New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15

| he became full of the subject and would have kept
his visitor many hours after the time he did but Tor
| the appearance and Intervention OF Mrs. IanblYn
just rs EnSon was slipping out OF the door, Tam
byn whispered TO him that lie would speak to ms
| wife the matter, aud call and see him at his
lodgings next day. EnsOn slipped away in the dark
ness. and the door was shut, leaving Tamblyn TO
wean over his wife into consenting to be party IN
| the scheme if he could.
CHAPTER H.
That so charming a residence as EPSON House
BegTave Square, shOuld have been but short time
J inlet, was matter of wonder to no one. Lady
| Newmarket, who had furnished II 50 charnlngly
two years ago, had retired the middle of last
/ to her mothers house in the country. rs she
said for change OF air. But rs scarcely any of the
horses her ladyShip WAS quite certain would have
won in a cantcrn during the spring and summer OF
last year, had realized her expectations it
pected even by those who did not pretend to know
| everybody's reasons for doing things that there
were more serious inducements than That OF benefit
ing her health to cause her haSty withdrawal from
| town. Those who made any show OF taking the
! house assured b, the house-agcnt that Lady
Newmarket would let it at a very small rental. II
! she were promptly paid III advance. All this was
not mu n to do with my story. but Is by the way.
! AS already stated, few much surprised
when they heard the house was once more TO be Oc
copied. by another young widow. As 1t vas already
FURNISHED IN the best style, very few changes or AL
! dtions were necessary. The plate had, however,
| been remoyed-probably to the house of Lady New
markets mother or some relation in London an
uucIc very Hkcly-SO Few service had % be got By
/ the incOmCr.
! Presently she arrived no one knew where from.
| III CAB plea WIN luggage, ana Al once the HuNitu
eyes iof fifty people, were eagerly looking out iron
| buhind curtains and blinds to what sort of
! pcrson size was and what she looked Ike She was
such If YOU supposed her to be lady, you would
/ have thought her to be little vulgar but II you
| heard she was not. you would nave assured your
friends she was quite a lady. and that no could
tell her from one. that is supp0sinc You are given
to coloring your speech with the average amount OF
eXaggeration.
came from, and who she was and a these questions
Were gent rally asked Mt dinner in the 'ence of
the servants the latter got interested IN the subject
/ rs well rs their masters and mistrcsScs.
At last after a week. " hen ut the Duchess OF Ep
pings table greater surprise than ever was mail
Tested To who the new visitor really could be, the
butler who ha. hal u conversation with the coach
man at Epson House could contain himself no
longer FROM communicating the indulgence ana
needless OF the risk he OF being told he mast not
join in the conversation when attending az table,
| commenced to inform. Great was the interest :aken
in bis narrative, and much was BE- Qucsto nod into
details. which greatly surprised the Door fellow.
who had been suppressed with quiet ana freezing
pOi.te1cSs on the one other occasion M the whole OF
his life he had volunteered Information at tn dinner
table he was attending
"The lady, he SAID, came from Amcrica-trom
Sanfransca he had been told by the coachman
always the most loQuacious person IL the servants
hall.
no place could be found bearing such name. 1t was
SUGGESTED and at once accepted as undehab!c that
San Francisco the place meant.
"'Er husband had been drowned at sea- continued
the butler, " during storm, when ht q Jumped
overheard to save his AMI eT little child aud after
tvelvemOnth she found her honae IN California so
lonely without husband child, that she had come
to Europe, hoping to better her spirits by the
change. The Coachlnan was happy TO say tue new
surroundings had succeeded in taking the load of
sadness of his poor MISTRESS mind ana thougn
she was rather lonely, KNOWN no one m London or
indeed any part Of Europe at all, she was getting
her spirits back again.
This narrative. told with fidelity rare IN story
tellers who have the ear OF their audience, moved
every one except the Cyulcs lone or two are IN every
hOuSehOld) very much, hut one OF the latter boy
of fourteen back from school, sad II was az cAah
In told people To call Oh IeI.'
But the sympathetic and benevolent were III the
majority. 80 the youths uitoIances We're suppressed
the Duchess herself announcing with the trmnesS
an rrsou ton OF q weak mind, when the occasional
M TO do an independent action-ln spite oil al Up
position-strs it, that she would call upon heI at
once" As no one. except the boy aforesaid lher
little nephew demonstrated she felt as II she would
MOI do it after all. Indeed it was partly SAID to
challenge opposition and 10 snow SDt hau strength
of will II she wished 20 exert 1t. Fortunately now
ever n discussion afterward arose IN the drawing
room as TO whether rSdiiy ought To call on her
on her to champion the cause she bad cNpouseI tt
dinner spoke much IN favor OF doilS SO lh't
newt morning sire felt she must visit the young
American without fail, and al once Sh; llhu IN
tended TO 20 in her carriage, although me H2l5S
were but three doors OF. Tor the SAKE OF the lt4e
more effect it would produce than II slt went on
foot but as nor coachmdn told her one ii the horses
was q little unwell. she walked the SIX or seven
wards that separated the two hall doors ana having
Tuna the bell began to mount the steps she had
hardly got to the top when the door was opened ny
a lady The latter was a rather small but h1t a
sI~hf little woman Were it not for the general OK
aggeratOn of the term one mSht say sho "iS
slightly stout. but to readers OF to-day TINS Woulu
NOT suggest her real appearance. Nowadays i man
ar wouan is very slight very lat, there Is no inld
de term that am aware Of to express the perfect
medium between the two; or III tins category thc
lady at the door would have been placed Her eyes
were bright cheerful and very Intelligent, perhaps
too rnucn So rs they made many people, among
whom was the Duchess lecI "' "iS'"'i' WV" 80
~ as Mrs. Bromer Thomas at home T she inquired.
OH YES | am Mrs. Br0mer lh0mas' saiu lnc
] u ant
The poor Duchess felt very uncomfortable az the'e
last four words. She had Intended oi1y 10 ieale
c,rd i'm the first instance. Had she brought her ear
riace the footman would have gwen the care at tle
hall door without more ado, but as II was Se coulu
not refuse to go ill., or II Wouia IooE t9 IL neL ga,
/ was a mere rudcne-s or q Joke she thOuBht' OF
course il was not the right thing lot Ms o'nddN
TO answer her hall door and to speak as iahII-
arly n she did but as the power OF 1ancHaloh sl9
| nsascssed and which took everyone by storm had
also c;ught the Duchess the latter 1ofgaNe 'T tAc
S.rt oftributng il to her not being used 70 some
little fnesse OF the English nation that foreigners 90
moi nractice She went III, OF cOur'c. ana III u lev
ninttes grew to like her hostess immensely ana IL
would have been strange had Il been ollei WIS., 10!
Ir con vcrsatIon was SC clever aud amusing that 1T
always gained her friends. And her way ol slcah-
inc was so bright ana IN TINS way SO 'haI1tboI %
! of herself that IL made her. more than any otuer
noint i'm her character very fascinating "oIian.
Tea was ordered after the first ie" minutes anu .lo
| Duchess was kindly pressed lhiiO tihihs :" 1"F'
! DUrn0 the indulgence in this harmless luxury,
| that Is to ladies in their q aWlhs-rVo.as VII
Lraodcs and sodas are 10 gentlemen IN teIr clhpa'
Ineiinm for earnest and generally Ion
Tersstion Mrs Bromer Thomas retold the Rach t
| tLa story She had heard from her own puLief M
dy 5rcyonsv She told Of the grief She felt as heT
husband drift ED behind the stern OF t tn Sp pig 9
became lost to view in the darkness OF 'o IL ,ra
| I'D tIen of her awful suspense Wlllie boat "9s
trVing to find him and pick him mp. but failed 10 90
60 on recount of the storm that was la3na l anu ~ ~
absence of The moon and staro-ot the ioot'loS ,d
Lor villa home IN California after the disAseI ann
her deermination eventually to come TO Ehgdnu,
friendess and unknown as she knew enc Wo'i hiny
@ Sbe said She thanked the Duchess for being
IND ms TO come and her, she felt 50 lonely
AMI she said in year or two she hoped 70 DC aDt
ani to mn her mind and return to her nome III sho
] W. Rnt she did not say she was tine VIE "a
half silly half bankrupt fhgek f9TS Tns sham
part of London; that he5 E a some tale she had
md an Gha