New-York tribune., 1886-05-30

near her anu % s;ence regarding him. and asihis
existence was not suspec.eus s, us Of tbe six months
VI th cy caqed period elapsed Hiidas trna
was in an advanced state OF prcpara.,oi i;,ng IN
W. ttnoo ~ on She fonnd her mother almost ialhine an
aI.emoi with an evening newspaper in her hanH
q Nothari what is the matter 7 crieu hi'u"' "'''
an uncomfortable preseiTI tbine has happened"
murmurcd poor Mrs. Drlcimer' caroiu'S "'9
her 81 Whst Snzei motherw
" Your poor dear bTtoher-- - ., nal,
aWhat has he been dongW inquired liliua'
Sharply as s'e M is innocent the poor dear hoy is
innocent" returned Mrs. DuIciher' 'h'"i9' ~
but" =, ,;o,, bor ,,othcr |
har1cJ to her and With outward composurc which
dissembcd her dismay and horror read tna. ,nd nui
brother Under his adopted name "i row, ~ '" ne
that day been committed for trial on ch"fso Vi
rohbing his employers by means OF forgery, thing
"God help us all y she ejacuatcn, III ai aua ',','s
hnt mons tone "What a fearfuliy sho'A'"s
thngw ;..,oa ~, noor mother. in
lilo is innocent" reiterated 'n' poo' ''''"N'
'' Innocentw repeated IIilda, with an expression
which. copld he nave seen it, wonla d. 4Ten Ienst
wholesome revelation to Lore LeAnr ,,. ,hat means
he is committed for trial. snppU.y thao "o""'
Something more than mere suspicion. ,;,
There was long and painful I PaIs'b bt Gnts bsr p til
Mrs Dulcimer sobbed, while iilrla vi. noi ,!,.ai
the blood started. she reflected VITA Khi''e"
! brows . At. -rI;,1o eoiI NJ
knew it wond come to this I'aa persT sr't tod
| length. gioomlly w nat p'cS'i"S NV"
| Lord Lexicon" -u.;. ,orr said her
| @Wbat% cried Hda with undisgliscd amaze
| ment. ,,,., NJ. D,,.;,rer
pucasijv' " it will come out OF course. you and
must support this boy through ms troubles we
must decline all invitations Tor tne present with
violence. "Tcll Lord Lexicon Refuse INVITA-
tons! Why mother, We must do nothing f'tnGe .hjl
Of rs. to give any one the least suspicion Oh '''''
If WAS Mrs Dulcmer's turn to give way to as,
play of temper now and the poor nar
ady as,onshel her daughter by her res0lute lear
| ;ng Uilda she said. could decide for lerseII tue
propriety of conccalng the matter from i-ord LeA I
con- but for her part she was determined TO DO oya
70 her SON Hilda found it necessary to abandon
| vchemence and nsistance. and TO adopt plansiDle
| arguments to bring her mother round ID her
| views She tecned to believe that her Dio'hcr WIS
innocent and pointed out that 10 draw al ateh'l"h 10
his unfortunate position, from when ne would
doubtless. be honorably acquitted wonll ne 4 HIS
taken policv. II cost the astnte Noung lady an
hours serious talk and remonstrancc 10 overcome
her mothers scrupes, but III the end she trup'%eu, %
Poor old Mrs. Ducimer WAS plastic as clay IN 'nc
hands of her beautiful daughter, and SDe ehGeu Oy
rrlnctantly conscntiNg to hulnor llldas wishes,
Ii would he useless to attempt to describe th9
agony of mind which the poor mother endured
dnrinp the next few days In addition to suspense
and anxiety on her sons behalf she was compelled
hy her dau ghter to 40 INTO society ahu "eii
| et1,ilino ma.E over her woe Uilda was releutless
in allowing her mother no peace even 10 nroou oSI
| hor sorrow The beauty was haunted Cy Il inoro!u
fear that anything IN the least degree uhusnl III
the conduct or bearing OF her mother and herSeil
would give rise to suspicious winch III ght ruin heI
homes She kept very strict watgh upon her
, mother bnt in spite of her vigilance the poor 10y
wed 70 visit her N his cell ana convey 10
him The comfort of her loving sympathy This ana
tne finding of funds, by secretly paWhlHg her her
ewelry. IT, retain eminent counsel or MS delehce
, at the trial, were all that the unhappy woman
Wh.n the prisoner was committed for trial, the
sessions were close at hand. and consequently 'ne
uerioI of suspense not so long as usual III
! Eouncncl that on the day Of the opening OF the
! sessions there grand dinner-partY IN hilua
honor. given by the old Duke OF M,ddieseNi i-pru
Iev;con's cousin. In vain poor Mrs lJulcimei
pleaqei illness and almost went on her bhees 10
her daughter to spare her the agony OF gong mo 49,
SOC 'etv when her sons trial was close at hand no
begutifni Hlda was inevorahle; 10 begin Wltn
without her mothers escort she would nave 10 an
sent herself also but apar from THE 1t seen Oh to
he of The very hi chest importance at such critical
fine that they should appear among their Inenhs
as nsnal She So impressed this upon her unhappy
mothers mind. that the poor lady snieled heiieI ,
10 lie over-persuaded. and she accompanied her
daughter with the bravest AIR she could mnster
When the guests had all assembled at MlddleseX
o6ge n if was found that Lord Lexicon was late,
aud after waiting for him nearly hali;ahh anne h3"r; i'll IL
decided to 60 down 70 dmmet wr,n". ~' 1e
y ceived hy every one. and felt in no waY uneasy az
/ Lord Lexicon's absence. for his ordsbips habit OF
travel had rendered him little iorgetfnl of the
exgencies of polite society. In fact to be late Tor
dinner was AN idiosyncrasy Of his which excited
very little surprise. lilda would have enjoyed her
self perfectly but for vague apprehensi0ns on her
mothers account. 1t nav be that she felt twinge
of remorsc when she glanced at the poor Old LADY
! |
her mother was IN a condition of nerN ous tension
= and SUI pressed excitement which might cuimInate
II IL When dinner was over but before the ladies had
- left tho table the door opened and Lord Lexicon
a. appeared. cu
IL duhew he cried. III his impetuous fashion. as he
"a "a took the vacant chair next Iiilda. and gently
10 | had something to eat while dressed" =.
; "A nice way of coming ont to dinner" laughed
Sc vi va viii tell von what kept me-" said Lord Lexi
-, con- in loud aud distinct tone, for the old dnk(
~ at the head of the table was little deaf. " hci
~ was in Mexico. about two years ago, chuinmet
III for awhile with very NICE Young Engllshman, wh'
T., saved my life at the risk of his own. Well los
y sight of him. and il appears he came over To Eng
10 land short time back and got into trouble. Quit
aT e by accident found ont today that he was to 0
" tried for foreery at the surrey Sessions -; 49,,
~ For what p inquired the duke. with his hant
!, Forgery. young fellow, mind ycu" cr;e'
10 Lord Lexicon. waxing eloquent with indignation
- "who is as honest the day is long. aud would NJ
"a more commit crime than yon wouid, duke;
.. bringing 10 down with bang upon the table, tina
- he was innocent"
oa "What is his name ~ inquired some one.
eu e "Trower he calls himself; and woud you be
nc lieve it," cried Lord Lexicon. with fresh outburs
~ of Indignation. his lawyer told me that he ha
ba relatives near relatives living here IN London wh
Ao have all kept alOof from him because they hadn'
-, the pluck to stand by him. Imagine poor fclloN
eo in his position being deserted by his nearest AM
s. Not his parents snrolyw exclaimed the duches.
tn His parents w H. his father is dead, and hi
10 10 mother poor lady. seems TO have done what sh
as dared for him." said Lord Lexicon, in a gentle
tone "As far as | could gather, it IS a sister VIII
Us is to blame. From all accounts, tn young lad
u must he absolutely heartless and selfish" .
rd Amid the expressions of surprise and indgnatio
which this recital elected lIllda Dulcimer, who's
, embarrassment only betrayed itself by "A becomn
e1 flush upon her cheeks stole an anxious glance 4
~ her mother. Mrs Dulcimer was staring eagerly q
~ the speaker with dstended eyes, her face deadl
% pale, her frame rigid.
49,, AZ pitched into rrower for not sending for me,
l hu continued Lord Lexicon, but it appears he di
~ | not know me by my title"
rec a tni,,S1 ~ nc ooursa j raturrad ord I exico,
,ar impatiently. "The only concluded about ha