Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 21, Number 5, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 26 July 1890 — Page 2

CHAPTER rv

TTTE TKAMLAY RECEPTION. ELL, who hasn't come?" asked Edgar Tranilay, as

Lucia hurried toward him with a countenance In which despondency and indignation were striving for mastery. Traraiay knew bis daughter's moods, for they were exact duplicates of some he bad married a score of years before. "Oh, If bo hadn't

cpme!--if lie hadn't cornel" The head of the family looked puzzled. then bis expression changed to indignation as be asked "Has any one dared to come to my bouse after drinking?" "Worse than thatl'" wailed Lucia, shuddering, and covering ber eyes with tier pretty hands. Her father at once strode to the ball way, looking like an avenging uugei, but when ho reached the door and took in at a glance tho entiro cutiso of his daughter's annoyance ho quickly put onasmilo and exclaimed "Why, my dear fellow, how lucky that you happened in town on our receptiou evening! Come with me Mrs. Tramlay will be delighted to seo you again."

Phil resisted tho hand laid upon bis arm •and replied: ""I'll call again—some other timo. I didn't know you bad company this evening." "All tho better," Bold the host, leading Phil along "'twill give you a chance to meet somo of our friends. Wo'vo met many of yours, you know,''

Just then tho couple stopped in front of a sofa on which Phil, whoso eyes were still cast down, saw tho skirts of two or three dresses. Then ho heard his escort say

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"My dear, you remember our old friend Phil Ilayn, I'm sure.'' Phil lookwl up just in time to seo Mrs. Tramlay'« fcelile, nervous lace twitch into surprise and something like horror Mr Tramlay oxtended his hand, us a bint that bis wife should arise—n bint which could not bo ignored after his hand bad closed upon bora Even when upon ber feet, however, the lady of tho house seemed unable to frame a greeting. Had Phil been a city acquaintance, no matter how uninteresting, she would bavo smiled ovasively and told him sho was delighted that ho had been able to come, but what oould a lady, at her own reception, say ,fr) uyin 111 ttjasif coat and a hard rubber and nodded hU head impationtly this pantomime dually stimulated Mrs. Traxnlay to such a degree that she was ablo to ejaculate "What a delightful surprise!" "Lot mo make you acquainted with somo of tho company," said tho host, drawing Phil away. "Don't feel uncomfortable, I'll ex plain that you just dropped in from out of town, so you couldn't be expected to bo in •evening dress."

Phil began to recover from bis embarrassmont, thanks to his host's heartiness, but also "to tho fact that tho strain had been too severe to last long, Mo slowly raiwxi bis oyew and looked about him, assisted somewhat by curiosity as to what "evening dress" meant. He •oon saw that oil tho gentlemen wore black clothes and white ties, and that tho skirts of tho coats rotirod rapidly. Ho hat! seen such a coat before—seen it often at Hayntou, on -ex-Judge Dlckman, who had served two "terms iu the legislature and barely escaped going to congress. Tho only difference bo* twoon them was that the judge's swallow tail cont was blue and had brass buttons not a groat dHTennice, if one considered the distance of Now York and Haynton. "Opon my word,"exclaimed Tramlay, suddenly, "I don't believe you've met Lucia yet. Hero she is—daughter*"

Luoia was floating by—a vision of tulle, ivory, pencil blow nnd amber she leaned on 'tho arm of a young man, into whoso face she was looking intently, probably tut ait excuse dfor not looking at the unwelcome visitor. Her father's voice, however, sho had always instinctively obeyed so she stopped, pouted, and looked defiantly at Phil, who again dropped his eyes, a low bow giving him a pretext "Daughter," said Tramlay, "here's our old friend Phil, from Haynton. Now, don't spend Che whole evening talking over old times with hiru, but Introduce him to a lot of pretty girls you know them better than Phil, you can oxplain to them how you struck a full dress reception just after landing from a cruise 'twill amuse tbem mows, I'll warrant, than any story any showy young fellow can tell them this evening, it isn't every young man who can have a good thing to tell against himself the first time ho meets a new set*"

During the delivery of this long speech Lucia eyed Phil with boldness and disfavor, but In obedience to her father she took Phil's arm—an act that so quickly improved the young man"# opinion of himself that he instantly felt at ea.«e and got command of such natural graces as he possessed, he was oven enabled to lxk down at the golden head by bis shoulder and make some speeches bright enough to cheer lAictaV face. "It mayn't be so entirely dreadful, after all, thought the girl "lean introduce him

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By JOHN HABBERTON

Author of "Helen's Babies," Etc .7* tjsiy*

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was returned by one that might have been a stare had it posweswed a single indication of Interest, surpriw or curiosity Mr, Marge hnri met young men before, he bad been seeing new faces for twenty-five years, and one more or less 'aU ad rouse him from the composure w! AfkWlMt fweit acquiring dur ing all that tini«& "Can you spare your friend a few moments7" ««irf {Mr. Marge to Lucia. "I would be glad to introduce him to some of the gesticmen." "You are very kind," murmured Lucia, who was dying—so she informed herself—to rejoin some of her girl friends and explain the awkward nature of the intrusion. Marge offered Phil his arm, a courtesy the young man did not understand, so he took Phil's instead, and presented the youth to several gentlemen as an old friend of the family. Soon, however, Marge led Phil into a tiny room at the rear of the ball—a room nominally the library, the books consisting of a dictionary and a Bible, the greater part of the shelf space being occupied by pipes, tobacco boxes, cigar cases, ash receivers and other appurtenances of the vice and comfort of smoking. Placing Phil iu a great easy chair, the back of which hid him from the company, Marge took a cigarette from his own case, which he afterward passed to PhiL "No small vices," said he, as Phil declined. •Just as well off, I suppose. As for me"— here Mr. Marge struck a match—"I've (puff) been acquainted with the weed so long that {pulff I can't very woil snub it when I would." "t think nicotine is Injurious to the brain, the lungs, and finally to the digestion," said Phil "Have you seen Professor Benchof's analysis They were printed in the" "I may have seen them in print, but I'm sure I passed them," said Marge, exhaling smoke in such a way that it hid his face for an instant "I can't afford to worry myself with information that I'd rather not use." "But one's physique," said Phil. "One's physique becomes quite obliging whon it knows what is expected of it."

Phil moutolly sought a way of passing this unexpected obstacle meanwhile, Marge breathed lazily, through his cigarette a momentor two, and then said: "Miss Tramlay is a charming girl." "Indeed she is." Phil replied. "If she only were"—"Tut, tut, my dear sir,"said Marge, "woman is divine, and it isn't good form to criticise divinity Miss Tramlny is remarkably pretty I trust we agree at least upon that safe ground

Pretty echoed Phil, before Marge had Ceased speaking. "Sho is radiant—angelic!" Again Mr. Marge enshrouded his face with smoke, after which he did not continue the conversation, except to remark, "Yea" Phil studied the color tone of the room, and wondered why paper like that on the wall had not been offered for sale by the storekeeper ttcfacw*-wurcn iib was sifung, ror tc was so comfortable that be felt as if be could fall asleep in it Indeed, he was already bo oblivious to Marge and other human presence that be was startled when a gentle rustle ushered In Lucia, who exclaimed: "Phil, you inust come back to the parlor. Half a dozen girls are real envious because they haven't seen you at all, and half a dozen others want to see more of you. Father has been sounding your praises until they're sure tho Admirable Crichton has come to life again."

Phil attempted to rise—an awkward operation to a man previously unacquainted with Turkish chairs. Lucia laughed, and offered him assistance—ft was only a little hand, but he took it, and as he looked his thanks he saw Lucia's face as he had sometimes known it of old—entirely alert and inerry. At the same tixue a load ft 11 from his mind, a load which ho had been vaguely trying to attribute to tho lateness of tho hour, the strangeness of his surroundings—anything but the manner in which the girl had first greeted him. As she took his arm and hurried him out of the library ho felt so fully himself that he forgot even that ho was not attired like the gentle men around him.

Mr. Marge, who had risen when Lucia on tered the library, followed the couple with his eyes then, when alone, ho frowned slightly, bit htalip, dropped the end of his cigarette, paced to and fro several times, leaned on tho mantel, and muttered "'Phil!'"

Then ho lighted another cigarette, and veiled his face in smoke for several minutes.

CHAPTER V.

KOT SO DREAnnjt. A ITER AX.L, E A hours being among the requirementsof the head of the Tram lay household, Lucia appeared at the breakfast table the gjorning after the reception as the clock struck eight

Her father, dressed for business, and her mother, in negligee attire and expression, were discussing the unbid

den guest of the evening before. '"But he was so couutry—«o dreadful common,n protested Mrs Tramlay, with ber costernary helpless air "NotusesMe!^ said her tutsbandL "There was uothiug country or common about bis face ami manners. There hasn't been so bright eyed, manly looking a fellow in our bouse before since I don't know when, 1&, Lucia "Agnes Dinosi said be was real fine look" lng.n tbegirl aaswemi "Agnes Dinon is thirty-six if «be% a day," answered Mrs. Tnunlay, in a petulant tone. "So much the belter fit tod to pass opinions on young men." said Traraiay. "Shows more #eam in girl of ber age than a bun* dm! Hk®—4ik»,# "Uk» me, papa," said Luck "too may as well sayr it," "Ufeo tfem. Biess ye«r daarv igno» rant rdgive ray bead if vou could see eksart|-«s witho«t waMeg- soiot^to I leans.

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Jir& Tramlay gathered aQ her strength ttimolated it with an entire cap of tea, and axdaimed: "Wall, should like to know what society is coming to, if a common farmer's boy, of family, can stumble into town and b^^* vited about to good houses. "Coming to? Why, my dear wife, is is eoraing to ita senses. I'm glad, in this particular «-jw, the movement began at our boose.** .'1.' "Nobody wwiid have paid any attention to himi if you hadnt talked so much about him, nbi Mm Tramlay. "One would have thought him a dear old friend, to bear you go on abouthim as you did." "I nothing but wba* was true. 1 merely he was one of the finest young man I had ever known that he was of the highest character, and very intelligent besides." "Such qualities dont make a man fit^fpr society," said the lady of the house. "No, I suppose n»t if they did we'd see more of them" at our receptions and parties" "Edgar!" t|f "Well, weU," said Tramlay. leaving the table, kissing his wife, and preparing to hurry to his office, "it isn't your fault we cant expect what can't be had, I suppose." "Lucia," said Mrs. Traiulay, after the children had been dispatched te school, "1 hope your father's peculiar notions wont affect you." "About Phil? Nonsense, you dear old worry I But really, mother, he made quite an impression. A lot of .the girls admired him ever so much. I began to apologize and explain, as soon as I could get rid of him but 1 found it wasn't at all necessary." "Girls will admire anything that's new— anything, from a Zulu to a monkey." "Mammal" "Young men like Hayn cant ever marry out of tbeir own circle, you should be able to see that How can they buy houses for their wives, and furnish them properly, and set up horses and carriages, and keep in society?" "Mamma, you're too dreadfully funny: indeed you are. Suppose young men arent rich enough to marry can't girls like them! Arent young people good for anything but to get married C' "I'm very sorry," said the mother, abruptly leaving the room, "that you have such trifling views of life."

Almost immediately after forming this virtuous resolution ho boarded a horse car, on which were several couples, evidently returning from a party somewhere, so again Phil found himself studying attire. Gradu ally it occurred to him that his own appearance was attracting attention. This was not now experience he bad encountered ii several times at Haynton with calmness in deed, although he was not vain, he had never feared comparison. In church, of his apjiear anco with that of any summer boarder from the city for, as his mother has already in timated in these pages, his Sunday coat had been cut from the same piece of cloth as the minister's. But now he felt 01 at ease while being eyed, tiqt at all Impertinently, by the young people who sat facing him. First he thought the mildly critical glances were directed to his hard rubber watch guard then he was wire the cut of his vest was not being approved he detected one very pretty young woman in the act of suppressing a smile as she looked at his shoes. Thirdly, be was obliged to believe that an admirably dressed fallow opposite entirely disapproved of his Sunday coat—the coat cut from minister's cloth and made by Sarah Tweege, and with a real silk velvet collar, tool

Little by tittle Puil lost hia self possession bo could scarcely look in any direction without encountering the eyes of some one who seemed to regard him as a curiosity. An attempt to igbops the attention by reeding the advertising signs above the windows of the car wasa dJstaal failure, for hesomeiiow felt that sevtHral paint of eyes were upon him, and this was rather more annoying than

The strain became unendurable, so be ttKidenly looked through a window, as if to we where bo was, -then bassily went to the rear platform and asked the conductor to bt him o& As be stood there be heard a young mm whisper: ... .- **Csp«Btryf*

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When Philip Hayn left tho family mansion a little after midnight he had but two distinct ideas—one was that he had better find his way ba?k to Sol Mantring's sloop to sleep, and the other was that he didn't believe he could fall asleep again in Iras than a week. All that he had seen, the people not excepted, was utterly unlike Haynton. The conversa tion, also, was new, although he could not remember mucb of it and the ladies—well, ho always had admired whatever was admirable in the young women In the village, but there certainly were no such handsome and brilliant girls at Haynton as some be had met that night.

He could not explain to himself the difference, except that, compared with Lucia's friends, hisold acquaintances appeared—well, rather unfinished and ignoraut. And as far as these uew acquaintances appeared above his older ones, so far did Lucia appear above her friends He had studied her face scores of times before and told himself where it was faulty bow he mentally withdrew every criticism ho had ever made and declared her perfection itself. Would he ever forget how sho looked as she offered to help him from that easy chair in the library He wished his mother might have seen ber at that instant then he was glad she did not He remembered that his mother did not entirely approve of some of Lucia's bathing dresses nrhnt.,would the good woman think of fash-

Lucia's mothorapproved&r",it,"ftiri?'V tooa^ she a member of a church—not, he regretted, of the faith In which all Hayuton worshiped, yet still a churcbf And did not many of Lucia's guests dress In similar style*

He mentally laid the subject away for future consideration, and gave his mind to his own attira, Until that evening his faith in the perfection of his Sunday suit was as unquestioning as his faith in Haynton's preacher, but now It was hopelessly shattered. He did not admire the attire of the gentlemen he hnd met, but the evidence was overwhelming that it was the correct thing, and that he must prepare himself to dress in like fashion If he went to Miss Dinon*8 party. And, by the way, what a queenly woman that Miss Dinon was!

Ho would like to meet her again he certainly must attend that party. But if he bought evening dress, what should he do with it when ho left the cityf No young man felt raoro freedom than he to do as he liked in Haynton, but to appear in a "swallow tail" at church or anywhere else in the village would be simply impossible the mere thought of it made him tremble and then laugh. A Wilt of clothes merely to wear two or threo evenings—perhaps only one—would be a shocking extravaganco they probably would cost half as mucb as a uew horse, or two or three dozen of the books be had for years been longing to buy. He would give up Miss Dinon's party the thought of doing so made him doleful, but do it he must

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dhapprovTngly at Haynton fashions, or as bis own blood were hot enough to warm tbe entire atmosphere of New York. He knew what be would do when he reached Sol Mantringfe sloop he would remain aboard until sh« sailed then he would go back to Hayutoi and remain there forever. He could ex* ist without New York, if New -Cork found bin unsatisfactory. He didnt care ever to see again anybody in New York, except, perhaps, Lucia As for her, hadnt even she

Before tbe next car arrived, Phil had entirely changed his mind. Nevertheless, before continuing bis journey he cautiously peered in to see if any of the passengers were likely to prove critical. There seemed to lie no one to fear at one end of the car wns a shabby looking peddler with bis pack, evidently arrived by a late train from the suburbs at tbe other an old man seemed inclined to dose, and directly opposite the newest passenger «t a plain, modest looking person, whom a New Yorker would have rightly identified as a waiter at a restaurant or cafe Apparently three persons less qualititvl or inclined to criticise iam»:».il appearance could not have

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within five minutes Phil was sure that all of them bad noticed bim and studied hint. As he was disinclined to squander another car fare on his feelings, he sought tUfc dusky seclu sion of t£e rear platform and engaged the conductor in conversation, which on Phil's part consisted solely of questions, yet he was astonished, as well as indignant, when the conductor remarked, at a moment when the talk showed signs of lagging: "You're from tbe rural districts 1 s'posef "What makes you say that*" asked Phil, indicating a sense of injury "Ob. 1 didnt mean nothing out of tbe way,'" said the conductor. "I only kinder thought I

sure—why, 1 come from tbe couutry myself, yes sir. an' 1 ain't ashamed of it neither."

Tbe explanation was not satisfactory, so Phil completed the trip in gloomy silence, and he felt a sense of great relief when he reached Sol Mantring's sloop and made his way into thu little cabin, where, of tbe three men lying at ease, no one took the pains to intimate that Phil was auything but city bom audi city bred. ... f&Kr*

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CHAPTER VI RECONSTRUCTION HIL devoted part of tbe next day to studying well dress ed business men in the streets. Thanks to well trained per ceptive faculties, and also to some large mirrors which he accidentally encountered, be soon learned why his attire had attracted atten­

tion. Then be compared clothing stores for an hour, finally entered one and asked how long it would take to make a well Bitting every day suit The salesman looked him over, and replied: "Fit you at once, from our ready made stock. Never any trouble to fit a good figure.'

Phil could have hugged that salesman. Here, at least, was some one who did not intimate that he was from the country and yet, perhaps, a good figure was a country product He would think about, this, as soon as business was off his mind. The salesman certainly fitted him to perfection. Phil scarcely recognized himself when asked to look (n the glass. "Don't think you could do better,1' said the veteran salesman, surveying Phil from rap idly changing points of view, "if you were to

set it off to the best advantage you need to change your black tie for a scarf with a toucb of red or yellow in it if you don't hap pen to have one, you'll find a fine assortment in our gents' furnishing department Needs a somewhat different style of shirt collar, too, let some furnishing goods man cast his eye over your ueck. You always wear your hair pretty long, I suppose* Well, it's a pity it don't set off a man's clothes as well as it sometimes does his face.

Phil resolved at once to have his hair cut Under the guidance of the salesman he had his neck wear changed then the old man said "Those low crowned, straight brimmed hats used to look exactly right with the clothes of that season, but somehow they don't harmonize with the cut of this year Hats are cheap, though, and there are two or three good dealers on the other sirle of the street, a little farther down. Keep this suit on, I suppose) All right, sir I'll do up the others. H'ml"—here the old man scrutinized the material of the coat made by Sarah Tweege—"that's splendid stuff. Great shame twos cut sack fashion. There isn't much stuff as good as that in swallow tails nowa days. "Couldn't It—1 suppose it couldn't be made over into a party coat?" "H'ml—scarcely—scarcely," said the salesman, controlling his features as well as if the question were the most natural in the world. "Not enough stuff, you see too short sleeves Dot full enough, button holes in wroug places, lapels too narrow. Besides, velvet collars have gone out Any time you need a dress suit, though, we've got a boss artist who can cut it so as to do you justice. Tisn't often be gets a good figure to spread himself on."

Again Phil was profoundly graceful. He wanted to do something for that salesman, and after some thought ho astonished tbe old fellow by thanking him for bis attention and promising to *end him a barrel of selected Newtown pippins. Then hd placed himself in the hands of the boos artist, who studied bim as if be were a model, measured him, and asked him if he needed his dress suit at once "Yes, right away," said PhiL "I can't get it too soon, I want"— He bad begun to telJ that be meant to dress himself in that suit and practice before a mirror until fully satisfied that be did not look imii|n» other men. The boss artist told him to return in three days then tbe old salesman, who bad remained in attendance, remarked: "You have a thin fall overcoat,

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•Oh, 1 won't need an overcoat for a month yet Why. there faasat been a bit of frost up our way." Phil was already appalled by tbe extent of his order. "True enough," said tbe salesman, "but it doesat do to go out In a draa suit without an overcoat, yoo know, unless you're merely stepping from yom door to a carriage, and it* hardly tbe thing even then."

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PbO meekly purchased an overcoat, and hurried away mth a heavy load on bis oonMora than three-qoarteni of the bundred dollar* his faitair bad gives Mm was already gone or mortg-t-Td ha bad meant to of it, e* :it tar some things which fa#" k-jew fab :..usher craved. Fortunately be c«f' ttte

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Phil continued in this vein of thought after be bad dropped into a barber's chair, but was startled out of it by finding a lather brush passibg over his face. He struggled and exclaimed "1 wanted my hair oufe" "Yes, sir, so I heard you say but when shaving to be done too we like to have that out of the way first Bu* I l»eg your pardon perhaps you were raising a I ward#" "No," said Phil, settling himaetf again in the chair. At Haynton young wen shaved only on Saturday nights Phil himself had shaved only three day? before, yet betre was another unexpected expense imposed upon him by New York custom. Half an bour afterward he emerged from that shop with the not entirely satisfactory assurance tbat his oldest friend would not know bim at sight and when be hod bought a new bat and surveyed himself in a long mirror be was not certaiu tbat he would know himself if be were to encounter another mirror by accident The replacement of his bard' rubber watch guard by a thin chain plated with gold completed tbe metamorphosis, and a bootblack whose services he declined set his mind at rest by coiling him a dude.

Wbat uext to do he scarcely know. An inclination to go back to the sloop and see bow Sol Mantring was getting along atdisebarging the cargo was suppressed by the thought of what Sol and the crew would say if they saw him in his new suit The country man has some grand qualities that denizens of cities would do well to imitate, but not al) bis moral courage can keep bira from feeling uncomfortable when first he displays himself in new clothes to old associates. Country youths have sometimes run away from home —gum* to sea, the city, the devil—anywhere —rather than undergo this dreadful ordeal

Suddenly it occurred to him that he was not far from Tramlay'soffice, he might make a if only to show tbat lie could, with proper facilities, look unlike a countryman. Besides, h© wanted to know all about tho iron busine®, about which he had seen so many contradictory assertions in the newspapers

He entered the store and walked back to word' the railed counting room in which no saw tbe head of Haynton's recent summer boarder A clerk asked him his business, he replied that be had merely dropped in to soe. Mr. Tramlay The head of the establish ment looked at Phil without recognition when this information was imparted, and advanced with a somewhat impatient n:r. which suddenly changed to cordiality as ho exclaimed: "Why. raiy dear fellow excuse me 1 didn't recognize you at I'.rst we can tall of us have young eyes, you know Come in. sit down make yoiirself at home I'm glad you dropped in. I'm going out to lunch pretty soon, and 1 do bate to lunch alone.

Phil soon- found himself coaxed nnd assisted to a high office stool at a desk by the window and all the morning papers placed before him, while Tramlay said. "Look at the paper two or threo minutos while 1 straighten out a muddle in a cus tomer's letter then we'll go out"

Phil took up a paper the advertising page—which happened to be tho tirst—was very interesting nevertheless Phil's eyes wandered, for his mind was just then curious about the iron trade. He looked around him for indications of the business. but the only bit of Iron in sight was a paper weight on the desk beforo him. Closer scrutiny wa* rewarded by tho discovery of a bit of angle Iron, a few inches long, lying on a window gilL In tbe meantime the proprietor had scribbled a few linus, assorted some papers, and closed his desk by drawing down tho "Now let's go in search of peace and com fort" "1 shouldn't think you'd have to leave your office for that," said Phil, who had found the counting room greatly unlike what he had expected.

There's no peace where business Is going on," Tramlay replied, "although I don't know, after careful thought, of auy noisier place than a New York restaurant. Here we are. Come in."

Phil found himself in one of tbe very large and noisy places where New York business men herd about noonday Phil protested, iu tbe usual rural manner, that he was not at all hungry, but Tramlay ordered so skillfully that both were duly occupied for an hour Phil found his host attentive, yet occasionally absent minded He might have spared him self the trouble of making a mental memo randum to study out tho why and wherefore of this apparently incongruous pair of quali ties had he known that Tramlay wus cudgel ing bis brain to know how to

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rural visitor after dinner, without offending While they were sipping the coffee—a leverage which Phil had never before tasted injlhe middle of the day—Mr. Marge lounged ,ip to them, looking exactly as intelligent,

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and unchangeable as the night before. "How are you. Marge?" said Tranilay Phil afterward wondered that his host could smile so genially on so cold a person. "As usual," replied Marge with a slight in clinatiou of the head "Good morning, Mr Hayn. Don't let me interrupt conversation 1 merely meant to say I've nothing to do this afternoon otjd would be glad to show Mr. Hayn about town a little, if he likes.

That's ever so good of you," said Tram lay, "for the truth is, I was wondering how 1 could find time to do it myself, and fearine I couldn't" "Entirely at bis service," said Marge, as lifelessly as on automaton.

And both come and dine with tno thi? evening," suggested Tramlay: "entirely to formal, you know. "1 should be delighted," said iaargo, ui nis unvarying manner.

Tramlay hurried to bis office, after tbe briefest of leave takings, and Marge began to conduct Phil about New York. Soon, however, there developed a marked difference of taste between visitor and guide. Marge wanted to show the young man the Stock Exchange, which to tho many mlnria oornpoeing a very large class has no rival attraction except the various institutions mi Blackwell's island. Phil exhibited abject ignorance indifference regarding tbe Stock g^nhnrfjp. but wanted to go through tbe sub-treasury and assay office—two buildings In which Marge bad never been. Marge made a special trip to show the young man the outside of Jay Gould's office, but Phil identified Trinity church from pictures be had seen, and wanted to make a patriotic tour of tbe tombs of di tinguisbed men of tbe revolutionary period Marge offered to Introduce Phil to RuwelJ Sage, but was amazed to learn that the young man bad never beard of that dietinguisbed Individual When, however, Gea. Hancock, pausing- by, was casually pointed out by Marge. Phil stopped short and stared reipectfally Marge showed tbe field building, but throu the trees fn front Phil correctly mr tshed ..i *s»w Castle Garden, and desired at *acd be made acquainted with the methyl of ivhtg and distHbating tm miersntR

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vicinity of the Stock Exchange, where be tried to atone for his failure by pointing out through a window tbe head of Mr Henry dews but Phil bad no eyes except for the statue of Washington, standing, as he knew, on the site of the first president's first inuaguraL Tbe two men exhibited eqnal interest on half a dozen successive occasions in "stock tickers,'* which Marge seemed to know how to find in all sorts of places, but while Marge looked over the quotations on the tape, Phil studied tbe machinery of the indicator itself.

Tbe strain upon Marge almost loo great for bis self control, and ne lnvalhfdji sigh of relief wheu Trinity'* clock struck three To

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Exchange earlier would never hav* occurred tohim. but promptly on the stroke^ hurrwd Phil to an elevated railway station anl uptown to a stable, where he had his norse aiwl wagon brought out and took Phil fur a drive in Central park. Probably there he though* he could l»e entertained after In* own manner for he had tbe reins IHivmg out r'ifth avenue, the two men really lnoame congenialfor a little while, for Phil understood horses, and Marge's horse was a good one, and Phil admired him and knew of a good horse that would match him nicely, and Marge saw a prospect of making a team that he could sell at a large profit and Phil promised arrange that Marge should come out and see the horse.

But even this conversation was uroken when Marge pointed out tbe late residence of A. Stewart for Phil Insisted upon moralixing on riches. In the park he asked questions about statues, and about trees and shrubs that were new to him and equally unknown to Marge, as well as utterly uninteresting. Phil also wanted a number of facts and figures about tho reservoir in tbe park, and way with difficulty restrained from spoiling the drive i»y visiting the menagerie. Finally, when he demanded the exact sites of the various engagements on Manhattan Island between the British and Washington, after the latter had been foreed to evacuate what then was New York. Marge abruptly turned and drovi homeward, confessing without the faintest show of shame, but rather with defiance that he know absolutely nothing about those times And when tho drive ended and the couple separated, the elder man's face t»roke from its customary calm as he muttered to himself. "What can Tramlay want of that followf \To b« Omtinutd.)

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