Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-29

do farmerl II Tramlay wcrv msrely lnr'
rOwer, ssc-pt against not-s sni bill. rvceiva'
be. iron hal Mt lookci up enough D. justify
q prudent man In ts~comlng N. merchantr
ron-ln- law. n thers hal been such transsc.
lions, perhaps q share % the business sas "a
pay fr them Inquiries % his banking &C
quainianc~ dil no, mako the matter clsarer
% Marx. ~ be- rc-olvei 10 devote himself 10
the usw CLERK. as he could safely do In his ca
pscity % codlrrctor q the Improvement
compsny. The yoang man bal cUnsiierabls
LII y-u---Siou, Margs asirnitt~i - hius--lf
bat What would u avail against thu tins
methods 20 man q tsics his ycsrS. all sI.sn'
amsny men wbo ccnslder~i u legitimate
buans-. 10 pry into the busine- Affair." %
othsrs'
~ Margs t--ssn operations at once; Nd
tins Vas o. 10 lat lie hai m difficulty IA
making HI. srpr0achcs. AMI hs courtssiss
WIRE ~ deity ofec,si tina, rhil could not
help accep,ing many u them anil fcslln.
grateful for kinins<. rrnderri Tie young
mans sn.Jkioos sere ssIn dlarmsi. &c, hks
hooo-.b,s nsturrs In general. he abhurr~i
sispicioa That there was purp.-s In all
q Mars-s aetsons rhil coai nos avoii 10
lieytns. hot little by l.ftls 10 roachsi the cin-
clusioa that u was simply to forward The
Improvement oumrany pcosrsciS ~ Nnse
himself All. I'm knss the cumpanys land
thoroughly. AMI WAS the ouly I.rsnu sbo
coaii tAlk % 10 inisllissniiy. Any ye~iigr-
% distrlst tia, rrmain~i were swept away
whcu MArss sacc-si~i In having the prisi.
less- % hi. clab srisnl~l to ihll for ihrcs
mouih.. p-sniins application Cor aimis.oa.
II ~. . anal club. AMI exclusive. fhll
he.rl II ham.i almost rsyervuily by soms
young men Who lonsci 30 Iass IT, Tofials,
anil amoug It. msnhsr were fe. men % q
.ociai -, morv prominent than that In shlca
tn rrsmlAs. moved
To Marsss delight, rhl t--San 10 sI-nti
mcnsy freely ai TIA club. MArgs hal s.rn
other yyang mrn d. iks~l.,. AMI there sas
lat oae ~n,i o. b. sty.cte,i N their Iarent.
arv no, rich Ihl drank m vine. smoked
no cigars. 70, when be tsoughi " prOrcr "a
give little dinner the hst that The clubs
caiervr ooah supply sas ca tho talls. lie
do Mt -sm a. have any other stI.nsits
hAbits. cIcrrt that be drcs-si ~ carefully
that kis tAliors tal must h. large. still. =
man ~Lo give. dinner. at clal- must have
pl.niy q monsy Prom b-lng . suurcs q
gratiacation. I1lIIs frv. - - nloney tc-an
Gradually D. cag-s Margs disInAy. whsrs
di u al cons frumi lie ouall sarcsly 10
earning u In hi. capacity q junior olcfk In
an ira h0use. Couli II tsthAi TrAmiay bal
him Ia training for thu position u siafn-
las. ami was Iayiag the cat u Introducing
him fayorably O. The notice - sDuls 1T. u
New Yors society - whom b. cpui nj
prrs.-ni him al his own boa-ai Such cour.s
vUuh D. quite iadiciuus In father desiring
~iler AcqualntAnos Or biz daughter whsa
abe ,h0ald t.s>uu.s = bfhie. bat, u " rally
.srv t-.ng uupg~i. puah h.. Marc. ever
h-aS tie col ., the rallylng q which biz o~a
part IN The Itugramfns wall sabi,ci hint
There vas more torment In this ,isw u
the ca-s than Mars hli ever etp-r.snccl Ia
IA. life lciufv. ABi u fObl,~l hin AZ tIncs ~
bis hAiataal etprv-ion IA an etisui that ~as
B0tic.ab.. ani male hin the s1bieCt % sons
club chat No matter how exclusive club
may -, % matter hos careful In the sclec-
ton % ia ucml-.rs that noe bui gvuilcmsn
may 10 1pon u lit, u cannot prevent .
mail. gradual. tut dis;lnct AMI Isftittsni
aEErvSatlon % gu,~iIs-islloss wsuzs snsr-
90. sach a. they arr. tend -olsly O. inys-ti'
gAilun q, the Affairs u their A,luainianos<
Ti.sr. wAs %, an hoar o, tie day 90 niglt
-b~n -svsral q tAe-s fsllos, cvuld not 10
foubi al Marsrs club. luunging a. lisiiessly
AMI iacouspicu1lly AZ many inclrah.s- 81 q
hs-yitAl. bat Marss knss by srp-r,sBcs that
th~-s sefs the oils fslloss wusth golng D. u
b. sanl~i a. knos al that "a. tang all
at.bai msmlcr. particularly u u vas un'
complimentary. AMI no~. oonfouui them.
p-sibly they we're tAlklng st'oai him. AMI
in,lmating that h. sas t..ng u-ri ~ improve
the standing % hs o~n riVAi
SIN. q. be lniorm~i himself. AL his annoy.
sncs cams from mere supfs-iiiou, which
might H. sa,ir,ly without foaD,iAiion. Fer
hap the young man bad ulsan. % ht. osn.
be- bal ~, loossi lks 10 sb~n b. Dirt sp
I.Ar~i IN Sss Yofs. but spparaRcr. soms-
tim.- scr. dec-iifal MArge hal heard Tram.
lay aIlBds "a IhaIs father a. an bons~t Old
fArmsr "a shosn fortune hal Mt t-sn any
too grneruus. tat IsrhaI- BE- hal l-yn esii-
mating the oil man pn--s>slous ouly by Nsv
Yors standards. ~as u not the farming class
thai originally toos up the g-vaisr IaTt u
th- goyerum.ni. great issac, % blnisI
AMI. YET, II the young man hal nancy of
biz o~u Of % hl. fathers. uhcre dli b. keep
80 Hal be ever dlsp.ay~i q ch.'s. a. indi.
cate hls banking placs. MArss ~OGli have
found ~ay. - A-ccrtAining The sihr and M.
tur- % hi. .ccouat hot, though hs hal s-v-
eral tins -e-n pal pay bI. ~hich we're
rather large. the settlements ssr~ al~ays
made -ith currency. Wa. IL J.s~ibl.. MArss
sss-i him-.lf. thai ths Traditional oil stock
Ing ~as still the fasorIte bAnk 20 deJssit for
tn rural community Il might have ~
ikvci biz mind 90 know that tie country-
mans customary method. when b. has money.
h b. cary grcat deal % currency. AMI that
lnstotI q making Iaymcnl. by checs be
drass iank notes With which iopay
AMI ~ the weeks wsnt On, AMI Narge dh
10, so,rmpllsh anything that hs hal intended
when b. lsyan b devote him-sli n ths young
ulAu fruu the country. Phi bouosed no
nancy. sIuan.lerci none ~ cards, did no, run
into dissipation. oicr~i M oonlliencs-., ani,
although entirely approachable, was az -
er,,iye about hl. f-rr~onal Affairs ~ u 10
hal l.sn ssorn Ia sllcnca Even On the sab-
ut u i.1cia. which MArge hal osu,iousiy
sppruachei several TINES, be tAik~i With .
oalnn.-s that made nArge doubt thesylience
% hi. osn -sn~s2 I'hl did not even vince
~hsn Marse remiDlei him % the horse be
ki,ew II that wuali match Mares own, the
r..-Dn assigned bsing that the sleighing "a.
sDn VAS coming and hs would L. likely 10
lr.luently take the Lads % the Tralnlay
family ca, lrhind two horsrs On the con
tray, Phil hal tho borss found AMI scut 10
New York AZ bis own sxpsnss, saying he
coali ,sske himself even by selling. Ia case
tbs Anin.sI dill not Pleas MArge.
Tie hofss arrived; hs pl-a-si Mary, ~bo
was delighted with the impression the nes
team made spon the family and his anIgaint
.no.- generally. Pull included MATge was
Dot equally Plessel, however. ~hen within a
fe~ days faru,sr llayn ssnt bis son pair 81
black borS-, shieh, though Of NJ blood In
particular. had quality of spirit anil style
DOT 10 b. s1pstsi ~ high born animals long
ACCUSTOMED On city Iayenients ani restricted
~ the funeral gait rr,-cnbci by PARK com
missioner regulations With thsir equally
antansi country broi owner 20 drive them,
he span cpaiel quite . ~rn<aiiou, AMI, To
Margss disgus,. the Tramlays -oeu'si Ia pre-
.sr them 10 the pair on which be hal incurred
1tra enpen-s Tor the saks of Lncla ani hef
mother.
Ills plan. fooled. his wonderings unan-
,weroi, bis direct questions evaied, his en-.
any psrsisting In acting oaly a. a friend
nisht act. AMI the father of bis intended
svoiiin. mention u Ihil ~ carefully a. 10
ssei,s sispicion. yet inviting Margs 10 bis
hou-e as freely a. ever. the man u thu work.
wAs unahls 20 reach any ntei decisisn, and
vas obliged again and again ,o repuai 10
himsef the questions
"what can Tramlay want of that fslio~F'
rois ssntlnusii
LOVE YOU DEARLY.