Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-09-30

nous. 1lo was Just LII Oruludry dp- bearing young man, and rather pale. He had a pair of shrewd, sharp, gray eyes, that might express much or little, just as it happened.
 Young Smith worked hard and faith fully at his desk for long time before he happened to come under the notice of the senior member of the firm. Brown was a man who fully realized his position in the financial and social world, and was never better pleased than when others did the same.
 It did not take Smith long to discover his employers weakness. And when he had discovered 1t he resolved to make use of it to his own advantage. Consequently he managed affairs so that he was obliged to come in direct contact with the senior member of the firm. That gentleman took no partic- ular notice of the young man at the time, but Smith did not despair. He contrived other little schemes whereby it became necessary for him to speak with the old gentleman, and the result was that Brown soon knew and began to notice him. Smith made the most of those encounters, so that in a compara- lively short time Brown began to think
 
 He never made any boasts or took ad- vantage of the senior members regard, so that it only increased with time. Small wonder was it, then, that when Browns private secretary died he chose MT. Smith out of all of his employees to fill the place. It was in his capacity as private secretary that Smith first called at his employers home. Smith noted the evidences of wealth, and wondered when he, too, should be able to main- tain such an establishment.
 One evening Smith accompanied his employer home from the office. A knot ty financial problem had come up late in the day which needed to be settled before the next day. Brown did not care to attack the matter by himself. Blue was out of town, and there was no one left for him to call upon but Smith. And had he but acknowledged it to himself he believed that Smiths brain | would work quicker and clearer than | that of anyone else connected with the place.
 | That was an eventful evening for Smith. In the first place, he met the bankers daughter and, having met her, immediately lost his heart. But he did not lose his head, which was one of the strongest points in this young mans composition. Smith had never been known to lose his head un- der the most trying circumstances. The present instance was no exception to the rule. Smiths heart beat So hard he thought everyone in the room could hear it, but Smiths brain was cool and calm and calculating as ever.
 Just what impression he made on the young woman at that time he never knew. But upon each subsequent call he made at the house he was careful not to lose any ground.
 | Matters went on thus until Smith had declared his passion for his em' ployer's daughter. She was a little shocked at first, though she had sus pected that he loved her. She told him that she could not tell if she cared for him, and intimated to him that, as matters stood at the time, it was rather presumptuous in him to ask her. But she was so considerate as to promise not to tell her father of what his pri vate secretary had said-at least, not then. Smiths spirits were low, but his brain was active. And his active brair evolved a scheme which brought about the result he wished for.
 He knew pilot on one of the pilo boats and proceeded forthwith to cal upon him and request service. HC told the pilot what he wanted and tha gentleman readily fell into the scheme Smith also called upon the agent of { steamship line and obtained the agent lpermission to sail down the bay on ont of the big steamships.
 The same evening Smith called upoI his lady love. His visits at the house
 never excited comment, because ht
 generally managed to have some httl'
 business to perform in the library. H'
 repeated his declaration of love anC
 asked the object of his affections t.
 PRIMTIME