Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-19
Edward Temple,
Scamp
Showing How Sometimes a
Rogue Will Win
By LOUISE B. CUMMINGS

fellows who cannot refuse any one a
favor, and the most of his money
went in satisfying the cravings of the
needy and in loans to his supposed
friends. When his money was all
gone he proceeded to live on credit,
and when his credit was gone the
bailiffs got after him.
One of Ned's creditors, his tailor,
whose profits on Neds orders had been
large not being especially grateful for
past favors, trumped up a charge Of
swindling agaisst him in order to force
him to pay bill of SIG and swore out
a warrant for his arrest. Ned got wind
of the matter, and, throwing a few
articles into a suit case. he made for
Il train and the same evening found
himself in another city.
He had been there before in his
halcyon days and had spent a lot of
money there. Not having a cent in
his pocket, he was obliged to find shell
ter and food by means of his assur-
ance. Marching into a club where
he had several times been put up" by
a friend, he called the gentleman up
on the telephone and desired the same
f9vor. Not succeeding in getting him,
Ned told the manager that his former
introducer would be around in the
morning to introduce him again.
During the evening he fell in with
Lord TintertOn, a young English no.
bleman, who possessed letters of in.
PRODUCTION to prominent American fam.
lilies. One of these was to the Meri-
weathers. Ned had heard that there
were several pretty girls in the family
and it occurred to him to put in a
brief period as a guest at their house
by borrowing his lordship's letter. Tin
terton, being assured that Ned wished
the Introduction to assist him in a
love affair, consented. Ned sat down
to a table. wrote note on club sta
tionery inclosed the letter and dis
patched it by special messenger.
The next morning Miss Grace Meri.
weather was driven up to the club III
a limousine, and the chauffeur called
lUI LOIu lllltllOl. 4NGu, WIZ W tS vi
watch, responded, went out to the car
and was invited to transfer himself
during his stay in the city to the Meri-
weather dOmicile. Returning to the
club. he left word for his friend. who
was to put him up" that he would
not be able to avail himself of his
kind act Then Il servant carried his
suit case to the car and he and Miss
Meriweather were driven away.
Miss MeriWeathcr proposed a drive
before going home, to which Ned
cheerfully assented and before they
drew up at her residence the couple
had entered upon desperate tlirta
ton. No one could spend an hour
with Ned without Il Irritation. and tC
girls he was irresistible. He renamed
all of three days with the Meriweathers
then received a letter from a friend
to whom he had loaned $500, contains
ing Il check for the amount. He badc
goodby to his hosts and, returning tC
the city, showed himself boldly on tn,
street, stopping at the tailor's to settle
his bill.
In the three days spent with the Meri
weathers Ned had carried Miss Grace
completely off her feet and had left
her engaged to him as Lord Tinter
ton. Had not the scamp been oblivi
Gus to future exposure he would have
been much troubled, for he could moi
always remain lord and his deception
must soon come out
However he forgot the deception
with as much ease as he forgot his
debts. He was recalled to the former
by receiving a note from Miss Meri
weather addressed to him as Lord Tin
terton, expressing wonder and re
proach that he had not written anC
summoning him to her presence al
once on pain Of having their engage
ment broken. Ned had enough left Of
the loan repaid him on which to make
the journey and took the next traiI
to visit his fiancee.
Now, it happened that soon after
Ned had left Miss Meriweather she
had heard that Lord Tinterton was
being entertained socially in the city
and naturally she wondered. Ned haC
seen Tinterton before going home
thanked him for the loan of his letter
which he returned to him, informing
him at the same time that 1t had ena
bled him to pass several days with the
/ girl he loved and begged his lordshiI
not to give him away. Tinterton, who
| was a jolly good fellow and Il bit OIL
a scamp himself, promised that on NJ
account would he see Ned suffer If h(
could help 1t.
One morning Tinterton received ;
note from Miss Grace Meriweather
/ ter Of introduction from him to he
family. He seemed to be an entirel,
different person from the one she nov
addressed Would he kindly explain?
Tinterton saw at once that Tempt,
was on the brink Of exposure and, re
hembering his promise, racked hi
brains for method to protect the MAJ
who had used his letter. He finall,
wrote Miss Meriweather that he woult
explain the matter on her promise t
keep it "A secret. Receiving an assent
ing reply to this, he wrote her that h,
was Lord Tinterton's secretary ant
that his lordship had brought him t
America with him for the express pur
pose of personating him at such time
as he might wish to escape the atten
tons of ''tuft hunters" Lord Tinter
ton was very retiring man and, hav
ing found himself importuned to &C
cept invitations that would be irksom
to him, had requested his secretary t
relieve him of the onus, thereby spar
ing his lordship the necessity of offend
ing number Of persons. The secre
tary closed his letter by stating TIM