The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-04-21
THE EIGHT FORTY. FIVE,

ciiants of Rood.lane CITY kaew Al4,
Jonathan Gte,sark simply d a yery
well.to.do hachelot Of l5-tfesli.facci,
well -tteSsld eenial. AMI atfsble as d MAJ,
tolenbly wen fitted out withthe good
shings 6f this lie, and unhampered by
ties and encitmbrances should be. But
Mr. Philip Penn, whose days were passed
within the Office regarded his wealthy
and popular employer from somewhat
different point Of view. Mr.. Penn had
by his steadiness and business khowledEe
innc small degree helped Jonathan Grey.
sarkto hisenvidble position in the com.
mercial world; he had served The house
faithfully for upward Of twenty years,
yet he was stillsimply q clerk, ii which
position despite frequent prayers and
! petitions. Mr, CFeysark waS aiparedtly
determined 70 keep him until the time
same for dispensing entirely with his
eeysices Altogether poor Prnns life
was by no means d happy ote.
Jonathan GTeysark lived at Brighton,
and came up 70 town every morning by
tie s:45 express. In this famous train
he had acquired from long usage pre-.
scriptiye right to a particular seat in q
particular compartment OF a particular
carriage, andtlie guard suffered a consid.
cradle reduction in his weekly largesse IL
he allowed q stranger to usrrp his place,
But the old guard having Slunted else.
where, and a strange official who knew
not Jonathan having been substituted, 1t
30 happened that one morning Greysark,
his rug on his arm aid his paper in his
hand, swaggored grsvely and inagisteri-
ally up to the carritge only to find his
particular compart;nent-and IN fact his
very scat-occupied. Under ordinary
circumstances he would have resented
this unwarrant6ble intrusion in an un-
mistakable manner; but upon this occa-
sion as the occupant was u pretty, mod
sstly-dresSel girl Of IS or thereabouts, he
could only vent his feelings in grunts and
icowls and betake himself to another
seat. But when the next morning lie
found his place similarly occupied his po-
ition became embarrassing, and only tie
girls pleasant face checked audible ex-
preston Of his discomfort. The same
thing occurred the morning after and
The morning after that, and the young
s:I5 bucks, who, OF course, regarded the
lffair as . capital Joke, remarked that
!he great man instead Of ramping and
raging away to another carriage, not
only contentedly went into the same one,
but passed a much greater part Of the
hOur and a quarters journey in looking
1t the giriover top of hisnswspaper than
N studying the city article. In fort.
nights time 1t was observed that he
handed her out, carried her little parcels
and saw her safely into an omnibus for
The Mansion house; and in three weeks
;ime 1t was noted that he chatted as eos
ily and familiArly with her us ii he had
known her for years.
In short, it became very evident that
The wealthy bachelor Of Rood.lane was
snamored 81 the young lady Wien lis
attentions first became marked she as.
nlined tile proper attitudeof unprotected
virtue, and confined her answers to
rather curt nonosyllables; but when her
feminine psBpicuity assured her that her
admirers behavior was inspired by the
most honorable Of intentions, she unbent
and told him that her name was Phyllis,
that she was a student at the South KEN
/ Ington school Of art, and that she re-
ided at Brighton with her aunt,
4Miss Phyllis said Greysark one
morning, as they walked along the Lon.
don bridge platform, -ds some sort OF
assurance that only entertain the most
genuine feelings of respect and-and adj
nlirntion for you, / think that should
mention that my name Is Greysark, that
am the head OF one Of the most ne
ipected houses in the city Of London, and
that as lam quite aware TINT IN acquaint-
lnce Of this casual nature is apt to give
tse to erroneous impressions in the
minds Of people who only judge by mp
Pearances, with your permission nothing
would give me greater pleasure than to
call upon your aunt at Brighton"
At the mention Of the name Greysark
the girls color deepened somewhat, and
she raised her eyes to his face for few
seconds. Then she said:
u am sure that my aunt would be de-
lighted to make your acquaintance, Mr..
Grcysark,H
Accordingly, on the following Sunday
Mr.. Greysark, instead Of performing his
usual weekly duty to society by an after.
noon lounge on the green, betook him.
self to Regency square and was ushered
into the presence Of a smiling, gray.
haired lady. who might have stepped
from an ancestral picture.ftame, and
who received him with the stately ur.
banity Of a courtier Of the old school.
Being a man Of business, Jonathan Grey
sark lost no time in beating about the
bush, but plunged at once in nedias res,
described the origin Of his acquaintance
with Phyllis, expressed himself In such
happy language, blew his own trumpet
IN such pleasant, luiassulning manner,
declared his devotion in such fervid
phrases, in fact, put matters before the
old lady in such an attractive light, that
she was completely won over.
-ot course, SIr. Greysark,T = she said, in
reply, -us l ain only the girls aunt, |
have no direct authority in the matter.
But II Phyllis regards your suit as favor
ably as / do, ! can only recommend that
you should address a letter 70 her father
IN London, state the case'a you have
stated 1t to me, and abide by his de-
cision.r
4But Il is an extutor,linay phase Of our
acquaintance said the merchant, shat
/ do not know your niece's surname
yet
Perhaps the old lady was struck by the
strangeness Of this ayowal, but at any
rate, she hesitnted a moment, seemed a
little confused, and then replied. "Hcr
name is Fleming, Mr. Greysark; al letter
addressed to Mr. Robert Fleming and
given to me viii insure It's safe dispatch"
4But would 1t not be letter for me to
call upon SIr. Fleming myselfr said
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