'
'Melville the owner!' cried Wentworth to himself. 'What could have put
that into John's head? This letter is evidently the one posted a few
hours before, so it will contain whatever request he has to make;' and,
without delay, George Wentworth tore open the envelope of the second
letter, which was obviously the one written first.
It contained a number of documents relating to the transfer of the mine.
The letter from John himself went on to give particulars of the buying of
the property. Then it continued:
'I wish you would do me a favour, George. Will you kindly ask the owner
of the mine if he will give me charge of it? I am, of course, anxious to
make it turn out as well as possible, and I believe I can more than earn
my salary, whatever it is. You know I am not grasping in the matter of
money, but get me as large a salary as you think I deserve. I desire to
make money for reasons that are not entirely selfish, as you know. To
tell you the truth, George, I am tired of cities and of people. I want to
live here in the woods, where there is not so much deceit and treachery
as there seems to be in the big towns. When I reached London last time, I
felt like a boy getting home. My feelings have undergone a complete
change, and I think, if it were not for you and a certain young lady, I
should never care to see the big city again. What is the use of my
affecting mystery, and writing the words "a certain young lady"? Of
course, you know whom I mean--Miss Edith Longworth.
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