The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-04-08

"Thn EKw hAoDALRN,"
BrO., HTO.
cWAPTER u.-srKLLA AssERTs HERsRnP.
Two days after Father Denwell hat
posted his lctter TO Rome. Lady Loripe
entered her husbands study and asked
eagerly IL he hs d heard any news o.
Romayne.
Lord Loring shook his head.
Gas I told you yesterday" he said,
"the proprietor Of the hotel can give
me no information. went myself this
morning to the bank rs, and saw the
head partner. He offered to forward
letters, but he could do no more. Until
further notice, he was positively en-
joined not. to disclose Rosnayneis sd
dress 10 anybody. How does Stelis
bear it?"
"In the worst possible way" Lady
Loring answered. "In silence"
"Not word even TO your
"Not q word"
At that reply the servant interrupted
them by announcing the arrival of q
visitor, and presenting his card. Lord
Loring started and handed Il to his
wife. The card bore the name ol
"Major Hynd," and this line was added
in pencil: "On business connected with
Mr.. Romayne."
"Show him in directly |" cried Lady
Loring.
Lord Loring demonstrated.
"My dear, perhaps had better sss
this gentleman alone?"
"Oertainly unless you wish %
drive me into committing an act Of the
most revolving meannessi II you send
me away, shall listen at the door,"
Major Hynd was shown in, and was
duly presented to Lady Loring. After
making the customary apologies, he
said:
"I returned to London last night ex-
pressly to see Romayne on . matter 0i
importance. Failing to discover hia
present address at the hotel. I had ths
hope that your lordship might be able
to direct me to our friend"
"I am sorry to say I know no more
than you do" Lord Loring replied.
"Romayne's present address is secret
confded to his bankers and to no one
else. I will give you their names il You
wish to write 10 him." se+. tsi
Major Hynd hesitated. az am NOT
quite sure that il would be discrest 70
write. to him under the circumstances.
Lady Loring could NO longer keep
slience. "Ts It possible, Major fiynd,
TO tell us what the circumstances ase,''
she asked. "I am almost as old afriend
of Romayne as my husband---and I am
very anxious about him."
The major looked embarrassed. 81
can scarcely answer your ladyship." he
said, "without reviving painful rocolleo.
tions--!"
Lady Loring's impatience interrupted
the majors apologies. "Do you mean
the duelr she inquired.
Lord Loring interposed: :" 1 should
toll you. Major Hynd. that Lady Loring
is as we'll informed as am OF what hap
pened at Boulogne, and Of the deplor-
able result 30 far as Romayns Is con
cerned. II you will wish to speak to
me privately, I will ask You to accom-
pany me into the next room"
Major Hynd's embarrassments van
ished. "After what you tell me- he
said. "I hope to be favored with Lady
Loring's advice. You both know thar
Romayne fought tho fatal duel with the
son Of tho French General who hAd
challenged him. When We returned 70
England We heard that the General and
his family had been driven away from
Boulogne by pecuniary difficulties. Ro-
mayne, against my advice. wrote TO the
surgeon who had been present at the
duel, desiring that the Generals place
Of retreat might be discovered. and sx.
pressing his wish TO assist the family
anonymously, as their Unknown Friend.
The motive, Of course, was, In his own
words, ito make some little atonement
to the poor people whom he had
wronged.' thought it rash proceed
ing at the time, and am confirmed In
my own opinion by letter from the
surgeon, received yestsrday. WIN you
kindly read it to Lady LoringY
He handed the letter to l. I'd Loring.
Translated from the French. it ran as
follows:
"Sm : ami at last able to answer Mr.
Romayne's letter definitely, with the
courteous assistance OF the French con
sui In London, to whom 1 applied. wher
other means OF investigation had pre-
duced no result.
"a week since the General died. Cir
cumstances connecte,. with the burial
expenses informed the consul that hs
had taken refuge from his creditors, moi
in France IS we supposed, but In Lon
don. The address Is No. 10 Camp
Hill, Islington. / should also add ths
the General. for obvious reasons, livet
in London under the assumed name o
Marillac. II will be necessary. there
fore, TO inquire for his widow by th'
name OF Madam Marillac.
"You will perhaps be surprised b
find that address these few lines h
you instead Of 10 Mr.. Romayne. Tn
reason is soon told.
"I was acquainted with tho late Gen
eral-as you know at . time when
was not aware Of the company that b
kept. or into the deplorable errors int
which his love Of gambling had bs
tsAyed him. OF his widow and hi