Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13

vice about young men aud You'll not be mis-
taken In human nature. Which cut Of the
roast chicken shall | send UP TO your roomN
''Oh, Ill try to come down. rs its only
Phil; maybe can coax Margie to help NE
dress"
Lucia slipped slowly from the room, but
went up the stairs like whirlwind. The
merchant ss,t down at the piano and made as
dreadful n succession Of noises rs tie much
afflicted instrument had ever endured He
had to do something.
\ quarter of an hour later Lucia foated
down stairs in q robe Of pale blue, her face as
fresh and bright as dawn.
Sunrise at sunset" exclaimed her father.
"Well, girls are possessed to upset the natural
order of things, l suppose. But, my dear
daughter, you've put the rouge on too thick;
don't you think sos"
'Father!" exclaimed the girl, and the flush
Of her checks spread to her brow
Edgar" said Mrs Tramlay, who came In
a moment or two after. ''see how foolish you
were to think Lucia i'll l never saw her
looking better"
Eyes" said the merchant, dryly; II told
her the doctor was coming. That's often
enough to cure the ailments Of some children,
y
minutes of business tact to the task Of ex-
planning to his wife the reasons Of Philips re-
turn to New York; he also enlarged upon the
Haynton Bay Improvement company, and
the probability that if the Tramlays were to
build the first and handsomest house on the
new property Mrs. Tramlay would naturally
be the fashionable leader Of whatever section
or subsection Of society might select the place
as summer home Mrs. Tramlny was in.
clined to be conservative on the subject, but
when she learned TINT Marge was stakeholder
and director in the company she became quits
cheerful
Phil was not so happy as he should have
been while on his way to the Tramlays'. He
wondered how he should be able to greet
Lucia without betraying the mixed emotions
which he was sure the first sight Of her face
would cause him. He had a firm conviction
that lie would feel awkward and act accord.
ingly, and his remembrance Of various men
whom he had seen behaving awkwardly In
the presence Of young ladies made him quite
certain that Lucia and Margie would laugh at
him when bis back was turned. He did not
realize that in meeting, as well as in fighting,
the burden Of action does not all rest upon
one person. Neither did he take into con
sideration the tact which some maidens &C.
quire in year or two spent in society. A,
he was ushercd into tho parlor, with face
which he was sure was sober and set, Lucia
approached him with pleasant smile and ex
claimed, as heartily and unahectedly as II shs
were Haynton girl:
"How do you do, Phili I'm ever 20 glad
to see you back again"
Away went all sense Of soberness, hesita
ton and doubt; the young mans soul leaped
to bis face, and he held 30 long the little hand
offered him that Lucia, perhaps remember
ing some impulsive demonstrations toward
that graceful member, withdrew It befors
any attempt to release it had begun. Ther
the girl began a rapid series Of question.
about Hayn Farm and it, occupants, and
Phil made CHEEKY replies, and Tramlay, after
gazing at the couple from the back parlor
retired to his library to indulge undisturbed
in as much vigorous and affirmative head
shaking as the situation seemed to justify.
"How do you think you will like the iron
business. Mr.. Hayn. asked Mira Tramlay al
dinner.
"Greatly. SO far as know It," Phil replied
up to date my duties have been to 60 r
lunch. read the morning papers and chat
with . railroad company's vice president
about Oh shore fishing"
I'VE always try to break In our young
men pleasantly" said Tramlay, 40 they'll
be willing to promise long service for small
money: then we begin to put on heavier
chains, one by one"
"Papas clerks have a hard time II they
happen to he nice" said Lucia. "They have
TO get postage stamps for Margis and me
when we happen in at the Office. and find
small change for US when we lose our pocket
books, and take Us out to lunch when va
come down town and don't find papa In, and
sometimes they have to come to trains for Us
| when we've been q few miles out Of town on
a visit and tho team doesn't get in before
dark"
"Then shall earnestly strive to be nice. |"
aid Phil.
there's some down town place." said
Margie, "where papa gets lovely candy q
great deal cheaper than up Broadway; bat
he forgets It half the time, 20 we sometimes
have one Of the clerks order It sent to papas
desk-that IS clerks who know how to select
candy" said Margia ..-
my education In that respect" said Phil,
hes not been as thorough as II could have
foreseen sucn necessity for IL: but ! win -.
sumo my studies at once"
Are you good judge Of tear asked Lu-
cia "Manma has not been quite hersell
since one OF papa's clerks went to Pennsyl.
vania to take charge Of rolling mill The
good man used to spend hours In the tea Inn
porters' warehouses, down near the Office,
searching for the kind Of tea TINT mamma
dotes on"
"You children are not to worry Phil with
any Of your trifing affairs" said tho head
Of the house II want you all to understand
that. besides having desk in my Office. b 4
q large operator in real estate-a capitalist
q sort Of monopolist, ia fact, for be Il score
tary and a director Of the Haynton Bay I'm
provement company. which monopolizes on
Of the finest bits Of shore front on the Al
lantic coast"
"Hayuton Bayi" said Lucia, In wonder
"Why, that ID where Havn Farm d."
"Wise childr said her father; and thai
fine bluff portion Of the farm that overlook
the bay d the company's property You'll
never again cut your shoes to pisees on tn
oat stubble ON that bluff, for when next 70,
SEQ the place It win DO covered by fine villas
the handsomest Of which you probably vii
some day see mentioned In the newspapers q
the country seat Of the well known merchan
prince, Edgar Tramlay ESQ.,. father Of tn
charming"-
"Edgari EdgarI" said Mira Tramlay.
"And, - ! was saying" continued Tram
lay, no purchasers title will be good withou
the signature and of1cial seal Of Mr.. Phili]
Hayn. Candy and postage stamps, indeed
Why, such q mans time ought to be value,
at about Q dollar minute."
Then Phil wasrich, Lucia said to herseli
She did not much care, and she knew eve
len, about business details; Q fortune o,
paper was a. good - any other kind, 20 Il
q she knew; but what she did very distinct,
understand was that no one, not even be-
mother, would again have occasion to speal
Of Phil as q poor man, or even . country
man. Some young men who were accounte'
great catches were only secretaries and evel
assistant secretaries Of one thing or other
she knew It, because she had sean their name
In dividend notices and other advertisement
In newspaper How would the change Il
his fortunes affect her mother, she wondered
Ar2 Tramlay certainly was moro aifabls :
the young man than she ever bad been be
fore, and after dinner she oven took Phil
arm in returning to the parlor; the act signi
fed nothing to Phil, but It Get Lucias littl
heart dancing gayly.
When Phil departed, soon after dinner, :
accompany his father. by request, TO meet
ing Of the "Society Tor the Ameliorstion o
the Spiritual Condition Of Savage Tribes,
Lucia lost very little time In signaling Margi
with her eyes and going up to her room
moment later Margie bounced in. closed th
door, and exclaimed:
Lucia Tramlayl ! wouldn't have be
liesed it II / hadn't seen it with my own eye
| The idea Of mamma with the hl0od Of a flOza
High Dutch and Mayfower families in he