hotel in the place, saw young Longworth standing under the portico of the
hotel as dapper and correct in costume as ever, his single eyeglass the
admiration of all Ottawa, for there was not another like it in the city.

'How do you do, Kenyon?' said that young man.

'My dear sir,' replied Kenyon, 'the last time you spoke to me you said
you desired to have nothing more to say to me. I cordially reciprocated
that sentiment, and I want to have nothing to say to you.'

'My dear fellow,' cried Longworth jauntily, 'there is no harm done. Of
course, in New York I was a little out of sorts. Everybody is in New
York--beastly hole! I don't think it is worse than Ottawa, but the air is
purer here. By the way, perhaps you and I can make a little arrangement.
I am going to buy that mine to-morrow, as doubtless you know. Now, I
should like to see it in the hands of a good and competent man. If a
couple of hundred pounds a year would be any temptation to you, I think
we can afford to let you develop the mine.'

'Thank you!' said Kenyon.

'I knew you would be grateful; just think over the matter, will you? and
don't come to any rash decision. We can probably give a little more than
that; but until we see how the mine is turning out, it is not likely we
shall spend a great deal of money on it.'

'Of course,' said John, 'the proper answer to your remark would be to
knock you down; but, besides being a law-abiding citizen, I have no
desire to get into gaol to-night for doing it, because there is one
chance in a thousand, Mr. Longworth, that I may have some business to do