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The Yakima Herald.
OQCNTBV LI CK, (comtinukd.)
ownl of that lady's society* Oh, horrible,
delicious thought I Jealousy was not an un
known quality at Uaynton; be bad obssrvsd
Itadevelopment ol ion and often. But to ba
Jealous a girl must bo very food of a man,
or at least desirous of hie regard. Could It
ba that Lada regarded blmaaba dldbcrl
Did the really esteem him aa more than a
mare acquaintance! If not. why that strange
took!
If really Jealous, Lada soon had ample
revenge, (or music began, and Mias Dtnon
•aid;
“Hava you a partner (or tbs quadrille,
Mr. Hsynt If not, you mast Ist ms And you
ana” .
“I—no, 1 don’t dance,” be stammered
“Bow unfortunate for a doasn or more
girls this evening r murmured Mias Dinon.
“You will kindly excuse me, that 1 may see
If the sets ora fullf
Phil bowed and adgad bis way to a corner,
where to solitude and wretchedness ha beheld
Lucia go through a quadrille, bestowing
■nllsa In rapid sneosmtoo upon bar partner,
who was to PblPssyss too uttsrly Insignifi
cant to deserve n single glance from those
fairest eyes fat tbs world His Ups hardened
as ha saw Lucia oeeasloaaUy whirled to bar
place by the arm of bar partner boldly en
circling bar waist. Ba had always thought
dancing was wrong; now ha knew H At
Kayo too the young people occasionally went
through a dance cal led “Sir Roger da Cover*
ley.* but there was no hugging m that. And
Lucia did not seem at all displeased by bar
partner’s familiarity—confound itl
He bad to unbend and forget bin anger
when the quadrille ended, for a pretty maid
en to whom be bad been Introduced aoooeted
him and mid eoma cheerful nothings, gutter
ing suggestively a miniature tan on which
were pepeiied some engagements to dance.
But soon the mode of a waits arose, and
Phil's eye flashed, to a degree that frightened
the maiden before him, for directly in front
of him, with a mart arm permanently about
her slander waist and her head almost pil
lowed on her partner's shoulder, was Lada.
More dreadful still, toe seemed not only to
aooept the situation, but to enjoy It; there
was on bar taoe a look of dreamy content
that Phil remembered having seen whan she
swung in a hammock at Hayntoo. He rw
membsred that than be had thought It an
gelic. but—than there was do arm about her
waist.
The pretty maiden with the tan bad looked
to eee what had affected tbe handsome young
man eo nnoleasaotlT. “Oh." toe whlsnered.
“he is dreadfullv awkward. I positively
shiver whenever be asks me for a dance.”
“Awkward, indeed!” esnlalmed Phfl. A
very young man with a solemn countenance
came over Just then to remind tbe maiden
with the fan that the next quadrille would
be his; so she floated away, bestowing upon
Phil a parting anile tar too sweet to be ut
terly wasted, as it waa
“You team unhappy, Mr. Hayn," said Mia
Dinon, rejoining Phil “I r ally believe It's
because you don’t daaoa Confess, now."
“You ought to bo asootiaaysr, Mias Dinon,
yon ere so shrewd at guessing," said PhQ,
forcing a smile and than mentally rebuking
himself for lying.
“Wont you attempt at least a quadrille!
The next one will be vary easy."
“Phil i" exclaimed Eocia, coming op to him
with an odd, defiant look, part of which was
given to Mias Dinon, “you're too mean Cor
anything. You bavent asked me tar a single
dance."
Phil's smile wee of the sweetest end cheer
iest as be replied:
“Wouldn’t it be meaner to ask for what 1
wouldn't know how to aooept) We country
people don’t know how to dance."
“But any one can go through a quadrille;
It* as aaqr as walking.*
“You couldn’t have a better opportunity
than the nest dance, Mr. Bayn/eald Mian
Dinoo, “nor a more graceful partner and far
etructor than Mia Tramlay."
Lada looked grateful and penitent} than
ebe took Phil’s arm, and whispered rapidly,
“We’ll taka a aide; all yon need do will be to
watch the bead couples carefully, and do as
actly aa they do, when our tern comae"
“But if I wonder"'
“Than PU forgive yon. What more can
aid Phil, his heart wanning,
and hie face reflecting the mile that accom
panied Lada’s promise. The quadrille was
really aa easy as bed bean promised sindeed,
Phil found it almost identical, except in lack
of grace, with an alleged oaHethenfe exerda
which a pious teacher had once introduced
in Baynton't school
Tba motion of swinging a partner book to
position by an encircling arm pooled kirn
somewhat as ha eon temple tad It. but Lode
kindly cams to hia aafatance, and *twna done
almost before he knew it—done altogether
too quickly, in fad And although ha hon
estly endeavored to analyse the wiekadnea
of It, and to feel horrified and remorseful,
hie mind utterly refused to obey him.
“Therel" exclaimed Lada, as the quadrille
ended, and, leaning on Phil* arm, afa* moved
toward a seek “Yon didn’t seem to find that
difficult"
“Anything would be easy, with you for a
teacher,” Phil replied.
•Thanks." said Loda, with a pretty nod of
bar head.
“Ami Pm ever so much obliged to Mbs
Diuuu for urging me to try," continued Phil
“Agnes Dinoo to a deer old thing." seid
Lucia, fanning herself vigorously
“Oldr echoed Phil “A women like Mias
Dinoo oeo never be old.”
Lode’s fen atoned suddenly i again the
strange jealous look cam* Into barboa.aad
aha mid:
“I should Imagine you had been smitten by
Mia [Moon.”
"N'ooMwr Phil sxnlalmsd. with a laugh.
-Cant a man state a «impU (act la natural
history without bsing mbanderrtoodr
“Forgive dm,” aid Lada, prettUv. -1
(argot that you were always Interested In tha
deepest and moat far away tide of every
thing. Hera comes that stupid llttla Lay*
trough, who has my next walta Pm going
to depend upon you to taka madown tomp
per. By by "
A minute later, and Phil sobered again,
for again Lutia was floating about the room
with a man's arm around her waist Phil
look refuge In philosophy, and wondered
whether force o( habit was eofflclent to ex
plain why a lot of modest girls, as all la Mbs
Dlnon* parlors undoubtedly were, aould ap
pear entirely at sass during so Immedsti a
diversion. During tha walta be leaned
against a door easing i ovidsntly some one
was occupying a timber position on the other
aide to tbs hall, for Phil distinctly heard a
low voice saying:
-Wouldn’t It bo grant tf our charming
hoetaas wars to Ml bar cap for that yuung
fallow (rom tbs oountryP*
-Honeenmr was the reply. -Mb tee
m»oh the older to think of *och a thing."
-Mot a bit of Ik She'll outlive any young
girt to M room. Hetidm. where money
onlla youth Is nevm stow to rsM^J*
They my bet as good as engaged to Mbs
Irtunby." mid the flnt speaker
-lndse.lt Urn phi Mot a bed match. Baa
ha gut any money* I don’t btiiave Tramlay
b more than holding hb own."
Phil Mt hi* foua flush as ha moved away
Ba wanted to rant the remarks about hb
butts*, au implication that hb friend Train
in; neber than rich. end. Will more,
that any‘young man could ba lad to the
marriage altar merely by money. If people
ware talking about him in such fashion ba
wished ba might be out of sight Ba would
return at onoa to hla hotel, had ha not prom
had to taka Lada down to sapper. Be oould
at hast hide himself, for a little while, In
the gentlemen's room up stairs. Thither be
want hoping to be alone, but he found
Barge, who bad just come in, and who loot
hie self posssadnn for on Instant when ba
recognised tbs wall dressed young man ba
(ore mm.
••Anybody barer drawled Marge.
“Lada la-1 mean Mias Tramlay,* said
Phil, la absent minded fashion—“and lot* of
other people, of course.”
Marge looked curiously at Phil’s averted
(aas and want dawn stairs. Phil remained
long enough to And that bis mind was in an
attar muddle, and that apparently nothing
would com poet It but another glimpse of Lu
da. As supper was served soon after be
went down, his wish was speedily gratified
Prom that time forward his aye sought her
continually, although ha triad to speak again
to every one to whom ba bad boon intro
duced Bow ba envied Lucia’s father, who
was to escort the little witch hornet How be
wished that In the city, as at Bayn too, peo
ple walked boms from parties, and stood a
long Urns at the gate, when maid and mao
were pleasantly acquainted!
Ha saw Lucia go op stairs when the com
pany began leave talking; ba stood at the
foot of the stair that be might have one more
glance at her As she cams down sba was aa
entirely new picture, though none the lam
charming, In her wraps And—oh. biles i
she saw him and said:
“See me to the carriage, Phil, and thee.
And papa for me."
How tenderly he handed her down the oar
peted stone stepal He had seen pictures of
such soanaa, and tried to conform his poem
with those be recalled. He opened the oar
riagedoor. Lnda stepped in, but her train
could not follow of its owu volition, so Phil
bad the lov of lifting the rustling mass that
had the honor of following the feet of divin
ity. than be closed the carriage door re
gretfully, but a little band kindly stole
through the window as Lucia said:
“Good night Don't forget to send pepe
out”
“I wont," said Phil Then he looked beck
quickly: tbe door of tbe bourn wee closed, sc
be raised tbe little band to his Ups and kissed
it several times In rapid suooemlon. True,
the hand wee gloved; but Phil’s Imagination
was not
CHAPTER XL
Dn&rriKO rson moorutos.
ASTER Philip
Hayn retired from
his second evening
in How York aociw
ty with feeling!
very different from
those which hit
rather heaigr heart
and head had oar
ried down to Sol
, Mantring’s sloop
only n abort wash
before. Ho cm
called him "ooun
try" or looked eo-
rlously >1 hi* sttlrs, on
least on* Udy, in a lata party that boarded
tba elevated train on which ha waa returning
to hi* hotel, regarded him with evident ad
miration. Not many day* before, even thli
sort of attention would have mad* him an
comfortable, but the experience* of hie even
ing at Miss Dlnon's had impreemd blm with
the probability that he would be to a certain
degree an object of admiration, and ha waa
already prepwed to accept it aa a matter of
couree very much, in tact, aa he had been
taught to accept whatever «laa which Ufa
acemed core to bring.
Of on* thing be felt sure. Lucia did not r»
gard him unfavorably. Perhaps ah* did not
love Urn—he waa modest enough to admit
that there waa no possible reaaoo why sb«
should—ret aba had not attempted to with
draw that little hand—blaaa it I—whan ha waa
covering It with kisaaa She had appropriated
him, lathe loveliest way imaginable, not only
onoebntaeveral times during the evening,
showing marked preference for him. Par
hapa this waa not ao great a oomptiinaot as at
first eight it Beamed, for, bold hie own face
and figure in aa low eateam as ha might, be
nevertheless fait sura that the beat looking
young man in Mia Dlnon's parlors wu
gainer and las msniythM jilmesK. But U
of blm aa her cavalier were not enough, there
was that jealous look, twice repeated. Hr
Informed himself that the look did not be
acme hart It destroyed the charm of bar ex
preadoo; it mads her appear hard and an
natural; yet he would not lea the memory
of it for worlds
Could it he true, ns be bed heard while un
intentionally a listener, that her father wa
not rich! Well, he waa sorry for him; ret
tide, too, was a ground for hope. After what
he had heard, It was not impossible to be
Ueve that perhaps the father of the country
youth, with hie thirty or forty thousand dol
Lars’ worth of good land, which bad bean
prospected as a poaible tit* for a village of
seaside eottaga for rich people, might be no
poorer than tba father of the dty girl It
maned impossible, aa be mentally compared
the residences of the two families, yet be had
beard more then oaee that dty people m a
class seemed always striving to live not only
up to their incomes, but as far beyond them
m tradesman end money landau would al
low.
As to the talk ho had heard about Mias
Dlnon, be resented It, and would not think of
Has In lbs least degree probable To be sore,
ho would not ballave bar M, though If she
were bo heartily honored her that aha had
lived so well as to look far younger than bar
yean. Still bawaa not tobabought,even
by a bandsoma and Intelligent woman. It
waa not uncomplimentary, though, that any
cns should bava thought him so attractive to
Mias Dlnon—a woman whom ba was sun
most have had plenty of offers In her day
But should he ever chance to marry rich,
what a sweat and perpetual revenge It would
be upon people who had looked end probably
aa If ha wars an awkward country
youth I
Than earns back to him suddenly in all
their blackness his moody thoughts over the
obdurate facts la thacaaa Prolong Us but
terfly day as long aa his money would allow,
ha must moo return to his normal condition
of a country grub; ba must return to tha
farm, to his well worn clothes of antique cut
and neighborly patches, to tha ears of bona*
cows, pigs and chickens, take -pot took" in
tha family kitchen, instead of carefully so
lecting his meals from long bills of (era In
■tend of attending rspspdom to handsome
bouses, he mute sack society to Oburuh socia
bles and tha hilarious yet very homely par
Has given by neighboring farmers, and aa
oamalfinal affair, not mock more formal, to
tha vfflagei
It wm awful, bat It aeamad Inevitable, oo
matter how he tortured Ms bratototryfa*
to devbs aa alternative, If he had a little
money ha might speculate to stocks; there,
st least, he might bsoaflt by hb acquaintance
with Marge; but all tha money he had would
not more than maintain him In Maw Turk a
fortnight longer, nod ha had not M heart to
ask ha father (or mora Hb fatheri-what
SUPPLEMENT.
oould that good, much abased mas ba already
thinking of him. that no word from the trav
eler had yet reached Bayn Fermi Be would
writs that very night—or morning, lata
though it was; and he felt very virtuous as
ba resolved that none of tbs discontent that
Ailed him should get Into bis letter.
It was nearly sunrise when he went to bed.
From his window, sight doors (rum the
ground, he could tee across the ugly house
lops a rosy flush In the east, and sums little
clouds were glowing with gold under the blue
canopy. Horn, blue, gold—Lucia’s cheeks,
her eyes, her hair; be would think only of
them, for they were his delight; hie misery
could wait; It would have Its control of him
soon enough.
e e e « e e e
“Margie. Margie, wake up I" whispered
Lode to her slumbering sister, on returning
from the Dinon party.
“Oh. dearl” drawled the sleeper, “is H
breakfast time so soon r
“No, you little goose; but you want to bear
all about the party, don't youf*
“To be sure 1 do.” said tbs sister, with a
long yawn and on attempt to sit up Mias
Margie had heard that she was prettier than
her elder sister; she knew she was admired,
and she was prudently acquiring all possible
knowledge of society against her approaching
“coming out.* “TeU me all about it Who
was there!" continued the drowsy girl, rub
blng her eyes, pushing tome crinkly hair bo
hind her eon, and adjusting some pillows so
that tbe might ait at ease. Than she put her
hands behind her head, and exclaimed. “Why
don't you goon! I’m all ears.*
Lucia laughed derisively os she polled an
ear small enough, almost, to be a deformity,
then tossed wraps and other articles of sttire
carelessly about, dropped Into a low rocker,
and sold:
“Only the usual sst were tbera 1 danced
every dance, of course, and there was plenty
of cream and coffee, Agnes and bar mother
know bow to entertain; it's areal pleasure to
go to supper tbera But I've kept the beet to
the last There wee one addition to the usual
display of young men—a tall, straight, band
some, manly, awfully stylish tallow, that set
all the girls' tongues running. You've seen
him. but I’ll bet yon a pound of candy yon
cunt gnsm bis oama"
"Ob, dout make me gnsm when I'm not
wide awake yet Who wee HI”
“It—wee— Philip—Hayn I" said Lucia, so
earnestly that she seemed almost tragical
“LndnTrewlay I” exclaimed Margie, drop
ping her chin end staring blankly. “Hot
that country fellow who used to drive us
down to tbe beach at Hayntoo r
“The very same; but bet not a country
fellow now. Upon my word 1 shouldn't
have known him if I hadn't known be had
been Invited and would probably come. 1
was In terror last be would oome dressed as
be did to our reception last week, and tbe
girls would get over their admiration of bis
talk and tease me about him. But you never
in your life saw eo splendid looking a fellow
—you really didn’t And be was very atten
tive to mo; be hud to be. I took possession of
Mtt, front the lint He doemt dance, so |
couldn’t keep him dangling, but 1 bad him to
myself wherever man could be most useful
Margie, what are yon looking so wooden
aboutr
“Tbe ideal” said Margie, in n tar away
voice, as if her thoughts were just starting
beck from some distent point. “That heavy,
sober fellow becoming a city beau I It’s like
Cinderella and the princess Do pinch me, so
1 may be sore I’m not dreaming.”
“Margie." whispered Lada, suddenly seat
ing berself on the bedside, and. Instead of the
desired pinch, burying bar cheek on a pillow
close against her sister's tooulder, •’after be
had pot me Into tbe carriage be kissed my
band—oh. ever so many times."
“Why, Lada Tramlay I Where was papar
“He hadn't oome down yet"
“Goodneat What did yon aay or dor
“What could If Before 1 could think at
all twaa all over and be wee In the booea.”
“That country boy a flirt I" exclaimed Mar
gla, going off into blanknea again.
“Ho tint a flirt at all," replied Lada,
sharply. “Yon ought to have learned, even
In tba country, that Philip Hayn Is In anrnaal
in whatever ha ays or dean*
“Oh. dear!" moaned Margie} M 1 don’t went
countryman making love to my sister."
“1 tell you again. Mania, that bet limply
a splendid gentlemen the handenmat and
most stylish of all whom Agna Dinoo in
vited—and I won’t have him abused whan
he* bean eo kind to mu?
“La," said Margie, turning eo a* to give
one of Lada’s shoulders e vigorous shake, “I
believe you think Phil Bayn Is In love with
you!"
“What ebe can 1 think r mid Loda, with
out moving her heed. Bar deter looked at
her in tilenoe a moment, au& replied:
**A good dadl more, yon dear little wretch:
you can think you’re in love with him, and,
what ta more, yon are thinking ao this very
minntei Confess, nowl"
Lada was tilent; she did not move her
heed, except to prea it deeper into the pil
low, nor did ebe change bar gam from the
wall on the opposite aid* of the rooms nver
thelea, ehs manifested undoubted eigne of
go Qt Bar alster bent over her, embraced
her, covered her cheeks with kiaaand called
her tender names, some of which hud been al
most unheard since nurmry day*. Whm
at last Lada allowed bar aya to be looked
into, her atatar took both her hands, looked
roguish, and aaidi
“Say, La, how domlt fesl to belnlovet b
It anything like what novels taU aboutP
“Dent ask me," exclaimed Lada, “or I
shall have a fit of crying right away."
“WoU, Hi let you off-for a Uttl* while, if
you’ll tell me bow it feels to have your hand
-It feels," mid Lada, meditatively, “as If
something rather heavy was prating upon
your glove."
“Ahl you’re real mean!" prottid tha
younger girt. -Bat whet will papa and
mamma my I And bow an yon going to gat
rid of Mr. Marge! I give yon warning that
yon needn’t torn him over tome wheal eoma
oak 1 detest him."
-1 don’t want to get rtd of him," mid Lnria,
becoming suddenly very sober. “Of course
I oouktot marry Phil if he were to ask ma—
not If hah going to stay poor and Uveontof
the world."
“But you’re not going to ba perfectly air
ful, and marry one man while you love an
other!"
“I’m not going to mart) anybody until
Pm asked," exclaimed hah, springing from
tbs bed, wringing hsrbaadsund pacing tbs
floor : “and nobody tow asked me yet; I don’t
know that anybody over wllL And Pm par
fsetly miserable: if yea my another word to
ms shout It 1 Mil go into hysterica Mo
body ever beard anything but good of Phil
Hayn, either here or anywhere also, and If
ha loves ma Pm proud of it, and Pm goiag to
love him back all I like, even if 1 have to
break my heart afterward. Ba Mat know
how 1 (sol, you may rest amored of that
Bat oh, Margie, ttt Jost too dreadful Mam
ma has picked oat Mr. Marge for mw-who
could love such a stick I—and MU be par
hotly erasy If 1 marry any oaa aba unlaw
perhaps it's some one with s great dsal more
money. I wonder If ever n poor girl waa to
ansb a perfectly horrible petition**
Margie did not know, ao both glrta sought
consolation to tha svar healing fount of mat
deohood—a good tagery
CHAPTER XIL
mow LOOKS UP.
-,IIE truth of the old
| f saying regarding
I the reluctance of
| watched pots to
boil is proved m
well in business as
elsewhere, as Ed
gar Tramlay and a
number of other
men in tbe Iron
trade had for some
time been learning
to tbeir sorrow
Few of them wen
making any mon
ey; most of them
were losing on inter-set account, closed mills
or stock on bond that could not find pure hoe
era To know this wa- uncomfortable, to
know that the remainder of tbe business
world knew it also was worse, there Is a sense
of humiliation in merely bolding one's own
tor a long period which Is Infinitely mors
provoking and depressing to a business man
than an absolute failure or assignment
How closely every one iu Tramlay V bust
mi drol* watched the iron market! Thar*
m not an industry In tbs world la tbs
least degree dependent upon Iron which
they did not also watch closely and
deduce apparent probabilities which they
exchanged with one another. The pro
seeding* of cougnew, the reeulU of eleo
lions, the political movements abroad that
tended to either pesos or war, became inter
acting solely through their puaidble influence
upon the Iron trail* Again and again they
were sure that the active and upward mot*
meat was begin atoooe. the opening of a lung
closed mill to execute a small order, even a
longer interval than usual between the doe
lugs of mills, eras enough to lift up their 00l
lectlve hearts for a while Then all would
baoome faint hearted again when they real*
issd that they, like Hoaea Biglow’s ebautl
clear, had been
MlsUkla’ uMMMtiis* for the break O’ day
But suddenly, through causes that no on«
had foruauen, or which all bad discounted sc
often that they had feared to consider them
again. Iron began to look up. some small or
dare, of a long absent kind, began to creep
Into the market, prices improved a Util* at
stock depleted, several mills made beats tc
open, and prudent dealers, who bad been
'poping down expenses fir months and years,
low began to talk hopefully of what they
expected to do in the line of private expend!
turea
Good news flies fast, tit* upward tendency
of iron was soon talked of in New Yorks
thousands of down town offices, where, to an
outside observer, talk seems the principal in
dustrj. Men in other businesses that wsr«
depressed began to consult iron men who had
weathered the storms and endured the still
mare destructive calms of the long period ol
depression. Bankers began to greet iron
men with moro cordiality than of lata An
nounoements of large orders for iron given
by certain railroads and accepted by certain
mills began to appear on the tapes of th*
thousands of stock indicators throughout th*
city.
ft naturally followed that Mr. Marge, *•
whom the aforesaid “tope" sssmirl the br.-a«
of life, began to wonder whether, in the lan
guags of Wall street, he bad not a “privl
lag*” upon which be might “realise*” If the
upward movement of Iron was to continue
and become general, Trsufiiay would un
doubtedly be among those who would benefit
by It Would the result be immediate, 01
would Tramlay first have to go into liquid*
tiou, after th* manner of many merchant*
who through a long depression keep up aa
appearance of business which is destroyed by
th* drat opportunity for actual transactions!
Margo bad tong before, for business purposes,
made some acquaintances la th* bank with
which Tramlay did business, but ha did not
dare to Inquire too pointedly about bis
friend's balance and discount* Besides,
Margo had learned, through th* published
schedules of liabilities of numerous Insolvent*,
that nm* bosinsM roan have a way of bor
rowing privately and largely from relatives
and friend*
H* would risk nothing, at any rate, by a
gentle and graceful increase of attention ta
Lada. Be flattered himself that be wn
quits competent to avoid direct proposal un
til each time as might entirely suit him. As
for fiirV da waa too food of the pleasures
of th* season Just about to open to bold him
to account ware be to offer her boom of thesn.
The suggestion that his plans had a mere*
nary aspect did not escape him, Cor even a
slave of th* stock top* may have ooosidara
ble conscience and self respect. He explained
to himself that he did not esteem LnciasoW;
(or hw possible expectations; she waa good,
pretty, vivedons, ornamented, quite tntalli
gent-fur a girl, end h* had smhosMet ten
derness for her as th* daughter of a woman
ha had really loved many yean before, and
might have won had h* not been too delib
erate But his Income wee not large enough
to support th* establishment he would wont
ee a married man. so he would have to dr
pend to n certain extent upon hie wife, or
upon her father.
It woe solely with this view, be explained
to himself, that be bad mads careful reoow
nnlmsn— In other directions; If some ladies
who would have I wen acceptable Mbs Agnes
Dinoo, for Instance-had not been able to
estimate him rightly as a matrimonial oondi
date, be was sure that they as well as he had
been losers through their lack of perception
As matters now stood. Lucia woe Us only ap
parent chance In the circle where he belonged
and preferred to remain. Bis purpose to ad
vanes bis suit was quickened, within a very
few days, by the announcement on the taps
that a rolling mill in which be knewTramlay
was largely interested had received a very
large order for railroad Iran and would epso
at coca
But ladteetious that iron was looking up
were not restricted to the hndn— portion oi
the dty Tramlay, who. Ilk* many another
hard beaded butenes. Mao, Uved nWy for
his family, had dallghtad his wife and daugfa
tars by anoouneiog that thsy might bars a
long run on tbs continent da* next ysar. Aad
one morning at In sat fast b* exclaimed >
“Do aay of yea know where that young
Bays Is stopping! (want him.”
“Why. Edgar r said Bra. Tramlay
“What are you going to do to him, paper
asksd Margie, seeing that Lada wanted to
know, but did not seem able to ask.
“I want another clerk," was tbs reply, “aad
I believe Hayn Is just my man. 1 eao teach
him quickly all be oosds to know, and 1 want
some one who I am sure hasn't speculation on
tbs brain, nor any other bad hahita That
young Hayn commands respect—from me, at
any rata I nssd to find dowa la the country
that be, like hie Catbsr. knew hotter than I
what was going on In lbs world. 1 believe
he’ll makes Sret rat* badaem man: Pm will
tag to try him. at aay rata*
Marge dole a glance at Lada, (bat young
lady was looking at a chicken croquette a*
latently ae If properly to manage each a
atonal writhe fork required alert watchful
merchant's counting room!" exclaimed Mrs
Tramlay
“You awin to forget, my dear, that nearly
all the euouaasful merchants la New York
were onoe country boys, end that all the new
toen who are making their mark are from
everywhere but New York itself."
“If young Bayn is as sensible as you think
Urn, ha will probably ba wise enough to de
cline your offer and go back to his father's
brat You yourself used to my that you
would rather be in their business than your
own."
“Bright woman r replied Tramlay. with a
■nils and a nod; “but 1 wouldn't have
thought so at hie age, and 1 don’t believe
Bayn will. I can afford to pay him ae
much an that (arm earns In a year-say
fifteen hundred dollars; and 1 don’t believe
hell decline that amount of money; twill
enable him to take oare of himself in good
bachelor style and save something besides.
Pm sure, too, he’d like to remain lu the city,
country youths always do, after they have a
taste of it”
Again Margie glanced at Lucia, but the
fhlAm croquette continued troublesome, and
uo responsive glance came beck.
“He had far bettor be at home," persisted
Mrs. Tramlay, “where tbe Lord pat him In
the first place.”
“Well,” said Tramlay, finishing a cup of
coffee, “If tbe Lord bad meant every one to
remain where be was born, I don’t believe be
would have given eaota person a pair of feet
And what a sin it must be to make railroad
Iron, which tempta and aide hundreds of
thousands of people to move about f"
“Don’t ba Irreverent, Edgar, and, above all
things, try not to be ridiculous,” said tbe
lady of tbs bouse “And when you've spoiled
this youth and he goes back to boms a disap
pointed man, don’t forget that you were
warned In time,”
“Spoiled! That sort of a fellow don’t spoil;
not If I'm any Judge of human nature Why,
If be should take a notion to tbs iron trade,
there's nothing to prevent him becoming a
merchant prince some day—a young Napo
leon of stool rails, or angle Iron, or some
thing. Like enough I’ll be glnd some time to
get him to Indorse ray note.”
Olios moro Margie’ssyes sought her sister’s,
but Locla seemed to hare grown near sight
ed over that chicken croquette, for Margie
oould see only a tiny nos* tip under a tangle
of yellow hair.
“My capacity for nonsense Is leaserlng as I
grow older,” said Mrs. Tramlay. “11l bare
to apk you to excuse me." Then, with the
air of an overworked conservator of dignity,
the lady left the dining room.
“Excuse me, too,” said her husband a mo
ment later, after looking at bis watch.
“Conversation is the thief of Uma-ta the
early morning. Good-by, children."
Margi* sprang from her chair and throw
her arms around her father's neck. She was
a fairly affectionate daughter, but snob ex
uberance came only by (Its'and starts, and it
waa not the sort of thi : that any father with
a well regulated heart cures to hurry away
from, oven when business is looking ujx
When finally Tramlay woe released he ra
marked:
“I need to have two daughters—eh, Laf
Lada arose, approached her father softly
and with bead down, put her arms around
him and rested her bead on his breast os she
had not often done to lata years, except after
a conflict and the attendant reconciliation.
Her father gavs her a mighty squeeos, flat
tened a few crimps and waves that had cost
boom effort to produce and finally soldi
“1 must be off. Olv* me a Use. Lu."
Th* girl's fare did not upturn promptly, so
th* merchant assisted it His hands were
strong and Lucia's nock was slender, yet it
took soma effort to fores that little bead to a
klssabl* poo* When th* father succeeded,
be exclaimed:
“What a splendid complexion October air
brings to a girl who’s spent tbs summer in
the country I There; good-by."
▲way went Tramlay to his hnstn—■ The
Instant he was oat of the room Margie
snatched Lada in her arms and the couple
waltasd madly about, regardless of the tact
that the floor of a New York dining room
hoe about os little unencumbered area os that
of the smallest apartment in a tenement
houea
CHAPTER XIIL
"WHO* TXT A9AM OOF.”
tram urv.
THINNER and
/ thinner became the
f roll of bank notes
in Philip Mayn't
pocket; nearer and
day when he must
depart from the
city—depart with*
out any hope that
be might ever re
turn. The thought
was intolerable;
but what could be
done to banish itf
Be might again,
andjwreral times.
Mare home and eome to New York for a day
or two, perhaps on Sol Man tr lug’s sloop, and
keep op after a fashion the acquaintance he
baa mods, bat to remain In the city any
Isngthof time and spend money as be hod
bean doing, was not to be thought of; the
money could not be taken from the family
purse or saved In any way that he could de
visa
Oh that ho might speculate! Oh that the
people who had thought of Hayn farm as a
rite for a cottage village would make haste to
decide and purchase, so the family's property
might be to money instead of land-oolld
earth, which could not bo spent while in its
earthy condition. Oh that be might at least
And occupation la New York; he would deny
himself anything for the sake of replacing
himself on thr farm by a laborer, who would
be folly as useful with two hands as be, if he
might remain In the city Why hod be never
had the osnse to etudy any business bat term
ing* There were two stores and a factory at
Haynton; bad he taken employment in either
of those, oe be had been Invited to do. be
might have loomed something that would be
of avail in New York.
But, alasl it was too lata Bo most go
task to tbs farm—go away from Lada. Bow
Aould ho say farewell to bar f Could hs ask
her to eooept an nnnsdnnsl Isttar from him
aad to reply! Would tbs Tramlays want to
■pond tbs asst sonar at Hajm farm! hs
wondered. Should tbsy eons and Loda aa*
him carrying a pail of paa pods to tbs pig
sty, or atarttag off with ofl aklnsand a Mg
black haakst for a day*s flaking off abora,
would not bar pretty Up earl la dtedalnf Or
U tbs family wasted to go to tbs boocb (or a
bath, would hs eons fat Cron lbs flsldaln
faded cotton akirt and trouaars and bandlsaa
old straw hat to drive them down!
Bo; nooeof them tktagidwaldoccur. The
Tramlays should act agate board at Bays
farm, unless he could manege ta some way to
be away from homo at the time Be would
oppose It with ell hie might. And yet, what
could be my by way of explanation to his
parentof There arc some things that cos'
cannot explain ■ not if can is a young man
who baa suddenly bad his head turned by
change of soena
How hs should say farewell to Lada teou
bied hba a great deal, partioalarly ae the
dine was approaching rapidly. To tell her
it his lore would bo unmanly, white hs was
enable to carry lore forward to its natural
fruition: but, oa the other band, would It be
right for him to taka more friendly leave af
ter having betrayed himself over her band at
U>« carriage window! Aad If her manifests
cions of jealousy at the Dinon party meant
uiytbing more than mere dedre to moaopw
Use bis attention, would sbe not bate him if
be went away without soma expression of
teoderneest
Tlie longer be cudgeled hie wlte the mors
inactive they became He reaolved to call at
once and trust to chance, and perhaps a mer
ciful Providence, to help him to a proper
leave taking. He womb-red if sbe would be
at borne; be bod beard ber recapitulate a sue
cession of engagements which seemed to him
to dispose of a weak of afternoons and even
ings. He would seek ber father and ask him
when Lucia could ba found at home
He acted at onoa upon tbe impulse, but
Tramlay was not at bis office. As tbs time
was about noun, Phil strolled to tbe restau
rant to which the iron merchant bad taken
him. Tramlay was not there, so tbe voung
man took a seal and ordered luncheon Just
os It was served. Marge passed him, without
seeing him. and a young man at a table be
hind Phil said to his companion
“That Marge Is a lucky dog Hava you
beard that he's going to marry Tramlay's
daughter* Obe li be rich; Iron la looking on"
“Is that so," asked tbe other “When did
It oome out*"
“1 don't know whether It's announced yet,”
was the reply, “but one of tbe fellows at the
bank told me, and I suppose ba got It from
Marge, be knows him very well"
Phil's appetite departed at on re It Mamed
to him his life would aounmpany it HU
mind was In a daw, bU heart waa like lead
Hie reelings reached hie face, and, almtracted
and stupid though he felt, bo could not help
seeing that he was attracting attention, ao
be paid bia hill, went out, and hurried along
the street The lint distinct Impression of
which be weaconackHis wee that there need no
longer be any dount about how to say good
by to Lucia, a formal courteous note would
suOlr-e, be would not tniat himaelf to meet
her Could be blame her* No. he certainly
had no claim upon her heart, nor any reason
to really believe she had regarded him a*
more than a pleasant acquaintance 81m
bad let him kiae her band, but bad not sb*
herself taught him that this was merely an
old time form of aalutationl Bbe had the right
to marry whom she would, yet Uarge-
The thought of that man—that lasy. list
leas. cold, dry stick—being hound for life to
n merry, sensitive soul like Lucia drove him
almost ma t
Well, the blow was a blessing hi one way
now be could go beck to the farm without
any fears or hesitation Uo hack!—yes, h«
would hasten bark; be could not too soon put
behind him the city and all its memories
After all, it was not the city be bed dreaded
to leave; it waa Imcla. and whatever through
her esatned neoawory Now that she must bs
forgotten, all ah* might go. Ha would go
back to the hotel, pack his olotbss-bow bs
longed for the money they had oast blml
write a Una to Lucia, and take the first train
for boma Hornet How shamefully ha had
forgotten It in the past fortnight! Psrhaps
this disappointment was his punishment; If
so, although severe, It was no mors than Just
Homo I Why, he would rejoice to be ones
more inside his dirty oilskin fishing clotbee
to obliterate the city man be bad been aping
(or n fortnight Heaven had evidently in
tended him to be n drudge; well, heaven's
will should be dona
reasoned the spirit; bat the fiesta did
not rapidly conform to its leader's wllL Phil’*
both and Ups wsro twitching; ha felt It was
so; be noticed that people stared at him, just
as they did while be was in the restaurant
This at least be oould escape, and ha would,
so he turned Into the first side street, to avoid
the throng. Within n moment bo feared he
was losing bis reason, for It ssvmad to him
{Let people were pursuing him. There cer
tainly was an unusual clatter of hurrying
fMt behind him, but—pshaw I—lt was prob
ably a crowd running to a fire or a fight
The nobs increased; several wlida yells arose,
and some one shouted, ‘Stop thief 1” Than
Phil’s heart stopped beating, for a heavy
band fell on his shoulder. He started vio
lently aside, but there was no shaking off the
grasp of that heavy hand; ha looked wildly
around, and into the ojm of his father.
“Bless you, old boy, bow—how tealyou do
walkl" panted tbo old man. “I waa *w*y up
—on tba other ride of tbo road when—whan
I saw you turnin’ down bora Sol Man trine
■aid 1 wouldn't know you—lf 1 aw you.
Why—l kuowod yon at first right”
••Wot* ho donor bleated a small boy in
(root, for the crowd bad already surrounded
"What’s who donor asked tbo old man,
angrily, after be bad looked around and ossa
the crowd. “Whv, yon taraal loafers, can’t
a man run down the road to eatob np with
hie own son without you thlnkin’ thorn*
somethin’ wrong* On hoard that tat Row
York orVy man suspects erVy other man of
bein’ a thief Git out I go about your bus!
ness, if you’ve got any.”
The crowd, looking sadly dtaappointad and
disgusted, slowly dispense!, one very red
log had been “a darned skin.”
Tbo father and son walked along until eun
paralively aloue, then the father said:
“Somethin* wrong, old boy- Whatlsltf
Phil did not reply
“Out of moony an* afraid to sand ms
wordr
“No.” Phil replied.
“Then It* her, eh r
Phil nodded. His father sqossaed his hand
and after a moment oootinned;
“Propoeed to bar an* bean refused r
M Ro,”sald Phil; “another man bao pro
poosd been accepted.”
“Dearl dsarl”righsdthe old man. “An
■he* dead la love with him, I s’poml”
“I never saw any sign of it,” said Phil, hte
face wrinkling. “I don* sm how aba can:
he* a dry old stick.”
“Rich*”
“Urn-m—l don* know,” said Phfl.
“Know hlmr
“Yea, a Little. Mr. Tramlay soya ho Uvss
on his Income.”
“Easy enough for a bachelor to do that ta
New York,” said tbo old man, “an* still not
have much.”
They walked la allsoon a (ewmiautas. than
the old man con tinned;
“Born you weren’t mistaken, bubP
“About wbatr
“Burn you melly Ml la lovnl Burn you
warn* only In a lit of powerful admiration!
tats of young fellers gal took ia that way
aa* spend a lifetime bein’ sorry for II"
Phil shook his band.
“She* mighty good lookin'; 1 know It I
caa take la the plate of again* good as if
■he was a colt Good stock in bar, too; that
father of hem is (nil of grit an* go, aa* bar
mother* a lady Still, you might have bean
kind & upset ao’Jnot knowed your own mind
aa well as you might”
“rather." said Phil, “you remember what
you’ve often said about your horse Black
Billy t—There* ouly cue horse la the world,
apd that* Billy Well, for sm there* only
cue girl ia the world-Lucia.”
“That* the Hayn blood, all over,” said the
old man, with a laugh that grated harshly
on Phil* ear.
-Aad Pre loot her." Phil cootlnoed. "Han't
tot** talk about bar any mot* Don’t remind
•eof tar"
"Don't romlod joaT shouted tta okl non,
■topping short on tho ridowolk “8m taro,
Tonne man p* ftaßir coo tin nod,
htoforoOngwUnprMrirei/, "it 1 mayors?
felt like joa, do roa know whta I’d dor
"Wo.* Mid PhU. emeeed et iiMßtro
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—THE PIONKEI— -*•
Sewing Machine Man,
I* now (irncrel Agent for the Bent Makes of
Pianos, Organs and SeTim Mackines
I get my floods direct from the different Man
ufacturing Establishments, so 1 am enabled to
Sell Cheaper,
•»—And to Olve-^-
BETTER TERMS
Than any other Agent in the field.
Ttrns Cut. tr lit* Witt (M bfcmn.
Gr, A, Bailey
With Redfleld. Vaklaa Ivs.
Sold by Allen & Chapman.
M. PBOBACH,
(Successor to U. Sigmund,)
—THE LKADiNU
wum
YAKIMA AVI., near Front St-
Domestic end Imported Goods made up in the
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ALLCLOTH E8 GUARANTEED TO FTP.
Cbuiac u4 Bcfairiag a Npdatyr.
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PROPRIETOR!) OP THB
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Are now preperod to deliver meats to all
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Without Extra Charge.
And will solicit orders dally.
IU lab RnUfea.ut it Lnnt Mm.
Taken Up—Estray.
TWO WORK RORSRft, both dapplwgrajr. one
branded C on right shoulder, other blotch
brand on right thigh; water at my place,eight
mllca from Prosser. Owner can have mums by
Proeeer, Wash., October Mb, IMS. oetHA