The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-20

GlUETEI COliu supply hdS Oll lIl0 LsiDle I1t
did not seem to have any other expensive
habits, except that he dressed so carefully
that his tailor's bill must be large; still, a
man who gives dinners at clubs must have
plenty of money. From being a source of
qualification, Pills free use of money began
gradually to cause Marge dismay. Where
did it all come from! He could scarcely be
earning it i'll his capacity of junior clerk in
an iron house. Could it he that Tramlay had
him in training for the position of son-in-
lawxand was paying the cost of introducing
him favorably to the notice Of some sets OF
New Yor; society to whom he could not
present him at his own house. Such course
would be quite judicious in Il father desiring
wider acquaintance for his daughter when
she should become bride; but, if it really
were being pursued, would lie, Marge ever
hear the end of the rallying to which his own
part III the programme would subject hinl
There was more torment in this view Ct
the case than Marge had ever experienced in
his life before and it robbed him ~ times OF
his habitual expression to an extent that was
noticeable and made him the subject of some
club chat. No matter how exclusive club
may be, no matter how careful in the selec-
ton of its members that none but gentlemen
may be upon its list, it cannot prevent u
small, gradual, but distinct and persistent
aggregation of gossips-felows whose ener-
gies, such as they are, tend solely to investi-
cation OF the affairs of their acquaintance.
There was not au hour of the day or night
when several of these fellows could not be
found at Marge's club, lounging as listlessly
and inconspicuously asso many incurabes at a
these were the only fellows worth going to if
be wanted to know all that was being said
about member, particularly if it was un
complimentary. And now, confound them,
possibly they were talking about him, and
intimating that lie was being used to improve
the standing of his own rival
Still, rs he informed himself, all his annoy
ance came from n mere superstition, which
might be entirely without foundation. Per
haps the Young man had means of his own;
he had not looked like it when he first APP
peared in New York, but appearances some.
times were deceitful Marge had heard Tram
lay allude to Pills father as an honest old
farmer to whom fortune had not been any
too generous; but perhaps he had been esti-
mating the old mans possessions only by New
York standards; was it not the farming class
that originally took up the greater part of
the governments great issues of bondsl
And, yet, if the young man had money of
his own or of his fathers, where did he keep
itl Had he ever displayed check, 20 indi-
cate his banking place, Marge would have
found ways Of ascertaining the size and ma
ture of his account. But, though he had sew
eral times seen Phil pay bills which were
rather large, the settlements We're always
made with currency, Was it possible, Marge
asked himself, that the traditional old stock
inS was still the favorite bank of deposit for
m, rural community 1t might have re
iieved his mind to know that tie country
mans customary method, when he has money,
is to carry a great deal of currency, and that
instead of making payments by check he
draws bank notes with which to pay.
And SO the weeks went on, and Marge did
not accomplish anything that he had intended
when he began to devote himself to the young
man from the country. Phil borrowed no
money. squandered none at cards, did not run
into dissipation, offered no condolences, and,
although entirely approachable, was as Sc
crctiYe about his personal affairs as if he
had been sworn to silence. Even on the sub
jet OF Lucia, which Marge had cautiously
approached several times, he talked with a
calm;,~s :hat made Marge doubt the evidence
Of his own senses. Phil did not even vince
when MarSe reminded him of the horse he
l;neW of that would match Marge's own, the
reason assigned being that the sleighing sea
suu WAS coming and he would be likely to
frequently take the ladies of the Tranlay
family out behind two horses On the con-
trjry, Phil had the horse found and sent to
New York at his own expense, saying he
could make himself even by selling. in case
the animal did not please Marge.
The horse arrived; he pleased Marge. who
was delighted with the impression the new
team made upon the family and his acquaint-
ances generally, Phil included Marge was
not equally pleased, however, when within a
few days Farmer Hayn sent his son pair of
black horses which, though of no blood in
particular, had quality of spirit and style
not TO be expected of high born animals long
accustomed to city pavements and restricted
to the funeral gait prescribed by park COM
missioners' regulations. With their equally
untamed country bred owner to drive them,
the span created quite sensation, and to
Marges disgust, the Tramlays seemed to pre-
fer them to the pair on which he had incurred
extra eA ptIlse lOi LnS Sdhe vi Lucld anu uel
mother.
His plans foiled, his wonderings unan-
swered, his direct questions evaded, his en-
envy persisting in acting only as friend
might act, and the father of his intended
avoiding mention of Phil so carefully as to
excite suspicion, yet inviting Marge to his
house as freely as ever, the man Of the world
was unable to reach any fixed decision, and
was obliged again and again to repeat to
himself the question:
"What can Tramlay want of that fellowG"