Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-03-20

uroVc very well, and played remark |
ably good game of billiards. He spoke |
moderately good English, with a
strong foreign accent, and conversed |
huently in French with anyone who |
had sufficiently mastered the intrica-
cieS OF that language. There were, of
course, certain envious persons at
Scarborough who limited broadly that
the fascinating count was no count at
all, but an individual in very much
humber station of life, The Baron
Won Stufguzz, for instance, insinuated
that he had met him before in gam
bling hell in Vienna, and that his duties
there were of q character both menial
and disreputable, while the Marquis
de Tombola Ferrara said he was
courier: but, as neither of these gen
tlemen adduced any evidence in sup
port of their assertions, they were
pretty universally disbelieved. More
over, as both the baron and the mar
quis-and, for the matter of that, quite
half of the most eminent personages
in the hotel-had very good reasons
for wishing chat their own antecedents
and pretentions should not be too
closely investigated, they were content,
| as rule, to act upon the excellent
proverb which regulates the conduct
of those who live in glass houses. So
the count increased in favor with all
his acquaintances, and became quite
leader of the social society. Just
when he was at the zenith of his popu-
larity, there arrived at the Regalia
hotel an American gentleman, ac-
companied by two young ladies. The
party attracted no little interet. The
American was spare, dricd-up look
ing man of SO or thereabouts; he had
an abrupt, decisive manner, and he
gave his orders with an air of one ac-
customed to be obeyed with prompt.
ness and precision. His name, accord
ing to the visitors book, was Julius
X. Dexter, and he had scarcely retired
to his private sitting room before he
was recognized by the hotel gossips as
one of the largest and most successful
spectators in Wall street. There was
no doubt at all about Mr.. Dexter
millions; men looked upon him will
awe and admiration, while needy
sclons OF mobility hung upon his lips
eager for the slightest indication O
the course of the markets. The TIVE
Young lad les rather puzzled the com
pany ut the Regalia hotel. Mr.. Dexte
was known to be childless, and he ha'
simply entered his name in the visitors
book as Julius X. Dexter and party
New York" One of the girls was ap
parently very delicate; she alway
went to the Spa in bath-chair, closel
wrapped up, and wearing thick vel
the other being in constant attend
ance. The second, who was of
> sufficiently attra ctive appearance
dressed plainly, but well, and SCENE
3 to enjoy excellent health. Mr. DeXtt
himself never alluded to them excel
= as CLARA" and "Annie;" and tt
5 male visitors grew prodlgiously an,
L ious to make their acquaintance. Isl
II a week passed, and the foreign nobl
S man, spring captains, tailors, none
: lenders, and seedy honorables had n
y succeeded in attaining the object
Il their aspirations. Matters were groN
IS inc desperate, so the count was q
q puted to devise a scheme which mig
< produce the desired effect.
I, "Clara, my dear remarked M
le Dexter one evening to the invali
tt .'that black -whiskered Italian brigan
a. looking chap, who calls himself
L. count, wants us to join in a drlVl
% excursion somewhere.
% % "Of course, you told him you'd
~ mo such thing answered the YOU
! lady, somewhat fretfully.
,r Il said I'd ask you not that ] eN
q supposed that you'd mix with
70. tagrag, and bobrail lot of people tn
,e- are here"
VS. VS. 80 you're not going?' said
,re other girl. , o,,