Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22
the Pullman, With The negro porter
Aleck for additional company and

the Pullman, With The negro porter
Aleck for additional company and
sport.
All the way between the metropolis
and the city by the Schuylkill Draper
and Fiiley We're busy over their CORE
spondence Mt what might be dubbed
the business end of the saloon. Ar
rived at the Broad street station, the
secretary jumped to the platform and
hurried to mail several letters and dis
patch divers kilograms. Rising from
his table, their host came toward the
ladies, saying:
Now am free until we reach Pitts.
burg. Which shall 1t be, luncheon or
recreation, the mind or the body?"
For, plutocrat and man of affairs
though he was, his heart was young,
and the secret of much of his health
and success lay in the fact that when
he chose to play nothing else was al
lowed to interfere.
Mrs. Hurst looked up smilingly, but
it fell to Madge to answer. though
John Draper happened to be regarding
his ward solicitously.
II move you, SIR" she said, with
grave lips, yet dancing eyes, that the
car now proceed to business and take
its pleasure afterward. Pm desperate.
ly hungry. Aren't you, Flor
Florence admitted in her stately way
that some slight refreshment would
be acceptable" and no sooner had the
wish been uttered than the millionaire
clapped his hands-a survival of his
southern tralning-whcn Aleck appear.
ed and received the laconic order:
Luncheon immediately
very merry party 1t was which snt
down to what Madge christcned .car
picnic" A long and narrow table was
set up in the center of the saloon. A
chair at either end was occupied by
Mr.. Draper and Mrs. Hurst. Florence
Granniss was seated Mt her guardians
right hand, with Chester next to her.
Reuben Filley sat on his employers
left. AIadge and Chester were VISA
Wis at the lower end. MS were, of
course, Miss Granniss and Reuben Fill
ley. These positions We're unchanged
during much of this memorable jour-
1ey.
1t is a safe assertion that only one
member Of the party felt any regret at
being there. This one was Filley.
John Draper was bound for Denver
to attend an important meeting Of the
presidents Of some Of the greasest
trunk line railroads in the country;
hence the presence of his secretary and
Of his confidential man was necessi-
ty. Yet Filiey had begged hard to be
left behind In New York on the flimsy
plea Of Ill health and overwork. But
his employer overruled all his objec-
tons, us we have seen. saying that the
trip would do him good.
Now, as matter Of fact, 1t was us
much Us Filley's reputation and safety
were worth to be out of New York Mt
this juncture. He had entered on n
career Of duplicity eliminating in actu-
al crime. Unless he could be back in
the metropolis considerably within the
ten days named as the limit of the trip
he would be ruined and disgraced. He
must return and would, and he counted
on being able to concoct some pretext,
fair or foul, for leaving the party.
Meanwhile there was some lntermit-
tent compensation to be gained from
the fact that he would be able to see
just how far matters had progressed
between his patron and Miss Granniss,
for Reuben Ftlley cherished designs on
the heiress. and If he pulled Off" his
present dangerous coup lie would be in
n better position to sue for her hand
and her fortune.
That high bred, high strung and
high minded maiden like Florence