The Dillon tribune., 1886-02-27
CHAPTER II.
DE MoRru1s NIL NIsI BONCM

CHAPTER II.
DE MoRTUIs NIL NIsI BOSCM
It was not until late in the aftc' =, Ut
tine next day that could bring Ii. ii to
meat again the man whom had al"a;s tx.
level to he my father. During the time
while held INV self aloof from him passed
through many stages Of sorrow, but be-
lieve my anger was even greater than my
grief was but u years Of age, Tut
fancy that my thoughts and ideas were Ia
advance of my years. The curious. almost
solitary life which ] had led for many
years Il. Hersta! Abbey no doubt co'nluced
to making me- older than really was. Till
Il e time came for me- to go to Oxford | saw
little Of any one save my supposed father.
nv tutor and the servant: OF the houss.
But latterly all had changed for the bet.
ter. had been two terms at the univer.
sity. had made many friends. Life was
h,st opening to r,e--a new, fresl, life. full
of pleasure and excitement. found nn'seli
fairly ropcla, with my fellow was well
supplied with money. l was looked n,x,n
Us an cl,ly sou, and heir IT, a fire property.
In short, my lot seemed to be ono IN ten
thousand.
And that moment Mr.. Lorraine lad chosen
TO dash me from the pedestal upon which
he had placed me. To show n,e that had
no claim upon hiln--that, instead Of being
young Mr.. Lorraine, Of Herstal Abbey. !
was no one!
l remember how, shortly before 10 told
me the tale Of the shipwrecf, I had been
discoursing in a somewhat arrogant, self.
satisfied and glib manner ~ to the duties
incumbent on cid families aud landed ge,i-
try; asserting that the existence Of the
aristocracy was an unmitigated blessing tn
the land. In fact, was giving my sup
posed father hash-up of speech which
bad heard at the Union. thought my
sentiments gave him satisfaction. He
smiled aid looked amused. No doubt he
was amused, 60 amused that the demon o.!
sarcasm rose within him. aud hurried OH
the revelation which he may or may not
have inten led should be made. The
temptation to prick the bladder inflated by
my youthful arrogance must have been H.
resistibl, to Mr. Lorraine. From child
had noted this cruel trait in his character.
I had noticed il with servants, such &C.
Quaintancas as he had, and with myself.
The way Of listening, OF even leading one
Oil To talk. and then suddenly, by a biting
piece Of sarcasm, crushing the unlucky
speaker. 1t was from this and kindred
actions that, even while thought him my
father. did not love the man.
Nor did he love me- Hal he loved hit.
ever SO little he would have kept the secret,
and spared me my present humiliation. So
in spite of all he had done for me, my anger
rose and burned against Julian Lorraine.
Imay have beer, wrong; but. as wilt he
soon discovered, wa full of faults. Per-
haps the very association, more on less,
during twelve years with man OF MI,
Loraines stamp must develop faults
There! Let ms write no more to III
detriment. He worked int evil. and he
worked me good He is dead. As | raise
my eyes from my paper and glance tanugh
my window can almost see his grave.
In the afternoon went III search ot him.
I found him reading i'll the library. H.
nodded Us entered, then returnel to his
book aud finished the paragraph.
''Well, Julian he said, as a signal that
he was ut my service.
Il have been thinking over what y,M told
me last night, Mr.. Lorraine"
He raise;l his dark eyebrows as III heard
me address him in thi, wise. Till now l had
generally used the old fashioned ''sir''
sometimes, not oftaa father"
Il hate changes, Julian lie said "A.
you know, the old landed gentry are rooted
! ID old ,,,stonis'
! Even at that moment he could not ioregt
mis- sarcasm. My cheek flushed.
See how you have changed IFS tor lno!'
sail, hotly.