The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-27
COUNTRY LUCK
By JOHN HABBERTON,
Author of "Helen'S BabieS,'' Etc.
Copyrighted Lppincot Company Publisher and Pub
Ished by Permission through the

'-..fs:hsrs don't IKE girls to marry before
they are women" said Tramiay. Even
now wish Lu might not marry until she is
several years older"
"Mercyn exclaimed Mrs. Tramlay.
Would you want the poor child to go
through several more years of late parties,
and dancing, and dressing! Why, she'd be-
come desperate and want to go into nun
merry or become a novelist, or reformer. or
something"
WHAT Is society really so dreadful to
young girlP asked the husband.
"It's the most tiresome thing in the world
after the novelty wears of, ;" said Mrs. Tram
lay, unless she is fond of flirting or gets into
one of the prcsy sets where they talk about
nothing but books and music and pictures and
blue china and such things"
Live and learn" quoted the merchant.
'Next time become young IMAM and marry
I'll bring up my family in the country. Ny
sisters had at least horses and trees and birds
and flowers and chickens to amuse them, and
not one Of them married until she was twenty
five"
Mrs. Tramlay maintained discreet silence,
for, except their admiration for their broth
er, Mrs. Tramlay had never been able to find
point of contact in her sisters-in-law. Tram
lay slowly left the room and went to his club,
informing himself, as he walked, that there
were times in which man really needed the
society of men
Meanwhile, Phil had for the twentieth
time been closeted with the purchasing Off
Gals of the Lake and Gulfside railroad-as
disagreeable and suspicious u couple as he
had ever found among Haynton's assortment
of expert grumblers. Had lie been more ex
perenced in business he would have been less
hopeful, for, as everybody who was anybody
in the iron trade knew the Lake and Gulf
side had planned a branch nearly two hun
dred miles long, and there would be forty or
fifty thousand tons of rails needed, every
body who was anybody in the iron trade was
trying TO secure at least a portion of the
order Pills suggestion that Tramlay should
try to secure the contract had affected the
merchant about aS proposition of child to
bnild il house raight have done. but to avoid
depressing the young mans spirits, he had
consented ana had himself gone 81 far as tc
get terms. FOR portions of the possible order,
from men WHO were looking for encourage
mcnt to open their long closed mills.
UnknOw 20 the merchant. and forum
ately for Phil, one of the Lake and Outside
purchasing agents had years before CHANGED
to be director in company that placed
small order with Tramlay, and, remember
ing and liking the way in which it had been
filed. was predisposed toward the houses
new representative from the first But
Tramav, not knowing this, laid everything
to Phiis luck when the young man invaded
the whist room of the club, called Tramlay
;,,e+ orJc boA haau
dealt, and exclaimed in hoarse whisper:
I've got it!'
"Got WHAT" asked the merchant, not over
pleased at the interruption. Phil stared so
wildly that his employer continued: mot
the smallpox, trust What is itl Can't
you speak"
81 should think you'd know, +" said the young
man, looking somewhat aggrieved.
Not Lake and Gulfside?"
Exactly that" said Phil, removing his hat
and holding it just as he remembered to have
seen conqueror's hat held in q colored print
of Gen. Scott entering the City Of Mexico"
"HurrahT' shouted the merchant, dashing
to the floor the cards he held. This move
ment eliciting an angry protest from the
table, Tramlay picked up the cards, thrust
them into the hands of lounger, said: PLAY
my hand for me Gentlemen, must beg you
to excuse me; sudden and important bust
uess," seized his hat, and hurried Phil to the
street. eXclaiming:
"Sure there is no mistake about it'll 1t
seems too good to be true"
There's no mistake about this" Phil re-
piled, taking i letter from his pocket. The
merchant hurried to the nearest street lamp
looked at the written order, and said
My bov, your fortune is made. Do you
realize what great strske of business this
isF
81 hope So" said Phil
What do you want me to dc for youi
Name your terms or figures"
Phil was silent, for the very good reason
! that he did not know how to say what was in
his heart.
Suppose l alter my sign to Tra.mlay &
Hayn and make you my equal partneFs''
Still Phil was silent.
WELL" said the merchant, sit seemed to
me that was fair offer; but if it doesn't
meet your views speak out and say what you
prefer"
''Mr. TranIlay," said the young man, try
ing TO speak calmly, but failing most lament
ably, "they say countryman never is
satisfied in trade unless he gets something
to boot"
Very well What shall it be!"
"Millions-everything that's wish you'd
give me your daughter too"
The merchant laughed softly and shook his
head Phil started and his heart fell.
IL don't see how can do that, said Tram
lay, "for, unless my eyes deceive me, you al
ready have her"
THANK heaven exclaimed Phil devoutly.
$50 say II the merchant responded.