Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08

me that friend OF mine had become init
mate in his family, and that he would ike
to know something from me about him. I
should mention that this gentleman WA
the brother of two young ladies who after
ward attained much celebrity in the liter
ary and dramatic world. asked him the
name of the person 10 whom he referred
and he said il was Delorme. l assured
him that l knew no person Of that name.
You must know him. said he. He
talks of you as could none but an intimate
friend
We argued the matter for some time
Doth of us being very persistent. Suddenly
a wild idea crossed my mind. | asked the
gentleman if the man who claimed 20 be
my friend wore malachite studs, and. 10
and behold, he did. 1t was Ashley. alias
Dumont, alias Delorme. whom / supposed
TO be serving bravely with Hemingsen.
then discovered tina, he was very intimate
with the two young ladies to whom / have
referred. had Won the affections of one of
them. and had become engaged to her,
when explained matters TO my visitor
he was terribly enraged. and vowed ven
geance against the man who had deceived
him. wished 10 aid him. and persuaded
him 10 promise TO use no violence; 20 De
guided by me. and 20 20 with me TO New
York, where his sisters and my cid &c
quaintance then were. He did go. and we
took rooms near his sisters knew very
well the one who had become engaged. and
with the freedom of an old friend
told her the truth about her fiance. She
received the intelligence with surprise and
SORROW, but, womanlike. did not believe
me. | learned from my friend that rs soon
as l left his sisters Ashley went 10 them.
and persuaded them that / had slandered
him from motives of jealousy knew the
fellow WAS still in the house, and bribed
porter TO place in his hands a note from me.
telling him that he had better meet me ct
my rooms at ii o'clock the next day | re
,eiyed, in due course. n reply, saying that
he would be there; and he came on the
minute. My friend. the brother OF the
girls II viii call him Sam, was with me.
but let me do the talking.
Our friend of the many aliases was
looking very well, and, rs usual, wore the |
malachite studs. When taxed him with |
his perfidy and duplicity, ne broke down |
and wept bitterly. Tie acknowledged how |
wrong he had been in winning the atfec- |
tons Of an estimabie young lady whom he |
could not possibly marry.
FINALLY he agreed to sail for Europe |
next morning. and leave her 20 forget him |
He said $50 would cover his expenses. |
With that in hand he would solemnly |
promise To take himself OF and make no |
further trouble. sam at once handed him |
double the amount; aud | fully thought |
we had got rid Of him forever.
Judge of my astonishment when. next |
morning. sam burst into my roo;a, his !
hair actually standing ON end, ans. L:
formed me, amid oathS and lamentations, |
that the man had indeed gone, but having |
twice as much money rs he expected. he |
had taken both the sisters with him, This l
is fact lie married one Of them, but she |
secured divorce from him. |
The other married famous artist.
In Europe fortune favored him. and he /
was quite an important man in France
under the empire, and was once sent 20 !
London by the emperor ON a mission.
@Not long ago. il you viii believe it. |
met this man face 10 face on broadway,
looking extremely well. faultlessly dressed, /
with the ribbon of the legion Of honor In
his button-holc. and still wearing the /
malaehite studs lie insisted upon salut-
ing me, and was as affable and frank rs
possible.
You nave done me great services IN 4
time past said he, when | was down and /
you were up. Fortune Is sure to change. |
Now am up and it may be that you are
down. II 50, believe me that | shall be
delighted u reciprocate Here is my I
hand, and beg you 10 command me in all /
ways. The card was that OF journalist 1
Of much note, and such, ] believe, is my /
acquaintance to-day. I
~ q 4 a.
little On the contrary, while
/ have suppressed some names and altered 4
others, have told you only what actually I
and doubt not that II will De
my fortune 10 meet this remarkable man
in some other capacity still in this world
Should meet him in the next am sure
he will still be wearing the three studs.
even IL they be asbestos instead Of mal;.
chite. Inter Ocean.