The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-13
might be done outside of

might be done outside OF business hours; so
he spent many evenings and occasional days
in endeavoring to forward the interests Of his
employer, and Of the Improvement company,
in which Mr. Tramlay was as largely inter
ested es himself.
He had more than business TO absorb his
thoughts,for his stock of knowledge regarding
human nature was at first entirely inadequate
to the demands made upon it, At Haynton it
was safe rule that q man whose appearance
and manner were those of a gentleman could
be safely regarded as, at least, an honest
man; in New York be found this assumption
caused some of his plans to be utterly shat
tered by Tramlays more experienced hand.
The railroad men who wanted iron, to be
paid for partly by stock in their roads, he
learned to distrust if they were hahitually
well dressed and wore kid gloves when visit
ing Tramlay's office, but he occasionally saw
his employer neglect an appointment, even
with his family, and devote his entire tirae to
some insignificant, badly dressed little fellow,
and even to an occasional awkward man who
seemed as he really was, the farmer score
tary and treasurer of a lot of fellow farmers
who had planned short road for their own
benefit The amount of cash that such man
COulu pay WIS SCHULZ bOG LlOS 81 LILO
probable profit on the stock which Tamlay
received 40 boot"
A pleasing relief from the work of his two
offices was Phil's occasional evenings at Tram
lays home, which be had been so heartily
urged To regard as his own that he no longer
waited for special invitations. In spite of Ills
pressing duties he had devoted himself to
being mice" Us Lucia had termed the con-
dition which made the family avail them
selves of the services of Mr.. Tramlay's clerks.
he improved upon his instructions so far as
always to have in his pockets enough postage
stamps for the girls letters, and 10 see that
boxes of candies from 1.-The place somewhere
down town. reached the house without first
lying neglected for Il day or two upon his
employers desk When Murgie and Lucia
we're returning from a short visit out of
town lie was at station, wharf or ferry to
meet them, regardless Of what railway mag
nate from out of town might be airrady &C
cessible at a hotel, and the panS of hGrrying
away afteIwnrh WINS always Swt,'' "",l Ivy
the g4zItle protests that no subsequent con-
versation could Danish from his ear.
And yet, as he informed himself in occa-
sional moments of leisure, the interest that
lay closest to his heart was not being adj
vanced visibly. Lucia seemed always glad
to meet him, always sorry to part with him;
but was she not so to all mere acquaintance
whose society was not unpleasing! She never
made an excuse TO cut short his conversation,
no matter if he talked on subjects of which
she evidently was ignorant; but hadNhe not
always been accustomed to patient listenersi
She sometimes asked questions shat seemed
beyond her taste, as the subjects certainly
were beyond her ken; but might not ordi-
nary human desire for knowledge prompt
any girl to do the samef
Sometimes he would bitterly inform HIM
self that of his hosts two daughters any
listener might imagine Margie, instead of her
sister, the object of his affection. Margie,
whose feelings and manner and enthusiasm
lacked the restraint which a year or two of
society will impose on an observing maiden,
was as artless and ELUSIVE and afRectionate as
if Phil were an ideal older brother, if not
lover OF course Margie was not in love with
him; for was she not continually sounding
Lucia's praisesl To her the world seemed TO
live and move and have its being solely for
Lucia. Phil had never before seen such af-
lection between sisters, and it seemed all the
more wonderful as he recalled some frequent
passages of words in which the two girls had
INDUCED at Eayn Farm not half year be-
fore. Margie seemed to have adopted him as
big brother, and it was quite delightful, as
well as new sensation, he having no sisters
of his own. but he did wish that the same
spirit-not exactly the same, either-might
be manifested by Lucia.
Another disquieting thought came from
the frequency with which Marge visited the
Tramlay abode He had heard almost too
much of Marge before he ever saw him, but
now he saw far more. 1t seemed that Phil
never could visit the Tramlays without either
finding Marge already there, or having him
come in just as pleasant tete-a-tete with
Lucia was fairly under way. That Aargo
did not approve of the eordiality with which
Phil was received was quite evident, in spite
of his impassve demeanor, and Phil felt none
the easier that Marge showed him many
courtesies, and introduced him quito freely
among his club acquaintances Marge Hx-
planned that many OF these gentlemen had
money aud might be persuaded to purchase