Telegram-herald., 1891-03-05
THEIR DIAMONDS.
Why the Lord and Lady Do Not
Think Highly OF Them


Lady E0rvmOrc'8 diamonds are
rmong The fines. IN England. Every
one thiaks highly OF them excepting
her ladyship herself and her husband
This requires explanation. and the
same shall DC given immediately.
About I've years ago Lord Rorymore,
after heavy losses on tho TURF. thought
10 recoup himself by some stiR play at
baccarat, a game much In favor ut
Pink's club, OF which he was an assidu-
Gus mem Der. Having lost for twenty
nights IN succession. he one morning
found himself In the unpleasant posi-
ton OF not knowing where 10 look for
5000 gusneas which had been won OF
him over night, and which be had 10
pay before sunset lie might have
nortgaged some OF his acres. for the
Rorymere estates were not yet dipped
% their full extent: but mortgagirg
Involves forraalities which consume
time. lie Nigh. have borrowed of
usurcrs. who would have been happy
TO lend him on his noto Of hand a. 30
per ccua, but he was not IN such q des-
perate plight as To care tn pay exor-
bs.antly for temporary ecccmmoda-
ton Again, he might have overdrawn
his bankers account in the full certain
ty that his check would be honored; but
Lord Rorymore had private reasons for
desiring not To place himscf under OBJ
legations toward his bankers. They
were = squarc-.oed firm, who had once
or twice ventured on respectful rcmon-
strances touching his lordship's reck-
less sale of scrip anasssd during the
late peers lifetime; and in fact, Lord
Rorymorc, being still a young man,
stood Ia some awe Of then Under
these perplexing circumstances IL oc-
currcd 70 my lord that il he could raise
some unonsy for few weeks on part of
It's yvife's diamonds there would be no
harm done. Quarter day was but
fortnight distan. and rents would be
coming in-so that the jewels would DO
pledged aud redeemed without Lady
Rorymore knowing any thing about it.
Her ladyship had just started on a
months visit 90 her parents in Scot
land. and the diamonds-that n, the
MOST valuable among them-were
lodged m safe at the bank Lord
Horyrnore had scarcely conceived his
project than he put it into execution by
driving 20 his bankers and removing
the Jewels: then he HE'D him TO tho
pavvahroker's.
Mr. Tribal. the broker tn question,
was one OF the vvealthiess members OF
the trade, but ia 40 far as Lord Rory
more was concerned he was something
else besides roney-lender-he was
an unsuspected friend. Twenty years
previously the late Lord Rorymore had
rendered Mr.. Tribal a service which
en-, latter had never forgotten and
could never forget. so inestimable was
It. lie had saved young Tribal from
criminal prosecution which might
haze resulted in his being transported
for life Tribal Junior hsd been in
those days wild and bad young dog,
who sl1nos. broke his parents hearts
through his evil courses; but he was an
cniv child. and they lJved him 40 that
when he committed the atrocious
offsnse which put him In the grip Of
fhs police there was nothing they
would not have done % have saved
him. r. So happened that old Lord
Roryncre vss in a position TO rescue
the lad through The interest he pos
sesSed with the parties who were prose-
cutters in sbe ease. so Mr.. Tribal
sought III. peer and fairly threw him
sell on his knees. beseeching his assist
sucs. Ne. only did fscrd Bcryno-e
s-cesie 20 shis prayer, but, after be had
stopped she prosecution go promptly
+has M a.,art1at srSnSpsrr3 X. spoke
personally - vouag Tribal and
warned him with pstcrual Kindness 20
take lesson from the peril which be
had ;tst escaped. Old Lord Eorvf1ore
vvas very different person from his
sou--uprirht and iast, bat very genial:
snd TIE irnpr~ssivs words which he
spoke - younx Tribal safssned the
heart Ok Sat cab. who became theme
forth a ~$rv 6ecens member e soeietv.
1t shoull be added shss until the Gay
when Mr.. rr.5aIl called On hin Lord
Rsrv~ne~e had never seen cr heard cf
the ravnhraIer. bns he saw him sever
a. times N the course II suhSeauens
years. for ti.e father and son would pay
hfra periodical visits - remind him
thas their gratitude vss not dead. ard
that ~ their ives end thev would rs-
s-.--f hiry, "a their b-eaefactor % al
Ssese facts vouag Bcrl Raryuore was
quite ignorant. and he brought hiS
sp-~sls =, NJ Tribal sithon* any idea
pf The ernotisa which his visit vas going
~ ezase.
He er~.-ess The establishments thr5zrh
the s,sg,r ic<r ADD heudea nm card t.