New-York tribune., 1886-05-30
REAUTIFUL MISS DULClMER.

and admr",on oiishci. aud clever beyond the
eeonc.utioa of most of her friends. fol sur
a stately and dignited repo-e OF mahnH,, IN tacf
at".eJ n lnuvuli emperamcnt whereas III iH;o,, ;on,
Nil Duicncr owed the prominent pos lion nrgv
she occupied n society entreiy 10 nea ON iow IaIy
onl force Of character. Her motheI' M'." M'.",;s,y
90 cond family woud have preferred 10 nv l,o T.,
sn5 uuostcntatjously upon her inoucia' h va Lecm
some sleepy provincial town anu nsrreI TO n |
cnr,tc or anv worthy young man ,sant sue ;leas
iove1 Bat Hiha Dueimcr had Jar uino snn chid
from these She had been ainoa,VIhS ain"Ih Command tile
and had early realized that SIZE couiu m , rnmantic
Lo.nage of the other SEX Snc VIZ VIZ, IN .l her day
rrrb .ps than most yonng eiis, ,;Liv nossessed of
crc,,ns the ideal lover WAS invatilo' a Inv M
Ct"e.'S Ct"s, . as,o.c a town mansion. ana = poA ~
sho onera In Il word. Miss %,nclniu, % VI r%" ;" aH,d
hes, ambitious of making orlIiant - eirct
oeen rse she deliberately set TO WORK 10 eloc'
her our p'nccd her mother to take pill-box OF
shc inr inuuJpS" Jp",tl in an exceedingly unhealthy
',m..,,n hacking Oh to news; In" a reno Was s
rninons and the rooms were sinai anu SUI, IL
as Hida pouted out. me oV"'y ,hS, hronrham and
a dignined man servant were at apd com
rem~ahle adjuncts to the es'!oi,se", ~ mini Inv
ppl.tciy destroyed her mothers peace "s harond
rr,.nrelng her 10 keep w appearances lm 49, ~, y
her means But though the poor ola ia,, NV w. IIl ~
state Of aDcct terror OF nHl' o an, be Im"ested Her
.ncce.s in the highest and most select cIIcrs -.
.ocictv WAS immediate and enduring. 4" ,s Ia
IttIe ways which he: friends ala not susP'oU ,c %
trno1 dis 10 account Her gowns c0st no,
n,h1ng her milliner's bill took the agteeaoio "i'"
al form of q substantial cH'tu' a''i a., 80 ~,
emost every article OF attlre Was rp,a surp' she boI
t,adcsmcn eager to advertise their wares oI ih"
no dlitculiy dIspcsng OF her e's.,om aTtion ~
Of highly satisfactory prices anus III @ I,.or,
money thus saved aud gained, she was a"aiS
willing for a considerable i, 10 pear puunt. cn,n
mony to the efficacy II soheo1uS ;pVn"r.r.IIe
niexion rcyivor or somebody elscs incompaIaoie
.r,ch cvnedieuts as these did this clever young
lady contrye TO Keep the Won aa ao necessary ey
door and find the means ior those NTt"n'voiIs
rgrses which her career lhVoi'cn. , a,m
,,itbout the slightest apparent eHoTt' s.o ma -
,o;rad the foremost pace among the Deiut'co VI o
Hineu s sS nycSent at all the State balls and grand
assrblies visited at the hcuSrs OF the Illsne.
Nv and received marked attention from "Vo t y y
,,!!,if Many offers OF marriage were mace 10 hoi;
Int Wiss Ducimer calmly and dlsdainlu,f IcvV'cu
tLnu, ALL The tact though she WSuIu hoI NV, n'No
.onfesse1 II even to her mother. eigiDie paVci"ls
90 %" tL rc,I,hv aristocracy seemed very shy OF
faking a wife outside their own seect @ @cilco' i,
they did 3d. they chose ialr American eitIon 80 - "
burIesque actress. An Enghsh young I""S H & o'V "a
thongh a professional beauty, VINO cOuIu hot "s'io
IN their own rank in life, was aPparehiiH M
% % ouiie ont OF the question. But yet iiIlda Du-
elmer WAS not disheartened. ana lor IouI sc"so"'
she patiently angled and walteu. ao = ,-,uD d.,
A. ienpth there appeared upon the scene vo"ns
nnbleman Lord Lexicon who hau reCentt l"
i;t5 Ia. lille nufe unexpectedly. lie had served,
"a lad in the navy. and of late years ha1 ga'ne',
rather a reputation as an hiIepu sen ahs'n.
soortsman in far countries lie hau oT'n "pa @ !. =
from Ingland nearly five years. when the news pl
Iis GOOD fortune brought him home to assume me
uositiou and responsibilities OF member OF INC
i,nnsr HouSe and one of the largest landed pro-
,,Tir.tnrs in the Midlands lie frank, oo9n.
unsophistcatel young man fl iil re-
turn caused rather tutter OF eXcitelhch. ani@I 9
orslocratic mothers OF marrageabie daughteS. ioi
with a few almost hopeless EXCEPTIONS nc was tne
most desiraJl husband OF TIE sedsoh ho'i
anxietles were however. oil snort duIa'l0h a. nom
The moment of his introduction 10 net, LIau ,o ri
con appeared to fix his aiiec dons upon ,Ic
Miss Dulcimer and began to pay her lhc ho9'
marked and assiduous attentions
This proceeding was by no means appl0'eu Vi ~
ia,
.f tie former unfortunately, and not lew OF ,,e
latter Lord Lexicon Ieceived SeVeia ns I,aen"hs ~
warnings regarding the object Oh hs affections nc
was told that she was Lea tless, that sue paihleu
flat her hair VAS fa's that her gowns were no.
maid for; in fact his love was put to the seEeits'
tests; vet such was this young nobleinah ihla.ua,
t;on that he utterly disregarded the ADVICE tLa'
was ten lered TO him, and took the earnest oPpol
tnuity of asking Ililda Dulcimer To be MS wHe;,
. Wother / am tc be Countess OF Lexicon eX'
claimed hilda few minutes after the momentou,
Interview with the nearest approach TO eAcl1eilon
I he old lady murmured her CONGRATULATIONS an,
wiped away a tear with rather tTemuous hahi
II was evident however, that she was pieoccupo'
snI uneasg and her daughter said sharply:
What is the matter. mother l
have a surprise for you, my IoVe-sohe sooo
news said her mother, joubtfully.
- Dear Tom has come home"
@What nv brotherW
To arconnt for the somewhat unpleasantly harsi
tone i'm which the young lady uttered this exclani
tion il must be explained that ON Duiciner' ne
Tonnger hrotber had shown distinct symptoms o
HEINZ a eer-do.welL 1t is true that he had d1n
nothing to disgrace hmse or 81 ~, 80 the connie H
ihrough the influence of his sister, who ioresaw tu
ncou venience of having a near relative Id Ehglan
with Master Toms reck less procllviteS. she ma
never ceased to congratulate herself upon I'll
wisdom of this precautlon. :. .;
Good gracious, How exceedingly inconveni
entw Miss Ducimer calculated. after a short paus
INV uSId dear! Pm sure you ought to be yer
nleaseln demonstrated her mother mildly. " LII
daar bov has supported himself all these years an
has grown tine, handsome ieliow.,
What did he want to come back for-especlaii
inst now :" exclaimed Hilda frownlng. -
NV dear the poor fellow has been III, ana
wished to see his old mother agaIn. sald ne
mother, beginning TO tIenne. n h.sr as ear ~,. dnn
ANYTHING wrong" q,
Ulha, severely. "You cannot afford to keep him
lie has an appointment my dear-a very goo
appointment" cried her mother, eagerly - cleIl
in the Office of some company connected wit
flOO a wear and he says he can live well upon IT,
a clerk in an office IN the city efcalmt
added sharply. "nObody must know TINS. -.
course. must tell Lord Lexicon, bat not till
know know him better, Has Tom been heIe' Did
lie Ias been here" answered her mother, cove
nv her vehemence He did not send IN his nam
poor boy. He said we were such dreadiu ,s Sven e.
Won when he went away, you may rememDer.
call himself rrower-my maiden name. That wi
Thank goodness for that. fhen the servant
suspect nothing" said llilda, more amiabl
Mother YOU must promise never TO breathe VOL
to any one about having a son in England"
"My dear child"
"Mothsr yon must consider me-" interrupt'
Hilda If this were known, Lord Lexicon
family md Others who are jealous of me. mig
make mischief, and ruin everything. What is Ton
Mrs Dulcimer gave it somewhat unwillingly al
haitian hour later the famous beauty, close
yeilei, slighted in dngy back street IN the neig
- Mor ylel an
pair of stars to her brothers aerial retreat.
ier purpose, which she had concealed r II. from nt
mother was to insist upGn her brother l ON ret1i
partly upon her strong will and the influence s
nsed to possess over the lad. and partly upon
b-ibe of a hundred or even two hundred, poun'
N..1l Lnr Lnnrl ed La of The nroinliCes of the ar