Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-02-24

work so smoothly as they have. II VOC
discharge ne with the notion of intro
tncing new blood into the house you
viii have to"
"Mr. Penn" interrupted the merchant,
with wave of his hand, 1--WE must in
this world be men of business first and
lalmanitarians afterward. / have given
YOUR case the fullest consideration, and
in acknowledgement of your services, &c
well as by way of compensation, pro-
pose to make you weekly allowance
until you get employment. But that you
must go have made up my mind. You
will please make no further observations
upon the decision at which have ar
rived, or | shall be obliged to request you
to leave my presence. think il but fa-
10 tell you, however, that the principal
reason for my deciding to take a partner
is that am going TO be married-that il
when the consent Of the young lady'S
father has been obtained"
well, sir" said the clerk, "of all
periods in liz, surely the eve of mar.
riage should most naturally inspire kind
actions. You are about to make yourself
as happy as human being can possibly
be, yet you wish to inaugurite that
period by reducing to want and ruin an
old and tried servant. / know You too
well, sir-or, rather, think too well Of
you-not to be sure that if you carry out
this latter intention your conscience must
prick you in after life."
Mr.. Penn" said Greysark severely, Il
told you not to handy words with me, so
let me hear no more. am now going
to Brighton. Do not omit to forward all
letters to my address there. You will
please be particular in this. / must say,
Mr.. Penn, that am not little aston
ished that, remembering, as you must,
what have done for you. and how with
your furnished name you might long ero
this have been begging your bread but for
me, you should presume to offer me adj
vice on my own affairs. But will say
no MORE
The clerk fingered on in the room, as
If IN hopes that some straw might still bo
left to clutch at. Then he said: "Mr.
Grey sark, you observed Just now that the
fact of your marriage depends upon the
consent of the young lady's father"
"Those were my words, Mr.. Penn" re-
piled the merchant.
IF he should refuse his CONSENT said
Tenn.
Refuse. Mr. Penn. Refuse!" exclaimed
Greysark. such thing is simply inn
possible. simply too ridiculous to be en-
tertained for moment. The head of
the house of Jonathan Greysark & Co., l
should imagine, was fit match for any
tne.r
$50 you may think, SIR" said Penn.
quietly: but fathers sometimes hold
strange opinions"
MIR. Penn, you are insolent sir" almost
roared the merchant, rising in his chair,
and glaring at his clerk with furious
eyes.
Penn fumbled in his pockets and con-
tinued, still quietly, well, sir, in this
case the fathers opinion does happen to
differ from yous, and he refuses his
sanction to his daughters marriage"
Jonathan Graysark started from his
chair, his face perfectly livid, his eyes
and mouth wide opened. Penn drew
forth letter from his pocket, unfolded
it. and as if UNCONSCIOUS of the storm he
had raised, resumed:
"You have addressed this letter to Mr..
Robert Fleming, the father of Phyllis, the
young lady to whom you have been pay
ing your addresses. i, for family reasons,
with which you are quite familiar, pre-
fer to be known in my circle of acquant-
ance as Robert Fleming. Phyllis is my
daughter, and re"
"No, no don't go on :" shouted Grey
aark in voice Of supplication.
In the course of a few weeks Phyllis
Penn became Mrs. Jonathan Greysark,
and tie style of the firm in Rood-lano
was altered to Greysark, Penn & Co.
London Truth.