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THB LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCE!, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1889.
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COUNTRY LUCK
By JOHN HABBERTON,
Auther of "Helen's Babies," Etc.
Copyrighted by the J. B. Iipplncett Company. Publisher, Philadelphia, end Pub
lished, by Permission, through the American Press Association.
CHAPTER XVHt
THE KEW CLERK.
OUR mother's out,
as usual, I tup tup
pese," said Mr.
Tramlay te his old
eat daughter, as bt
came home In the
afternoon and
reamed depend
ently about thu
beuse, after the
manner et family
men In general
when their wives
are away.
"She isn't back
from her" ride yet,"
said Lucia. "Yeu
knew the u s u a 1
drive always keeps
her out until about 0."
"I ought te knew It by this time, I sup
pose," said the merchant, "and I don't be
grudge her a moment of it, but somehow the
house is nevcr qu ite the same when she is out
of It."
Lucia looked -at her father with a little
'wonder in her face. Then she laughed, net
Tery cheerfully, and sal J i
"Father, de you knew that you're dread
fully old fashioned ("
"I suppose se. Alaybe It's force of habit,"
Lucia still wondered. She loved her mother
in the instinctive, uet ever Intelligent way of
most eung loeple, but really she could net
co what tlstre was about tbe estimable we-
man that should make her father long te sea
her every day of the year nnd search the
beuse for her whenever he returned. She
had never heard her father make romantle
speeches, such ns nice mat ried people some
times de in uet els; and ns for her mother,
what did she ever talk of te her liege lord
but family bills, the servants, the children's
faults, and her own ailments? Could it ber
she asked herself, that this matter of fact
ceuple said anything w hen alone that was
unlike what the whole family beard from
them daily at the table anil in the sitting
room'
"Why arc you looking at me se queerlyi"'
suddenly asked the father. Lucin recovered
herself, and said:
"I was only wondering whether you never
get tired of looking for mother as seen as you
canie borne."
"Certainly net," said the met chant.
"Most husbands de, sooner or later," said
Lucia.
"Perhaps 1 will, some day," the father re
plied; "and I can tell you when it will be."
"Tell," said Lucia.
"I think 'twill be about the day nfter eter
nity ends," was the reply. "Net a day sooner.
But what de jeu knew about what home hus
bands de, you little simpleton! And what
put the subject into )our little head!"
"Oh, I don't knew," said Lucia, dropping
Veen the piano steel and making se lie chords
and discords. "It came Inte my mind; that's
all"
"Well, I hope that some day you'll find out
te your own satisfaction. By the way, I
wish you'd get out of that morning gown.
My new clerk Is coming te dinner,"
"Oh, dear I then I'll havediuwr sent up te
my room, 1 think. I don't feel a bit well,
nnd It's awful te think of sitting belt upright
in a tleht dress for an hour or two." And
Lucia whirled from slde te slde en the piano
steel, nnd looked forlorn nnd cress.
"I suppose it would be Impossible te dine
In a dress that is net tight!" said the father.
"Papa, please deu't tcase me; I don't feci a
bit well; really I don't."
"What is the matter, child P asked the
father, tenderly. "Toe much candy? tee
tow parties!"
"Oh, nothing that 1 knew of." said the
girl, wearily. "I'll feel licttcr when real cold
weather comes, I suppose." She played with
the piano keys n moment or two, and ccn
tinued: I
"Se you have a new clerk. I hepe he's
nice net a mcre figuring machine!"
"Quite a flne fellow," snld the merchant.
"At least he seems te lie."
"Is he have you glteu him the place you
intended te otter rhilip HaynP
"Yes."
"The Iren business is real geed for a yetmg
man te get into, isn't it!''
"Indued it Is, since iron has looked up."
"And that stupid fellow might have had
the cbance If he hadn't gene off home again
without even calling te say geed-by!"
"Just se."
"Oh, I don't want te see him," said Lucia,
pettishly. "I'm tired of yeuug men."
"What a mercy it Is that they don't knew
Itl" said her father. "They'd all go efT and
commit suicide, and then merchants couldn't
have any clerks at all."
"New, papal" said Lucia, with a crash en
the lower octaves of kcjs, followed by a
querulous run, with her thumb, ever the
shorter strings. "Is the new clerk an j body
In particular! What is his nnineP
"Philip Hayn."
Lucia sprang from the piano steel and al
most strangled her father with her slender
arms.
"Gracious, Lul" exclaimed the merchant.
"Your mother's family must have descended
from a grizzly bear. But w hy this excite
ment P
"Because jeu're a dear, thoughtful old
man, who's always trying te de geed," said
Lucia. "If 'tweren't forjeu that peer young
man might never have a clmnce In the n erld.
I think it's real missionary work te help de
serving people who aren't nble te help them
selves; I knew- it is, for our minister has said
se from the pulpit again nnd again."
"I'm real glad te learu that my daughter
remembers seme of the things she hears in
church," said the merchant. "Se you think
young llayn deserves u chance in the world,
ehl"
"I only knew w bat you eursclf have said
about him," said Lucia, demurely.
"Geed girl! nlways take your father's ad
vice about young men nnd you'll net be mis
taken in human nature. Which cut of the
roast chicken shall I scud up te your room!"
"Oh, I'll try te ceme down, as it's only
Phil; maybe I can coax Margie te help me
dress."
Lucia slipped slowly from the room, but
went up the stairs like a whirlwind. The
merchant sat down at the piano and made as
dreadful a succession et noises as the much
afGicted instrument had ever endured. He
bad te de something.
A quarter of an hour later Lucia floated
down stairs iu a robe of pale blue, her face as
fresh and bright ns dawn.
"Sunrise at sunset!" exclaimed her father.
"Well, girls are possessed te upset the natural
order of thing, I suppose. But, my dear
daughter, you've put the rouge en tee thick;
don't you think sol"
"Fatherl" exclaimed the girl, and the flush
et her checks spread te her brew.
"Edgar," said Mrs. Tramlay, who came in
a moment or two after, "see hew foolish you
were te think Lucia ill. I never saw her
looking liettcr."
"Yes," said the merchant, drjly; "I told
her the doctor was coming. That's often
enough te cure the ailmentsef some children,
you knew." Then the merchant devoted ten
minutes of business tact te the task of ex
plaining te his wife the reasons of Philip's re
turn te New Yerk; he aUe enlarged upon the
Uayuten Bay Improvement company, and
the prebabihty that if the Trarnlays were te
build the first and handsomest beuse en the
new property Mrs. Tramlay would naturally
be the fashionable leader of wliatever section
or sub-section of society might select the place
as a summer home. Mrs. Tramlay w as in
clined te be conservative en tbe subject, but
wheu she learned that Marge was n stockholder
and director iu the company she became quite
cheerful
Phil was net se happy as he should have
been while en his way te the Trarnlays' He
wondered hew he should be able te greet
Lucia without betraying the mixed emotions
which he was sure the first sight of her face
wruld raue him. He had a firm conviction
(!. u v euM feel awkward and net accord
e 6jJi .H
ingly, nna"nis"remcmDranceet' various men j
whom be had seen behavlne awkwardly In
the presence of young ladies made him qulte
certain that Lucia and Margie would laugh nt
him when his back waa turned. He did net
realize that In meeting, as well as in fighting,
tbe burden et action docs net all rest upon
one person. Neither did he take into con
sideration the tact which some maidens ac
quire In a year or two spent In society. As
he was ushered into the parlor, with a face
which he was sure was sober and set, Lucia
approached him with a pleasant smlleand ex
claimed, as heartily and unaffectedly aa if she
werea Uaynten girl:
"Hew de you de, Phill I'm ever se glad
te see you back again."
Away went all sensoef soberness, hesita
tion and doubt; the young man's soul leaped
te his face, and he held se long the little band
offered him that Lucia, perhaps remember
ing some Impulstre demonstrations toward
that graceful member, withdtew It before
any attempt te release It bad begun. Then
the girl began a rapid series of questions
about Hayn Ferm and IU occupants, and
Phil made cheery replies, and Tramlay, after
gazing at the couple from the back parlor,
retired te his library te indulge undisturbed
in as much vigorous and affirmative head
shakiDg as the situation seemed te justify.
"Hew de you think you will like the iron
business, Mr. Hayn, asked Mrs. Tramlay at
dinner.
"Greatly, se far as I knew It," Phil replied.
"Up te date my duties have been te go te
lunch, read the morning papers and chat
with a railroad company's vice president
about efT shore Ashing."
"We always try te break In our young
men pleasantly," said Tramlay, "se they'll
be w tiling te premiso long ten ice for small
meueys then we begin te put en heavier
chains, one by one."
"Papa's clerks have n hard time If they
happen te be nice," said Lucia. "They have i
te get postage stamps for Margie uml me
when we happen in at the etllce, and find
small change for us w hen we lese our pocket
books, and take us out te lunch when we
come down town and don't flud papa in, aud
emetimes tbey have te ceme te trains for us
.Then we've been a few miles eat of town en
t visit "nd the team doesn't get in before
tnik."
"'1 hen I shall earnestly strive te be nice,"
said Phil.
"There's tome down town place," said
Margie, "where papa get's lovely candy a
great deal cheaper than up Broadway; but
he forgets It half the time, se we sometimes
have one of the clerks order it sent te papa's
desk that Is, clerks wbe knew hew te select
candy," said Mnrgle.
"My education In that I espect," said Phil,
"has net been as thorough as if I could have
foreseen such necessity for it; but I will re
sumo my studies at once."
"Are you n geed judgenf teaP asked Lu
cia. "Mamma has net been quite herself
since ene of papa's clerks w:cnt te Pennsyl
vania te take charge of n rolling mill. The
geed man used te spend hours In the tea im
porters' warehouses, down near the office,
searching for the kind of tea that mamma
dotes en."
"Yeu children are net te worry Phil with
any of your trifling affairs," said the head
et the heue. "I want 3011 all te understand
that, liesides having n desk In my office, he is
a large operator Iu 1 c.il estate a capitalist
a sort of monopolist, in fact, for he Is secre
tary and n director of the Haj nten Bay Im
provement cempauy, w hich monepolises ene
of the finest bits of shere front 011 1 he At
lantic coast."
"Hnyn ten Bayl" said Lucia, In wonder.
"Why, that is where Ilavu I'm 111 Is."
"Who chlldl" said her father; "and that
flne bluff poitieu of the farm that overlooks
the bay Is the company's property. You'll
never again cut jour shoes te pieces en the
eat stubble 011 that blulf, for when next you
see the place It will be cohered by flne villas
the handsomest of which you probably will
seme day see mentioned In the newspapers as
the country seat of the well known merchant
prince, Edgar Tramlay, Uq., father of the
charming"
"Edgarl I'dgarPteld Mrs. Tramlay.
"And, ns 1 was saying," continued Tram
lay, no purchaser's tltlu will be geed without
the signature nnd official seal of Mr, Philip
Hnyn. Candy and Kstage stamps, indeed I
Why, such n mau's time ought te be valued
at about a dollar a minute."
Then Phil was rich, Lucia said te herself.
Khe did net much care, and she knew even
less, about business details; n fortune en
pnier was as geed aa any ether kind, se far
ns she knew; but what she did very distinctly
understand was that no ene, net een ber
mother, would again hne occasion te speak
of Phil as a peer man, or even a country
man. Some yeuug men w he were accounted
great catches were only secretaries and even
assistant secretaries of ene thing or ether:
she knew it, because she had seen their names
in di idend notices and ether advertisements
hi newspapers. Hew would the change iu
his fortunes nfTect ber mother, she wondered.
Mrs. Tramlay certainly was mero affable te
the young man than she ever had been l
fore, nnd after dinner she 01 en took Phil's
arm iu returning te the parlor; the act signi
fied nothing te Phil, but it set Lucia's little
heart dancing ga!y.
When Phil depjited, seen after diuuer, te
accompany his father, by request, te a meet
ing of the "Society for the Amelioration of
the Spiritual Condition of Satage Tribes,"
Lucia lest cry little time iu signaling Margie
w ith her ej cs and going up te her room. A
moment later Margie bounced in, closed the
deer, and exclaitncdi
'Lucia Trainlnyl I wouldn't have be
llecd it if I hadn't seen it with ray own eyes.
The idea of mamma, w ith the bleed of n dozen
High Dutch mid Majfluncr families ln,her
veins, taking the arm of a countryman!"
"When there was no call for her te take
any one's arm," ndded Lucia, "the affair be
ing only nn ever ibiy family dinner."
"'Twasslmpl (uralyzing," said Margie;
"but it wasnri;,ii that e eijthing will be all
right fiem thu time fcrnurd. Dear moll
can imagine just hew your new vUiting cards
will loe!:. 'Mrs. Philip Hayn.'"
"Margie, Margie," said Lucia, iu a quick
nhlsjicr, "de be quiet I don't even knew
whether he really lecs me."
"That's because you didn't sit nt table
where ou see hit face nil the while, as I did.
Besides, a stone image w euld fall in love w ith
you te-night you net er levked se perfectly
entrancing in all your life."
Se, between all she had seen and heard,
Lucia's head was crowded with pleasant
dreams long before it pressed its pillow.
CHAPTER XIX.
HOPSS AMD FEARS,
KTWEEN his du
ties at the office of
the Uaynten Bay
Improvement coin cein
iany and his earn
est desire te master
tbe mysteries et tit
Ck ir Hayn found very
9KPrife$i little time for drop-
'vKESf avi i''u,: mt0 medy
S15il-3$ reflections. Like
many another
young man In busi-
nchs,be tecame con
vinced that a great
deal of telling work
might be done outside of bTuiness hours; se
he spent many evenings ami occasional days
in endeavoring te forward the Interests of his
employer, and of the Improvement company,
in which Mr Tramlay was as largely Inter
ested as himself
He had mere than business te absorb his
thougbU.fer his terk of knew ledge regarding
human uature wa at flr.t entirely inadequate
te the demands made upon it. At Uaynten it
was a safe rule that a man whose appearance
and manner were thee et a gentleman could
be safely regarded as, at least, an honest
man, inNcw Yerk Le found this assumption
caused some cf bis plans te be utterly ihat-
siV Lfc
m
"m
terea ey Tramtays mere experienced nana.
Tfae railroad men wbe wanted iron, te be
paid for partly by stock in their read, ha
learned te distant if they' were habitually
well droned and were kid gloves when visit
ing Tramlay's office, but be occasionally aw
hit emplevcr ncclect an appointment, even
with bU family, and devete his entire time, te ,
seme insignificant, badly drossed tittle fellow,
and even te an occasional awkward man who
seemed, aahe really was, the farmea; secre
tary and treasurer of a let of fellow farmer
who hed planned a abort reed for their own
benefit. Tbe amount or catti fbattucn nnan
could pay was seldom large, but net te the
probable profit en the stock which Tamlay
received "te beet."
CCC1VCU W DOOU I
A pleasing' relief from the work of his two
mn ,ilH 1 ,.. -a H .. '
offices was Phil's occasional evenings at Tram-
layi home, which he had been se heartily
urged te regard as his own that he no longer
waited for special Invitations. In splte et his
pressing duties he had dovetcd himself te
being "nice," as Lucia had termed the con
dition which made the family avail them
selves of the services of Mr. Tranilay's clerks.
He improved upon his instructions se far as
always te have In his pockets enough postnge
stamps for tbe gins letters, ana te see mat
boxes of candies from "the place somewhere 1
down town" reached the beuse without first
lying neglected for n day or two upon his
employer's desk. When Maisie and Lucia
were returning from a shtst visit out et
town he -was at station, wharf or terry te
meet them, regardless of what railway mag mag
uate from out of town might be already ac
cessible nt a hotel, and the patig of hurrying
away afterward wns always sweetened by
the gentle pretests that no subsequent con
versation could banish from his ear.
And yet, as he informed himself in occa
sional moments of leisure, the interest that
lay closest te his heart was net being ad
vanced visibly. Lucia seemed always glad
te meet bim, always sorry te pkrt with him;
but was she net se te all mere acquaintances
whose society was net unpleasing? Shenever
made an excuse te cut short his conversation,
no matter it he talked en subjects et which
the evldently was ignorant; but bad he net
always been nccustotned te patient listeners!
She sometimes nsked questions that seemed
beyond her taste, as the subjects certainly
were beyond ber ken; but might net ordi
nary human desire for knowledge prompt
any girl te de the sainel
Sometimes he would bitterly inform him
self that of his host' two daughters nny
listener might Imagine Margie, Instead of her j
sisicr, 1110 uujcci, ui uis uiiwuuu. iuui&iu,
whose feelings and manner and inthuslnsin
lacked the restrnlnt which a year or two of
society will liupose en en ebvrvlng maiden,
was as artless and effusive and nffectionate as
It Phil were an ideal elder brother, if uet a
lever. Of ceurse Margie was net in leve with
him; for was she net continually sounding
Lucia's praises! Te her the tteild seemed te
live and meve aud have its being solely for
Lucia. Phil had never before seen such af
fection between sisters, and it seemed all the
mere wonderful as he recalled some frequent
passages of words in which the two glrli hed
indulged at Hayn Farm net a half year be
fore. Margie seemed te have adopted him ns
a big brother, and it wns qulte delightful, as
well as a new sensation, he baviug 110 sisters
of his own, but ha did wish that the same
spliit net exactly the same, either might
be manifested by Lucia.
Anether disquieting thought came from
the frequency with which Marge visited the
Tramlny abode. He had heard almost tee
much cf Marge before he ever saw him, but
new lie saw far mere. Itsoemed that Phil
never could visit the Trnmlays without cither
finding Marge nlrcady there, or having him
ceme in just ns a pleasant teto-a-tcte with
Lucia was fairly under way. That Marge
did net approve of the cordiality with which
Phil was received was qulte ovldent, In splte
of his impassive demeanor, nnd Phil felt nene
the easier that Marge showed him many
courtesies, and Introduced him qulte freely
nmeng his club acquaintances. Marge ex
plained that niauy of these gentlemen had
money nnd might be persuaded te purclmse
cettage sites of the Uaynten Bay company;
but If this was his purpose w hy did he net
conduct the negotiations himself I Occasion
ally Phil suspected that there were dark de
signs hidden In Marge's Invitations te quiet
little games at the club, ana bis rattier sneer
ing replies, te Phil's refusals, that all gcutle-
menpiayedcardssometimes; still, such games I
as be chanced te see were net for large sums,
nor were they ntteuded by nny of the excite
ment that is supposed te make lucxpeiieuceil
players reckless. l
Almest us disturbing was Mrs. Tramlay's
manner. At times she wnsuffable and almost
hearty In her manner tewnnl Phil; again she
was reserved and distant. What did it mean!
Did she dlvine his purjiosennd re.v?iititf or
could it be that she was Impatient that he
did net pay his court with mere fervor!
Could he have overboard some of the ceuver-
sntioiuef which hew us the subject, he would '
have been enlightened, jet scarcely nieru
hopeful.
"Edgar," said Mrs. Tramlay teherhusband
ene eveuing, "young Hayn comes here se 1
much that no ene ele is likely te visit Lucia ,
with any serious intentions."
"Well, why should theyl" asked her bus- 1
band. "Isn't he geed enough for n sen-iu-law!"
"I'm net even sure that he aspires te that 1
position," said Mrs. Tramlay, 1
"Aren't you! I'm afraid, then, you'll seen .
need te w ear glasses, my dear."
"Don't Joke about It, please; It'aji serious
subject."
"Yes," sighed the merchant; "ene's first
glasses"
" "Yeu knew very well I don't mean glasses,"
said the lady, w itli seme petulance. "This is
Lucia's second season, nnd desirable young
men are rare. Tweuld be unfair te her te
have a man dawdling about her, acting fro- ,
qaently ns her escort"
"Assisted by her mother"
"That doesn't niter the cose; it makes it
all the graver In ether people's eyes."
"Well, my dear, I see plainly enough that
young Hayn has fixed intentions; and I'm as
fully satisfied that they are entirely te Lu's
taste."
"Then the question Is, should It be allowed
le go en!"
"Why net, if tbey lote each ether, or
want te!
"Because we want our first daughter te
make as geed a match as possible, and I don't
see that the young man's prospects are very
brilliant. If the Improvement ceinaiiy
shouldn't succeed he'll be uething but your
clerk, with no certainty nor any cxpectn-
tiens." I
"I feel entirely easy about the money l've
put Inte the Improvement company," said
the merchant, "nnd Phil will de as well as I,
he hating an equal number of shares. It
worst comes te worst with him fiem that
siuculatien, aud he and Lu coutiuue te like
each ether, I can take him into partnership.
That would give him financial standing; 1
there are plenty of young mju of geed fam
ilies who would pay well for such an oppor
tunity, for iron U up, and te stay." 1
Mrs. Tramlay tosled her head and replied:
'I didn't ever suppese it would be necessary
te set a young man upon his feet in order te
get husband for 0110 of our daughters.'''
"Quite right; don't suppose se yet, either,
for I assure you he Is fully earning whatever
it might ;no necessary te give him. I find
that it makes a t cry f avorable impression
upon tbe class of poeplo who visit the iron
houses, or whom the iron houses leek after.
He's already get two or three desirable little
orders, besides being en the track of ethers."
"But he's only a clerk, after all," persisted
Mrs. Tramlay.
I "Say but the word and 111 make him my
partner te-morrow," said Tramlay,
"Don't be hasty," replied the lady, In some
1 alarm. "Hels net Lucia's only chance, you
1 knew."
I Tramlay looked luqulrlngly, his wlfeap-
I peared embarrassed, and averted her eyes.
"Obi Yeu m&an Marge, I suppose! Well,
if Lu should really want him I wouldn't like,
te make her unhappy by saying no. But
1 really, my dear" here the merchant put his
I arm around his wife "really, new, don't
j you think that a man who Was a beau et
I yours a quarter of a century age Is rather
! mature te be the husband of en Impulsive
, glrlP
I "Yeuug wives can't livo.en impulse alone,"
said Mrs. Tramlay. "Mr. Marge has means."
1 "Net te any great extent, that any ene has
been able te discet er," iutci ruptcd the mr-
I chant.
I "And he has social os!tien, which" is of
I mere importance lu New Yerk than any
, thlnz else." continued the wife. "lid knows
many preuiineut pteple whom we de net, and
If he were te marry LucJa it would improve
Margie's opportunities. We liaven't gene into
society as much as we should, and I'm afraid
our daughtm will have te suffer for it."
"Pcn't trouble jjjju: tad wjtb any mdi
trans" wild tbe hiKband, witti mere tbau bti
usual earnestness. "Ulrls like our bless
tnrmt went cetna te tnake bail matches."
"Besides," said Mrs. Tramtay, rctraehig
her thoughts "Mr. Marce doesn't leek the
least bit old; he Isnottlie kind of man te
grew old. I can't fee that he appear a day
elder than he did years nge."
"Hless your sentimental heartl'' said the
merchant. "He doesn't, eh I Well, it docs
you credit te think se, and It doesn't make
me jealous in the least,"
"If the company succeed," continued Mrs.
Tramlay, "Mr. Xtnrge will be as much the
gainer as you or young Hayn, won't het''
"Certainly."
JUPUUnn vu limb II1UVI1 UCUCI
this young man you're se fend of 1"
IIV.. I U. .Iu HKl.t..M .11.
"Then he'll be that much better off than
"Yes. If he does nothing foolish In the
mean time; but I have my doubts et the
financial stability of nny man who can't
pass a stock ticker without looking at It.
Wall street exttts solely for the purpose of
absorbing such men's meney."
"Mr. Marge is no feel," said Mrs. Tramlay.
"He's no wiser than some veterans who
have had te leave their millions In the street
aud live en their children forever after."
"The Improvement cemjviDy has only about
forty ncrcs, 1 lielleve you said!"
"Just forty."
"And two thousand an acre is the mostyeu
hope ferP
"Yes."
"That would be eighty thousand dollars;
four Inte eighty gees twenty tunes, nnd"
"If I'd known you'd such a head for busi
ness I would have asked you te put n house
keeper In charge et the family, se I could
have your services nt the elllce," said Train
lay. "Twenty thousand dollars would be very
little for a young man te marry en In New
Yerk and in our set."
"Twenty theusaud, and a salary which 1
must seen Incroase In slmple Justice; also,
expectations from his father's estate In the
ceurse of time. I don't remember te have
told you, though, that the young man was
long headed enough te suggest that hl fa
ther should buy options en the continuation
of the rldge there are sevcial hundred acres
In all, distributed among different funns
nnd the old fellow has worked it se skillfully
that tve have the rcfuvil of It nil, for a year,
at a trifling outlay in meney. There's genu
ine city business capacity In that yeuug
man' head chl"
"It appear go," Mrs. Tramlay admitted.
This ndniissieu might hive been et great
comfort te Phil could he have heard It, but
as he nevcr rocelved any information, except
through his alternating hopes and suspi
ciens, he was obliged te remain in doubt
His principal hope, aside from that based
en Lucia's willingness te doveto nny amount
of time te him, was obtained through the
manner of the head et the family. Tramlay
was communicative ns who merchants usu
ally are te thelr empleyes; he was nlse con
fidential; evidently he trusted Phil Implicit
ly, for he told the new clerk nil his business
expectations nnd heC9, Instructed him care
fully regarding every 0110 tt lieui the young
man was le see for business purpej, and
threw much Important weik upon him. It
seemed lmpossihle te lulsco'ustrue the puriKre
of nil this; nt the very least, It Implied a high
order of respect; aud the respect of n jieshible
father-in-law was net an ally te be under
rated. Besides, Tramlay frequently put Lucia
in his charge when she was out for an even
ing; and this Implied n still higher order of
trust.
But, of tcr nil, the hope that were strong
est nnd most nhlding wcie formed In the
Tramlay parlor, while Lucia was apparently
only acting the part of n listener. The young
malt occasionally found himself expressing
hU own opinion f reely, end te great extent,
en subjects that Interested him, and the flew
of language wns Interrupted only by badly
concealed yawns from Mrs. Tramlay aud
Margie. Where te them could be the Inter
est in the latest campaign aijnlnst the Indi
ans, or methods of ventilating school looms,
or the supposed moral purpese underlying
England's continued occupation of Egypt!
Such questions were fit only for man, thought
Mrs. Traiulay and her second daughter: the
mother sometimes said, nfter excusing her
self from Impromptu lectures 011 th or
kindred topics, that the young man from the
country loved te hear himself talk, and Mar
gie half believed that Tlill only began what
fne denominated "harnugues" in order te
clear the room, se that he might have Lucia
te himself.
But te all that Phil said, no matter hew
heavy the subject, Lucia listened patiently,
attentively, nud often with nuairef Interest,
Sometimes she attained sufficient grasp of a
statement te reconstruct it, iu words, though
net lu facts, and return it te the original
maker, who In the blindness of bliss immedi
ately ntti United it te I.ucla'n mental siqici 1 1
erity te the remainder of the family, Ilud
hoseeiiher nfterward perplexedly pinching
her brew ns she uppealed te cyclopedia or
dictionary te make his meaning clearer, he
might haje revised his opinion ns te her In
tellect, yet he would have lieen the surer of
what te him Just then wa9 mere desirable
than the cellective Intellect of the world.
CHAPTEU XX,
AN OLD QUC..T10V IlKrEATKb.
It. MAHGH
had
breathed n gentle
tlghef relief when
In heard of Philip
Ilnyn's sudden do de do
parture from the
uiutreHills: had lie
known the cause of
the young man's
exit lie would lu
gratitude hat 0 giv
en a line dinner te
thomalegosslpwho
had said in Phil's
heal lng that Marge
was te marry Lu
cia. Net knowing of this rumor, he called
at the Tramlay nbode, ostensibly te invite
Lucia nnd her mother te the theatre, und
from the minmr of the ladies he assumed
that Phil, with the ever confidence of youth,
had propeed and licen rejected. Marge's
curiosity as te what the head of the family
could want of the young man was nllajcd by
Mrs. Tramlay's statement thatthevl.lt was
due wholly te her husband's ridiculous man
ner of Inviting each country acquaintance te
ceme and see him If hoever reached New
Yerk; his subsequent hospitality te Philip
was only for the puriose of keeping en geed
terms with seme old fashioned people "be
might seme day again be useful as hosts, and
who could net be managed exactly as pro
fessional keepers of beanliug beuxis. 1
But Marge's curiosity was reareused the
very day after he received thU quieting In
formation, for he chanced te meet the mer
chant with the young mau's father, and wns
introduced te the latter 1
Instantly the old question returned te his
lips, "What can Tramlay want of that fel
low i" Again hi s curiosity subsided, when he
learned of the cettage city project, and,
while agreeing te assumea quartir of the ex ex
pense of thu enterprise, he complimented
Tramlay en liis ability te find something te ,
profit by, even while ostensibly enjoying an
occasional day rest In the country But
when, a day or two later, Phil reapjieared
and was presented te him as the old farmer's
representative ai the real holder, in fact, of I
a tult quarter of the company's ste:k-Marga I
looked suspiciously at the merchant, and asked
l.imwlf- .. '
"What can Tramlay want of that follewP
Heaweuing areerdhnj te the pi inciples ou
which many Miiall leal citntti companies or
rorimratiens d vl (nng a patent re formed,
Muigesoeiilnformol hliwulf that Trnmlny,
who sbrew-ducss he bad always held lu high
l erpect, preferred the son te ftie father, ui
being the easitr victim uf the tire The
processes of frightening out or "freezing out" 1
an Inventor r fanner whn bad put hi prep I
irty In the hand of a stock company wre 1
net entirely unknown te Maig and he tint- !
urally assumed that thej wiutd lwuuier of
application te u gren young man hi.
Philip than te u clear headed old man n
Parmer Hayn teemed te be Hut if the
rurul ele-iieut of the company was te lede- 1
spoiled ct iU own, Marge proieaod te k-e tbat
net ull the spoils should go te the merchant.
Hew tetter could he improve bii own posi
tion w ith Trnmlay than by making himself
the merchant', supu ler in flnuel
He would have the udvantage of bblng
able te watch Phil closely, and of knowing
first when he uubt le inclined u sell out at a
sacrifice, should the tnung man, like meit of
his age an! extractien. detelej) an liisatlabls
appetite for clly joys that cost meney, be,
Marge, would rheerfimv suppl) htm with
money Trout tune te inii". taking Ills stock us
I security, ami fmie da til'; merchant would
I suddenly find hl-nstlf b-atcje l!e"nRame,
Tbe wve fhairln tf such a- !
'j-
Ami
UP?'
the deliberate Marge te take a shin)', Lettlo
of champagne with his midday luncheon a
luxury which he uually reserved until oven even
lng at the club.
But again he was startled when alight
bended friend complained that, although the
said frleud's father had been premised a
place for his son lu Tramlay's office when the
ireu trade should leek up, Tramlay had taken
In n countryman Instead. Ills own eyes anon
confirmed the Intelligence, and, as Tramlay
made no cxplanattoiver even mention of the
fact, Marge again found himself asking:
"What can Tramlay want of that fellewl"
Evidently it meant cither business or Lu
cia. Perhaps the merchant during the long
depression of the Iren trade had borrowed
meney of tbe young man's father, or was new
borrowing of htm, te avail himself et his In
creasing opportunities. (Marge had the city
mau's customary but erroneous impression as
te the bank surplus of the average "well te
de" farmer.) If Trnmlay were merely a bor
rower, except against notes and bills receiva
ble, iron had net looked up enough te Justify
a prudeut man lu becoming the merchant's
son-in-law. If there had been such transac
tions, perhips a share of the business wns te
pay for them. Inquiries et his hauling ac
quaintances did net make the matter clearer
te Macge; se he resolved te doveto hlmelf te
the new clerk, as he could safely de in his ca
pacity of co-director of the Improvement
company, The young man had considerable
self possession, Marge admitted te himself;
but what would It avail against the flne
met heds of a man of twlce his years, alt spent
among men who considered it legittmnte
business te pry Inte the business affairs of
ethers!
80 Marge began operations nt once; no
time was te be lest. He bad no difficulty In
making his approaches, and his courtesies
were se deftly offered that Phil could net
help accepting many of them and feellug
grateful for kindness rendered. The young
man's suspicions were seen disarmed, for, llke
houerabltt natures In general, he abhorred
suspicion. That tliere was a purpese In all
of Marge's actions Phil could net nveld be be
llevlug, but little by little he reached the con
clusion that it wns simply te ferwnrd the
Improvement company's prospects. As Marge
himself said, Phil knew the ceuipany's laud
thoroughly, and was the only jicrseu who
could talk of it intelligently. Any vestiges
et distrust that remained were swept n way
when Marge succeeded lu having the privi
leges of his club extended te Phil for three
mouths, pending application for admission.
It was u small club, and exclusive; Phil
heard it named olmesf reverently by some
young men who longed te (ass Its pertahi,
nud among Its members were a few men of n
social set mere prominent than that In which
the Trarnlays moved.
Te Marge's delight, Phil liegan te spend
meney freely nt the club; Mnrgu bad seen
ether eung men de likewise, mid there was
but one end te be expected If their parent
are net rlclu Phil drank no w ine, smoked
no cigars, ) ct when he thought It proper te
give a little diuuer the best that the club's
caterer could supply wns en the table. He
did net sccui te have any ether oxnslve
habits, except that he dressed se carefully
that his tailor's bill must be large; still, a
man who gives dinners at clubs must have
plenty of meney. Frem being a seurce of
gratification, Tlill's free use of money began
gradually te cause Marge dismay. Where
did it all ceme from! Ha could scarcely be
earning It in his capacity et junior clerk In
an it 011 house. Could It be that Trnmlny had
him In training for the position of son-in-law,
and was paying the cost of Introducing
him favorably te the notice et seme pels of
New Yerk society te whom he could net
present hhunt his own house! Suchncouise
would be qultojudlcieuj in n father desiring
wider acquaintance for his daughter wheu
she should beconie a brhle; but, If it ically
were being pursued, would he, Marg, ever
hear the cud of the rallying te which his own
part lu the pregramme would subject hlint
There was mera torment In this view et
the cex) than Marge had ever experienced lu
his life before, and it reblicd him nt times of
his habitual expression te an extent that was
uotlceable and made hint the subject of some
club chat. Ne matter hew cxclusiveu club
may bene nutter hew careful in the selec
tion of its members that none hut gentlemen
may be upon its list, it cannot prevent n
small, gradual, but distinct nnd puisisU-nt
t'K5r,lKntlen of gossips fellows wIicae ener
gies, such as they are, tend solely te Investi
gation et the nlluirs of their acquaintances.
Theiewas uet an hour of the day or night
wheu several of these fellows could net be
found at Marge's club, lounging ns listlessly
nnd Inconspicuously nssemaiiy incurables at a
hospital, but Marge knew by experience that
these were the only fellows weith going te if
he wanted te knew nil that was lielng snld
about a inemlicr, pnitleularly if It was un
complimentary. And new, lonfeuiul them,
(Kissibty they were talking about him, and
intlniatiug that he was being used te Impiute
tbe standing of his own 1 h nl I
Still, as he Informed himself, all his annoy
ance came from u mere supposition, which
might be entirely without foundation, Per
haps the yeuug man had means of his own,
hu had net looked llke it when he first n
cared iu New Yerk, hut appearances some
times were deceitful Marge had heard Train
luy allude te Phil's father ns an honest old
farmer te whom fertune had net lieen nny
tee generous, but perhaps be had been estl
mating the old man's possessions only by New
Yerk stamlurds; w as it net the fat mlug cl.tsi
that originally took up the greater juirt of
thu government's great Issues et bends!
And, yet, If the young man had money of
hU own or of his futhei's, where did he keep
Itl nail hoever displayed u check, te Indi
cate his banking place, Murge would linve
found ways of nscei tabling the size and im im
ture of bis account. Hut, though he hail sev
eral times seen Phil pay bills which were
lather large, the rettlements weie always
made with currency. Was it possible, Murgs
nsked himself, that the traditional old stock
ing was still the fuvorite bank of dceslt for
tin ruial cerninuuitv? It mlcrht hate re
iki veil his mind te knew that the country
man's customary method, tth'.nlie has meucy,
In te carry n gi cat deal of currency, and that
Instead of making payments by check he
draws bank notes with which te pay.
And se the weeks went nn, nnd Marge did
uet accomplish an) thing that he bad Intended
when he lx'gan te doveto himself te the ) eung
man from the country, Phil bonewed no
money, squandered nene ntcaids, did net 111 n
Inte dissipation, offered 110 confidences, and,
ultheugh entirely approachable was as se
cretive almut his jxifceiiril affairs ns It he
hud been bnern te tllence. Even en the sul
Ject of Lu:la, which Marge had cautiously
1 approached several times, he talked with n
calmness that made Marge doubt the endeiic
of his own senses. Phil did net even wince
when Marge reminded him of the heiwi he
knew of that would match Marge's own, the
1 reason assigned being that the sleighing sea
son was coming nnd he would Ixi likely te
frequently take the ladles of the Tramlay
family out behind two horses. On the con
trary, Phil had tbe herse found and sent te
New Yerk nt hU ewu expense, saying he
could make himself eviu by selling, In case
, the animal did net picas! Marge,
The herse arrived, he pleased Marge, who
was delighted with the Impieshieii the new
team made upon the family and his acquaint
ance generally, Phil Included. Murge was
I net equally pleased, however, when within a
I few days Farmer Hayn sent his son u pair of
black horses, which, though of no bleed in
' -articular, had a quality of spirit and style
net te be exiectcil of high born animals long
accustomed te city lavements nnd restricted
te the funeral gait prcscriW by park com cem com
mlwieiiciV regulations. With their equally
untamed country broil owner te drive them,
tbe span mated qulte r. situation, and, te
Marge's disgust, theTrumlays seemed te pre
fer them te the pair en which he had Incurred
1 extra ntjense for the sake of Lucia and her
mother.
His plain foiled, his weuduriugs unan
swered, his direct questions evaded, his en
emy icrsisthig In acting euly as u friend
mi,;lit uct, und the father of his Intended
uveiduig 11U.11II011 of Phil se carefully as te
exclte suiplclen, yet inviting Maige te his
heu as freely as uvtr, the man of the world
was uirnble te reach any fixed decision, and
was obliged again nud again te repent te
himself the question.
"What can Tramlay want of that fellewP
CHAPTER XXI.
IIAYMOK ROCbES ITEELr.
One et tbe blisful joeis!uii of the
man et mature year u thu elf control
whlrli iarM ltn ikjwjisei thu necessity
uf ceiiHuiiiliig time und vitullty lu profit prefit prefit
Ieh cxcltcitK'iit. Farmer Hnyn, returnliijf I
te bin native village, bad n great Ucul mere 1
en hi mind than Phil when that ye.uli pie-
tedei hliu a few day before. It Is into that
rhll was bemoaning what he believed te be
the less et n sweetheart, but the old man's
thoughts were equally full of the possible
gain of n daughter an earthly possession he
had longed fcr through many ) ears, but bean
denied. He bail nlie n large and premising
bind speculation le cngnge his thought a
speculation which, npiMircntly, would bring
the family mere gain In n year than three
generations et Heyns bad accumulated Inn
century. He was plannlug mere enjoyments
for his gray bnlrcd, aoniew hat wrinkled old
wife, should the Improvement company's
plans succeed, than nny happy youth ever
devlsM for his bride, nud be knew exactly
hew they would affect the geed wemana
iirlvllege which Is frrqucutlydenied the now new
iy made husband.
And yet his mind nnd ceuntenance were as
aercne nnd tindlsturlxxl as if he were merely
looking forward te the (icaceable humdrum
of a farmer's winter. The nppearance of
fields nnd forests jast which tha train hur
ried him did net depress him ns they did his
son; n shabby farm house merely made him
thank heaven that his own was mere sightly
and comfortable; n bit of plne barren 01
scrub oak reminded bint, te bis great satis
faction, that his own woodland could be trust
ed te pay seme profit, te say uething et taxes
and Interest, hveii swampy lowlands caused
his heart te warm with prlile that his strong
arm and stronger will had transformed simi
lar begs Inte ground mero fcrtlle thati soma
te which nature had been kinder.
Ner did he Iemj his serenity when the na
tives came down en him llke n famished
herde of locusts nud demanded news of what
was going en in the city. He cheerfully told
them pearly everything he knew nnd parried
undesirable, questions without losing his tem
per. He pointed with prlde te lilt subsoil
plow nnd his wife's uew bread pan, und told
hew the lenses In his new spectacles hail been
made te equallze the strength et his eyes, In
ttcad of being both alike, ns in the glasses et
the t lllage store. lie hail heard all the great
preachers, had n geed square talk w Ith the
commission merchant te whom most Uayn Uayn
eon fnrm products went, seen evcry thing
that the newspacrs advertised ns wonder
fully cheap, bought seme seed eats larger
than any eter seen In Uaynten, get a Sun
day hat which was neither tee large nor tee
small, tee young nor tee old, nud added te
the fundi' collection of pictures n photo
graph of the Washington monument and an
engraving of the "Death of Pi esldcnt Gar
Geld." Hnyn ten nnd Its environs simply quit rred
w Ith excltrjneut ever nil the non-s and per
suiial (ireieity which the farmer brought
back; but It cxci-icneed deeper thrills when
the old man told his neighbors that he knew
of nplnn by which they might get lid of
their ridge laud for nn amount of meney the
mere Interest of which would bring them
mere profit than the ciem coaxed from that
thin soil. The plan would IhmicIU them still
mere should Iholnltcr'spieJect succeed, for
a let of cottagers would tuaken brisk cash
inntket for llie vegetables which Hajliten
ground produced se easily, nnd which tiny ti
tan fnriners moaned ever liecnuse they could
tietnt piesetitsell Ilia surplus nt nny price,
much less nt the flguren which their agricul
tural newspapers told them were te be ob
tained in large cities.
Would they take ten dollars per aero for
their ridge land, the money te be forfeited
unless the remainder of two hundred per
acre were paid within n year! Would they!
Well, they consented with such alacrity that
thefnrmer seen had turn He te New Yerk
for mere currency. Before Thanksgiving
day the Hnynteii Bay Improvement com
pany controlled n full mile of shore fretit,
and there was mere money In circulation In
the village than could le remembered exeppt
by the eldest Inhabitant, who wns reminded
of the geed old times when lu 161,1 n pri
vateer, built nud manned In Hay uteu's little
bay, had carried n I Ich prize into New Yerk
and ceme home te sjiend the proceeds.
Small mortgages were paid off, dingy
houses npieaied III new suits uf paint, several
mothers iu 1st nel beuyht new Sunday dresses,
tw e or three funnels gave their old horses'
and seme money fur better ones, the nUle of
one church wnsrnrpcted nnd another church
obtained the bell that for tears had been
longed for, n veteran mster had fifty dollar
added te his salary of four hundred n year, and
get the money, tee; several families liegnn te
buy (ni ler orgaiiseu the Installment p1uu;one
farmer indulged lu the pruvlentl unheard of
nxtinvagaucoef taking his family, consisting
of his wife mid lilmvlf, te New Yerk tesjiend
the winter, and another dedlcatml his newly
found money mid his winter enforced lehmre
te the leprchcnsible work of drinking himself
te dentil.
"An' It's nil en account of a gill," Farmer
! Hayn would lemnik te his wife wheneter he
! henid of any nuw movement Hint could lie
(raced te the caw of the local money mat ket. I
"If our Phil hadn't get that Trnmlay gal oil '
I the brain lust summer, he wouldn't have geno
te New Yeik te visit; then I wouldn't have 1
! geno te leek for him, and tbe Improvement I
j company wouldn't have lieeu get up, nn' '
Phil wouldn't have hatched thu brilliant Iden 1
of buy In' what did he call V-mt eh, e, op- I
tlens buyln' options en the rest of the 1 Idge, I
nn' there would hnte Iwcn no lefrcslilu'
1 shower of greenbacks fnllin' llke the rain '
I from heaven en the Just an' iiiijmt nllke. it
I reminds me of the muss that folks gut into
in the old country ever that woman Helen,
whose last nanie I netei could find out. Yeu
j remember It 'twns In the book that young
minister wn had 011 trial nu' didn't exactly
I like left nt our house. It's lust another such
case, euly a geed deal nioie pioper, this net
bcln' a heathen land, All oil account of n
gall"
"If It Is," Mrs. Hayn replied ou ene ecca
sien, as she took In r hands from the dough j
she was kneading, "an' It certainly leeks as
it it was, don't you think it might be only 1
fair te allude te her mere respectful! I don't
ilkotehcarn yeuug woman that our rhll'
likely te marry spes.0 e( as just "turn tram
lay gal.'"
"b'pese, then, I iiiciitleuhcra jeurdaugh-tcr-ln-lawl
But ain't it odd that nil the
changes that's ceme te as,s lu the last month
or two wouldn't have happened nt nil it it
hadn't been fur Phll'd U-iu' smitten by that
gull As thu Scripture says, 'Beheld hew
great 11 mutter 11 little tire kindlith.' Fer
'lire' rend 'fp-irk,' or sparkln', nn' the text"
"Reuben!" exclaimed Mrs. Hnyn, "don't
take liberties w Ith the Werd."
"It ain't no liUrty,' tald the old man,
"Like enough It'll read 'spark' in the Het Led
Edition."
"Then wait tilt it does, or until you're one
of the revisers," said the wife.
"All 1 Ight; mehbe It would a as well," the
husband admitted. "Meanwhil", I don't
mind turnlii' it off an'cempariu' it with an
ether texts 'The wind blewcth where it llst
tth, but thou canst net tell ivhciioe it cometh
or whither It gecth.' The startln' up et
1 In j nten an' uf Phll'a attachment Is a geed
duil llke"
"I don't knew that that's exactly reverent,
either," said Mrs, Hatn, "ceuslderlu' what
toilers lu the Boek. An' what's geln' en iu
the iielghberhcxxl don't Interest me as much
ns what's geln' en in my own family. I'd
llke te knew when things li cemin' te a head.
Phil ain't married, nor evcu engaged, that
we knew of; there ain't no lets beln' told by
the company, or If there are we don't hear
about it."
"An' there's never any bread being baked
while vou'rekneuding the dough, ehl lady.
Yeu rt member the assage, 'first the blade,
then the ear, then the firil corn in the earl'
Mustn't leek for fruit iu the blossemm' time;
eten Jesus dldu't flud that when he looked
for Itou a fig trce ahead of time, you knew."
" 'Pears te me you run te Scripture mero
than usual this meniln'" said Mrs. Hayn,
efter putting her pans of dough Inte the
even " What'n started ) out'"
"Oh, only little kind of iiwuktiilu', I
s'liose," said the old man, "I cant keep my
mind off of what's geiu' en right under my
etcs, an It's se unlike what niiyWy would
have exiectcd that I can't help geln' behind
the n tunu, us tbey Usui te say ui euiics.
An' when I de that time's only ene way of
seeing 'em, en' I'm glad l've i;et the eyes te
no 'cm in that light."
"Se am I," said Mrs. Hayn, gently but
successfully putting a tleury impression of
four fingers and n thumb en her husljand's
head. "I s'em It's 'cause I'm se tired of
waltln' that I don't loeknt things just as you
de. 'Pears te me there's nethln' tbat comes
up, en' that our heal U get set ou, but vt hat
we've get te wait for. It gets te be awful
tiresome, after yeu've been at it thirty or
forty years. I think Phil might hurry up
matters a little."
"Mebbe 't Isn't Phil's fault," sus;e.ted tha
farmer. , ,
"Well," said Mrs. Huyti, with a flash be
hind her glasses, "I don't see why any go!
should keep that boy ft-waltiii.lf that's what
you jneaii."
"Don't, eh P drawled ths old man withe, '
queer smile nnd n quizzical leek. "Well, T
s pene he is n geed deal mero takln' than hte
father was."
"Ne such thing," snld the old lady.
"Much obliged; I'm a geed deal tee polite
te contradict when you're se much In ear
nest, you knew," Iho rl 1 man replied, "But
If It's se, what's the reason that you kept hlra
wnltln'l"
"Why, 1 It wns you sc I 'twas the
way of It was shot" An 1 Mrs. Hayn sud
denly noticed that netted geranium In the
kitchen window tioedjd n ilad xt removed
from its base,
"Yes," said her husband, following her
with his eyes. "Au' I supp-e that's Just
about what Phil's gal weul 1 say, if any one
was te ask her. But the longer you waited
the surer I was of you, wasu't II"
"Oh, don't ask questions wheu jeu knew
the nnswer ns well ns I de," said the el I lady.
"1 want te see things ceme te a head; that's
all."
"They'll come, they'll come." said Iho old
man. "It's try In' te wnlt, 1 knew, sccin' I'm
deln' some of the waltln' myself, but 'the
trj In' of your faith werkcth patience,' an'
'let wtlcuce have her rfect work,' yeJ
remember."
"More RcrlpturcP sighed the wife. -'YeuTe
gcltin' through a powerful sight of New Test
ament this mernln'. Benben, nn' I s'jiose I
deserte It, seeln' the way 1 foal llke llghtln'
It. Buts'jiose thisceiiliany siioculatlendout
ceme te anything then I'hll'll be n geed deal
wussefT than he is uew, won't he! Yeu re
member theawtul treuble Deacon Trcwk get
into by belli' the head of that new fongled
slump and stene puller cempiuy, that didn't
mil any te speak of. Everybody cnmeOewn
en him, nn' called bim nil sorts of names, an'
said be'd lied te 'cm, an' they would 1,0 te the
Iioerhouso bcc-uisoef the money they'd put
11 li en his advice, an' "
"Phil won't have auy such treuble," said
the farmer, "for nobody took stock ou bis ad ad
vlce. Tramlay get up the cetnany Iwfere
we knew uii) thin' nlxnit it, nn' nil the puffin'
of the hud w ns done by him. Boldes, there's
nobody In it that'll suffer much, even If things
comes te the w ust. Except one or two dum
mies clerks of Tramlay's nlie were let in
for a share or two, Just te make up a beard
of duters te the legal sire, what share
ain't held by Phil and Tramlay nn' that fel
ler Marge belongs le a gal."
"What! Luclal"
"Ne, no another gal; racbbj I ought te
call her a woman, seeln' the's putty well
along, nltheugh mighty handsome nn' smart.
Her name's DI11011, nn'Tiamlsy Joked rhll
about her ence or twice, makiii1 out she was
struck by him, but of course that's nil non nen
kuu. She's 1 Ich. an' gut mouey te invest
eveiy ence in a while, nn' Tramlay put her
up te this little operation."
"You're sure she nlu't interested In PhllP
asked Jim. Hayn. "I't'e seen no end of
treuble made between young folks hy.ga.te
Hint's old enough te knew thtlr own minds
mi' smart enough te use Vin."
"Fer goodness' sake, Iu Ann I" exclaimed
Itmnlil fnmier "rIVi tie.ii nu talk, nnvbml
woulds'iiesothatlnthobigcityuf New Yerk, -Sill
where eter a million woplallve nnd n mill- "J-l
1011 mera ceme 111 ireui mil mu -jiuuv-i uvi 3 i ..
week, there wasnt any young man Ter rellts ""it,'
te get Interested In but our Phil. Roelly.eld ""Si
lady, I'm beglnnlii' te Iw troubled about you;
tlinf erf f,f fjkll' I Itnl'a errirmln' lint nllllh
time hi you makes me areaiil that yeu've get .Tggi
11 Mini o-(irieo 111111 s gni, iu jinvuii wn- . rc '
pridein our seu, sol tlu' him nbuvenll ether 'j-;
mortal belii's, se far as pnythlu's concerned 'fii J
thai can make n young man Interesthi','' ,f J
IVV-ll I? ....M Wfm lint,!! nftAP ItniUPMlMv HM
linking the matter ever, "ff It'use I re-ckeu r
it'll have te stay se. I don't b'lleve there s
any hepe of forgiveness Ter anytliln' u
heaven's going te held an ehl woman te ac
count for becJu' nil the goal there Is In bar
first lierii. 1 hain't been down te Yerk ray
wlf, but seme of Yerk's )eung sprigs hare
erus i eung sprigs nave T,;
iu tlma mi' another, en' It,'
1 of tha hull let, I should "J---3
Phil would be te all the''x
been down here, enu t
they're fair samples 1
I 1 nk n ticht of our Pi I would be te all the v.
tlly gnls like the shmldeT of a great rock In a .-$fc,-j
weary land." . ?.!
"Who's ndreppln' Inte Scilpture newf
EUt.l1l 1 U U1U llll IIIVI , I1IU,UK, l-F UN W H- J
could leek his wife full III the face. H1
"Scripture ain't n bit tee strong te use ,
rreeiy uuetli our run my rim," saiu me mu s,a
umnmi. tuitlibii' linr ciMTtnclps f e the ten et ,'K
her bend nnd iH-ginnlii: le walk the kitchen,
fleer. "All the hephi', en' fearln', and
waltln', an' nui-sln', nn' tcachln', an'
thlnkhi', an' prayiii', that that boy
has cut romes huiryln' Inte my mind
when I think about him. If 'here's
anythtti' he ought le be an' lui't, I '
don't sen what It Is, nu' I can't tux) where his
mother's te blame for It. Whatever geed
there Is in 1110 l've tried te put Inte him, an'
tthatevcr I was lackln' In l've tried te get
for him eluowheio. Yeu've Iwen te him
ev'rytbln' a father should, nn' he never could
have get along without you. You'te been
lets te him that I uever could be, he bcln' a
bev. an' I nevcr ceae thankln' heaven for it;
but whenever my mind get en a strain.'
nbeut him I kind e' get us mixed up, an1 feel
ns if 'twas me Instead of him that was takln'
whatever hapjicuud, nu' the longer tt lasts
the less I enn think of him nny ether way.
There I"
The old farmer rose te his feet while this
speech wns underway; then he removed bis
hat. which he sldem did nf ter cemln? Inte
the house, unless reminded. When his wife -ggs
concluded, he took both her bands and
drepjicd Uvii his knees; he had often dene it
I i-f ere years before, when et crcoine by' her
jeung beauty but never Iwfore had he done
It with se much et revei cure.
CbtKimirif tier! Satuv 'an.
OBSERVATIONS ON WHIST.
Hunie et tliB lllnlrultirs About I'laslng
Tour limn Well.
There Is nothing which taxes the ability of
a whist player mero than the playing of
peer hand. With a goal hand nn Ignoramus
may win the game, hut it trkes ability te
win witba poerone. This Is wlitre the strat
egic foice of Ihu whUt plajer Ij brought
Inte play Sometime, n hen the pla) lng of
0110 curd may or may net make the game,
established rule is thrown aside, and a sub sub
liuie nerve Is shown Then again, the player
holding ioer canU Is often allwl upon te
threw the lead Inte hlijui titer's hand or
te keep the liud out of lilsepimneiit's baud.
In Older te de this he uu) ! obliged te
lend fiem u (licit suit, or te threw 011 u high
card second hand In brief, the plajer with
a I-xr hanil phijsnch tensive gnme. Heis,
se te sieak, nt bay, hut If, nt n critical mo
ment, he can step In nnd aid hit rtner, the
gnme may still Ik) sated. Siippofe, for In
stance, that you held the following baud;
0, 7 nud 8 of hearts, 0, 8 and l of suies a, 7,
I and 3 of diamond, and 8, i and -of clubs.
Your partner, II, turnsupn small hnart, and
I), 011 ) our light, leads u small spade. Yeu
put en the 8 second huud (net Jho 0, as the
play In this case may sate your partner a
geed card) ;0 takes it with tbe 0, and leads
back it small diamond, which you take with
the u.
New liere comes, the sjlnt, and (t Involves
ngieat principle Yeu have the lead, and
yeui, partner ha given no Indication that he
wants trillion. True, he luwi't had a chance
te signal, but that 111 1U1 no difference. Yeu
can't take it for grantL Yeu can, however,
uriive at a conclusion D's long suit Is spades,
CTs I diamonds, and neither of them want
huiiisled Yeu bate but three truinis la
jour hand New thu Inference is that your
(Mrtnir ha ut least four, nud the probability
is thut he bui lite. Yeu can de uelhing
jeursclf, and your play Is te threw the lead
Inte his linuil.
Your long suit Is the diamond, and If you
had led erlglnall) jeu would have plnted the
3, but new jeu hate geed naeii te u
ke that your irtner ha. hearts and clubs.
Yeu don't dare te day trumps Ui-uuse)eur
inference lliil J our (tinier liui Ilvoeruiore
of them inn) net be trua Therefore you
lead the highest club jeu hate thlgheit from
usuit of three), und the dunces are )OUr
mrtner ill ms-ui e the trick. Then if he has
u geed hand In- nny pet the trumps out and
save the gnme If he ha.n't n geed hand it
is hktnnvuiiy, bilt )OU hate had the satis
faction of pla) lng your ban I for all It was
BOrtl, . Tem Lansike.
Mrs. SallliTJoyTVIiite, ofTlie Bosten
Herald, cbiuw tlie distinction of beinj
lliu first vveruun journalist toliavoapo teliavoapo toliaveapo
i.stfon upon u Bosten newspaper. Mrs.
White besatther jouniulUtie career in
ISO'J, and lias been steadily at tferk ever
since, pepping only Ions enough te get
tuanicd. Hut home is In Ashereft, ju .
out of Uoten, where she livt In tt hoase
200 vers old. Mrs. White U the presi
dent e." the New England Women's Vifm
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