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CHAI'TUU XXVI.
After the business ot Ir.insferrlnR t'no mlno
to IU new own r wa- completed , John Ken-
yon went to the tclegraplr omca and sent n
niorl ! cable incdsaRO lo Wcnlworth. Then he
turncil his stops t the hotel , an utterly ex
hausted man. The excitement nnd tension of
tin day had bfen too much for him , and he
frit that , If ho did not Rot out of the city of
Ottawa and Into the country , where there
wcro fewer people nnd mor * nlr , ho was golnR
to o 111. Ho resolved to Isavo for the mine
as soon ai pwslble. There he would get
things In na ROO ! order as po Dbl ! < ? nnd hrep
thing' ? going until ho hoartl from the owner.
When ho sot to his hotel ho wrote a letter to
Wcntworlh. telling the circumstances under
which ho had fiseured tli3 mine , rather brlolly ,
and dealing with other more personal mat
ters. Having postEd this , ho began to pack
hb pjrtnwnteau preparatory to leaving early
next morning. While thus occupied the bell
boy oima Into his room and said , "There Is a
gentleman wishes tn see you. "
Ho Imagined at once that It was Von Urcnt ,
who wished to neo him with regard to sonw
formality relating to the transfer , and he
was , therefore , very much astonished , In fact ,
for the moment speechless , to see Mr. WH-
lUm Longworth eater nnd calmly gaze round
the rather shabby rojm with his critical eye
glass.
"Ah , " ho mid , "these are your diggings ,
are they ? This Is what they call a dollar
hotel , I eaiipos > , over here. Well , some people
ple may llk > It , but I confess I don't care
much about It myself. Taelr $3 or $1 a day
hotels are bad enough for mo. Ily the way ,
you look rather surprised to see me. Helng
strangers togotlur In a strange ojuntry , I ox-
pectsd a warmer greeting. You tuld last
night , In front of the Hussell house , that It
would plc.iua yon very much to give mo a
warm greeting ; perhaps you would like to do
BO tonight. "
"Have you com ? up here to provoke a
quarrel with me ? " nskt < l Kenyon.
"Oh , bless ycu , no. Quarrel ! Nothing of
the sort. What should I want to quarrel
about ? "
"Perhaps you will bo good enough to tell
mo why you came here , then ? "
"Very reasonable request , very reasonable ,
Indeed , and perfectly natural , but still quite
unnecessary. It la not llkoly that a. man
would climb up hero Intu your roDms , nnd
then not bo prepared to tell you why he
HE WROTE A SECOND LETTER CON
TRADICTING THE REQUEST IN THE
FIRST.
came. I came , In the first place , to con
gratulate you oil the baautlftil and diamatic
way In which you secured that mlno nt the
last moment , or apparently at the last mo
ment. I suppose you had the money all
along ? "
"No , I had not. "
"Then you came to Von Drent just as soon
ns you received It ? "
"Well , now , I don't see that It Is the busi
ness of nny ono els ? but myself. Still , If
you want to know , I have no objection to
saying that I came to Mr. Von Urent's room
nt the moment I recslved the money. "
"Really ! Then It was sent ovsr by cable
I presume ? "
"Your presumption is entirely correct.
"My dear Kenyon , " said the young man ,
Beating hlmsslf without being asked , nnd gaz
ing at John In n benevolent kind of a way.
"you renlly show some little tonipor over this
nffalr of ours. Now here Is the whole thlni ;
in a nutshell "
"My dear fcir , I don't wish to hear tlr
v.'holc thing In a nutfchll. I know all about
It. AH 1 wish to know. "
"Ah , prsc'sely , of course you do , certainly
but nevertheless let mo have my ray. Here
Is th ? hne ! thlnx. I tried to well , to chea' '
you. 1 thought I could' make a little money
by d-lng so , and my Ecime ! failed. Now II
suyboly should bo In a bad temper , It is I
not ycu. Don't you SDJ that ? You are no
acting your part well at all. I'm astonish.)1 )
at you ! "
"Mr. Longwcrth , I wish to have nothing
wl.ntever to bay to you. If ycu have any
thlni ; to at'U , I v.lsh you would ask It as
quickly ns possible , and then leave mo alone. '
"The chief fault I lln.l with you , Ken
yon , " said Longwcrth , throwing one leg
over the other , anl clasping his hands
around hla kiue , "the chief fault I have to
find , Is your painful lack of a ceiuo of humor.
Now , j'ou remember laat night I offered
) ou the managership of the mine. I thought
cutalnly that by thld tlmo today I should
b3 the owner of It , or , nt least , ens of the
owners. Now you don't appear to apprccla'o
the funnlnesi of the situation. Hero you
nrn , Ilia owner rf thu mlno , and I am out In
lh > cold 'left , ' ns they say heie In America
I am tlin man who Is left "
"If t'.iat U all you have tn talk about , "
said Kenycn gravely , "I must ask you lo
allaw mu tc go on with my packing. I urn
KJlm ? to the mlno tomorrow. "
"Cartnlnly , my dear fellow , go at once ,
nnd never mind me. Can I be of uny assist
ance to ycu ? It requires a special genius
you know , to pack a portmanteau properly.
Uu * . what I wanted to say was this why
didn't you turn around , when you got tht
mini- , and offer mo tlie managership of It ?
Then you could hnve had your retenga , The
mnra I think of that episode In Von limit's
olllco , the mure I think you utterly failed to
rfitllzo the dramatic possibilities of the situ
ation "
Kpnyon was silent.
"Now , nil tkli tlmo you are wondering why
I camt > her ? . Doubtless you \\Uli to know
what I want. "
"I have tint the slightest Intercut In the
matter , " said Kenyon ,
"That U ungracious , but nevertheless I will
continue. It Is bitter , I see , to be honest
with you , If a piraou wants to get anything
out af you. Now I want to get a bit ot In
formation out of you , I want to know wlicro
you got the money with which you bought
the mine ? "
"I got It from the bank. "
"Ah , yes , but I want to know who eent It
over to you , "
"It was sent to me by George Wcnt
worth. "
"Quito o , but now I want to know who
K vo Went worth the money ? "
"You will luve n chancj of finding that out
wlitn you go to England by asking him. "
' Then you won't tell me ? "
"I can't tell yoi > , "
"You mean by that , of coureo , that you
woi't. : "
"I always mem , Mr. Longworth. exactly
i what 1 cay. I mean that I can't tell you , I
.don't know myself , "
"Itfully ? "
"You. really , You ssera to h vo smedlftl -
cutty In believing that anybody can speak the
truth. "
"Well , It Isn't a ccmmnn vice speaking
tha truth. You must forgive a little sur
prise. " Ho nursed his knco for a moment ,
and looked meditatively up at the cc'llng. '
"Now would you like to know who furnished
that mone-y ? "
"I have no curiosity In the matter what
ever "
"Have you not ? Well , you are a singular
man. It eeems tn me that a person Into
whoso lap 23,000 drops from the skim would
have seme little curiosity to know from whom
tint money came. "
"I haven't the slightest. "
"Nevertheless , I will tell you who gave
the money to Wentworth. It was my dear
friend Melville. I didn't tell you In
Now York , of course , that Melville nnd I
h.id a little quarrel about this matter , nnd
he went home decidedly hurry. I had no
Idea h > would take tha ! method of revenge ,
but I see It qulto clearly now. He know
1 had received the option ot the mine. There
was a little trouble ns to what each of our
respective shares was to he , nnd I thought ,
as I had secured the option , I had the right
to dictate terms. Ho thought differently. He
was going to Von IJrent to explain the whole
mailer , but I pointed out that such a course
would do no good , the option being legally
made out In my name , f > o that the moment
your claim expired , mlno began. When tlilu
dawned upon htm , ho took th ? steamer and
went to England. Now I can see his hand
In this finish to the affair. It was a pretty
sharp trick of Melville's , and I glvo him
credit for U. Ho Is n very much shrewder
and cleverer man than I thought. "
"It seems to mo , Mr. Longworth , that your
Inordinate conceit makes you always under
estimate your friends , or your enemies elth'.r ,
for that matter. "
"There is something In that , Kenyon ; I
think you are more than half right , but I
thought , perhaps , I could maks It advan
tageous to you to do me a fvor In this
matter. I thought you might have no ob
jection to writing a little document to the
effect that the money did not come In time ,
and consequently I had secured the mine.
Then , If you would sign that , I could take
It over to Melville and make terms with
him. Ot course , If he knows that he has the
mine there will not he much chance of com
ing to any arrangement with him. "
"You can make no arangcments with me ,
Mr. Longworth , that Involve a sacrifice of the
truth. "
"Ah , well , I suspected ns much , but I
thought It was well worth whl'o to try. How
ever , my dear Blr , I may make terms with
Melville yet , and then I imagine you won't
have so much to do with the mine. "
"I shall not have anything to do with It If
you nnd Melvlllo have a share In it. And If ,
as you suspect , Melvlllo has the mine , I con
sider you are In n bad way. My opinion Is
that when one rascal gets an advantage over
another rascal , the ) other rascal will be , as
you say , 'left. ' "
Longworth mused over this for a moment
nnd said : "Yes , I fear you are right In
fact , I am certain of it. Well , that Is all I
wanted to know. I will bid you goodby. I
shan't see you again In Ottawa , ns I shall
sail very shortly for England. Have you
any messages you would like given to your
friends over there ? "
"None , thank you"
"Well , ta ta , " and the young man left John
to his packing.
When that necessary operation ' .vas con
cluded Kenyon sat dovrn and thoucht over
what young Longworth had told him. His
triumph , after all , had been shortlived. The
choice between the two- scoundrels was so
small that he felt ho didn't care which qt
them owned the mine. Meditating ! upon this
disagreeable subject , ho suddenly remem-
bjrcd a request he had asked Wentworth to
nnko to the now owner of the mine. He
wanted no favor from Melville , no he wrote
a second letter contradicting the request
mad ? In the first , nnd after posting It , re
turned to his hotel and wont to bed , prob
ably the mojt tired man In the city of Ot
tawa.
CHAPTER XXVII.
This chapter consists largely ct letters. As
a general thing letters oreof little concern
to any one except the writers and the re
ceivers , but they are Inserted here under
the hope that the reader is already w < ? ll
enough acquainted with the correspondents
to feel tome Interest In what they have
written.
Itvni nearly a fortnight after the receipt
of the cablegram from Kenyon that George
Wentworth found , on ? morning , on his desk ,
wo letters , each bearing a Canadian paotago
sti.mp. Ono was somewhat bulky and ono
\\ns thin , hut they were both from the same
writer. Ho tore open -th ? thin ons first ,
without looking fit the date that was stamped
tpon It. He wa < a little bewildered by Its
' nfnts , which ran aa follows :
"My Dear Georgs : I have just heard that
Mslville Is the man who has bought the
iilne. The circumstances In the case leave
no doubt in my mind that such Is the fact ,
therefrro please disregard the request I made
ai to employment In the letter I posUd to
you n short time ngo. I feal a certain
jei'so of disappointment In the fact that Mel
vlllo Is the owner of tli3 mine. It seems
I have only kept ens rascal from buying It ,
to put It In the hands of another rascal.
Your friend , JOHN KENYON. "
"Melville the owner ! " cried Wentwotth
to iilmHElf. "Whatever could have put that
into John's head ? This letter Is evidently
the onn posted a few hours befora , EO It
'Ull contain whatever request he has to
make , " and , without delny , George Went-
'vrrth toio open the envelope of the second
'otter ' , which waa obviously tho. one written
"rst. " It contained a number of documents
1'l.iting to the transfer of the mine. The let-
-r from John himself went on to glvo par-
Iculais of the buying of ths mine. Then It
ntlnucd : "I wish you would do me a
-vvor , George. Will ycu kindly ask the owner
if the mlno If he will give me charge of It ?
I nin , cf course , anxious to make. It turn out
u well ns possible , and I belltvo I can more
than oirn my talary , whatever It Is. You
knew I am not grasping In the matter of
money , but get me. as largo a salary as you
think I deserve.
"I Uoslro to make money for reasons that
ara not entirely selfish , as you know. To
tell you the truth. Oeorge , I am tlrej of
cities and of people , I want to live hero
In the woods , wh re there Is not so much
deceit and treachery aa there seams to be
In the big towns , When I reached London
last time I felt llko a boy getting homo.
My fesllngu have undergone a complete
change , and 1 thlni ; , If It were not for you
aii.l a certain young lady , I thould never
care to heo the big city again , Whnt Is the
uss of my affecting mystery and writing the
words 'a certain young Udy. ' Of course you
know whom I mean Miss Edith Longworth.
You know also that I am , and have long
ben , In love with her. It I had puccsoded
In making the money I thought I should
by selling the mlno , I might have had some
hopes of malting more , and of ultimately
blng In n position to ask her to ho my wife.
Hut that , nnd very many other hopes , have
disappeared with my rccsnt London experi
ences.
"I want to got Into the woods am ) recover
Home of my lost tone and my lost faith In
human nature. If you can arrange ! matters
with the owner of the mlno so that I may
utay her * for a year or two , you will do mo
a great favor , "
George Wtntworth read over the Utter
part ot this letter two or three times , Then
he rose , paced the floor and pondered ovsr
the matter. "It Isn't a tntng upon which I
can ask any one's advice , " he muttered to
himself. "The. trouble with Kenyon Is he Is
entirely too modest. A little uieful self-
esteem would he Just the thing for him , "
At Ian ho utcpped suddenly In his walk.
"Ily Jove. " ho said to himself , slapping his
thigh. "I shall do It , let the consequences
bs what they may. " And ha tat down to his
desk and wrote-a letter.
" .My dear Miss Longworth , " It begin ,
"you tolJ mo when you were > here last that
you wanted all the documents In the case
of the mine In every Instance. A document
has come this morning that Is rather Im
portant. John IConyon , as you will learn by
rending the letter , deKros the managership
of tlin mine , I need ntt say that I think be
Is the beit man In the world for the position ,
auJ tlut everything will be safe In his hands.
I therefore endow you this letter. I hud
some thought of cutting out some part ot it ,
but knowing your deslro , aa you said , to
have all the documents In the case , I take
the liberty ot sending this one exactly as U
me , * nd If nnyono Is to blAtno , I am
the perron. I remain your agent ,
GKOHOIJ WKNTWOHTH. "
Ho sent this letter out at once , so that ho
would not Imvo n chance to chnngo his mind ,
"It will reach her this afternoon , nnd doubt
less she will call And see me. "
It is , perhaps , hardly necessary to say she
did not cull , and she did not see him for
many days afterward , Imt next morning ,
when ho came to his office , lie found a let
ter from her. It ran :
"Denr Mr. Wentworth ! The sending of
Mr. Kenyon's letter to me Is a eomewhnt
dangerous precedent , which you must , on na
account , follow by tending nny letters you
may receive from any other person to Mr.
Kenyon. However , as you were probably
jiwaro when you sent the letters , no blame
will rest on your Miotildera or on tllose ot
nny ono else , in this Instance. Still , bo very
careful In future , because letter sending , un
abridged , Is sometimes n risky thing to do.
All the same , you are to remember that I
always want nil the documents In the case ,
and I waut them with nothing eliminated.
I nm very much obliged to you for forwardIng -
Ing mo the letter.
"As to the managership of the mine , of
course , I thought Mr. Kenyon would desire
to come back to London. It ho Is contented
to stay abroad , nnd really wants to stay
there , I wish you would tell htm that Mr.
Smith is exceedingly pleased lo know ho Is
willing to take charge of the mine. It would
not look businesslike on the part of Mr.
Smith to say he Is to name his own salary ,
but unfortunately Mr. Smith Is very Ignor
ant as to what n proper salary should bo , BO
will you kindly settle that question ? Please
write down that figure nnd add two hundred
a year to It , Tell Mr. Kenyon the amount
named Is the salary Mr. Smith assigns to
him.
"Pray bo careful In the wording ot the
letters , so that Mr. Kenyan will not have
any Idea who Mr. Smith Is. Yours truly ,
"EDITH LONGWORTH. "
When Wentworth received this letter , being
n man , he did not know whether Miss Long-
worth was pleased or not. However , he 1
t'pofdlly wrote to John , telling him that hoi
qulto lifcAVrto accustomed to the ravages of
the blark fly , 'tho ' mo qulto and other Insect
pwts of thai sfnson. His first Interview with
the blnck fly Utt his face In such a condition
that ho w/i i gjad ho lived In n wilderness !
At the lir liriilng of the ffcond winter John
tientcil Iiui4gf ( | to a luxury. He bought n
natty llttlf Frwich Canadian horse that waa
very quick'Aild ' accustomed to the Ice , be
cause tha'ledof the river formed the high
way by whfch > io reached Hurntplne from the
mine. To supplement the horse he also got
a comforttitjlf.rtittrr / , nnd with this turnout
he made lis frequent Journeys between the
mine and Ilurn/plne with comfort nnd speed ,
wrapped siyi.nly in buffalo robe- ! .
If London often reverted to his mind , there
was another subject Unit obtruded Itself
oven moro'frcquentiy. His Increased pros
perity had 'snilietlilng ' to do with this. Ho
taw that If ho wns to have n third of the
receipts of the mlno hvas not to remain n
poor man for very long , nnd this fact gnvo
him n certain courage which had bcn lack
ing before , llo wondered If she remembered
him. Wentworth had said vry llttlo aboul
her In his letters , nnd Km } on , In spile of
the confession ho had inmla when his case
seemed hopeless , was loth to write nnd ns'.i
his friend anything about her.
One day , on a clear , sharp , frosty winter
morning , Kenyon had his llttlo pony liar-
ncwd for Ills weekly Journsy to Durntplnc.
After the rougher part ot the Journey be
tween the mine and the river had been left
behind and Ihe pony gel down to her work
on the Ice , with the two White banks of snow
on cither side ot the smooth track , John gave
himself up lo thinking nboul the subject
which now PO often engrossed his mind ,
Wiapped closely In his furj , with the cutter
skimming along the Ice , thcio thoughts found
n pleasant accompaniment In the silvery
tinkle of the bells which jingled around his
horse's neck. As a general thing he met
no one on Iho Icy road from the mine to the
village. Sometimes there was a procession
of sleighs bearing supplies for hU own mlno
and those beyond , ami when this procession
wag feen , Kenyon had to look oul for some
place by Iho side of Iho track where he could
pull up his horse and culler and allow Iho
"WELL. Mil. KENYON , " CUIED A LAUGHING VOICE. "YOU DID NOT EXPECT
TO SKE ME THIS MORNING , DID YOUJ"
was appointed manaper of the mine , and that I
Mr. Smith was very pleased to 'have him In
that capacity. Ho named the salary , hut tuld
If It was not enough , no doubt Mr. Smith was
so anxious for his services that the amount
would he IncreaeeO.
John , when he got tte letter was more than
satisfied.
At the same tlmo V/entworth had been
reading his letters , John had received those
which had been sent him when the mln ? wao
bought. Ho was relieved to find that Melville
wan not , after all , the owner , and ho went to
work with a will , Intending to put In two or
throa years of hlu life with hard labor in de
veloping the .resources of the property. The
first fortnight , before ho received any letters ,
ho did nothing but make hlms'lf acquainted
with the way work was being carried on
there. Ho found many things to Improve.
The machinery had been allowed to run down ,
and the men worked in the llstleso way men
do when thy are under no particular super-
vlslcn. The manager of the mine was very
anxious about his position. John told him
the property had changed lianda , but until he
had further ntws from England ho could not
tell Just what would bo done. When the < let-
tern came John took hold with a vim. nnd
tli.ro waa soon a , decUed Improvement In the
\\ay affairs were going. lie allowed the old
manager to remain aa a port of a subman-
agcr but that Individual UDOU found out the
ciuy times of the Austrian Mining company
\vcro forever gone.
Kciiyon had to take one or two long trips
In Canada nnd the United States to arrange
for the disposal of the products of the mine ,
but , cs u genewl rule , his tlmo was spent
entirely In the log village near the river.
\Vhen a year had passed ho was able to write
a very Jubilant letter to Wcntworth. "You
see , " he fc.ild , "after all the mine was worth
the 200,000 wo aiked for It. It pays , oven
the first year , 10 per cent on that amount.
Tills will give back all the mlno has cost , and
I think , George , the honest thing for us to
do would be to let the whole proceeds go
to Mr. Smith this year , who advanced the
money at a critical time. This will recoup
him for his own. outlay , because the work
ing capital has not been touched. The mica
lias more than paid the working of the
mine , nnd all the rest Is clear prollt. There
fore , It you nro willing , wo will let our third
go this year , and then we can take our largo
dividend next year with a clear conscience.
I enclose the balance sheet , "
To this loiter there came an answer In
duo time from Wentwortli , who said ho had
placed John's proposal bforo Mr. Smith , but
It seemed the gentleman was BO pleased
with the profitable Investment ho had made
that ho would hear of no other division of the
profits but that of share and share alike.
He appeared to be very much touched by
the offer John had made , and respected him
for making It , but the' ' proposed rescinding
en his part and NVentworth's was a thing not
to bo thought of. This blng the case , John
eent a letter and n very large check to his
father. The moment of posting that letter
was doubtless ono of the happiest of his
life , and this ends the- formidable array
of letters which appears In this chapter.
CHAFFER XXVIII. .
Kenyon's luck , as lie tald to himself , had
turned , The second year was oven more
prosperous than the first , and the third as
successful as the second. He had a steady
market for his mineral , and , besides , he had
the great advantage of knowing the rogues
to avoid. Some new swindles ho had en
countered during his first year's experience
had taught him lessons that lie * had profited
by In the second cud third. Ho liked his
homo In the wlldcrncts end he liked thorough
rough people among whom ho found hlin-
seir.
Notwithstanding hla renunciation of Lon
don , however , there would , now and then ,
como up a yearning for the big city , and he
promised himself a trip there at the end of
the third year. Wentworth had been threat
ening month after month to come out and see
him , but something liad always Intervened.
Taking It ell in all , John liked It batter
In winter than In summer , in iplta of the
extreme cold. The cold was steady and could
be depended upon , moreover it was healthful
and Invigorating. la summer JoUu never
teams to pass. The snow on each side of
the cutting was so deep that these bays were
shoveled out here and there to permit teams
to got papt each other. He had gone half
way to the village when he saw ahead of
him a pair of horses which he at once recog
nized as those belonging to the hotel keeper.
Ho drew up In the first bay nnd awaited the
approach of the sleigh. Ho saw that it
contained visitors for himself , because the
driver , on recognizing him , had turned
round and spoken to the occupants of the
vehicle. As it came along the man drew up
and nodded to Kenyon , who , although ordi
narily tlie most polite of men , did not return
the salutation. Ho was stricken dumb \vlth
astonishment at seeing who was In the
sleigh. One woman was so bundled up that
not even her nos > o appeared out in the cold ,
but the smiling , rosy face of the other
needed no introduction to John Kenyan.
"Well , Mr. Kenyan , " cried a laughing
voice , "you did not expect to see me this
morning , did you ? "
"I confess I did not. " said John , "and
yet , " hero he paused. Ho was going to say ,
"and yet I was thinking of you , " but he
checked himself.
MUs Longworth , who had a talent for
reading the1 unspoken thoughts of John Ken
yon , probably did not need to ba told the end
of the i-ontcnce. "Ara you going to the
village ? " the asked.
"f was going ; I am not going now. "
"That's right. I was Just going to invi'o
you to turn round with us. Ycu BBJ , we are
on our way to look at the mlno , and , I
suppose , we shall have to obtain the consent
of the manager before wo can do so. " Miss
Lci.gworth's companion had emerged for a
moment from her wraps and looked at John ,
hut Instantly r tired among the furs again
with a shiver. Slio was not to young as
her companion , and she considered this the
mcst frightful climate she hod over en-
coiiPtero.1.
"Now , " said John , "although your clolgh
IB v'ry comfortable , I think this cutter of
mlno Is even more so. It Is Intended for
two , won't you step out of the sleigh Into
the cutter ? Then , If the driver will move
on , I can turn and we will follow the sleigh , "
"I elmll be delighted to do so , " said the
young woman , shaking herself frco from
the buffalo robe and stepping lightly from
the slelgli Into the cutter , pausing , however ,
for a moment , ijeforo she did BO , to put
her own wraps over her companion. John
tucked htr In beside himself , and , as the
sleigh Jingled inn , he slowly turned his pony
Into the road again. "I have got a pretty
fast pony , " he said , "but I think no will
lei them driver on ahead. It Irritates this
little horse to s.'o anything In front of
lur. "
"Then wo can make up speed , " said Edith ,
"and catch theni before they get to the
mine. Is It vtiry tar from hero ? "
"No , not very far : at least it doesn't take
long to g.'t thera jtfith a smart horse. "
"I have enjoyed this experience over BO
much , " she said , "You see my father had
come to Montreal bn business , BO I came with
him , OD ueual , < aml , being ther ? , I.thought I
would run up1 hifro and see the mine. I
wanted . " she Continued , looking at the
other fllde of' the cutter and trailing her
well-gloved firi'grTs in the snow. "I wanted
to know personally whether my manager
was conducting my property In the way It
ought to be conducted , notwithstanding the
very satisfactory balance sheets ho sends. "
"Your properly ! " exclaimed John In amaze
ment.
"Certainly"You didn't know that , did
you ? " she replied , looking for a moment at
him and then away from him ; "I call myself
the MUtresa of the Mine. "
"Then you are you are ? "
"Mr , Sinltli , " said tlie girl , coming to hla
rwcue ,
There waa a moment' ! pause , and the next
words John Bald were not at all what she ex
pected. "Take your hand out of the now. "
ho commanded , "and put It In under the
buflaU robe ; you have no Idea how cold It Is
hero , and youa band will be frozen In a mo-
insnt. "
"Re-ally , " eald the girl ; "an employe must
not talk to his employer In that tonel My
hand In ray own , Is it not ? "
"I hope It Is , " eald John , "becau9 I want
to n k ymi for It. " For answer Mips Kdltl
LonKworth phccd her hand In his.
Actions gp nk loider than wonK Th
< * | plth : wna far In advance , nnd there were n
wltnenpon on th * whltMopped hill ? .
"Wcro you Monlshnl , " she tnU , "when
told you that I owned the mine ? "
"Very much JM , Indeed. Were you aston
IMied when I told you \\lslied to own tin
own-r of the mine ? "
"Not the sllghteit. "
"Why ? "
"Upc-ius ? your treacherous friend , Went
worth , sent me ytnir letter Applying for <
situation. You got the situation , didn't you
John ? "
THE KND.
I | PKUSnVIMlAMIK. !
Xcw Yolk Trutli.
The pplrlt of the limes lins greatly phniiRod
Slnco Jacob leaned upon the ancient hoe ,
And mopped his brow , nnd with exultnnl
prldo
nnznl on the carrots nnd the cabbages
That grow on Laban'fl Diim.
"Ah , me. " he s.ild ,
"I've tolled nnd to'lcd ' for nil these seven
ye-iM
Kor L'lb.in's daughter , lovely In my eyes ;
And now for peven more I'll jnod the earth
To win the other filrl. " And so ho did.
Hut now It's different now the old man
works
And tolls nnd plods ntjalnst tempestuous
fn to
la nt the olllco late nnd enr'.y , too ;
And lunches on n cracker while lie fumes
On nilKhty schemes , nnd never sleeps nt
And when whnt hair Is left is white nnd
thin ,
Ho county his hand-made millions , and the
pile
Or hiilf of It unto hli dntiRhtor goes ,
Which nuikes the iluko na happy as u king.
' ' HKl.tr.IOUH. I
Rev. Dr. Samuel J. Nlcholla , pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church at St. Louis , a
position ho has held for thirty years , has de
clined the presidency of the Lane seminary
nt Cincinnati.
Rev. Charles II. Eaton ot Now York has
discovered that the cnd-of-age woman Is a
thing of henuty and a Joy while she lasts.
She does not smoke , ho says , docs not wear
bloomers and does not pander to the lower
tastes of society.
Rev. Dr. John Wiley , professor of syste
matic theology In Drew Theological semi
nary , Madison , N. J , , died Wednesday nt
his home In Madison. Dr. Wiley was 82
years of ago and held his place at Drew
seminary since 1873.
The newest boy preacher Is Roy Yorkc ,
aged 13 , who Is mid to bo meeting with
much success In Missouri. Dy the way , the
negro girl preacher , who created a sensation
In Now York a few weeks ago , has disap
peared from public view.
Rev. Dr. George W. Carter , who has been
on trial before the Virginia Methodist con
ference for breaking church laws , is 70
years old. lie has been twice divorced ,
fought two duels , edited a newspaper , been
a college professor and a brilliant pulpit
oritor.
ntshop Ryan ( Roman Catholic ) of Buffalo
has administered a public rebuke to Rev.
George Zurcher , pastor of St. Joseph's
church , DufTalo , for having said on a recent
occasion that the Catholic church in this
country suffered more from the opposition
of foreign priests than from "Free-masonry ,
Protestantism and A. P. Alsm put together , "
and for Indulging In criticisms of the Jesuits.
The converts of the Samoan Islands have
given as much nt $9,000. In one year to ths
work of missions. The Fijian Christians
contribute $5,000 annually to the same cause.
The church In the Friendly Islands number *
but 30,000 , and yet gives $415,000 a year. In
the Sandwich Islands the contributions of the
native Christians In mission churches aver
aged In ono year $75 a member.
Cardinal Ignatius Perslco , who died the
other day , was bishop of Georgia for several
years. "Personally , " says the Atlanta
Journal , "Cardinal Perslca was a very at
tractive man. He left a legion of friends
In Georgia , and after his elevation In Rome
was always exceedingly cordial to all Geor
gians who visited that city and called on
him. Ills death is sincerely mourned by
many citizens of this state of all religious
denominations. "
Rev. Dr. R E. Clark , president of the
United Societies ot Christian Endeavor ,
who has recently traveled through Turkey ,
rays in the Independent that the common
people of Turkey are manly , stalwart and
truth-loving , but that the governing
classes are rapacious , bloodthirsty and dis
honest. As Illustrating th espionage to
which foreigners are subjected , he gives
the following Incidents : "No sooner had I
set my foot on Turkish soil than every scrap
of printed matter in my possession was taken
away from me every book , pamphlet and
newspaper and I saw none of them again
until I had uhaldn the dust of Turkey from
my feet. Moreover , as It was known that I
was to address public audiences at various
places throughout the Interior of Asia Minor.
I was cautioned that there were some words
that I must not use , such as 'fellowship , '
'brotherhool , ' 'union,1 'Christian Endeavor , '
etc. Very often my Interpreter would tell
mo that there was a Turkish spy in the
audience , and would Imply In the pollto
language of the Oriental that I must mind my
ps and qs If I did not wish to find myself
Inside a Turkish Jail before night , with half
of the congregation to whom I was speak
ing. "
IMI'IISTIES.
The youthful Mr. Plaguy , the chaplain of
the last house of representatives , was exceed
ingly popular personally among thu members
of nil parties and crowds. Ho made a hot
contest for the place , and filled It to the sat
isfaction of everybody after Vie had won It ,
He is somewhat of a wag , and can enjoy a
joke ns much as any layman. Rev. Mr ,
Itagby , with but a single exception , always
cut his Invocations short at the opening of
thu house eacli mcrnlng , and the reason for
this one long prayer Is related by a corre
spondent.
Ono morning during the last session the
clerks at the speaker's desk were unable to
find the house journal , without the reading
of which the buslnebH of the house could not
bj begun. The chaplain had begun Ills prayer
and was drifting along , when the reading
cleric touched him on the arm and In an ex
cited whisper said :
"Keep on with the prayer until we flnd the
Journal. Wo have lost It. "
The chaplain continued , and a few seconds
later the reading clerk again nudged him , re
questing that lie continue longer , as they were
still unable to find the missing volume ,
"Don't stop until I tell you , " ho Bald.
"Keep this thing up so that v/o don't get
Into a scrape. Wo will nnd It In a minute. "
The preacher continued his prayer , and the
surprise of the members grew to wonder as
they listened to the long-continued Invoca
tion of Rev , Mr. Hagby ,
Finally the missing book was found and the
clerk nudged the chaplain , who brought his
lengthy prayer to a somewhat abrupt end.
Among the many stories which are going
the rounds In England concerning Rev , Peter
Mackenzie , who died the other day , Is one
which shows he was a thorough believer
In muscular Christianity , Many yearn ago ,
after delivering a lecture In a country vil
lage , bo waa returning to hla host's bouse
along a lonely road , when he was accosted
by a robber , The latter was a believer In
the right of might , and requested Mr. Mac
kenzie to turn out all the cash he had got.
"Well , my dear man , " replied Mr. Mac
kenzie , "you know I am big enough to
thrash you. If It's money you want , I'll
glvo you half a crown , " The robber would
not accept this very charitable offer. Mr.
Mackenzie "doffed" his coat , and gave him
what the man Is now pleased to call "a
daubed good hiding. " That thrashing did
the man a great tervlce , for he afterward
left the paths of vice and became one of
Mr. Mackenzie's numerous converti ,
Chicago Tribune : Colonel Ingersoll Who
Is that noble looking personage away over
there , with all that crowd about him ?
Attendant Spirit That Is Moses. Would
you like
Colonel Ingersoll No , I don't think I care
to meet him. Pretty warm hero , Isro't It ?
Let's move on.
Deacon Passer ( to boys whom he has found
playing In the meeting house ) What do
you mean by making all tills noli In the
houte of the Lord ? That Had Towscr Hey
I reckon this U Undo Tommy Andmon'a
louse. Jty dad allows he's got a mortgage
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No Drouths , No Hot Winds ,
No Floods , No Heated Tenws
No Blizzards , No Cold Snaps , ' '
No Cold Winter * , No Crop Failures
MENACE the intelligent labor of of the husbandman , who can I
- * - ' - cessfully grow two or three crops yearly.
The great fruit growing and vegetable raising district of the South. A neil
that raises anything that grows and a location from which you reach tho.
bets of the -whole country. Your fruits amI garden truck sold on th KT
and placed In Chicago. St. Louts and Now Orleans markets In 12 to U
In this garden spot of Amerliux.
NO PLACE ON EARTH
Offer ? greater advantages to the IntelllBcnt settler. Ono half the work you now ,
So here will glvo four times the remits In thin wonderfully productive coflatryv
The people are friendly ; Bchools , churches , nowEpupcrs are plenty ; rallrofta la& . . . ,
ClUlleu Jlne. and a soil whose richness la unsurpassed. i - > ' ' " * - f
Two and Three Crops Can he Successfully Growt >
the Same Year. * '
Timber Is abundant-Lumber If cheap-Fuel costs nothlne-Cattlo are
raised nnd fattenod-arazltn ; is One all the year. > - - < - " -
CLIMATE
I healthy and delightful ; land and nca breezes and cool nights. The mean
temperature Is 43 16 ( W degrees. The avcrnso rulnfall Is C6 Inchci. No extwmo
f heat or cold ; sulllclent rain for all crops.
20 TO 40 ACRES
nrices. Strawberries , ' peuchoe , jiIumB , nprlcots , Bra pcura , n a , early
fa faot all small rrults , are ur mod proOfablo crop * . -f t
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