New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24

onsyaities that helped to make him the scnoAar he
was often perhaps led him little .uiIn t5a,, he
Mn stsv n little later at the card-ta1e ena Una
shouid have done; but to my knSwleoge anu hn hnS
defnition. he was never gam DIET ~ nc nc 5;d
lived. poor boy he would have treo Oh o ns
-, fo, Ave wears certainly have never toucne
card nor felt the inclination, You woua ,a no y
think il fair to call me gambler DeesuSS to and
connie OF winters played more than 1 ousnO "'i~
lost more than could afford. nor,naa. but
you win not say what want or pernaps yS aav uo
nor know. and must tell you" She looked uo.I
into the fire, knitted her brows ana sls iS and
am afraid Of saying too much,p sne sag, Shu
SEEMING unnatural, but there is always the truth
Still an truth is not good or necessary 70 say anu
win only say little, just what is really ne0eS-
ssry;S - .nv.h,ro pr asked won't
vo,, take Il know all there is to know len ne
only what it is you want my heip ior !. ,s bost
: Very we'll SIR said porlnda; nss osS Son
know when my mother and l came down 10 "
Cambridge TO fetch away the 9oolS ana hid
papers, you were not there ana we o uId
the books and tore up the old letters, and had no
help: my mother said no one should touen any
thing The rooms were exactly as wheh We cai n1
In May the same flowers In the D9Hes oo Rd inst
10 the great quadrangle. only all dead anu, JuS0
as in the summer could hear the cnapel rs S
We were down only for day, and at the emu y,
my mother. who had borne up SO so and
all the streets seemed TO be muneu ior ou. go
In the evening it was told us man VS. wai aI1
Nv mother thought 1t one Of tne traue ,d tOnn
waiting in the passage q man named FRANKS, from
a place called ST Margaret's Passage, keepin.s
biliiard-rooms there, he said ASKED nm Ia jd'
Mr.. Franks, from ST Marguerite Passage; SNORT
and broad and bttle eyes, and his whlskers anu
beard in bush under his chin" ~, ,oo,,s
II remember the man." 1 npheo-"s rogue
W He tell a lot Of stuff" continued Dorinda
about his sorrow and his admiration Tor ny
brother, Mr. Mareigh. but stop him and sala
Had he bill? Was it some money! tes, no
said IL was money, but he had no bill hr. Mar
leigh had borrowed money of him, but he hso no
bil nothing TO prove IT. only ms , wr and
could not afford TO lose by IL; and yet II ms ciai
was disputed rather than cause any uO9pIe' n S
would give in and never say announcer worui nr
of ali the University gentlemen he had ever Known
Mr. Marleight Yves his favorite, ana the only ono
for whom he had ever done such thing OF eVet
would; and it was paltry Of him TO lnuude ao
such time Of grief, yet peing poor nan' WIZ"
wife and family" - a,a
why cried Dorinda, that is what be did
sayly .n.r.roo 81 know the type and
Pm afraid 1 know he was Successful You were
afraid TO trouble your mother more
All, yes My mother looked at me as though
she might be afraid Of more trOgDe so MaS bs Is
it she asked tradesman only, saldi nc 10
And in reality be has never been paid and all
these years has been getting money one OF y9gg
/ cried, rising hastily, why didn't you tel me,
or some one you could trust and get the rogue
eravely, that seemed enough then, though now
il seems to me almost silly. And besides, old
not dare to go. TO my mother and say, See,, your
boy owes money, borrowed from a bilhard-man
for cards and horses and visits TO London when
he never came near usP
But me2' 1 cried; surely you might have
come to me?"
Il was afraid Dorinda answered, partly be
cause-Oh, / was afraid for many reasons; l
could not possibly have come to you. And THINK
what could you have done 2?
II should at the least have made him prove his
debt" l said. " l should not have taken bus
he had nothing else" Dorinda answered
simply. I" i was bound TO take il"
And il he was telling you lies, as is only too
But if he was telling the truth. as can have
OF his money! II we had refused TO pay him l
should not have been able to sleep for thinking
that after all, his claim might be just
well, we'll said, sooner or later you nave
come to me- and am very glad. only wish " had
been sooner. And now, Of course. you want me
TO go to this man and put stop TO the blAckmaiE
Not quite, please" said Dorinds. But more
this. You see, lately he has been troubling me
teasing me. His interest has always been paid,
but suddenly he demands everything-aH the
money at onoe-and cannot get it. My mother
knows nothing Of 1t, and cannot ask my nus
band. it wouldsnot quite be fair; and, besides
latterly he has been unfortunate vineyards
have hised and am sure he could not anord u.
Julius is very good, but
Forgive me interruphng you. but never knew
you were married"
always paid the int rest out Orwell the allowance
for my dress, which is more than want; but
cannot suddenly pay so much. And what want
you 70 see MN anu ask ~ H 1 1hc eaCb four
months until"
But how much is il ?'
Hundred and seventy pounds Dorinda an
swered.
"a hundred and seventy poundsl And for
that you have taken the mans word only
He had nothing else she repeated. Was
I not bound to take II?
Dorinda rose and came 10 me. why do you
look like that?' she asked.
81 am trying to remember IL have not heard
of this debt tefore-if l was not told OF this
money having been borrowed and repaid"
But he would never have come TO me to be
paid twioei' she cFied; he would never be 80
u cannot remember anything whatever about
it." said, after q pause. =" can't recall your
brother having ever even mentioned the mans
name TO me-
so much money borrowed from saloOn-keeper
All, If my mother were to hear Of it!D
That will not be likely" / replied II will
60 down to Cambridge tomorrow and inyestiEa Z,
early In the afternoon, and If you will tell me
where yeu are staying will come on and SEQ you
at once
Tomorrow afternoon" Dorinda answered;
I'VE are going to the theatre. / win send "a
tell me-"
IL is very strange" said again, after pause
I cannot remember anything whatever about
It; and yet feel that IL ! were TO try / might ,
But you cannot Think Dorinda replied
that any one could be so wicked as 20 tell
such lies about poor dead man?
There are still vampires extant,S answered
and have come to believe all extremes possible,
whether Of virtue or vice. The very unlilIehhood
Of 1t may have made the man successful. AT
any rate, we shall know oil about it in day OF
two. Till then, pray do not let it Trouble you. =
-" will try said Dorinda. Lieber Himmel
What time Is that-that great bell?'
That's Westminster giving the signal to many
of the tribe that haunt these dark Strand stree
to leave their nnhallowed work and limp home
Scowing from their discoored, partitioned offices
up three pairs Of mouldy, broken stairs. ! will
accompany you down, IL you will permit me-
and you can tell me more as we 20 along
am curious TO know at what rate Of percentage
you have been paying this particular specimen