Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-09-11

| clnmutIon OF satisfaction by John Dra-
Der. who took from him several letters
and telegrnms and darted into the car.
Filley was the last Of the guests. and
with the coming Of Mrs. Hurst's maid,
Annette. aud OF Diapers man, Henry.
the personnel Of the party was COM
plete.
FIlley followed his employer into the
! Cur.
mir. Draper" he said. standing be-
| fore the desk where that gentleman
sat. "is Il absolutely necessary that
60 along!"
II thougs we settled all that yester.
day. Reuber." was the reply. II shall
certainly need you when we get to
Denver. There will be hundred and
one things to attend to and mighty lit
tie time in which to do them. 30 let's
| hear no more about L."
With this answer. delivered In q
quiet but emphatic manner that brook
ed no argument. Filley was forced TO
be content. and with a sulky ding Of
his shoulders he turned away. mutter.
Ing to himself as soon as he was out Of
| Drapers hearing:
"rhe party will be smaller by one.
several miles this side Of Denver. or
my names not Reuben K Filleyr
Twas exactly three minutes OF 10
when n switching engine pushed the
presidents private car and It's attend
Ing sleeping coach out OF the station
and on to the main track. Here the
limited" was halted long enough to
permit the necessary coupling, and
then. with a fnal toot. the monster
engine lay down to Its work and with
q full head Of steam went rushing and
painting across the Hnckensack mead
ows. past Newark. Elizabeth, New
Brunswick and Trenton. 30 miles an
hour. and so into Philadelphia.
BY this time the millionaire's party
were fairly well settled In their re-
spectiye hooks and quarters. The three
Indies and the maid were assigned to
the double staieroom In the Miranda
John Draper took the other and the
smaller one. Between them was the
saloon. where all meals were served
and which answered for general rem
devious and lounging place. Ives and
Filley and the manservant bunked In
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 Filley were busy over their CORE
spondence at 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 10 mail several letters and dis
patch divers telegrama Rising from
his table. their host came toward the
ladies'. saying:
Now am free until We reach Pitts
burg. Which shall II be, luncheon or
recreation. the mind or the bodyT
For. plutocrat and man OF affairs
though be- was, his heart was young.
and the secret Of much Of his health
and success lay n the fact that when
be chose to play nothing else vas q
lowed 70 Interfere.
Ars Hurst looked up smil!ngiy. but
II fell TO Madge TO answer. though
John Draper happened to Be regarding
his ward solicitousiy
II move you. sir" she said. with
grave lips. yet dancing eyes. that the
car DOW proceed TO business and take
Its pleasure afterward I'm desperate
ly hungry Aren't you. Flor
Florence admitted 10 her stately way
that "soms siiGht rsfreshment would
be acceptable" and NO sooner bad the
wish been uttered than the millionaire
cIappsd bis hands, survival Of bis
southern raining-when Aleck appear
cd and received the laccnic order:
Luncheon immediately
A very merry party IL was which eat
down TO what Nadge christened "caT
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 at her guardian's
right hand. with Chester next to her
Reuben FIliey sat on his employers
left. Madge and Chester were visa.
vis a. the lower end. ~ were. Of
course, Miss Granniss and Reuben FIJI
ley. These positions were unchanged
during much Of this memorable Jour
ney.
II Is a safe assertion that only one
member Of the party felt any regret st
being there. This one was Filley.
John Draper was bound for Denver
to attend an important meeting OF the
presidents Of some OF the greatest
trunk lire railroads In the country;
hence the presence Of his secretary aud
OF his confidential man was necessi-
ty. Yet FiIley had begged hard TO be
left behind In New York on the fiimsy
plea Of III health and overwork. But
his employer overruled all his Objec-
tions. as We have seen. saying that the
trip would do him good.
Now, as a matter Of fact, II was as
much as Filley's reputation and safety
were worth to be out Of New York at
this juncture. He had entered on .
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
nust return and would. and he counted
on being able to concoct some pretext.
fair or foul, for leaving the party.
Meanwhile there was some intermit-
tent compensation to be gained from
| the fact that he would be able to see
lust how far matters had progressed
between his patron and Miss Granniss.
| for Reuben Filley cherished designs on
| the heiress. and II he pulled or his
present dangerous coup he would be In
a better position to sue for her hand
| and her fortune.
That q high bred. high strung and
high minded maiden like Florence
| Granniss could see anything repulsive
| IN such an alliance never occurred to
| the conceIted and self satisfied fel-
low. Beyond the usual conventional
greetings and few brief conversations
at their casual meetings In her guard
Ian's house there had been no inti-
mate intercourse between them. Re
specting the man her mind was q