Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-11-26
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wit Won won! ave been np~:'
Tell me VIA, am NOW,
$50 far n, | knoN, Il wing man OF 10
thorou..hlv we'll elIc}t |. goo l-l"okmt,
f. ol urrh AMI stat "iIlc:ple'. WAY,
the rec.rr > IN. mavc .'.Iy AMI as'ir /
me V III yer 'ii' % h fin s. young fell W.
h,oy = i.n,~: out. ac-,d L. tn COUNT
THIS h:.n..l ;, mad t. l. ne.
"IeI M. >:r." sail. "a II TO thank
YOU for what You have done for M
.Pr>onally. hate expressions of graft
tuda; but if it gives You any satisfaction.
thank me hv all means"
No: do not thank You. Had YOU
placei me in some humble position, suitel
to nv birth. AMI let me MAKE my way in
the worll, coull have thandel you. But
for wears to lei mo b. callel your son; why
Iii you do it. sir:
II raj so'rere?s m NJ IN, rlme almost
lorSA! ii.
Mr. Lorraine, ! have thought it all
$50 YOU toll mn, Julln & on"
Ou lllil u-h a. iiiC' III tpHSDkci
that have great claim upon you
He simply raised his eyebrows, but did
not deny my assertion.
"You have kept me in ignorance for
years." l continued, speaking quickly.
You have brought M up, AM let me 60
out in the worl uniar fats, c lor, Nov
Just a: enter upon manhood you tell M
WHO am, or rather no l am not. Why
you did this, you alone know. You had
some reason for it. In return, have a
right to d,man someth.ng.'
.Demani! A right. Nev,r mind. Go
on"
HAL expected an outirurst of rage. His
calm encouraged me.
"Hes, Sir; ask that l may b. allowed TO
finish nv course at Oxford. Then, when |
have taken my degre' VIII go AMI earn
nv own living as best / can. | shall, of
course. now call myself By some other rame.
Can you suggest one!'
Mr.. Lorraine laughed a curious laugh. Il
like fellows who demand better than thos,
who beg he sail. Go Lack TO college by
all means. As to n name, is not Julian
Lorraine good enough for you. You are per-
fectly welcome TO use it,"
But it is no. MINE
Never mini; use it. | choose that You
shall use it so long as you are dependent on
me- also choose you to be thougat my
son. No'-he saw me about TO speak Il
will give no reasons; perhaps have no ic.
| You may lie sure that it will b, 10 Inn
drance to your future, being thought rich
mans son. Besides, l hate changes Now,
don't talk any more. You have demanded;
l have accaied. Go away
Puzzled and is,atsfiai, l left him. |
had fully persuaded myself that ] had a
| right TO claim what ! tad claimed from
him. 1t was also not hard for me- To learn
| to think that if it was Mr. Loraine's wish
that SHOULD still pas rs bis son and bear
| his name, it was my duty to do So Be.
| sides-rememb,r, / was but boy, and 50
need not be ashamed of the truth-vith all
my assumed indep,nl 'ac,, tn. th,usht of
proclaiming my numb anl unknown par
entags 10 my friend; wa gal. and worm
wood to m. TO SINK iron III, pos ton
which held as Mr.. Lora!aa's son To that oi
| no one at all was chan, greater than
could picture to myself with equ mint :
So obj ,ct ii no more; al /. as NJ Lorain
sternly forbal, the subject being reop,
ed, my life, in spite OF its cloaiel futur =.
went on in its accustomed groove
Here, to avoil any mslea linz, l may Say
that al ever learned about my true pareA;-
age IVES what Mr.. l. ram tol me. W.
and what wa; my i'll tatci mother know
no more than l know for what reason III
reputed father allowed me TO be broug lit u;
as his son.
The terms and the vacations went b..
dill not during the latter, see great dea
Of Mr. Lorraine, nor dill he press me to spent
the time at Herstal Abby. But certain
feeling, if not oil Gratitui,, of what SCENE
right and proper. in luced me to stay there
on several occasions. There was really litt
apparent change in the relations between
Mr.. Lorraine and myself What chang
there might be was perhaps for the better
was accepting his benefits, hut acceptin;
them because l considered had right t.
them. Moreover l was determined that
when the time came, l would he quit, inie
pendent of his favor. l endcavorad nos
and again to show him my feelings on thi
point; and, in spite of the mockin, smil
with which he received my hints, | do no
think he liked me the less. am not sur
but in time sincere friendship might hav
sprung up between us: for, whatever ma,
have been Julian Loraine's inner nature
when he chose to meet any ono on term; O
equality and companonship he could max
himself one of til, most charming men il
the world. His talk, although dangerou
and bitter, was witty and brilliant.
But time would not allow this incipien
feeling to grow up. Just after my INVENT
first birthday Twas summoned in hot hast
from Oxford. Mr.. Lorraine was dying.
l reached Herstal Abbey just in time
My benefactor-yes l must call him So
was just sensible, but speeches.. ben
over him and took his hand. His finger
gave mine faint pressure. Even at tina
solemn moment wondered at this show G
feeling And I wondered at the strang
lock in his dark eyes. They met min
yearningly, and know that the dying ma
had much he wished to say to me; we!
somehow knew it was not about myself b
wished to speak. I stopped down clos, t
him. His dry lips moved, hut could nc
articulate. He gave faint sigh; his eye
lids fickered, and oil was over Whateve
were those last words he wished to spea
they remained unspoken.
l ros, and left him. / walked to th
room which was known as Mr. Julian
room, and, l am thankful to say, wept
After all, this man had given me much
But for him l might have been consgne
to tho workhouse; might now be nothln
more than a mason's apprentice. Julia
Lorraine had ct least given me the means t
! AeeAi y 49, AAOs - %, AO huA oCSh
benefactor.
My grief, if not as deep as it should hav
been, was really sincere. 1t was some tim
before l began to reflect as to the imme
date con sequences his death would brin
to myself. l had money in hand, for til
allowance made me by Mr.. Lorraine had al
ways been an ample one-so large, indeed
that when the truth Of my birth wa
known to me. I had asked him to reduc
it. The right presumed to claim fell ia
short of this. Mr.. Lorraine told me scorr
fully not to bother him about money mat
tiers; so had been unable to follow out TIL
plan which had laid down-of taking fro,
him only sufficient for my needs. Nsvel
theless, Ihad not spent the surplus, and
would now servo me in completing my edit
cation From him expected nothing
had shown him. both by act and word. tina
/ expected nothing. Who were his heir;
or to whom his wealth would be left, wer
matters about which troubled little Mo-
that Julian Lorraine was dead, could wit
a full heart thank him for all he had don