, 1886-03-25
THE EIGHT F0RTY-FIyE.

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Jonathan Greysark simply as a very
well-to-do bachelor of 45-fresh-faccd,
well-dressed. genial. and affable as a man
tolerably well fitted out with the good
things OF this life, and unhampered by
ties and encumbrances should be. But
Mr.. Philip Penn, whose days were passed
within the office, regarded his wealthy
and popular employer from a somewhat
different point Of view. Mr.. Penn had
by his steadiness and business knowledge
in no small degree helped Jonathan Grey
sark to his enviable position in the com
mercial 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 apparently
determined to keep him until the time
came for dispensing entirely with his
services. Altogether, poor Penn's life
was by no means a happy one.
Jonathan Greysark lived at Brighton,
and anne up to town every morning by
the s;45 express. In this famous train
he had acquired from long usage a pre-
scriptiye right to a particular seat in a
lai tliNAtL lbAlDdl liltht VI a DdA libil&tl
carriage, and the guard suffered a consid-
cradle reduction in his weekly largesse il
he allowed a stranger TO usurp his place.
But the old guard having shunted else
where, and a strange official who knew
not Jonathan having been substituted, it
20 happened that n morning Greysark,
his rug on his arm and his paper in his
hand. staggered gravely Inc magisteri-
ally up 10 the carriage only 10 find his
particular compartment-and in act his
very seat-occupied, Under ordinary
circumstances he would have resented
this unwarrantable intrusion in an un-
mistakable manner; but upon this occa-
zion as the occupant was a pretty, mod
.stly-dressed girl of is or thereabouts, he
could only vent his feelings in grunts and
,cowls and betake himself to another
seat. But when the next morning he
found his place similarly occupied his po-
htion became embarrassing, and only the
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
3:45 bucks, who. OF course. regarded the
affair as a capital joke, remarked that
he great man instead Of ramping and
raging away to another carriage, not
only ~contentedly went into the same one,
out passed a much greater part of the
nour and a quarters journey in looking
At the girl over top of his newspaper than
n studying the city article. In a fort
nights time it was observed that he
handed her out, carried her little parcels
md saw her safely into an omnibus for
The Mansion house; and in three weeks
lime it was noted that he chatted as cas-
.Iy and Familiarity with her as If he had
Known her for years.
In short, it became very evident that
he wealthy bachelor OF Rood-lane was
,namored Of the young lady. When his
attentions first became marked she as
yumed the proper attitude Of unprotected
virtue, and confined her answers to
rather curt monosyllables; but when her
feminine perspicuity 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-
nded at Brighton with her aunt.
Miss Phyllis said Greysark one
morning, as they walked along the Lon
Ion bridge platform, -as some sort OF
assurance that only entertain the most
genuine FEELINGS OF respect and-and ad-
niration for you, think that should
mention that my name is Greysark, that
am the head OF one OF the most re
,pected houses in the city OF London. and
That rs | am quite aware that an acquaint-
nce OF this casual nature Is apt TO gave
nse TO M impressions IN the
minds oil people VINO only Judge by aP-
Pearances, with your permission nothing
would give me greater pleasure than 70
aan upon your aunt al bnghton.
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INTO The nresenee N a smiling gray
hair.d lad who ,n;rht have stanned
from an Ancestral nictore-frame and
who r.c.;x,.d hin w;,h ~. -.,atslv ur-
hani,v 81 . co,rt;sr of ,ha ola school
Reirg n man ~ business Jonatban Grey
sarL 10, no .ins IN heat;ng abont tIa
hush hut nl,roed AZ INCA IN medals res
deacr;hed the o9i0in Of his aoouaintancs
with Phyllis, expressed himself in such
happy language, blew his own trumpet
in such a pleasant, u~nassuming manner.
declared his devotion in such fervid
phrases, in fact, put matters before the