Telegram-herald., 1892-01-02
MR. TaRIg TsPENDER
1rts Secret rsrt Cczts Him 3sco
Q Year.


dioss. Ele<l.. xSrea. had jzst been
placed a. kss eis>zs snd bxsndy.afd-
spda fxzsS zEptsnz.y seasee II Mr..
Hnrlftspc1<ssx l4s hack. With "a flngers
1nec-tvsaed oser tast Fart II him
s~Anss als ozxsxzsse ssparatas ought 70
hsss ee<=. and swi7t1si hi< taa2 -
vssh - ss1ssx*e. a. s.sr as as eo2-
pst1sis vssh . sl.xhs sEronic dyspepsia
Lie was issciza.z IN kitsse retrospect
NOW forszaA-sss sseFythlas kaA tarned
cat tar hSza. tfsdses. harTipg his dys-
Ysr.iA Rseslssenss esuiz hswdsy have
as1is more staesy with hin In his raid-
de age hsA ms yorth been the correct,
est instead Of sonswkat Wild snd reck-
1ssA Hs bad sown tAs wind and was
Ssapins zstayr. Not that Er. Thrift
spender. vaosa Ar. ThrifssperdeF
knew. was tie DIR. Taril.sz zendrr that
wss known - tia wortd about hiza-
1R ton IL Tnere wers two Air.
ThrifsspanterA 40 20 sPsek--a Mr..
Jskyn fhrffsspsnGer aad q Dr.. hyde
Thxiftspendrr-two persoaasss Is dis
tincs Is the CosSicAn brothers. but rep
resented by one actor. who played the
double part Tar M rarif.spender
known to the world was an indspcnd-
ent rasubcx Of sayslaasnt the devoted
husband Of . plain wife. whom he had
DA<risd wstAeIs pzcspects, maa
whom Providence had ehsstened with
. adyspspsis rather iar tas faults of his
1orbears than his own The Mr.. Thrift
spendsr known 70 himself and to one
other was a politician who had never
Joined n parsy. because he mover knew
his own nad; the husband Of . wife
whom the strong- wilied Lady Thrift
spen<iex had forccd ain to marry. con-
trolling Is she did. the entire fortune
smsassd by tho late Sir Ihreadneedls
Thriftspen2cr. . man who had only
himself to thank for the measure Of II
health which the world put down to
herecity.
The girl he had married was the Lady
Mary Fortune. who had been intrusted
10 the care CT Lady Thriftspsader.
while the marquis Of Brixtou. her
father. was completing the term of his
governorship of Bomcutta For the
space of year Mr. and Lady Mary
Thriftspcnder. whose marriage was far
from being acceptable to her parents.
had lived on the old lsdy's bounty.
It is provcrb;ally IA Ill wind that
blows nobody any good. and the gale
which blew tho good ship Dresdonian,
with the marquis and marc chioness Of
Brixton and their only son, the infant
Lord Seockweli, TO the bottom of the
sea and incidentally cast matter of
Goo. 900 IN the s-per-cents into tao lap
of Lady Mary Thriftspender, could
hardly grove anything but agreeable 70
that lady's amiable husband He b.
gan to think that really he must have
been so cute as to hoodwinls Providencc;
but whatever was the cause Of his
good fortune. he was, at all events. in.
clined this morning on which we are
introduced to him to be thoroughly con-
tent with the course which his Affairs
had taken
True. the heyday Of youth and an un-
Impaired digestion were passed, but he
hDund dignifed and luxurious ease by
no means bad exchange Cor them,
and Il was wonderful how many of his
waking hours could be enjoyed in the
contemplation Of the wickedness of his
rarly manhood. the recollection OF his
lSturm und Drang. Imagination en-
ablcd him 70 take delight In the past
without running any of the risks by
which they had been accompanied New
.er again would he hazard reputation or
liberty in the pursuit OF unrespcctable
;enjoyments
At this moment his revcrie was inter.
Irupted by the cntrEpce of his valet
Now. Mr.. Silby was nm absolutely
perfect servant. le looked upon his
employment as an art 1t was not
enough for him tha. every gentlemen
required certain things done for him,
and there a servants duty ended He
lreccgri2ed that every gentleman had
his idiosyrcrssics. his weaknesses, his
pet vicca, and that to become indis-
pensabio these Pccui.arit;es raust be
studied in sl their bccriags His lato
master. Tic rnarqais Of Brixton, had
declared that hi~ greatest grief In
leaving England hnd been the necessi-
~ OF parting with Siiby- Indeed. had
it rot been for the marchioness 10 is
moro than doubtful whether, on learn
Ing that Silby absolutely refused TO
leave bis native lS7d, his lordship
wonld not have thrown up his appoint
nent on the eve Of his departure The
mao had Lately become butler 70 Lady
Ihrifsspcnder aad bcdyservant to her
bon.
TEL her ladvsa;p siisy. that shall
not be dining a. hor.s this evening"
yes. sir: Il you please. sir. the ssnc
nan has called a. called yesterday
rhcn ysu were out he says will you
please to zee hira. as Re has something
,ery important TO communicate"
What did yon say his nare was7"
Thomas bowling. sir"
"yvhas sort Of Q looking person is
Yep
Hes respectfully dressed. sir. Ia.
eens to me rather ioreizn in his man
scr.~
We'll. II De isoss clean, ron can
how him up here. only you had better
,tey withia cali"
In few miastes . heavy footstep
sas heard On tie stair, and Mr. Bowl
px ssood within th- sacred precincts o:
hr Thrif.spcnder's luxurious dressing.
pon
we'll. Mr. Eoviisg. what is this
natter Of the frss importance that you
have 90 ecmraunieateT
"sIr. Thristspcndsr. irs long story
I've got 70 tel you; sad. IL hfs sgrees-
he TO ycu. IN take the liberty of TAX
lag . chair"
The moment The nssu began to speak
n was very e-ilea. that he was colo
niAl. and tbs eass Of his manner In The
ssesence of unsccusteued luxury and
laiutsaes< made it even mere apparent