Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22

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in southern town. Although there
were nearly 20 years between their ages
they were friends and confidants. Yet
each held certain matters in reserve.
Draper knew that Ives loved his niece,
Chester thought he knew where the
senior had placed his affections, but
the younger man did not know that
John Draper was resolved to signalize
his own happiness-should 1t ever come
to pass-by doing what he could to
make Madge and Chester happy at the
same time.
Last of all came satan also," In
the person of Mr.. Reuben X. Filley,
protegc and confidential clerk Of John
Draper. 1t is perhaps needless TO say
that the world knew the young man
in the latter capacity only. Alert, keen,
selfish, INSCRIPTIONS, New York boy
Of uncertain parentage, though he
clafnssA English, product Of the
slums and the gutter, Reuben Filley
had risen to the surface of the current
OF life in the great metropolis by tho
very simple method of throttling OF
pushing aside every other struggling
swimmer who came in his way. DO
others or they'll do YOU was his
cheerful motto. He attracted the no.
tice Of John Draper when the latter
first came to New York; was taken In
to his employ as IN office boy and ulti-
mately reached the post Of private sec
rotary, place which offered great pos
sibilities to young man of his peculiar
procliyities and of which he imme-
diately proceeded to take unfair ad-
vantage. Looking out for No. /" Fill
ley called it. Palmer people fond Of
calling a spade by Its agricultural
name would have termed 1t lying and
stealing; but, then, Fllley took care
never to be found out.
Rascal though he was, he deserves 10
have his pen picture like all the others
Of the party, and here 1t is: Height,
feet s; weight, 140; complexion fair;
eyes steely blue, shifting and treacher-
Gus; brownish yellow or "Cain col
ored" beard and mustache closely trim
med served to hide IN animal jaw and
a cruel mouth; ears pointed and pecul-
iarly shaped, being so Joined to the
neck us to present no lobe: in speech
garrulouS, boastful and profane.
He was by nature coarse and vulgar,
yet by contact with the world had been
licked into what passed current for
bluff frnnkness and good nature. Woe
betide the man, woman or child who
trusted Reuben X. Ftlley. for treachery
was in his heart, and self wns his god
His arrival was hailed with IN ex-
clamation Of satisfaction by John ORA
per, who took from him several letters
and kilograms and darted into the car.
Filley was the last of the guests. md
with the coming Of Mrs. Hursts maid,
Annette, and of Draper's man, Henry,
the personnel Of the party was COM
plete.
Eilley followed his employer into the
Cur.
"Mr. Draper" he said, standing be-
fore the desk where that gentleman
sat, as it absolutely necessary that l
go alongT
81 thought we settled nll TINT yester-
day, Reuben" was the reply. ~ 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. So let's
hear no more about it."
With this answer, delivered in a
quiet but emphatic manner that brook
ed no argument, Filley was forced to
be content, and with sulliy fling of
his shoulders he turned away. mutter-
ing to himself us soon as he was out of
Draper's hearing:
"The party will be smaller by one
several miles this side Of Denver, or
my names not Reuben X. FilleyW
Twas exactly three minutes of 10
when switching engine pushed the
presidents private car and Its 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 final toot, the monster
engine lay down to its work and with
| q full head Of steam went rushing and
painting across the Hackensack mead
ows, past Newark, Elizabeth, New
Brunswick and Trenton, so miles an
hour, and sotinto Philadelphia.
BY this time the millionaire's party
were fairly well settled in their re-
spective hooks and quarters. The three
ladies and the maid were assigned to
the double stateroom 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 aud lounging place. Ives and
Filley and thu. mpnseryant bunket1 In