The Dillon tribune., 1886-02-27

eyes, sir; ask that / may ID aio"e' 10
finish NV course at Oxford. Then when
have taken my degree. ! will go ana earn
my own living as best ! can. ! snaA, ol
course. now call myself ny some ot"er Hau'e.
Can you suggest one! -
Mr.. Lorraine laughed curious laugh. Il
like fellows who demand better than those
who beg" he said. ''tio back TO college by
all means. As to a name. Is not Julian
Lorraine good enough for youf You are per-
fcctly welcome to use It,
'.l3ut it is not mime.
Never mind; use it. I choose tia: YOU
shall use it 50 long US you are dependent on
me. also choose you to be thought my
son, No'-he saw ME about to speak ~
will give no reasons; perhaps | nave none.
You may be sure that 1t will he no hin.
dranct. to Your future laaing thought rich
mans son. Resides, hate changes. Now,
don't talk any more. You have demanded;
have acceded. Go away"
Puzzled and dissatisfied, l left him.
lad fully persuaded myself that had
right to claim what / he'd claimed from
him. It was also not hard FOG me to learn
to think that IL it was Nj. Loraine's wish
that should still pass as his son and bear
his name, 1t was my duty to do SO. Be-
sides--rememter. was but hoy, and 30
need not be ashamed Ut the truth-with ali
my assumed Independence, the thought Ut
proclaiming my humble and unknown par.
entage to my friends vas gall and worm.
VOID to me To Sink from the position
which held as MI. Loratne's son to that Of
no one at all was a change greater than
could picture to myself with equanimity.
so objected NO more; and as Mr.. Lorraine
sternly forbade the subject being reopen
ed. my life, in spite Of it's clouded future,
went ON in its accustomed groove.
Here, to avoid any misleading, may say
that wsl ever learned about my true parent.
| I'VE was what Mr.. Lorraine told me. Who
and what was my ILL., fatsd mother Iknow
no more than / know for what reason my
rep,tetl father allowel me to b. brought u.
a. his son.
The terms AMI the vacations went by. I
did not. during the latter, see great deal
| III Mr. Lorraine, nor did he press me to spend
the time at Herstal Abbey. Bat a certain
feeling, if not vi gratitude, of what secmel
right and proper. induced me to stay there
ON several occasions. There was :,,ally little
apparent change in the relations between
Mr.. Lorraine and myself. What change
there might hs was perhaps tor the better
! l was accepting hts benefits, but accepting
them because considered had right TO
| them. Moreover l was determined that,
when the tim, came I would BE- quit, indie
pendent of his favor I underworld now
and again to show him my feelings on this
point; and. in spite Ut the mocking smile
with which h. rec,ive my hints. do not
think lle lkel lne the loss. l am not sure
but in time sincere fr;cndshi p might have
sprung up hctwee, us; for, whatever may
have been Julian Loraine's inner nature,
wien he chose to meet any one ON terms Of
equality and companionship he could max,
himself one OF tn most charming men in
the world. His Talk. although dangerous
and bitter. was witty and brilliant.
But time would not allow this incipient
feeling to grow up. Just after my twenty
! first birth lay Iva, summoned in hot haste
from Oxforl. Mr.. Lorraine was dying.
] rea,hci Hers.al .Abbey just in time.
My b,nefactor--ves mus: call him So
was just sensible. hui sp-echle,s. I benz
over him aud took his hand. His finger,
gave mine faint pressure. Even at that
solemn moment wondered at this show Of
feeling. And I Won lerel Mt the strange
look i'll his dark eyes. They met mine
vca,nin3lv. and knew that tl,r diving man
had much he wished 70 say t. me: yet,
somehow knew it wa. not about mvselt he
wishe to speak I stoop,l down clos, to
him. His dry lips moved, hut could not
articulate. H. gave faint sigh; his eye.
lids flickerel, and all was over Whatever
were those last worls he wished to speak
they remained unspoksn.
l r0s, aud left him. l Walked to the
room which was known as Mr. .Julian's
room, aud, | am thankful to say. wept
After all. this man hal given me much
But for him / might have been consigned
to the workhouss; might now b. nothing
more than a masons apprentice. Julian
Lorraine had at least given me the means to
start fairly in life. Yes he had bean my
bancfactor.
Ny grief, it not as deep as it should have
been, was really sincere. 1t was some time
before l began tn reflect as to the lmms,-
aiate consequences his death would bring
to nyself | had money in hand, FOR the
allowance made me by Mr. Lorraine had al
ways been an ample one--so large, indeed,
that when the truth of my birth was
known to mo, had asked him to reduce
1t. The right presumed to claim Tell far
short OF this. Mt. Lorraine told me scorn-
fully not to hottie" him about money mat.
iers; SO had been unable to follow QUO TIN,
plan which had laid down. Of taking from,
HIN, only sufficieu. for my needs Never
theless. had not spent the surplus, and it
would now serve Inc in completing INV cl,,-
cation. From him l expected nothing. I
had shown him. both by act and word, that
!! expected nothing. Who were his heirs.
or t" whom his wealth would bc left, We're
matters about which troubled little. Now
that Julian Lorraine was dead. could with
; a full heart thank him Tor all me had done
FOR ne. Then ] could resign his name
and fierce my own way in the world.
His solicitor came down and save instruc-
tions concerning the funeral He did this
at my request Knowing that shortly I
should be an alien in the house, would
assume no RESPONSIBILITY. The only order ]
gave was that every thing sho,ld b.. dono