New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-27
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Next morning | called Tor The StandaIIu
directly awokc Sitting up in my oed uI ra NV
IT, still damp from the press, ard rapidly r ran LIZ
eyes over lis columns in search Cl any Poomobt
news from Zulnland Al: there was what Eop5cd
"A telegram Of three lines The paper uroPpJ
from nv hands, and l sunk back in my Deu'
as, at one glance. | cOmprehended IT'S Pafpoor"
The Zulus had RECOMMENDED hostlntles, The
That WIS the substance of the message III
immediate inference was that Zulu Bends WouIi'
I've m least u pcr cent lower on Tuesday H. lhur'l
they were salable AT any price n lrcSn io' last
TO- OOO pounds CT more, through l0mpNlns "'
mad urwarmntcd and unwarmntapP ealin" nv.
Nv position was now worse han ever, as mdy
disclaimer could only be made when exposure wa
inevitable \ prosecution seemed 10 I0i1W q" 3Lo
necessary consequence The hank would hold ln'
bonds against the money it had advanced on 'nI h;
until Captain Beaumont proved thc ir"uu o1nst
had been committed, and the quickest; nvP,,H
and most conclusive method of dong TINS "oun'
he to prosecute tn" wrong door or dOerS ~ O 10
viction rs | signed the checks by wlirm liz
money was drawn | should he held to be primarily
responsible Consequently Shou" ,l Wv horror
mitted for trial and have to undergo tIe ho tL
Of standing in TIE dock OF r imG T ho There would
he little use felt in asking Iap'hlh I IRON,
himself to find thn money to take me p2HuS mUi
the bank Tuesday morning: 10 90 Inls t mGi
Inc dangerously like cOmpoundlng iclohN; p'sTIIJo
involving the certain loss Of 900 pounds ne
w6uld. probably. rather contest the matter IN u
court Of law on the chance OF getting p'cN HIS
P'I' did nct leave my chambers until about
o'clock when ! strcIlod across the park 10 !lIn
Marble Arch. and thence aIong tn ne nftcrnoon
Road toward Dorchester Terrace. The allcrhoon
Iad bcc1 damp and misty, and before h'u 80
a00 Yards from the Marble Arch y dense reg CAM
on which thicllenod so much ara 50 qurINn + soc
in thc sparo of about two minutes couII no. 80 SC
q ward before me ! was standing NJ me ui1r'
for the ior had brought M TO sn1-stiIl' ~ I'c
corner of some 81 ree-which. had not inc SlIEllll
est idra-that ran northward, ana. haylhe nI,II
that tbc fog is always thickcst near the PARK, /
turned round this corner ana @ropeu my way NY
the street in the hope of gcttln% mo Il cIcdIEt a.
mosphcre Having gone some ds'ahcr III Mt,,
eunnosed 70 be a nOIthcrlv direction. but wllhout
finding any relief, took turning 70 me lrit ~ -
IA aDproacb the vicinity OF dorchester icrI'oc'
And ,bus | wandered up one street ana do"h
another for more thar an hour. guessing my way,
but hardly able 10 see yard before me, UNI ~
Jast 7 stood still fairly pcrpleNed and lost Where
I was I had not the faintcst idea. The street IN
which | was standing seemed to be composer o,
Judge from the way in which the windows o. t1r
houses were lighted, tenantcd by well-Iodd3
to pulsate like a ,,n living ' tbngsb III if
were senticnt became more dense than eyer. ~
was alike dangerous either 70 STANG sun or "
walk on. lest blndioldcd us | was ! mlGh' come
into collision with something IN me darkness;
Within about three yards Of me hall door $1,000
open and partly to get protection from me uahseis
Of the fog partly to look at my watch, went up
one or tyo steps to look at il. wondering how any
one came to leave their door open on such nlght;
The hall was brilliantly lighted. ana brlonFea
al
at my watch found that 1t was quarter TO
o'clock Little chance. therefore OF my being
able to rcacn dorchester Terrace IN time l9r
dinner | thought. unless by good fortune SnOuh
Happen 10 bc in the immediate ncshborhoQd ana
the fog SHOULD clear off as quickly A. y had come
on While | WaS thus mcdtatlng, Scotch terrier |
ran to the door. barking sharply. lie was fol-
lowed ~ . maid.Scryant. who aDolOglzcd 20 me
for his conduct rs she caught him UP III her arms
She he'd hardly done so wher there Appeared on
the landing Of the stairs the figure OF little
woman. who slowly descended, saving, IN voice |
which | at once recognized rs being that OF
person who was accustomed TO speak with au-
no. Hush. Fido hush sir How dare you?'
Until this little woman came into the hall
could not SCI her very distinctly. owing 10 the
mist that rolled in from the open door where !
stood but When she came near me she presented |
as quaint and curious spectacle as IT. would ne
possible 10 conceive The little ady-Shc might |
have been duchess from the dignity OF her
carriage and demcanor--was evidently seventy
wears OF az" or more. ANA Vet attircd IN low,
pink Cvcnlng-drc,S, like gIrl of twenty. while
her white hair WAS tied up with ribbons ana
natural flowers. Al first fcli inclined 10 smile,
but there WIS something pathetic. both IN the
ncongruity Of hcr attire and the timid. fascinated
manner in which She approached me.
Yon are She whispered. and PAUSED. when
she had got within about u yard OF ne.
" Robert Ashley, madam, replied. taking of
my hat, and speaking rs calamity us / could
Robert Ashicy.' She repeated in frightened,
tremuIons voice. There was again q
moments pause. during which she stood
before me- trembling all over. ana
gazing into my face aS though size were fascinated.
Then she continued III the same low. trcmulOus
voice: II is 80 long, but YOU seem Just the
same. Do YOU not recognize me-
" Madam ! replied with the utmost Difference,
an exceedingly sorry to say that | have Lot
the honor OF your acquaintance
" But You are Robert Ashley" she exclaimed
imptently, the tears starting to her eyes "
az Laura Piync-it is years now-I knew Won AZ
once bat then you are Just the same. while |
have changed DO YOU NOT rcmcmheI--?@
am very sorry" ] said again, but Won have
evidently mistaken me for some one else The fog
is 50 thick. have been forced 20 take refuge on
your door-'tcp. II GrcvcS mo very much 10 cause
YOU a disappointment, hut ! am not the Robert
ashley you suppose. though Robert Ashley is my
name
" Oh. it cannot belt cannot he that should
wait All these years for this That Robert Ashley |
should come on this night Of all others. and not
be my Robert Ashley after all. Come upstairs
ana see our pjrlIas, see if il is not your portrait
that Is ny the side Of mine she said mpaticDtly,
WITH the tears running down her checks As she
spoke she uotloncd me 10 follow her. and began
10 ascend the stairs.
"uSed for moment, hardly knowing what
10 90 ~ did not like tu enter strange house on
such an invitation. but ! had noticed that the
servant had retired with Difference when She came
. .ho me Ian so Judging that She was probably
The mistress Of the place ! followed her up the
room.
Do YOU remember those pictures p She said, rs
we entered the room. pointing. as she spoke, 10
the wall
one was the portrait Of very beautiful. fair
haired grl. who WAS dressed pretty much rs m
companion was. The other represented young
nan whose features certainly bore a remarkable
likeness TO INV own. He was dressed IN the
fashion Of the early days OF this century. with a
high collar. folding cravat. cmbrOdctcl waist
cont. and frOckcOlt that was tight about the
waist while il bulged out like "A gown round the
hIN. / could not help thinking, as | looked an
II, that it mi Iht have been nv own portrait. II
! were dressed for a fHucv bnll. Are YOU thar
man, the little Edy whispered AZ length IN a
before
the pictures I'm silence for some seconds.
No. madam ] replied ~ is very like me,
hut il is another Rohcr; 8,hlcV-it Is not l." ]
spoke ~ kindly rs / could for ! began Ia suspect
something of the history that was connected with
the two pictures.
She glnnccd wistiully from me 10 the portrait
nnl lnliII lrnm Tic nnrir-ll 70 smoke Ihen