Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-04-27
THEEIGHTFORTY-FIVE.

EfprNDOuy Tie VI oOuh
than Greysark 4 Co., East India mer
chants, OF Rood-lane, City, knew Mr.
Jonathan Greysark simply as a yer,
well-to-do bachelor of five and forty
fresh-faced, well-dressed, genial and affa
Die, as a man, tolerably well-fitted out
with the good things OF this life, and un
hampered by ties md encumbrances
should be.
But Mr.. Philip Penn, whose days wert
passed within the office, regarded his
wealthy and popular employer from a
somewhat different point Of view. MIR.
Penn had by his steadiness and business
knowledge in no small degree helped
Jonathan Greysark to his enviable posi-
ton in the commercial world; he had
served the house faithfully for upward OF
twenty years, yet he was still simply a
clerk, in which position, despite frequent
prayers and petitions, Mr. Greysark was
determined to keep him until the time
came for dispensing entirely with his
services.
Altogether, poor PENIS life was by no
means happy one, for, In addition to
his commercial troubles, he had an eter-
nally grinning domestic skeleton in the
shape of blackguard brother. who had
stood in the felon's dock on charge of
extensive forgery, had passed many
years in prison, and who now could
only be kept quietly in the background
by the allowance which the unfortunate
Penn made him out of the exceedingly
moderate salary he drew from the Rood
lane office.
Greysark knew tiils, and was also
aware that furnished name was an al
most inSuperable bar to his clerks ad-
vance in any other line of life; 80 he
meanly took advantage OF the fact by
getting a most unfair amount OF work
out of Penn, and paying him miserably
inadequate salary for it.
jonathan Greysark lived at Brighton,
and came up to town every morning Ly
the AS express. In this famous train
he had acquired from long usage pre-
scriptive right to particular seat in
particular compartment OF particular
carriage.
One morning Greysark staggered VI
to the carriage only to find his seat occu-
pied.
The occupant was a pretty, modestly
dressed girl of eighteen or thereabout.
The next morning he found his place
similarly occupied, and only the girls
pleasant s; face checked audible expression
of his discomfort
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after that, and continuously, without
protest from Mr.. Greysark. and the
young 8.45 bucks, who, of course, re-
garded the affair as a capital joke,
remarked that the great man, instead
Of ramping and raging away to another
carriage, not only contentedly went into
the same one, but passed q much great
CT part of the hour and quarters jour
ney in looking at the girl over
the top OF his newspaper than in study
ing the city article.
In fortnight's time it was observed
that he handed the girl out, carried her
little parcels, and saw her safely into an
omnibus for the Mansion House; and in
three weeks time it was noted that he
chatted as easily and Familiarity with her
as If he had known her for years.
In short, it became very evident
that wealthy bachelor of Rood-lane
was enamored of tbs young lady.
When his attentions first became
marked she assumed the proper
attitude of unprotected virtue and
confined her answers to rather curt
monosyllables but when her fem.
nine perspicuity assured her that
her admlrer was inspired by the
most honorable of intentions il
was not very long before she told
that her name was Phyllis, and that she
vas a student at tho South Kcnsingtoi
school OF Art, anGashat she resided n
Brighton With heI aunt.
Miss Phyllis" said Greysark on
morning, as they walked along the Lon
Ion Bridge platform, "as some sort @
assurance that only entertain the mos
genuine feelings Of respect and admira
tion for you, think j should mentio
that my name is GrcySark, that l am tn
head of one of the most respected house
in the city of London, and that nothing
would give me greater pleasure than T.
call upon your aunt at Brighton"
At the mention Of the namo of Grey
sark the girls color deepened somewhat
and she raised her eyes TO his face for
lew seconds. n
Then she said:
~ am sure that my aunt would be dc
lighted to make your acquaintance, MI
Greysark." o
Accordingly, on the following Sunday
Mr.. Greysark betook himself to Regenc
Square, and was ushcrcd into the pres
snce of lady who received him wit
stately urbanity.
Jonathan Greysark lost no time |
beating about the bush, but plunge
at once in medids res, describe
the origin Of his acquaintance wit
Phyllis, expressed himself in sue
happy language. blew his own trum
pet in such pleasant, unassun
ing manner, declared his devotion i
such fervid phrases, in fact put matter
before the old lady in such an attractiv
| light, that she was completely won owe
"Of course, Mr.. Greysark," she sal
in reply, las am only the girls aunt,
have no direct authority in the matter
But il Phyllis regards your suit as favor
ably as do. can only recommend tina
you should address letter to her fathe
in London, state the case as you hav
stated it to me. and abide by his d,
clsion."
| But 1t Is an extraordinary phase c
our acquaintance" said the merchant
that do not know your niece's SUI
name yet"
The old lady was struck by the strange
ness OF his avowal, hesitated moment
seemed little confused, and then r,
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Her name is Fleming, Mr.. Greysark
a letter addressed to Mr. Robert Elem
ing and given to me viii insure its sal
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