The Penn's Grove record., 1885-10-24
HOW JERvIs MADE HIS FORTUNE.

HUN JEWS MADE Il CNb"
had returned to London after a i've
years. absence In Australia, when, walk
ing along the strand, wondering at the
change that had taken place, and chill
ed by the strange faces around me, !
heari myself hailed by name.
"HeIlo, Vigors, by all that's wonder
fulr' exclaimed a CHEEKY voice.
s'Jeryis, my dear fellowl" | answer
ed, when / perceived who 1t was that
had recognized me IN spite of my sun
burnt face and heavy beard. Pm de-
lighted to see you agaln;"and we shook
each other cordially by the hand.
Jervis and / had been schoolfellows.
We were great chums. He helped me
with my exercises, and l fought his
battles and our intimacy did not end
with our schooldays.
Jervis elected to be an architect.
That he was well qualified for the pro-
fession there is no doubt; but he was
too difident of his own powers, too re-
firing in disposition to make his way in
the world; and when ] left England he
was doing but little business, and had
to put up with a shabby, dlngy office in
a narrow street.
YOU'RE not engagedP No-that's
right. Then you'll come and dine with
me-seven sharp" said Jervls, after
we had exchanged a few sentences or
question and answer. He gave me his
address -,'Adelphl Terrace"
'tBy Jove. Jeryls, your looking up
in the worldl' was my remark.
Eyes," he returned come and
see."
/ went and saw, and was c~onsiderab-
ly astonished. The door on the ground
floor was standing open, and l caught
a glimpse of handsomely furnished Of
fees.
AS the traveller l first narrated my
adventures, and then l asked Jervis by
what stroke of good luck he had man.
aged to mount the ladder of fortune so
rapidly.
s.There is quite a romance connec-
ted with my changed circumstances, "
replied Jervis. Light a fresh cigar,
old fellow, and you shall hear, If it will
not bore you"
/ assured him of the great interest !
should feel in hearing of his success,
and following his advice, | lighted an
other cigar and prepared to listen.
cit was soon after you left England, y
he began; 81 had got some little work
to do connected with a railroad in the
North-work that would carry me over
a year. at any rate, and that, | hoped,
might lead to- something more. One
day l was very busy getting out some
| estimates, when a knock come at my
office door. 1t was a hesitating knock
as of enc fearful of intruding.
"sCome int / cried, somewhat ties.
| tily-for | WIS annoyed at being inter-
rupted just then.
"The door opened and a young man
entered; he was a handsome young fell
low of about two or three and twenty
apparently, and evidently a gentleman
! though dreadfully seedy. In answer to
my look of inquiry. he stated his bust.
ness frankly and openly. He was in
want of work, he said-was willing to
do anything by which he could gain an
honest living. He had no friends, nc
recommendation; that he would do his
best would have to be taken upon trust
| for there was no one to whom he could
give reference.
""What can you dop' asked.
"sAnything that a man with the ed
ucation of a gentleman, but who ha:
been brought up to 10 profession, can
do was the answer.
81 knew that was little enough; but
there was something about the honest
ingenious c~ountenance of the young
| fellow which took my fancy, and hi
looked poor wTetchedly poor.
1T so happened that just then / had
| rather more work OF hand than my
| clerk Parker and | could get through
comfortably, and pupils had none un'
| fortunately. Well, the long and the
short of it was that l engaged this
| Henry Green-that was the name ht
gave-to trace plans, copy letters and
| reports, and such like, on a salary Of
| twenty-five shiIllngs a week.
sin a few weeks time he appeared
well dressed: and he was so much more
presentable a person than Parker that
began to employ him a good deal out
| of doors, and soon raised his weekly
| stipend to thirty shilings. | found hin
well read, intelligent, and agreeable
but still he never gave me hiscon6denct
At the end of six months l knew NJ
more about him or his antecedents thar
| when he first entered the office.
"One afternoon | had a report of i'm.
portance to send off by the mail train
| had been out and had desired Greer
to see a party with reference to som
brick work, leaving Parker in the offie,
as | imagined. When | returned. how,
ever, the room vas vacant; mol did
see anything of the report that Greer
was to have copied before he went out
l looked all about but could see neither
| original nor copy. Green's desk wa,
standing on the table at which he wa!
accustomed to SIT, and, under the cir
c~umstances, | thought myself justified
in hitting the lid, al fond it unlock
ed.
What I wanted was not there; but,
under the lid, so as to be the irst thing
seer on opening the desk, was a Wig
nette photograph of rather large size
1t was the portrait of a girl Of seven
teen or eighteen years of age.
"tPoor fellowl' / thought as 1 closet
the lid; has he hopeless love to broot
over in addition to other sorrowsP Fo
hopeless indeed 1t must be in his pres
ent situation
thinking this. l was Just leayinl
the room, when Parker came In. HI
had been called out for a moment h
said.
"'Green left this for you, SIR h
added, drawing the report from hi
pocket together with the copy.
".All right l said; let it be poste'