The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-08-01

is EDWARD Tracy. i WIS the second
son of Northumberland squire. who
had just enough money to keep up the
place for my brother, and no more. A
fine old place it was, and the only happy
days | can look back to were spent
there. That was when [ was boy
home for the holidays, eager about
cricket and football, and to whom a
gun and the range of the rabbit warren
were perfect happiness. After awhile
it was unpleasanten ough. My brother
"a lazy, good-looking fellow, who
knew how to ride and to shoot, and only
that-was the idol of my mother and
sisters. All deferred to him except lit
tie Mary, my pet, who used to follow
me around like kitten. Poor little
girl: I wonder if sic ever thinks of me
now. Younger sons IN a poor family
have hard time of it. | only wonder
more don't go to the bad than do
Brought up as gentlemen they are then
thrown on their own resources, to live
by their wits, eithe. in some beggerly
profession, or as hangers-on where
there are any rich relations. They must
put up with being snubbed and thrown
over, whenever the- come in the way
made use of and hen cast aside; at
least, such was my experience. [ was
proud and passionae, and SO felt these
things more than offers, [ dare say.
wanted to 90 into the army, but my
father said he couldn't afford it
would be always getting into debt,
etc.-and so 4nYss apprenticed to {
London barfister-a great, pOmpOus
man, whom cordially detested before
| a month was out He had a way O.
aegravating PIE whenever we cam,
in contact Tat used to make m,
long for an eruse to pitch bin down
stairs. L believe in presentments.
knew that nun would injure me som;
day. [ saw more trickery and under
hand dealing while in that office than
had ever seen in my life before. Mr.
Pierson YVES mau of tact, not talent
He had gained several good cases
which maze his reputation, and he hat
way of making people believe that /
black was not just white, it was Ger
tainly gay, which proved very usefu
to him.
l was about twenty-five when wen
into Kent for few weeks, partly OF
business for Mr. Pierson, and partly t.
| visit al uncle of mine Am [ tirins
you, sir, with this long story"
"Eot atall, Tracy; go on.
! All started at the unfamiliar name
which the doctor slightly emphasized
His breath came quickly, and his voic
was husky when he spoke again:
Would you think, now, that maj
could hear his own name SO seldom tina
when it was spoken as you spoke to m
it could make the past come back like
great wave, almost blotting out tn
present? | haven't heard my name TO
more than ten years, he went on mus
ingly. 81 don't wonder it sound
strange to me. 1t was in the summe
when | went to Kent the time for fall
ing III love, as it is called, and, G
course, / did it. [ don't wonder at my
self, even now, when | remember a
that has passed. We were thrown yer
much together. Lucy was an OF
poan, living with rich maiden aunt
whose place adioined my uncle's.
had always a fondness for playing til
part of protector; and she was a cling
|
golden curls and delicate pink-and
white daisy face. l had neyAr care
for any girl before, and from the first
loved her madly. It's the old, oil
story, and I needn't make a fool of my
self again by telling it to you. BefOr
[ went back to town we had exchange
rings, and she had promised to love IN
through eternity. A lengthy eternit
it proved
Our engagement was to remain
secret until | should become a grea
lawyer, and then [ was to claim hel
This was Lucys idea / wanted t
speak to her aunt, but she begged N
not, giving a dozen different reasons &c
my silence believe, even then, sh
thought it best not to bind herself to
closely but, of course, | never sus
pected this, for, with all my faults,
had always been perfectly honest an
truthful. In the winter, Mr.. Pierso
told me that the business | had bee
attending to had now to be completed
and that he was going down himself.
was, of course, very anxious to go, bU
he did not give me the chance. Luc
net him at a couple of dinners, an6
from what she said, [ knew he had bee
very attentive to her. He was gooC
looking man about forty, and coul
make himself very agreeable when h
choose to do so. | wrote to Lucy i'm
mediately, telling her what [ though
of him. She replied, accusing me {
being jealous, and saying she was sur
/ was preiudiced against Mr.. Piersor
who had spoken very highly of me, an
| to whom / found she had contided til
whole story of our engagement. [ wa
very angry, and wrote rather harshly f
her, | fancy, for [ remember she toll
me [ did not love her as / once did
That was our first quarrel and it wa
soon made up, and for few weeks W
corresponded as usual Mr.. Pierso
returned to London, but went back t
| Kent in week or two. He said he wa
collecting evidence for an importan
case.
Soon / noticed that Lucy's letter
grew shorter and shorter, and finall
one came saying that she had beel
thinking over our foolish engagement
and as there was no prospect of my be
lHS aDle 10 support HeT, she uau com
to the conclusion that for the sake of u
both it had better be broken.
[ know every word of that cool
heartless letter now. One remember
such things. Very soon after [ hear(
of her engagement to Mr.. Pierson.
was gentleman and he was a slob
but he had money, and hadn't
whats gentleman born? Is i
shillings and pence?" quoted the doc
tor, softly.
Eth what's that"