The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-25

iulCo duA I4SdlSs one uau many OF tne
former, unfortunately, and not few
of the latter. Lord Lexicon received
several friendly warnings regarding
the object of his affections; he was
told that she was heartless, that she
painted, that her hair was false, thai
her gowns were not paid for; in fact
his love was put to the everest tests
yet such was this young nobleman'
infatuation that he utterly disregardee
the advice that was rendered to him
and took the earliest opportunity o
asking Hilda Dulcimer to be his wife
mother, / am to be Countess o.
Lexicon exclaimed Hilda, few
moments after the momentous inter
view, with the nearest approach to ex
element and enthusiasm that she hat
ever manifested.
The old lady murmured her eongrat
ltlations, and wiped away tear Will
tremulous hand. 1t was evident
however, that she was preoccupied ane
uneasy, and her daughter said sharply
''What is the matter, mother?"
II have a surprise for you, my low
some good news said her mother
doubtfully.
"What is it?''
Dear Tom has come home.''
"What, my brother!'
To account for the somewhat I'M
pleasantly harsh tone in which the
young lady uttered this exclamation /
must be explained that Tom Dulcimer
her younger brother, had shown
distinct symptoms of being a ne'er-do
well. 1t is true that he had done
nothing to disgrace himself or his
family, for at seventeen he had beer
packed off to the Colonies through the
influence of his sister, who foresaW ths
Inconvenience of having near relative
in England with Master Toms reck.
less proclivities. She had never
ceased to congratulate herself upor
the wisdom of this precaution.
Good gracious! How exceedingly
Inconvenience" Miss Dulcimer eiacu
lated, after short pause of dismay.
"My dear, I'm sure you ought to be
very pleased, demonstrated hel
mother, mildly. "The dear boy has
supported himself all these wears, and
has grown a fine, handsome fellow'
"What did he want to come back
for-especially just now?n exclaimed
Hilda, frowning.
my dear, the poor fellow has been
i'll, and he wished to see his old
mother again." said her mother, be-
ginning to tremble. "After all, why
should he pass his life in exile? He ha:
never done any thing wrong"
What good can he do over here,
mother?" said Hilda, severely. ''You
can not afford to keep him."
"He has an appointment, my dear
very good appointment cried the
mother, eagerly; "a clerk in the office
of some company connected with
Buenos Ayres, where he has been. He
is to get 9100 a year and he says thai
he can live well upon it.
"a clerk in an office in the city!''
exclaimed Hilda, as her beautiful Liz
curled. Mother" she added, sharp.
ly, nobody must know this. Oh
course, | must tell Lord Lexicon, but
not till | know him better. Has Tom
been hereP Did he send his name
up?"
'He has been here" answered her
mother, cowed by her yehemence.
"He did not send in his name, poor
boy. He said that we were such
dreadful swells, and that his coat was
shabby. He arranged with you when
he went away, You may remember. tic
call himself Trower-my maiden
name. That was the name he gave. y
''Thank goodness for that! Then
the servants suspect nothing said
Hilda, more amiably. Mother. you
must promise never to breathe a word
to any one about having a son in En-.
gland"
"My dear child
fMother, you must consider me,
interrupted Hilda. eff this were
known, Lord LeMeon's family, and
Others who are jealous Of me, might
make mischief, and ruin every thing.
What is Tom addressPn
Mrs. Dulcimer gave it somewhat I'M.
willingly, and half an hour later the
famous beauty, closely vailed, .alighted
in dingy back street in the neighbor-
hood of Marylebone, and made hel
way up three pairs of stairs to hel
brothers aerial retreat. Her purpose,
which she had concealed from hel
mother, was to insist upon her brother
Tom returning whence he came. TIC
effect this she relied partly upon hei
strong will and the influence She USED
to possess over the lad and partly upon
a bride of a hundred or even two hun,
dred pounds. With her knowledge OIL
the prejudices of the aristocracy, anc
the precarious hold she had at present
attained over Lord Lexicon's affections
she did not deem any pecuniary sac
rifice within her power too great fol
the advantage of getting an inconyen
lent brother out of the way at this
crisis in her life. #S#8S
1t soon TRANSFERRED, however, tina
Tom Dulcimer had developed will O.
his own ALSO. The meeting between
brother and sister can hardly be de
scribed as cffusively affectionate. The
fact was that the recollection of hi
abrupt dismissal from England on very
slight grounds. at his sisters instance
still ranked in Toms mind, which wa:
further prejudiced by the artless ant
touching complaints of Hilda's tyranny
and seltishness which his mothers let
tiers to him, for some years past, has
contained. Hilda, Oh. her part, re
marked with disgust that her brother
hands were not as white and soft a.
they might have been, that his manner
were suggestive of the rough life ht
had led, and in short, that he was no
quite presentable member Of society
1t seemed to be Toms h,anor to afec
q Difference and awe of his sisterwhicl
he did not feel, and Hilda, Throughout
the interview, had an uncomfortable
suspicion he was testing with her. HI
politely but firmly declined to give III
his situation and return to Bueno
Ayres, but he raised no difficulty abou
consenting to keep in the background
Don't you fear, Hilda," he said
giving her brotherly salute as they
parted, II won't trouble the nobl,
swell you are going to marry, nor yol
either Only when you are turned off
| shall emerge from my obscurity ant
live with mother. That's understood.