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"I've met him once or twice, and I like him, but when I mention him Tom smiles. He says it's unfortunate Mr. Vane can see only one thing at a time, and that the one which lies right in front of his eyes. For all that, he once owned that the man is likable." "Then it's a pity he's unable to stand by him now." Mrs. Bendle looked thoughtful. "I really believe Tom's half sorry he can't do so.
Bendle was fully confirmed; but she had made up her mind. Evelyn's lover might wait for the warning which could save him, but he should wait in vain. It was a long, wet sail up the coast with the wind ahead, and Carroll was quite content when, on reaching Comox, Vane announced his intention of stopping there until the mail came in.
Bendle was a young and impulsive woman from one of the eastern cities and she had not made many friends in Vancouver yet, though her husband, whom she had lately married, was a man of some importance there. "I'm glad to see you," she said, greeting Jessy eagerly. "It's a week since anybody has been in to talk to me, and Tom's away again.
Then he's going across the Selkirks with that Clavering man about some irrigation scheme." This suggested one or two questions which Jessy desired to ask, but she did not frame them immediately. Mrs. Bendle was incautious and discursive, but there was nothing to be gained by being precipitate. "It must be dull for you," she sympathized. "I don't mean to complain.
She did not see Vane the next day, but the latter called upon Nairn at his office during the afternoon. "Have you had any more applications for the new stock?" he asked. "I have no. Neither Bendle nor Howitson has paid up yet, though I've seen them about it once or twice." "Investors are shy; that's a fact," Vane confessed. "It's unfortunate. I've already put off my trip north as long as possible.
Just now I see clouds on the horizon." "Bendle pledged himself to take up a big block of the shares," repeated Vane. "If Howitson does the same, as he said he would, our position would be secure. As soon as it was known that they were largely interested, others would follow them." "Now ye have it in a nutshell it would put a wet blanket on the project if they both backed down.
"A month or two ago, I would have agreed with ye; but general investors are kittle folk, and the applications for the new stock are no numerous." "Howitson promised to subscribe largely; and Bendle pledged himself to take a considerable block." "I'm no denying it. But we have no been favored with their formal applications yet."
He said something last night that suggested it I can't remember exactly what it was. Of course, I don't understand much about these matters, but Howitson was here talking business until late." Jessy was satisfied. Her hostess's previous incautious admission had gone a long way, but to this was added the significant information that Bendle was inclined to be sorry for Vane.
"Ah!" exclaimed Jessy with a calmness that was difficult to assume; "you may as well understand that there is nothing between Vane and me. I suppose you mean that Howitson and Bendle are turning against him?" "Something like that." Horsfield's tone implied that her answer had afforded him relief. "The man has trouble in front of him." Jessy changed the subject. What she had gathered from Mrs.
It's a trying thing to be the wife of a western business man you so seldom see him." Jessy made herself comfortable in an easy-chair before she referred to one of her companion's remarks. "Where has Mr. Bendle gone now?" she asked. "Into the bush to look at a mine. He left this morning and it will be a week before he's back.
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