The Irish standard., 1886-07-24

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him. should mention that this gentle
man was the brother of two young Indies
who afterwards attained much celebrity in
the literary and dramatic world. asked
him the name of the person to whom he
referred and he said it was Delorme l
assured him that knew no person Of that
name.
you must know him. said he. He
talks of you as could none but an intimate
friend
eve argued the matter for some time,
both Of us being very persistent. Sud
denly a wild idea crossed my mind. ]
asked the gentleman if the man who
claimed to be my friend wore malachite
studs, and, 10 and behold, he did IT was
Ashley, alias Dumont, alias Delorme,
whom supposed TO be serving bravery
with Hemingsen. then discovered that
he was very intimate with the two young
ladies to whom I have referred had won
the affections of one of them, and had
become engaged TO her
"When explained matters to my yisi-
tor he was terribly enraged, and vowed
vengeance against the man who had de-
ceived him. I wished to aid him, and
persuaded him to promise to use no vio-
lence; to be guided by me, and to go with
me to New York. where his sisters and my
old acquaintance then were. He cid SO,
and we took rooms near his sisters. I
knew very we'll the one who had become
engaged, and with the freedom of an old
friend told her the truth about her hance.
She received the intelligence with surprise
and sorrow, but, wo1nan]ike, did not be-
lieve me. I learned from my friend thar
as soon as left his sisters Ashley went to
them, and persuaded them that had
slandered him from motives OF jealousy.
I knew the fellow was still i'll the house,
and I brjbed a porter to place in his hands
note from me, telling him that he had
better meet me at my rooms at II o'clock
the next day. 1 received in due course, a
reply, saying that he would be there and
he came on the minute. My friend, the
brother OF the girls q will call him Sam,
was with me, but let me do the talking.
-" Our friend of the many aliases was
looking very we'll, and, az usual, wore the
malachite studs. When taxed him with
his perfidy and duplici1y, he broke down
and wept bitterly. He acknowledged how
wrong he had been i'll winning the a1fec-
tions of an estimafle young lady whom he
could not possibly marry.
FINALLY he agreed to snil for Europe
next morning, and leave her to forget
him. He said $50 would cover his eX-
pezlses. With that in hand he would SOL
emnly promise to take himself Off and
make no further trouble. Sam at once
handed him double the amount; and l
fully thought we had got rid Of him for
ever.
"Judge Of my astonishment when,
next morning, Sam burst into my room,
his hair actually standing ON end, and
informed me. amid oatLs and lamenta-
tions, that the man had indeed gone, but
having twice as much money aa be ex-
pected, he bad taken both the sisters with
him! This is fact. He married one of
them, but she subsequently secured q di.
vorce from him. The other married fa-
nous artist.
sin Europe fortune favored him, and
he was quite an important man i'll France
under the empire, and was once sent to
London by the Emperor on mission.
''Not long ago, if you will believe it,
met this man face to face on Broadway,
looking extremely we'll, faultlessly dressed
with the ribbon of the Legion OF Honor
in his button-hole and still wearing the
ing me- and was as aifable and frank as
possible.
/" "'You have done me great services in
time past. said he when was down and
you were up Fortune is sure To change.
Now am up and it may be that yoa are
down. If SO, believe ne that shall be de-
lighted to recip,ocate, Here is my card,
and beg OF YOU to command me at all
times and in all ways The card was that
of Journalist OF much note, and such,
believe is my remarkable acquaintance OF
to-day.
'sYou may suppose that have been ro~
mancing little. On the contrary, while
l have suppressed some names and altered
others, have told yo,s only what actually
happened, and doubt not that it will be
my fortune to meet this remarkable man
in some other capacity still i'll this world.
Should l meet him in the next am sure
he will be wearing the three studs, even il
they may be asbestos instead of mala-
chite IL Chicago lnter-Ocean.
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