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


preparations were nearly ready by the early morn
ing. BY hard work they were pulled into shape by
midday. It was an anxious time Tor Ars. Thomas.
| richeuough to send her to any In her grihood.
which indeed had been joyless one. Her natural
| gift of tact, which IL born in some people, had
always pulled her through, and she felt il would do
! so now, but she was not without some mlsglvlngs
all the AT last she had TO dress ana ordering
! her maid up she began her toilette. When IL was
! finished she beautiful indeed. Her ball dress
was Of pure white SATIN He halr-a dark shade oil
! brOwn-was tastefully arranged, in what manner
| we are not skilful enough to describe but 1t bore
slight wreath of lily of tho valley Her bouquet
was of nOspecal design, OF any particular descTlp-
/ tIon-white and red flowers looked charming III her
| hand, beside her dress.
She awaited in her room the arrival OF her guests
As she sat down the clock struck half-past eight,
! hour. How awful She counted the minutes. At
quarter TO nine she was brought letter from her
husband she was too agltated to read it, for she
! was losing courage at the last moment and so
/ placed II on IKE chlmney-piece.
Nine o'clock-nO one yet. IL they don't come,
! she said but laughed at the thought Immediately.
! A quaIter-past 9-nO one. Half-paSt - no one
still though the musicians come. and are prac-
tising the music she herself had selected. Adolphe
! AGams's "Valse de GrIselle' charming me ody
| from the opera OF that name. A quadrllle from
melodies IN AuberS magnificent "Masanic0" The
Beautiful Danube Yalses" by Strauss The "ye-
nus Regen Valsc,p by Gungl. The "Galop des
Mosques by Adolphe Adam: The waltz and galop
of the Pirates of Penzance." Ohen6achs " Grand
Duchess Quadrlle,' and valse by Caraffa We
venture TO suggest it would rival many of the
! wretched programmes one sees at so many balls.
! Ten O'clOck-IO one.
Eleven and knock at last Thank. Thank
Godw
1t was Davantage He was pale and exclted, a
| condition he never allowed himself to be in.
| HIS cynical smile was gone. he asked TO see Mrs
| Thomas and when they met she felt by his look
| something had happened.
Asking the servant to leave them to themselves
! ne said: II thought it best to come and tell You
myself, Mrs. Thomas. | am so sorry for you, but 1t
is'better You should know it at once. The Duchess
of Epping got this letter this evening and immedi-
ately sent servant rouLd with II TO every one
| coming to your ball. Read It,
Pale, excited and tremulous with agitation, she
| took the letter 1t in her husbands hand
! writing. 1t ran thus
MY DEAR WEE: Why don't you get the silly
old Duchess OF Epping to buy the dress have
! written to you so often about | want 10 recOup
! that fifteen pounds lost on the other one ] sold
her. BE sure and answer this. month hence yOu
! ford to keep II mp longer. / thought when
wrote last could do it longer but month hence
You must be here. The sham too, we are trying to
work on the aristGcracy Is not success; BY care
fu calculation fifty the extreme number Of extra
customers we have got by it, and You don't praise
our shop as much as you might, 50 it must come 10
an end. Afec. yours, 81,
She clutched the letter in agony The pain and
shame of the disclosure too much for her, but
| she rushed quickly to the mantlepiece and tore
open the letter her maid had brought her some
hours before II ran:
Mr. Tamblvn presents his compliments 70 the
! Duchess of Eppilg. and begs to send his account
for thirty pounds for court dress supplied TO order"
! lie had enclosed the two letters, evidently writ
ten at the same time IN the wrong enyeO pes. She
nearly fell, but DIvantago supported her. " /
know 1t ALL he sad, and, sy[mpathze
Won must 60 back to your husband at
once. Leave all here and let him come and fetch
/ them IOu played your hand cleyerly, hut failed
through the fault of another. 1t is all over now.
They will never speak to You again. but let us not
| forget one another. We have had many pleasant
chats together, and got to know one another very
! we
as she tried stop 1t tear fell on her cheek. lie
| saw it and urged her to hold up heart. She
looked gratefully at him, and then her tears fell
lie leaned over and kissed her forehead.
In moment she recovered herself. " How dare
yOu.' she said. "ItLOught you meant to be kind
| to me in my trouble, and You use the occasion TO
insult me and to try aud ruin me too, daresay. If
| that is what you want you are more unkind than
! the rest and must leave this house at once"
! mo. Mrs. IhOmas," he answered. Forgive
me; nothing was further from my purpose than
| what you say, except what you have limited at. |
was wrong and | apologize for it, sincerely |
meant nothing but you have affected me more
this evening than is usual with me. Before l say
more, will you forgive meg
Yes, if you are really sincerep she replied
Il am, upon my honor"
tie ,,"' laugh broken through her tears,
which showed much they did tde extent to
which she too was moved by the situation, asked
him to shake hands and make up He grasped her
hand more firmly than any one who knew him as
| the mere cynic he was when in drawing-rOom
IL
iue fellow, spite of the affections and dilettante
I ways he clothed himself in IN ordinary life. He felt
there were tears in his eyes, too, but managed to
! keep them back by the strength OF the shame he
| felt at being much upset by a little scene like
this; as he tancied he could appear unmoyed any
| As he shook her hand he said, "Mrs Thomas, let
! us ar all events remain friends ! viii call on you.
if you will allow me, at your husbands house"
She nodded Yes" and wishing her goodbye he
"Good-bye," she answered, and thought as he
left the Toom little knew IL was in him should
find such stauch friend"
The Tamblyns bubble idea for making their
fort une was burst. " 1t was all up the spout"
| MIR EnsOn said Poor Mrs. Thomas, or Tamblyn-
| for as she returned that night to East bourne
| Grove, she may now suitably 90 back 10 her own
! namc-was the butt OF all her friends, and felt
| humiliatcd down to the ground .Enson left town
in despair, and went no one knew whittier, some
SAID to Australia, others to be an emergency man,
or an organizer of the Land League III Ireland,
| then Just started. Either post he would have ac-
cepted if sufficiently remuneratiye
Mr. and Mrs. Tamblyn broken in spirit, fOrsaken,
and. said before, butt for ali their friends 10
laugh at, waiting Us calmly as they could for
| the bankruptcy they fOreSaY coming upon them IN
| few months. But as stated in the verse at the
/ head of this chapter which we think II prudent
| TO state communicated tOus by philosophical
| coster, What most wish for might nail us.
| what we most abhOr might save u.s." lnelegant as
it undoubtedly is IN several points IN this case, at
least it proved itself true. The Society papers got
hold of the story and kept It going for some weeks.
Their readers in turn took ii up, and soon all Lon
don talking and laughing over IT, Pho
toeraphers wished to publish Mrs. Tambyn's por-
trait and offered wonderful prices for the privilege
Reporters endeayOred by every trick TO Inter
view Tamblyn himself Two succeeded after
much trouble. for the old gentleman was not very
anxious to advertise any further
For the fun of the thing London went. after the
! first intelligence of the story published 10
| 1ambyns shop with the hope of seeing the now
! famous Mrs. Tamblvn.
But without success.
What they thought to be their failure was, how
! ever, their luck.
! Had Mrs Tamblyn not been found ont,
| $50 a year might be made by her
! influence in the West End, but that
influence would cost $4,000 year to keep going,
so the deficit of 81, $50 would have shown dis
tinct loss worth considering. As il now turned out
Eey were the best known diapers and statloncr5 III
London. And the strangest part OF this very
strange story is that London conferred ITS patron
l n "a nor