The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-03-22


rather severe Injuries in the face. He
has a scar on his cheek and across his
nose. which alters his expression, and ut
first glance | dare say you won't Know
! him."
After this warning Carlyon was hardly
SURPRISED when on reaching the dining
ROOM he failed immediately to PICK out
| Cuthbert RAYMOND from among bali n
| dozen men who were seated round the
! table. but his doubts were soon set at
rest by a voice eXclalming:
by Jovel is Frank Cnrlyon. How
| the deuce did You come here?
The speaker, whose tone did not de-
note unmixed pleasure, rose from his
chair and advanced to meet him. Carl
Won shook hands with his old school-fel-
low, wondering at the alteration TO his
appearance. His recollection was of
SLIM boyish figure, with pale face,
Iather refined features and beardless
chin. Cuthbert's frame was now filled
out and inclined to corpulencv; he wore
thick beard, moustache and whlskers,
not too well trimmed, while the SYM
me,ry of his features was dlstiSured by
an ugly scar. which extended diagorally
across his face, imparting rather
saturnine expression. 1t took Carlyon
few seconds to realize that it was in
deed Cu.hbert who stood before him,
and he could not refrain from saying:
"Why, Cuthbert. as your uncle said
to me just now. l declare l shouldn't
have known You"
"You haven't altered much, Carlyon,"
said Cuthbert, rather sulkily. Il knew
you directly. 1 dare say do look
strange al first. I guess l shouldn't
have recognized you if you had gone
through as much as have the last ten
wears or so. Come and have a glass of
wine."
Sir Lambert was bachelor, and his
sister. who usually presided over his
household, was away on visit, so that
the party presently adjourned to the
billiard room where they embarked upon
series of pools" which lasted till late
hour. Before retiring to rest, Carlyon
had good deal of conversation with
Cuthbert, chiefly relating to their Eton
experiences. 1t is astonishing how soon
men become intimate and confidential in
talking over school "reminiscences. Their
hearts warm to one another as if they
had been lifelong friends, even though
they may hardly have been acquainted
at school, and would have passed one an.
other in the street.
He really isn't bad fellow"
soliloquizei Carlyon, as he put out his
candle before tumblipg into bed. ''He
has improved wonderfully except in ap.
pearance. I'll ask him to come with me
TO Scotland
The next day was devoted to serious
business in the way of partridge shoot
ing. The party started off quite early IN
the morning, and did not return till din
ner time. Carlyon was too much eb-
sorbed with his gun to pay much atten
tion to Cuthbert, but toward the end of
the day he found himself walking by his
friends side. A peculiar gesture with
which Cuthbert raised his piece to his
shoulder for quick shot caused Carylon
to say:
"By Jove. Cuthbert, do you know
who you reminded me of that instant?
You recUilect that man named Boulger,
don't you, who used to be in Knights
house at Eton When you put your gun
up just then you reminded me of him."
."Odd you should have noticed that. l
know what you mean. l expect l have
unconsciously caught the knack of him.
1Ou huO", suppOoc: iuot SainC aSiOoS
| him out yonder?"
NO! Did you really? What is he
doing?" inquired Carlyon, with interest
He is dead, poor fellow. He came to
awful grief in his regiment and turned
up in Australia. We met by chance
over there and chummed bit but l soon
lost sight of him. l saw his death in a
Melbourne paper just before l sailed.
He took to drink, and, as far as l can
] gather from the report, I'm afraid he met
his death in drunken brawl with some
foreign sailors. L.. cut, Frank That's
your brG?'
Carlvon missed with both barrels
rather au easy shot, for he was very
nrcu Interested as well as shocked to
! neaI of BGlgeI's sad end. He had known
~ ia'b Ultimately at school from the
| = ntal circumstance of their having
been fellow Tags to some sixth-form
t'iant when they we're small boys.
"Or grr aferward lett Elton under
| cloud, having on several occasions ex.
cIted tho contempt and indignation of
his cumpauioos Ivy failing to observe the
wholesome ruies III schoolbov honor.
Carly on bad - lively recollection of
tho ,sbiug him Tor showing h,n up" to
MS tag master for some trih,ng act of
ii -obe.iience, hut they had always re-
NAMED tsierably friendly. and Oariyop
wss therefore guevei "a hear Of his
~retchei career. CGthhert appesre =,
notice this with surpris' and ~ his { i d
Wa dressing tor aInner he hrnught lin
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