioso who are thlnklnw of going In with us
have my report already. It Is necesiary to
corroborate that. When It Is corroborataed
I expect we Rhall have no trouble In form
ing a company. "
"And was William chosen by those men
to go to Canada ? "
"He was not exactly chosen ; ho volun
teered. Mr. Melvlllo , here , was the only
ono who was chosen. "
"And why Mr , Mtvllls , more than jou , for
Inttance ? "
"Well , ag I laid , I Tjm out of the qus-
ton ! because I am aa Interested party , Mel
vlllo Is a man connected with china works ,
and , as such , In a measure , an expert. "
"Is Mr. Melville a friend of jours ? "
"No , he Is not. I never saw him until he
came to the meeting. "
"Do you know , " she said , lowering her
voice and bonding toward him , "that I do
not llko Mr. Melville's face ? "
Kenjon glanced at Melville , who was at
the other side of the room , and Edith went
en. "You must not look at people when I
mention them In that way , or they will know
we are talking about them. I don't like his
face He Is too handsome a man , and J
don't llko handsome men. "
"Don't you , really , " said John ; "then you
ought to . " Edith laughed softly , a low ,
musical laugh1 that was not heard above the
piano din , and was Intended for John alone ,
and to his ears it was the sweetest music he
had ever heard. i
I Know what you were going to say , " she
said ; "you were going to say that In that
case I ought to llko you. Well , I do ; that Is
why I am taking such an Interest In yp r
mine , and In your friend , Mr. Wentworth.
And so my couHn volunteered to go to
Canada ? Now , I think jou ought to go
yourself. "
"Why ? " said Kenyon , startled that she
should have touched the point that had been
discussed between Wentworth and himself. '
"I can only give jou n woman's reason ,
'because I do. ' It seems to mo you ought
to be there to know what they report at the
time they do report. Perhaps they won't
understand the mine without your explana
tion , and then , you pee , an adverse report
might come back In perfect good faith. I
think you ought to go to America , Mr. Ken
yon. "
"That Is Just what George Wentworth
Bays. "
"Does he ? I always thought he was a
very sensible young man , and now I am sure
of It. WPll , I must not stay here gosalpplng
with you on business I see the professor Is
going to finish , and so I shall have to lOok
after my other guests. If I don't see you
again thto evening or have another oppor
tunity of speaking with you , tlilnk over
what I have said. " And then , with the most
charming hypocrisy , the young woman
thanked the professor for the music to which
she had not listened In the least.
"Well , how did you enjoy yourself ? " said
Wentworth when they had got outside again.
It was a clear , starlight night , and they had
mnlved to walk home together.
"I enjoyed myself very well Indeed. " an
swered Kenyon ; "much better than I ex-
ptcted. It was a little awkward at flist , but
I got over that , "
"I noticed you did with help. "
"Yes , 'with help. ' "
"If jou are Inclined to rave , John , now
that wo are under the- stars , remember , I am
a clos : confidant , and a sympathetic listener.
I should like to hear you rave , just to learn
how an exasperatlngly sensible man acts
under the mania. "
"I t-liall not rove about anything , George ,
but I will tell you something. I am going
to Canada. "
"Ah , did i > ho speak about that ? "
"She did. "
"And , of course , her advice at once de
cides the matter , after my most cogent ar
guments have failed. "
"Don't be offended , George , but It does. "
( To be Continued. )
GOSSIP ADOUT MTiiJ I'KOPI.i ; .
Most people remember the unique guberna
torial campaign of a few years ago In Ten
nessee , when "Bob" and "Alt" Taylor ,
brothers , ran against each other , speaking
almost always from the same platform and
drawing huge crowds wherever they ap
peared , "Bob" was the winner , but the
brothers thought just as much of each other
at the close as they did when the campaign
begad. Th * other evening the two ap
pealed together at Chlckerlng hall , New
York , In an entertainment which they
call "Yankee Doodle Agalntt Dixie , " "All"
contributed a political tpcech designedly of
tha extravagant spread-eagle l.lnd. It was
received with a certain degree of favor , and
then "Bob" appeared. He had not been on
the stage flvo minutes before everybody's
attention was riveted , It was no long-winded
talk that the ex-governor made. What he
uald was a beau'lfully ' constructed word
picture of southern life In all Its phasti. Ho
has , too , the happy knack of dialect , and tils
ttorlea of the negro quarter were In con-
ceqiunco artistic gemt. The wonderful ver
satility of the man can hardly be overesti
mated. From the broadest humor ho
jumped In a Hash to the highest eloquence ,
llo talked In dialect and blank verss , recited
statistics , and then sing plantation songs.
Borne of the songs he sang , with the as-
sittauce of a quartet , were the best things
In ( he way of negro melodies that have been
heard In New York City.
John L. Peak of Kaneai City , who has just
boon appointed United States uloloter to
Switzerland , was torn In Scott county , Ken
tucky , and the little plantation school house
of ante-bellum days gave him the rudiments
of knowledge. In 1859 he was graduated
from Georgetown college with distinguished
honors , and shortly afterward began the
ttudy of law. In 1SC2 ho marrled _ Mlas Mar
tha II. Divls of Georgetown , the daughter
of James H. Davis , a prominent attorney of
that day. In 18C8 he went to Kansas City
and formed a co-fnrtnere'ilp with Judge Yea-
man In the practice of law. In lb7G Mr.
Peak was elected piosjcutlng attorney , and
at the expiration of his term was re-elected.
Soon after his first election he formed a part
nership with U. L Yeagor , which continued
until two years ago. In 1887 U. E. Ball was
admitted to the firm , and upon Mr. Yeager's
retirement the firm became Peak & Ball.
The Chicago Evening Post tells a num
ber of characteristic stories about tnc late
John B. Drake , for so many years proprietor
of the Grand Pacific hotel , Chicago. On one
occasion a traveling man saw him go Into
a little room behind the key box frame and
drink some water , as was his habit , and he
accosted the little man : "Say , John , why
don't you patronize the bar drink mineral
water , cider or some such thing. Instead of
that plain water ? If I owned this place , I'd
hnvo the best , . .ou can bet. " "I had to break
the Ice out of the water bucket winter mornIngs -
Ings , and melt It to get a drink , " replied Mr.
Drake , "when I was a bqy , and somehow
Just plain , clear water out of a white pitcher
docs me quite well. "
"How long have jou been with John B.
Drake , Henry ? " asked a. big politician of
the parlor floor colored " "
man , "Thirty jears ,
fc'ald Henry Bradley , "and I hope I'll be with
him thirty years longer. Ho always keeps
his old hands. " Henry was In the employ of
Mr. Drake to the time of the hotel man's
death.
The newspaper biographers of the late Ebon
D , Jordan , the Boston dry goods merchant ,
have overlooked ono of his claims to fame ,
sayn the New Yoik Post. It was he who
"discovered" James Klsk , Jr. Mr , Jordan
was fir ft attracted to Flak when the latter
came to hh store as a peddler to replenish
stock. The ilch merchant was eo Impressed
with the young man's shrewdness that lie
engaged him as a clerk. In a llttlo while
the very qualities of character which brought
Flt'lc to his benefactor i > notice made him also
a good deal of a load to carry. Demands for
Increased pay followed each other fat > t , anil
before long Flsk was drawing the largest
salary In the establishment , and one whlcl )
would have been considered enormous any-
whcro else. The next step was the entrance
of the high salaroil | clerk Into partneiahlp
with Mil employer , and ho retained this po-
s'tlon as long as It was deemed safe.
In a sketch ot SpUgel Grove , the homo of
the late President Hajos , In Fremont , 0 , a
writer In the Cleveland World says : "Every
where about Fremont the visitor flntls re
minders of Hayes. A short distance from th
IIOIIP : Is the Methodist church , for whore wel
fare the ex-president and his wife labored t > a
disinterestedly. Further downtown Is the
Blrchard library , for which Sardls Blrchanl
bequeathed $50,000 , and the erection of which
was superintended by his nephew , the ex-
president. It lb filled with Inteicstlng thliigj
from the Hayes collections and rare revolu
tionary and Indian relics , aUo loanel by the
children of th * general , rive children are
still living MKS | Funnle. who resides at
Kplcgel Grove ; Blrchard , the eldest ton , nou
a well known attorney of TolcUo ; fliithcrfoid
I ) , , who resides1 In Colorado , anil Webb U. anl
Scott 11. , wlio are engaged In the manufactur
ing business In Cleveland. The two latter are
unmarrlcJ. As of old , family reunions are
of frequent occurrence , especially during the
summer , when Blrchard Hajes and his family
make their home at the Gro\c.
"When I was 0 years old , " nnld Joseph Jefferson -
forson to a Now York Herald man the cth r
day. "my fjmlly moved to Chicago , then a
little town of about 2,000 Inhabitant ? . My
father became manager of the theater there
and In that capacity became acquainted with
Abraham L'ncoln. ' A religious revival look
place , and the enthusiasts took umbragn at
the theater and got the city to pass a new
law enjoining a heavy license against It ,
"Abraham Lincoln , then only a young bu
yer , thought that was Injustice , and argued
the case b'foro the council with such ability
and humor that the tax was taken off , "
How would Mr , Lincoln regard the presfnt
reform movement In Now York , I wonder ?
.
At one of the prominent women's colleges
tliu question of the extension of the suffrage
IE still up for debate. A member cf the tenlor
class , expressed her surprise at the- result of
a canvass , and at finding how many of the
brightest ant ) most thoughtful glrli are op
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