Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-01

SWlum6E WuO CdluS III uio way Do
others or they'll do you" was bis
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 an Office boy and ult-
mately reached the post Of private Sec
retary, a place which offered great pos
sibilities to a young man Of his peculiar
proclivities and of which he imme-
diately proceeded to take unfair ad-
vantage. Looking out for No. l" Fill
ley called it. Palmer people fond OF
calling q spade by It's agricultural
name would have termed it lying and
stealing: but, then, Filley took care
never to be found out
Rascal though he was, he deserves to
have his pen picture like all the others
Of the party, and here 1t is: Height, 5
feet 8; weight, 40; complexion fair;
eyes steely blue, shifting and treacher'
Gus; brownish yellow or "Cain col.
ored" beard and mustache closely trim
med served to hide an animal jaw and
a cruel mouth; ears pointed and pecul.
larly shaped, being 80 Joined to the
neck as to present no lobe; IN speech
garrulous, boastful and profane.'
He was by nature coarse and vulgar.
vet by contact with the world had been
licked into what passed currenst for
bluff frankness and good nature. Woe
betide the man. woman or child who
trusted Reuben K. Filley. for treachery
was In his heart. and self was his god.
His arrival was hailed with an ex.
clamation Of satisfaction By John Dra'
Der, who took from him several letters
and kilograms and darted into the car.
F1lley was tt,s last Of the guests. and
with the coming of Mrs. Hursts maid,
Annette, and of Draper's man. Henry,
the personnel Of the party was com.
plete.
Filley followed his employer into the
car.
"Mr. Draper" he said, standing be-
fore the desk where that gentleman
sat. us it absolutely necessary that l
90 alongr'
"I thought we settled all that yester-
day, Reuben" 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. So let's
hear no more about It. y
With this answer, delivered In q
quiet but emphatic manner that brook
ed no argument Filley was forced to
be content, and with sulky fling OF
his shoulders be turned away. mutter-
Ing to himself as soon as he was out Of
Drapers hearing:
1.-The party will be smaller by one
several miles this side Of Denver, or
my names not Reuben K Filley"
Twas exactly three minutes OF 10
when a 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 q 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, 80 miles an
hour. and so into Philadelphia.
By this time the millionaire's party
were fairly we'll 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 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 Schuylktll 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 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 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 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.
81 move you, sir" she said, with
grave lips. yet dancing eyes, that the
car now proceed to business and take
its pleasure afterward. I'm 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 bis
southern training-when Aleck appear
ed and received the laconic order: