The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-12

should mention that NV namc
Greysark, that am the head 81 one =
the most respected houses IN the ~
81 London, and that a. am quite awar
that an acquaintance III this casual M
uro y APT % give Use 10 erroneous i'm
PrcsSions IN the minds 81 people VII,
only Judge BY appearances. with Won
permission nothing would give m,
greater pleasure than 10 call upon YOU
aunt Al Brighton"
Al the mention of the name (:reysarl
the girls color dcepened somewhat
anu she raised her eyes 70 his face 10,
q few seconds. Then she said:
II am sure thatmy aunt would be de-
lighted 70 make your acquaintance, Mr.
Grcysark."
Accordingly, on the following sun,
DAY Mr. Greysark, instead of perform.
ing his usual weekly duty 10 societ,
by an afternoon lounge on the Green,
bctook himself 10 Regency SQUARE and
was ushcrcd into the presence Of \
smiling. gray-haircd lady. who might
have stepped from nm ancestral pict.
ure-frame, and who received him with
the stately urbaniiy Of courtier Of the
old school. Being man Of business.
Jonathan Greysark lost no time in
beating about the bush. but plunged al
once u medals res, described the ORR
gin Of his acquaintance with Phyllis,
expressed himself in such happy Ian
guage, blew his own trumpet in such a
pleasant, nnassuming manner declared
his devotion in such fcrvid phrases, in
fact. put matters before the old lady in
such an attractive light. that she was
completely won over.
'Of course, Mr.. Greysark." she said,
IN reply, las am only the girls aunt.
J have no direct authority in the mat
ter. But II Phyllis regards your suit as
favorably as do, can only recon-
mend that You should address letter
10 her father in London. state the case
as You have stated 1t TO me, and abide
by his decision.
''But IL i an extraordinary phase Of
our acquaintance" said the me reliant,
THAT ] do not know your ncicc's SUR
name yet"
Perhaps the old lady was struck by
the strangeness Of this avowal. but ut
any rate. she hesitated moment,
seemed = little confused and then re-
piled; Her name il Fleming. Mr..
Grcysark; letter addressed 70 Mr..
Robert Fleming and given to me will
insure It's safe dispatch.
''But would il not be better for me
to cell upon Mr.. Fleming MYSELF"
said Greysark. my business expert
a,,xso has tau.xl< -. sh.< 49,. ..~.....l
interview is worth dozen letters"
so i is, as general rule, Mr..
Greysark. /" replied the old lady. but
Mr.. Jennings movements are so I'M
certain, his business so frequently TAX
ing him away from home, that the
course l have suggested would, l
think. be the better.
And. after little general converse
ton, Mr.. Grcysark took his leave. re-
solved that he would without DELAY
formally propose to Phyllis. and il her
answer should be favorable. as he had
not the slightest reason to doubt il
would be. indite his letter TO Mr.. Flem-
ing Accordingly. the next morning.
upon arrival at London bridge, instead
q handing Phyllis into Mansion
House omnibus. as usual, he insisted
that she should walk there with him.
And, BY the time King Williams statue
was reached he had poured out his soul
10 her, and received her ready assent
70 his proposal. conditional upon the
approval Of her father.
One or two little circumstances con-
ncctcd with his visit to Regency square,
On the previous day, struck Jonathan
ircysark as being curious, rs he sat in
his room nj the office playing listlesslv
with the heap Of unopened letters be-
'orc him. Of course. he had observed
he old lady's hesitation in giving the
name Of Fleming; and her suggestion
hat the letter should be forwarded
through her instead Of to a direct
address was rather unusual. Per-
maps Fleming was strange sort Of
nan under a cloud, or Of eccentric
habits. Al any rate. Phyllis was a
ady, as was her aunt; the surroundings
u the rooms In Regency square showed
refinement, II not opulcnce: and, a.
hough money with wife was no OBJ
ect with him. he preferred that the
ady honorcd BY his choice should not
DO an utter stranger to the style OF life
o which rs Mrs. Greysark she would
Dc introduced. but his ardent affection
or the supplemented, bright-faced
yirl overcame whatever little shades Of
ionbt or scruplcs the above strange
circumstances might have awakened
within him, and. after having hurriedly
'crused his business letters, he called
'lr. Penn in, gave him instructions to
how nobody into the private room for
N hour, and settled himself down to
ndite the epistle to Mr.. Fleming After
much destruction Of best cream-laid
tote. he produced the following:
DEAR sIR: II II with no little difidence
hat l addrcss one who a \ complete stranger
. me upon = subject Of such Importance A.
hat which now occupies my pen: hut am
ure Judge you rightly when think that YOU
I'LL pardon the liberty | am taking BY the
Inc you arrive At the end OF the letter.
!" Ia short, wish 70 obtain your consent 70 |
~ marriage with your charming daughter,
hyllis A. this u 10 some extent matter Of |
u>tuesa ] may inform you that ! made the |
Dung iady'e acquaintance In the Brighton
rain. BY which We have been fellow. passcn-
cr~ daily for some weeks past; that then oh
lincd not only her consent TO my proposal.
~ the entire appreciation Of her aunt. upon
horn ! had the pleasure OF calling. with your /
nughtefs p rmission.
For your satisfaction I may ndd that nj.