The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-08-08
assrnlng star ana Catholic Messenger.
NEw ORLEANS. SUNDAY. AUGUST 's7s-

81 assure you, mean 10 fudeness to you,
AH. BraDdon; butI am engaged in the most
sarioas business N the world, for me- i r'ay
be mistaken in you, and shall not know bow
% atone for the mistake, bhould / come 90
know IL; bat / hope you will be cure of my
respectful intention, however 1 may err"
Mr.. Brandon bowed, smiled, and played With
his pen, a. IL the conversation were drawing to
. Close. Disk, heated and more embarrassed
than evex, was obliged TO recommence il"
"Bnt wac not your FIRST wifes name Here
znoref 4 beg you TO answer me this one ques-
tion, for all depends upon it."
g. very sufficient reason wby should not
answer It. Bat as you seem to have something
very interesting to disclose, perhaps We bad
better imagine that her name was Heremore
baEOre il was Brandon. Permit me to ask IL, in
that ease, An 20 own relation in Jon cer-
taiDly cannot make such . connection as sdvan-
tageous as could year ago; bat though
cannot prove the rich uncle Of the romsnces,
shall be glad to know vbst scion Of my
vifss noble house have the honor Of addres-
sing
1t seems easy to have answered yoer soa.-
bus the words would not come. More and more
the whole thing seemed dream. What:
man 50 hardened that he could cit before bis
OWN sop, whom By this time be must have
known TO be bis son, and talk after this fashion
Of his dead vife's house! Impossible. If, then,
he should tell his tale, aud tell it TO IN uucon-
earned Listener, VIVA; q sacTilegs be would com
miti
"A very near relative" Dick said at last
II know that Dr. Heremore's daughter married
= Charles Brandon about twenty-five years
ago.
"Ah see: And you thought there was bot
one Charles Brandon in the world. You see /
shall have to learn Lesson in politeness from
yoo foz could conceive thst there should be
room in this world even Tor two Richard Here
R0seA.n
Poor Dick was siIeneed for tbe.noment. He
knew he Was taking up Mr. Braodon's time,
and 90 the time Of his employer. He walked
Up s1d down the little Office AID thought it al
OveE. Certain passages in his mothers letter
-ealzs to his mind In this way, perhaps, had
her appeals been sDeersd At in the oIden times
Nh BrASdor," be said, standing in front of
kiS tOrDentor, his whole appearance changed
fso9 that Of the beaitating, embarrassed boy 20
tie resolute high4pirited man--Ar. Brandon,
there has been soosgh trifing. / insist upon
knowing If you were OF were not the husband
Il AiAs HeEeuore- Hyou were not, it il = very
ai1pls thing to say 50. There are plenty of
WAYS by whish can make nyself certain Of
Tie TACT ~itho1t your assistance; bat out Of
consideration for yoo, came to you frat"
81 an deeply grateful" with a mock cere-
TDooious bow.
bat if you persist in this way of treating
me, shail have to go elsewhere
And thenF'
Heaven knows do not ask anything Of
you, beyond the information came to seek /
wondered yesterday why she should have
given me her fathers name instead Of mine
now can understand it. l had doubts while
hrst speaking to you, but now they are gone.
believe it is SO. If you will not tell me as
much as you know Of DIR. Heremore, can 90
To his old home for it. 1t would have saved
me time and expense if yoa had answered my
questions; bat as you please"
He was clearly in earnest. Mr.. Brandon saw
1t, and stopped him at the door.
"Ey wifc's name scas Heremore,n he said
vary indifereutly, land her father has been
dead these twenty years. You have your an.
SWer. Permit me to ask what you mean to do
about it'll"
Dr. Heremore was my grandfather" Aaid
Dick, coming back and sitting down.
"Ah! indeed" politely che was a very ex.
cellent old gentleman in his way it is much to
be regretted that he and You should have been
unable to make each others acquaintance"
"When my mother-your first wife-died,
you know she left two children"
"One-a daughter. l think You have met
her"
There were two. was the other"
"Are you quite sure~ asked Mr.. Brandon in
the same languid tones; but, for the first time
it seemed to Dick that they faltered.
II am quite sure. You would know her
writing"
Possibly 1t was a great while ego, and
my eyes are not as good as they WERE"
"YOu would recognize her Portrait
"f one had seen before, / might
az shOnld say this was a portrait of the first
Mrs. Brandon" he said, taking that which
Dick handed him and looking at it, not with
ont some signs of embarrassment, or of some