New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-26
A FAIR DYNAMITER.

IOndOn anDurh. WIUVEf FofJ WITTY
and very youps-thrceand- at most. even
thenld maids admitted-And there was an attraeti9n
ABOUT her which made itself fett not ohy oy the
vouua mer hut ~ thor sisters and mothers as
vxsIl AMI an ,t came to pass that be- ore she had
been established many mouths In her new quarters
nueer OF pleasant ps'. a r1 "non 70 sns o
c6snss albeit that Hrgbgate Il In It's mild way
very exclusive indeed. and 40 one knew more OF
Mrs. Lfncoln's antccedents than she ehose To tell
This. in truth was not very much, for Though
Mrs Lincoln proved 20 DC es en- nicer at sclose quar-
tiers than every me expected. anh was the gentiest
OF her sex to judge IRON her words ana ways she
had oil the sap0tr,f 0ire vi woman oil the "etd,
and eonrived TO take OF herself III the meekest
manner imaginable. She was an Amerlcan shs
said-and her speech betrayed her plessantiy--and
had come Go Europe partly on business--ths
nature of which. however. she new even hlntea
at-and partly on pleasure and she was not so well
Oft as she could wish, for her late husband had
lived long enough TO accomplish the task OF max
Ing his pile and also 70 set shout that OF spend
ing il with undue rapidity. People who are quiet
and unconoernsd In their seif-assertton seldom ial
TO be accepted at their own estimate. AMI there
was soon an end to all speculation az to Mrs. Lin
coins earlier life Even prin Miss WarbIrtOn
ready TO welcome her within tho charmed aud
charming circle of which she was almost tue centre
and when 1t began 10 be noticed that Tom ar
burton and the widow seemed To have a good deal
in common, the young mars ssister looked indui
gently on the friendship and took no notice at all OF
certain kindly hints which TO her ears from
several quarters, thinking that she knew her own
business good deal better than her counseliors
could do. Now Miss w arburtons one AIM and OBJ
iect in life was the welfare of her younger brother
whose housekeeper and so TO speak, daenn1 she
had been since his appointment sems wears o0sS,e
essayed to make bis homo comfortable, SO as 70
guard him from undue Affection for club life, and
as far ss ia her lay she tried to shield him from all
such sirens As were likely 80 consider young
man in his position q suitable parft though the
Warburtous were not wealthy they were OF op n
ion-uo doubt for suifioent reasons That they
were a peg or two above most of their suburban
acQuantances. This, indeed they kept To them
selves but the effect OF their private rsversnee of
flsfr mali rQa IVA
decided that her brother should not 90 allowed 70
marry antil be could afford TO do 80 In his class
As she put IL and that Tom Warburton toilsd
secretly and steadily at certain enterprises quite
unconEected with his Official occupation by which
ne hoped 60 rebuild the somewhat taieh fortunes as
of his family. lie was good fellow, though per
haps tribe heavy In hand, and anlcted wlts
knd OF shy self-consclousnes " HIGH made Tim ex-
cerdingly awkward and even helpless at Zines
and underneath an unattractve manner he had
plenty of ability and aptitude for work Tom
Warburt0u might be an certain way the butt OF
his male associates, and IL was not unlnvlting 10
sharp fellows of moderate cabre 10 exercise their
w Is -on O solemn man who would be sure 10 MI
back TOO slowly or not at All put ne nsu seetet
and superior satisfaction ia the consciousness that
he could do what is oniy granted TO the few to do
well. ana that 1t would be revelation to his
torlnentOrs if he TO make 1t known that he
was the author of certain clever serial stories
which had run successfully IN more than one pop
Mar periodical 1t was part of his policy to write
under an assumed name--a better sounding one
uoreOger than his own-and the confession OF ms
authorship was reserved for the time Eheh ne
shoad have written something really 70 DO proud
The secret. accordingly, was carefully kept, aud
no one at Highsate knew anything about It: ex
cept Mrs. Lincoln. who found IL out Tor herself
one day when she ard MISS Warburton had after
noon tea with one another at the Widows cottage.
daay sts table ' by Mrs Lncolns elbow, and
she was fall of the new story which had just APP
fsai should like TO know Mr. Cyril Wentworth"
she said-such was Tours nom Dc gnerrc-"l think
he must he a very brilliant man"
Now TOMS authorship was to his sister as the
annie of hsreye and she had a very high opinion,
Indeed of his powers; that it was no small prt-
walton TO her TO he debarred from talking over ms
trumphs, and no small misery To have ~ sat still
sometimes and hear his contributions cOldly critl-
cised by some chance acquaintance. moreover she
bad never heard any one CONJECTURE oslor9 tna'
taxing. careful, and pleasing all the world knew
him TO he bat when Mrs. Lincoln called him brill
liant in her frank. eager way, the spiIisters usually
well-reeuisted heart gave leap OF delight that
knocked her Judgment over altogether ana In one
tnpn lsiye moment the cat was out OF the Dag ~
the Be 1t the poor lady felt that she was tratpf.
but il was too late. The only thing TO do was TO
swear Mrs. Lincoln to secrecy, and this was duly
done After that Tom was told, and did not seem
10 mind at all in fact, he spoke quite freely to
the widow on tue subject. aud the secret became
a kind of bond between the three which tended TO
s san9et hing stronger. Miss Warburton had now
NOT only ready listener to her long pent-up lle-
rarv remin scences of her fayorite writer out
clever critic who could discern hidden gems OF
genius here perhaps but for her they would never
have been fOund out even by their originator
and tom WarburtOn soon OveTcame his shyness so
Oar A. to talk over the story On which ne was
engaged with the widow, and, as luck would nave
it. the adoption Of certain suggestions OF hers re-
sult...l IN a very cordial editorial encomium When
He .torv was sent in and accepted. BIS was not
"A h;s wonderful. for the widow was herseit not
without literary ssPfadd'ss aap se had nof 6eep
successfui at all yet, but she was still undaunted
and meant work and Wsrburt0n saw, or tuoagnt
he saw IN n maiden Ms. thar was shyiy suDnitirH
IN him for criticism subtle brl!lhncy which his
own p'odding performs ces were wholly without
1t was crude, hasty, aud INCONSISTENT DuI G,eNei
hands such a tale would IN become far more sal
able than anything he had ever written III hers IL
Was not worth the paper it was written on. men
h thought OF sundry literary partnerships whlch
were sad TO have proved successfui IRON man
cial point of view, and-who Knows now u nap
pensd T. such another partnership wa suggested
cons iered for lew seconds accepted. ana put INTO
working order one Saturday afternoon Wien ! oa
WaTgurion had walked over alone TO S4rs LineolH's
hor "a, 10 return the Ms. Of her story, g,
That VeslDg Tom aFburt0n ana DIS sister had
quite . furious quarrel Inc genie 30 mister egos
belofe and she denounced the partnership ia terms
which only tended 10 make her brother absolutely
bent its fulhl@ent Tom ga not sd
of tone in speaking OF MRS Lincoln VINO nHu II4
no A been the very sweetest OF her sex-nettcd nm
great. He would have his way, ne SAID ~ e1sct
eanJ he hal it, The two partners passed. a delight
fuI sunday afternoon together 10 IONS study
" here of course they had to work 40 as 10 eave
hook of reference at hand; pleasant plan or tue
nrSeee+ings was projected and a dear little love
scene was touched n by the joint pencils OF the
n,;i;ur INTO the roor equipped for a walk, Mrs
Ijncoln's pretty head was bent low over iittle
biiei-aonr composed by The heroine to recall the
already jealous hero 70 his allegiance: a., ,ido.,
Look here Mis- Warburton, sad the wldo|
wit, her most wirains smile; do look here Is
moi this something ike business
~ al Warburfou did look and thought Il WAS for
q Saarest TT was inpored by bis loving a. L."
in yerv tender terms 20 let no one come between
Them. and the miss'ye wound mp with the ehtreaty
ster ON saturday" in order to put everything
Ti9Lt . in spite OF the espioanage to which they
IVA Al Who are II! and A. LIP inquired Miss
Ivarburton sweety but with war at her heart for
,,bat could T." stand Cor but Tcm aud A. L.