The Dillon tribune., 1886-02-27


saving it.
In swimming. as indeed in every manly
exercise Lorraine was all but unrivale1;
but even his great strength was gone when
he felt a hand on his collar and was pulled
all but inseasible into a small boat. which,
it appeared, vas the only one that had been
lowered, or. ut any rate, had succeeded i'll
getting away from ,e wreck
lhs sea, fortunate v, was comparatively
smooth or the tiny htat could not hsvs
outlived tire night. When TIL morn u2
broke, Julian Lorraine saw all that survived
Of the ship and her freight.
Himself. four sailors. thros women an' n
baby in arms!
The sailors were pulling. not from the
hope Of reaching land, but to keep the boat
bead to the waves. The mother, with her
child clasped 10 her breast. ana the two
ether women, were crouching in ito stern
sheets.
In the t.,at were a dozen biscuits and q
small key OF water.
With the light, all turned 70 Lorraine tor
advice and aid He was man OF COM
nlanding presence, to whom people ct
lower organization would naturally turn in
difficulties. He assumed the responsibility.
He told the men to step the mast and
hoist what sail they thought safe. and then
t. steer a. Gloss to the wind o possible.
He assured them that land was not far Oh.
His only reason, be informed me, tor taking
this course was that be hated the labor Of
rowing Any hope Of their lives being
saved he secuted. =.
However, befol,s nightfall they did reach
land-a bare rock. Tut land.
By this time one Of the women was lying
IN the bottom Ut the Coat. moaning, like
enc in agny. Her companions Of the same
sex were exchanging frightened glanceS
The poor t,,;ng was carried ashore, and the
true state Of affairs communicated to the
men. A tent or screen was, BY the aid OF
the sail and the oars, hastily rugged up. and
IN an hours time there were ten human
beings, instead at nius, on that barreu rock
But NOT for long. Before the morning
the number was the same as when they
landed, only that thu place Of one Of the
women wa taken by u crying, p,enaata,ely.
born infant.
The rough men and women did what they
could for the poor little wretch. The
woman with the nursing baby gave it u
portion of woat was rightfully her cwn
childs.
This, in Julian Lcraine's opinion, was the
most rash and misplaced expression of false
sentiment he had ever met with.
Toward the evening Of that day they
scraped a grave for the mother. They did
not I'll it up at once, thinking that bv aud
bye the child must be laid in her arms.
At one time 1t seemed that it must be So
The sailors and the wOmea, no doubt, think
ing that gentleman IS nearer heaven than
themselves, brought ths poor little wailing
atom to Lorraine, and asked him to cl,risten
it
With death 80 clos, ut hand to all it was
not worth while making any de,nur; but l
can fancy the mans cynical smile as he
sprinkled water from large shell on the
child's head. He, Julian Lorraine, doing a
priest duty, anl doing it for the pleasure
Of other people!
tiz,d the child. and thinking that name
was indispensable with a kind OF grim
hu'Dor christ him. for it was Il toy,
JULIAN
After all no one css died. not oven tho
strangely born baby. The next day :, sail
hove III sighs. Such sigma as the ship
wrecked party could make were sae1,, M,
men. women and babies We're sooa in safety
on board u hon. ward-bounl ship
MOI one, not even her fellow. passengers,
knew the name or anything about tlr wo-
man who hal die]. Her clothes. such as
she wore. bore no mark. Her husband, if
| on board, had gone down in the Black Swan.
What was to become Ut the child!
Lorraine settled this Perhap, b, Thought
the child had a certain ridiculous claim
| upon him. He was no niggard with his
! money. He told scnle one---t,e would not
have taken thu trouble to see about 1t HIM
| self--to find Il comfortable home for til.
child. and to apply to him when money was
wanted. Then he went his way. and livet
! for wears as bO ch(Sn
! Every now and then, when her u,vl, T.
ter was in town, the woman Who'll had charge
OF the child ventured to bring hin, 10 500
his benefacttT. Sometime, the lenet actor
scowlesl, sometimes smiled his cynical
smile and took notice of tho littln hoy, WIN:
was called by mis- baptislnal name, Maste,
Julian When the hoy vas years Of age.
Julian Lorraine sent instructions that III. WV
to he forwarded TO Herstal Abbey. Somes.
setsl,irc, Having been told by the GOO
people about him that the grand ;sentlema,,
he now and again saw was his father, Il.
addressed him l'v that cudearing term,
Julian Lorain,. no doubt, stared and
laughed. Tut lM sail nothing forb:ddi,ly tn,
ap,rlatinn n'ing used 81, to- himself ard
the wGrl.l the boy was Master Julian. only
sn, " julian Lorraine. OF Hcrstal Abbey.
What strange freak induced the nu,u J.,
present :, na0leIa.s child, Of h,,tnbi. and IN,
known parents to the world "a his son
shall never know. lhave trisl to think i
YVES from affection toward the chlld--fron
the need even his own nature ;elt ut SEINE
thing liz could love and call his own: hut
cannot think so. 1t may have been pur
cyn'cisn,. He may some dav have wantc;
} TO turn round and say: 'What is :irtl,
See. l take this low.born brat bring Li,
up as Il gentleman. and every one tnul,
him ts,rn to the station!' It ma, have i..r
, /; hastr motive. that Of rrv,',y,. | >ha
never know.
: Thu boy grew up He passed. from III
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