The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-22

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whats become OF him2 haven't soon any
thing else like II in the ABSTRACT"
NO. and I'm afraid you're not likely to. The
fellow was reporter on the paper at the time:
but he happened to have looked up the litera-
ture Of defalcation. and they let him say his
say"
was very good say"
Better than any other he had In him. They
let him try again on different things. but he
wasn't up to the work. 30 the managing editor
said-and he was friend OF the fellows He
was too literary. I believe"
And what's become Of him 2" asked Corey.
you might get him to read to you." said
Bcllineham to the old man. He added to the
company. Corey uses up a fresh reader every
three months. He takes them into his init
macy. and then he finds their society oppres-
sive"
why" Hilary answered with little hesita-
ton. Tho was out of health md Matt had him
up to his farm"
us no Matt only beneficiary 2" Corey asked
with certain tone Of tolerant liking for Matt.
1 thought he usually had larger colony at
vardlcy."
well. he has" said Hilary. But whom his
mother and sister are Visiting him. he has to
reduce their numbers. He can't very well turn
his family away"
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ham.
do you suppose" asked Sewell as II he
had not noticed the turn the talk had taken.
" that Northwick has gone to Europe3"
Two no doubt no wishes me to suppose So"
said Hilary. land Of course we've had to cable
the authorities to look out for him at Neville
and LIVERPOOL but feel perfectly sure he's
still In Canada. and expects to make terms for
getting home again. Ho must be horribly
homesick."
"Ycs 7" Sewell suggested.
"Yes. Not because he's man Of any deli
cacy OF feeling or much real affection for his
family. I've no doubt he's fond OF them. in q
way. but he's fonder Of himself. You can see.
all through his letter. that he's trying to make
interest for himself. and that he's quite willing
to use his children IL 1t will tell on the public
sympathies. He knows very we'll that they're
provided for. They own the place at Hatboro:
he decided 1t to them long before his crooked
ness is known to have begun: and his credi-
tors couldn't touch it il they wished to. II he
had really that fatherly affection for them
which he appeals to in others he wouldn't have
left them in doubt whether no was alive or
dead for four or five months and then dragged
them into an open letter asking forbearance in
their name. and promising. for their sake. to
right those he had wronged. The thing is
thoroughly indecent
Since the fact OF Ncrthwick's survival had
been established beyond question by the pub
LEGATION Of his letter. Hilary's mind in regard
to him had undergone a great revulsion. 1t
relieved itself with sharp rebound from tho
oppressive sense OF responsibility for his death.
which he seemed to have incurred in telling
Northwick that tho best thing for him would
be railroad accident Now that the man was
not killed. Hilary could freely declare. :" He
made a great mistake in not getting out Of the
world ma many OF ,,s believed he had. con-
fess had rather cot to believe It myself. But
he ought Mt least to have Ind the grace tn rc-
main dead TO tho moor creatures hc had dis.
bonorad IN ba c,nld ronav tb. neonIs la I.a
dofraudod"
..Ah, Ilon't know about that - said sewe,l
"Nop Wbv NOT y,
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colt TINT no., halter not t.enun"
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f6,ur mr. nva months " said HiI.rv
.Tbot.s m rsason bo should con+;n,a q,
Losn n m" sawalj nera;s,ad "psrhons be
,eynr now ~ tho r,,n,or a, hi. da.th"
"Ab tbat isn.t imuo,nahla Thera ,s,,+ n
bo,a or corner loft where tho navsnsnors don.t
nenotrat nowad.vs"
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rance.--,
q. Isn't that A. romantic IA the other notion.
MA rson ?, crowed old Corey
mo, don't think So" said the minister.
The cases ARC quite different He might have
n morbid shrinking from his own M At and the
wish to hide from II ma far as he could: that
would he natural: but to leave his children to
believe A rumor OF his death in order TO snye
their feelinps wouId h, against nature. II
would be truly bistrionic: n motive from tho
theatre: TINT is perfcctlv false"
Pretty hard on Hilary. who invented it.
Bellingham suggested: and they all laughed
90 don't know" said Hilary. The man
seems to be posing in other ways. You would
think from his letter that no was a sort OF mar
tyr to principle. and that he'd been driven
of to Canada BY the heartless creditors whom
he's going to devote his life to saving from
loss il lie can't do it in a few months or years.
He may not be conscious humbug. but he's
certainly a humbug. Take that pretence OF
his that he would come hack and stand his
trial if he believed it would not result in great