New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-01
LORD RICHARD AND |
BY JULIAN STUEGIS.
CHAPTER !.

me world. The instinct Of woman and the anaiy-
sis of man have been equal " at fault Ills many
friends male aud female, love BIN Tor he frank,
ness and geniaIty his political colleagues regard
him IN spite of his admitted sagacity asa very
simple fellow he Is ra.sTI on hat Hs
chief claim to admiration IL that he Is ipcapaDio OF
deceit almost incapable OF conreament. IL may be
that there such guilcess men IN tnc world anu
that thew are not simpetons | will not be dog
n attic On this matter. / will content myself WIN
the assertion that Lord Richard, whom the world
took for this combination OF open simplicity ana
political sagacitv. was master Oh dissimuiatioh'
the most willy ana subtle OF men.
Even now can recall nv first Impression OF my
friends simplicty-an impression 80 strong that
but for nv iDvariabe rule should have trusted IT,
AS summon back to me bIssquare figure, bis blunt
speech his open eyes turned to niue with an ar OF
Innocent wonder his easy talk of things political,
am almost surprised that too was not deceived
By constant effort succeeded In reserylng my
Judgment; I was rewarded 10y The gradual discov,
ery of a most intricate and interesting character;
fOuud him out. / was almost frightened Dy my
unique had to take the greatest pains lest
he should discover that knew hls real natuTe
and in spte of all my care soon found that he felt
an occasional uneasiness in INV presence. sus,
pected this uneasness. and cautiously confirmed
NV suspicious by a few experiments HOW napR 2S
he was in his inDitable Dir OF Innocence! lie
would look at me with an expression almost IMAM
tine rs he pushed his thick hair nom his brow; ne
would seem to be puzzled by my constant presence
he started sometimes when he found NE at his
elbow. Hang itv he would say IN ms simple
hearty fashion, Hang it! What are you creeping
ahout here for Y Then | would make some JcstlnB
answer rs if Ientered into his frank nunor.
remember that one day, when explained my pres
ence by reminding HIM that ! was his secretary he
burst into that jolly laugh which had deceived the
nation .PII ne hanged he lied ont as soon rs lie
coulG speak for laughter. III be banged II know
how you came to be ruy secretary only answered
with a smile Ii Was unnecessary Tor me 10 INFORM
Lord Richard that had attached myself to him III
obedience the advice oil my dear OLD tutor AT tle
University because ] considered him the most rls-
ing pOtlcian of the day. | knew well enough
hot IN uiy va HIM N mati
Newcastle; that he knew all that he cared to
know. lie had an admirable manner
NAV say without vanity that was an excel
lent secretary. was constant i'll attendance, ready
with nv pen. patient in investigation. An apparent
carelessness about his correspondence was I'D agree
ment with Lord Richards altitude AS ne seemed
frank and guileless in speech. also did lie seem
Indifferent who might read the many letters which
he left open on his tables. or course was not ne
ceived. lie knew well enough what to leave open.
Yet in spte of all his ceverness learned something
more than nc meant me TO. ~ extraordinary pa-
thence and vigilance succeeded III picking up many
scraps of the secret history of contemporary poll
tics ! kept a note book copied many bits oil
letters; 1 wrote down many fragments OF CONVERSE
ton Little by little l obtained some valuable
already felt al times If my hand was on the wlres
hau made up my mind 10 go in heart and soul-ii
| nav use the expression for "a political career ana
every day | had more ana mure reason To congrat,
Mate myself on my choice of my friend Lord Richard
n the first step on the upward path. II ambition be
d crime plead guilty.
L confess that was surVflSeu ONO inOTnlHk' Nutu
my friend invited me to walk with him IN the Park.
He Was generally careful to avoid asking for my
society. Doubtless he kept III mind the iaci tina 10
mlLht suit him some day TO assert that he was
under no Obligation to me. However. on this fate
full morning his habitudl air OF frank eniality came
near to jo lily, that my suspicious were immedl.
ately aroused He wOsld not attend 10 MS work;
he had an air almost bOyish Of course he was not
a boy thoIgh he is BtI regarded especially IN the
political world. as young man. These spfigs oil
nobility get such start life. that any OF them
with quarter Of my friends ability ioight 10 a
rising statesman at an age when men like myself
have barely got foot on tho lowest rung OF the
ladder But though Lord Richard was not more
than i've or six and thirty he had no right to look
so Young as he looked on that eventiu day. lie
assumed the most tempestuOus spirits. Come
out. he said and see the sGn and the smart people
IN the Park He cultivated this habit vf speaking
of smart people; he liked to talk as Ii he we're a
rour -and-ready of the soil even such ,riiics
as these went 10 the Increase OF his popularity.
Come and LOOK AT the swells he said; and tell
me all the narm you know OF every one OF them:
! did not refuse to 20 with him indeed was not
unnaiurally pleased to he seen with Lo'd Richard
in the PARK
Nv Measure was short lived In the very centre
of the car crowd, while | was leaning on my
friends arm and regarding the lovely ladies' with
respectful interest my eyes suddenly encountered
those of my cousin Tvm. 1t was impossible To pre-
ted not 10 see him. Lady Marlborough and q few
of the choicest ornaments of London society were
passing between at the moment; but this did
not prevent Tom from haillng me Win enthusiasm
by a ridiculous name which had been given me by
my scbouliellows. have always disliked this silly
schOolboy trek of giving nicknames | could SEQ
that the fair Countess sinIled and Lord Richard
began as usual. to laugh aloud. Such want OF tact
as Toms in scarcely less than criminal. NV cousins
hat shabby and his clothes dusty, but bls face
beaned with its usual unreasonable satisfaction.
Tom is not wholly bumbug; really believe that
the company IN which he saw me wasn not the sole
cause of the varmih of his greeting; he is
strangely lmpulsi We, and has most absurd feeling
for kin Even tbs chagrin which at tine moment
could not wholly conceal. did not moderate bis
ardor IT. was only nat ural that should be panied
to see him there and.tben. Indeed. did not care
to see him anywhere lie was only my fathers
cousin. and had never approved oil hun. lie was
a shiitess man. and by no means a successful one;
he had let slip admirable chances OF bettering
his position he had defended HIS folly by parade
Ct scruples which were old-fashloned and fantastic
Indeed, there was IN Tom much " hich called for
the gravest dlsapproval, Judge If was pleased to
lie greeted 10 the most brilliant crowd OF the world
by this elderly and shabby Journalist!
As 1 was hurriedly asking the necessary questions
about ht, wife and family, ami at the same time
forming kin MY mind picturesque account OF this
eccentric cousin which could give 10 nv friend,
Lord Richard surprised me by resisting INV attempts
TO draw him away. He is far more yoIid than / he
detained me easily Introduce me- he said in n
lond whisper. l introduced him wondering; bnt
the eXt moment perceived his motive; felt sure
that he recognized in Tom one OF tbs gentlemen of
the press Nobody knew better than Lord Richard
the value of politeness 10 Journalistic 1t was
strange to bear these two men talk at first ac1uaint
ance with manner as n neither had thought To
conceal. Az for Tom really believe that he hides
very little. Clever anu accomplished as ho ", L
nave sometimes thought him little short of IDIOT.
He did not seem IL the least degree overcomc when
Lord Richard pressed him TO visit hi : | shall he
delighted he said and | can look up ny young
cousin here at tie saline time he's often with you,
believe by George, he is! SAID my friend he's
closer than q brothers; ana he Durst out laughing
again. As we proceeded on our way. l beard him
inurmnring to himself that sill, name which had
bf en- gwen me at school IL WAS too ridiculous in
man of Lord Richards position.
when we had walked n little wav without further
conversation, my companion asked with n sudden
ness which was without doubt. the result OF ;acu-
Iation:
WAS that your cousins daughterf
Nothing escapes Lord Richard. had hoped that
he had not noticed Della where she stood half with
draw at her fathers shabby elbow. | myself uad
detected her in a moment. and had noticed with
strange emotion ttat the pretty child was changing
to pretty WOMAN All me, for the folrs OF boy
hood! How | remembered our games when we
were children together, my Cousins ola garden
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