The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-02-25
A SCARBOROUGH SCANDAL

The season at Scarborough wa
at its height. The hotels wer
crowded, and iun-Feepers and trad 6
smen were doing roaring trade
Not only were there the usual holl
day-makers, Yorkshire manutactur
ers, sprigs of nobility, o er-worke,
city men, with their wivs ard slper
abundant children, but the cioleri
had sent over a goodly contlngen
of foreign notabIlities with high
sounding names. and of more o
less distinguished appearance
There were French marqui.es anc
counts, German barons, and al
Italian duke; there was Russian
prince. there were dozens of wealth,
Hebrews of every nationality, ri
valing the.sun in Oriental splendor.
Many of these personages were ac
compnnied by their wives and
daughters, and most of them wert
exceedingly affable in their demean
or, joining in whatever amusement
the place afforded, and dancing
away at the periodical assemblage:
with an energy which, if somewhat
misdirected, was obviously well
meant. The Miss Mungos, from
Bradford, the Miss Shoddys, of Hal
flax. grew quite sated with the ad'
ulation of foreign noblemen, and II
it had not been for the advent of tn.
brilliant and facinating Count Spilz
entuff at the Regalia hotel there i,
no knowing but their affections
might have returned to the some
what deserted Toms, Dicks and
Harrys. of their native country. Bui
before the counts superior attrac
tons all minor consultations waned
into insignificance. He was young,
apparently two or three and thirty
he had lovely teeth and magnificent
black hair; he was evidently po-sess-
ed of great wealth, wore little jewel
ry, and drove an admirable mail
phaton and pair of horses. With
one consent, however, the maidens
Of Scarborough fell down and wor-
shipped him.
The count was accessible, and
speedily made vast number OF
acauaintances. He was universally
the women all liked him.
and the men, though not a little
JEALOUS of his success, We're forced
10 admit that he drove well, and
PLAYED remarkably good game OF
He spoke moderately
good English, with strong foreign
accent, and conversed flurntly III
French with anyone who had suffic
enlly mastered the intrIcacies OF
hat language. There were, Of
,ourse, certain enyious persons at
Scarborough who hinted broadly
hat the fascinating count Was no
count at all, but an individual III IA
perv much humber station IN life.
The Baron Won Stefguzz, for in-
stance, insinuated that he had net
nm before in a gambling he'll II,
Vienna. aud that his duties Were of
, character both menial and dis
while the Marquis DE
rombola Ferrara I'd he Was cuur-
er: but, as neitl er ut these gentle
nen adduced any evidence III sup
port of their assertions, they We're
Universally disbelieved. Moreover,
Is both the baron and the marquis
and, for the matter of that, quite
lalf of the most eminent pt rsoIages
u the botel-had very good reasons
or wishing that their own anteee-
iauts should not be too closely
Investigated, they were content,
Is a rule, to act upon the excellent
,roverb which regulates the conduct
If those who live in glass houses.
80 the count increased In favor with
lis acquaintances. and became quite
leader in social society. Just
when he was at the zenith of his
popularity, there arrived at the Re
Ialla hotel an Americ III gentleman,
accompanied by two young ladies.
The party attracted no little Interest.
rne American was a spare, drled-up
ooking man of 90 or thereabouts.
he had an abrupt, decisive manneT,
I'D he gave his orders with the air
If one Gust med TO he obey cd
With promptness and decision. His
lame, according to the visitors
,ook, was Julius X. Dexter, and he
lad scarcely retired to his private
itting room before he was recognlz-
d by the hotel gossips as one OF the
argest and most successful specu-
ators IN wall street. There was no
Ioubt about Mr.. Dexter's millions;
nen looked On him with awe and
dmiratian, while needy sclons OF
Iobility hung upon his lips eager
Or the slightest indication of the
curse of the markets. The two
oung ladies rather puzzled the
at the Regalia hotel. Mr..
Dexter was known to be childless,
nd he had simply entered his name
n the visitors book as Julius X.
)exter and party, New York" One
f the girls was apparently very d-l-
cate; she always went to the Spa in
D a bath-chair, closely wrapped up,
nd wearing thick veil, the other
eing in constant attendance. The
econd, who was Of a sufficiently
appearance, dressed plain
y, but well, and seemed to enjoy
xcellent health. Mr.. Dexter hin,-
elf never alluded to them except
9 clara" aud Annie" and the
nale visitors grew prodigiously anx-
Dus to make their acquaintance.
,ut a week passed, and the for. ign
oblemen, spring captains. taiiors,
and seedy honor
bles had not succeeded III attaining
be object Of their aspirations.
Iatters were growing desperate, SO
be count was deputed to devise a
cheme which might produce the
esired effect.
"Clara, my dear, remarked Mr..
'exter one evening to the invalid,
,at black.whiskered Italian, bri-
and-lookins chap, who calls him-