Smith is
exceedingly pleased to know he is willing to take charge of the mine. It
would not look businesslike on the part of Mr. Smith to say that Mr.
Kenyon is to name his own salary, but, unfortunately, Mr. Smith is very
ignorant as to what a proper salary should be, so will you kindly settle
that question? You know the usual salary for such an occupation. Please
write down that figure, and add two hundred a year to it. Tell Mr.
Kenyon the amount named is the salary Mr. Smith assigns to him.
'Pray be very careful in the wording of the letters, so that Mr. Kenyon
will not have any idea who Mr. Smith is.
'Yours truly,
'EDITH LONGWORTH.
When Wentworth received this letter, being a man, he did not know whether
Miss Longworth was pleased or not. However, he speedily wrote to John,
telling him that he was appointed manager of the mine, and that Mr. Smith
was very much pleased to have him in that capacity. He named the salary,
but said if it was not enough, no doubt Mr. Smith was so anxious for his
services that the amount would be increased.
John, when he got the letter, was more than satisfied.
At the time Wentworth was reading his letters, John had received those
which had been sent when the mine was bought. He was relieved to find
that Melville was not, after all, the owner; and he went to work with a
will, intending to put in two or three years of his life, with hard
labour, in developing the resources of the property.
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