St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-11-26

'mous. He was Just an ordinary ap-
pearing young man. and rather pale.
He had a pair of shrewd. sharp. gray
eyes, that might express much or little,
jus: 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.
1t did not take Smith long to discover
his employers weakness. And when
he had discovered it he resolved 10
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
those encounters, SO that in . compara-
lively short time Brown began to think
that Smith was promising young man.
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
Mr.. Smith out of all of his employees TO
fill .hc place. It was in his capacity -
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 10 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
vsanl1 work quicker and clearer than
that of anyone else connected with the
place.
That was an cventful 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 20
hard he thought everyone in the room
could hear it but smiths brain was
cocl and calm and calculating aS ever.
Just what impression he made on the
young woman ut 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 en-
ployer's daughter. She was . little
shocked at first, though she had sus-
pected that he loved her. She told
him that she could not tell II she cared
for him. and intimatcd to him that. rs
matters stood at the time, il was rather
presumptuous In him to ask her. But
she was 50 considerate rs 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 brain
evolved . scheme which brought about
She result he wished for.
He knew . pilot on one of the pilot
boats and proceeded forthwith to call
upon him and request service. He
told the pilot what he wanted and that
gentleman readily fell into the scheme.
smith also called upon the agent Of .
steamship line and obtained the agents
10 sail down the bay on one
Of the big steamships.
The same evening Smith called upon
his lady love. His visits It the house
never. excited comment, because he
managed to have some little
business 70 perform IN the library. He
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