The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-11-28

which many small real estate companies or
corporations developing patent are formed,
Marge soon informed himself that Tramlay.
Whose shrewdness be had always held In high
respect. preferred the son 10 thsfather, a
being the easier victim Of tho two The
processes Of frightening out or freezing OUT
an inventor or farmer who had put his prop
erty In the hands Of q stock company were
not entirely unknown to Marge, and DO nat
urally assumed that they would DO castor Of
application TO q green young man Ike
Philip than to q clear headed old man a.
Farmer Hayn seemed 10 be- But II the
rural element Of the company was TO be do
spoiled Of its own. MArgO proposed TO SEQ that
not all the Spoils should 60 10 the merchant
How better could be improve Is own posi-.
ton with Tramlay than by making himself
the merchants superior In hneSsol
He would have the advantage Of bSlng
ablo to watch Phil closely, aud Of knowing
first when be might be inclined TO sell out Of q
sacrifice, should the young man. like most Of
his age and extraction, develop an Unsuitable
appetite for city Joys that cost money, be.
Marge. would cheerfully supply him with
money from time 10 time, taking his stock o.
security, and some day the merchant would
suddenly find himself beaton at his own game.
the deliberate Marge to take q small, bottle
Of champagne with his midday lunchoon-a
luxury which be usually reserved until even
ing at the club
But again be was startled when a light
headed friend complained that, although the
sid friends father had been promised "a
place for his sou In Tramlay's office when the
iron trade should look up. Tramlay had taken
in q coantryman instead Bis own eyes soon
confirmed the Intelligence, and, as Tramlay
made no explanation or even mention Of the
fact, Marge again found himself asking:
What eau Tramlay want Of that fellowr
Evidently It meant either business or Lu
cia Perhaps the merchant during the long
depression Of the iron trade had borrowed
money Of the young mans father, or was now
borrowing Of him, TO avail himself Of bis in
croasing opportunities jSiarge had tho city
mans customary but erroneous impression a.
to the bank surplus Of the average "well to
do" farmer II Trainlay were merely Dor
rover, except against notes and bills receiva
BILE, Iron had not looked up enough to Justify
a prudent man In becoming the merchantS
son-in-law II there had been such transac
tions, perhaps q share Of the business was to
pay for them Inquiries Of his banking nc
quaintances did not mako the matter clearer
TO Mango; 50 he resolved to devote himself to
the now clerk, as no could safely do In his ca
pacity OF co-director Of tho Improvement
company. The young man had considerable
self possession, Margo admitted 10 himself
but what would IL avail against tho Glno
methods Of man Of twice his years, all spent
among men who considered 10 legitimate
business to pry Into tho business affairs Of
othersl
So MArge began operations at once; no
time was TO DO lost He had no difficulty In
making bis approaches, and his courtesios
were 50 deity oGcred that Phil could not
help accepting many Of them and feeling
grateful for kindness rendered. The young
mans suspicious wero soon diSarmed, for, like
honorable natures In general, no abhorred
suspicion That there was purpose In all
Of MnrgeS actions Phil could not avoid 10
Loving, but little by little ho reached tho con.
clusion that II was simply to forward the
Improvement companyS prospects, As Marge
himself said, Phil knew tho companys land
thoroughly, and was the only person who
could talk Of 1t intelligently. Any vestiges
Of distrust that remained were swept away
when Margc succeeded In having the privi
leges Of bis club extended to Phil for three
months, pending application for admission.
II was q small club, and exclusive; Phil
heard 1t named almost reverently by some
young mon who longed to pass Its portals
and among It's members were few men Of q
social set more prominent than that In which
tho TramlAys moved
To MargeS delight, Phil began to spend
money freely at the club; MArgo had seen
other young men do likewise, and there was
but one end TO DO expected II their parents
Al. IN n
no cigars, yet when no thought IL proper 10
give n littlO dinner tho best that the clubs
caterer could supply was on the table. He
did not seem to have any other expensive
habits, except that he dressed 20 carefully
that bis tailOr's bill must DO large; still, a
mnn who gives dinners at clubs must have
plenty d money From being source Of
qualification, Pills free use Of money began
gradually to cause Marge diSmay. Where
did II all como FRONT He could scarcely be
earning 1t In his capacity Of Junior clerk In
an iron house Could IL DO that Tramlay had
him in training for the position Of son-ln-
law, and was paying the cost Of introducing
him favorably to tho notice Of some sets Of
New York society to whom no could not
present him at bis own housed Such q course
would be quite judicious In father desiring
wider acquaintance for bis daughter when
she should become bride; but, II IL really
were being pursued. would he, Marge, ever
hear the end Of the rallying 10 which bis own
part In the programme would subject hint
There was moro torment In this view Of
tho case than Marge had ever experienced In
bis life before, and Il robbed him at times Of
his habitual expression 10 an extent that was
noticeable and made him the subject Of some
cub chat No matter how exclusive 4 club
may be, no matter how careful in the selec
tiou Of its inemtcrs that mono but gentlemen
may bS upon Its list, IL cannot prevent 4
small, gradual, but distinct and persistent
aggregation 81 gussips-fellows Whose ener
gies, such as they arc, tend solely TO invest
cation Of the Affairs Of their acquaintance
There was not an hour Of the day or night
when several Of theso telloWS could not 10
found nt Marges club, lounging As listleSly
and inconspicuouSiy % 80 many incc=ables ct 4
hospital. but MargO knew by experience that
these wore the only fellows worth going to Il
ho wanted 10 know all that was being said
about member. particularly u Il was un.
complimentary. Aud now, confound them,
possibly thoy were talking about him, and
intimating that be was being used 10 improve
the standing Of his own rival
Still, rs be Informed himself, all his annoy
anco came from mere supposition, which
might be entirely without foundation. Per-
haps the young nIan bad means Of bis own;
ho had not looked like it whan 10 first ap-
peared In New YORK, but Appearances somO-
times were deceitful Marge had heard Tram
Jay allude to Pills father as an honest old
farmer to whom fortune had not been any
too generous. hut perhaps he had been esti-
mating the old mans possessions only by Now
York standards, was Il not tho farming elasS
that originally bnk up the greater part Of
tho gUverumeuts great issues Of bondsl
And, yet 10 the young man had money Of