The Eddy current., 1896-10-03

80 you told me, Julian. 90 on,
you may laugh at nae. but con
slider that have great claim upon
YOU"
He simply raised bis eyebrows. but
dld not deny my assertion.
You have kept me In Ignorance for
years" ! continued. speaking quickly
you have brought me up, and let mc
30 out IN the world under false colors
Now just AZ ! enter upon manhood you
tell me who ! am, or rather who am
not. Why you dld this. you alone
know. You had some reason for a.
In return. / have rlgh, 10 demand
something"
Demand All right Never mind
Go on"
had expected an outburt Of Fago
His calm encouraged me.
"Yes. sir ask that I may be al
lowed to iinish my course at oxford.
Then, when | have taken my degree,
viii 80 and earn my own living as best
I san. shall. OF course. now call my
self by some other name. Can you aug-
gest oneg''
Mr. Lorraine laughed a curious laugh.
Il like fellows who demand. better
than those who beg" he said Go
back 70 college by all means. AZ to
name, Is not Julian Lorraine good
enough for your You are perfectly
welcome 10 use Il"
"But II IL not mine"
Never mind. use a. choose that
YOU shall use Il so long rs on are de-
pendent on me. also choose you to
be thought my son. No" he saw me
about 10 speak-"I Will give no rea-
sons; perhaps I have y 5ne. You may
be sure that II win be 10 hlnderanco to
your future, being tho1ghi a rich mans
son. Besides. I haze changes. Now.
don't talk any mCse. You have de-
manded; have Gccoded Go away"
Puzzled and dissatisfied loft him
had fully persuaded myself that had
a right to clai'a what had claimed
from him. Il was also not hasa for
me 10 learn - thias that II It was Mr..
Loralne's wish thL, ! should stll pass
az his son and bear hls name. It was
my duty tc do so. nesldes--romembcr
was but boy and so need not be
ashamed OF the iruth-with all my as
sumed independence, the thought OF
proclal ming my humble and unknowa
parentagc to my friends was gall and
NORWOOD to me To sink from the
position which held az Mr.. Loraine's
sot TO that OF no one NJ all was a
change greater than I could picture TO
4yself with equanlmliy. SO objected
40 moro; and as Mr. Lorraine sternly
forbade the subjects being reopened,
my life. In spite OF lis olouded future,
went on IN its accustomed groove.
Here, to avoid any misleading. may
say that all ever learned about my
true parontage was what Mr.. Lorraine
told me. Who and what was my III
fated mother. / know no more than I
know for what reason my reputed
father allowed me to be brought up a.
his son.
The terms and the vacations went by.
] did not. during the latter, see a great
deal OF MIR. Lorraine; nor did he press
me to spend the time at Ilerstal Abbey
But a certain feeling u not OF gratl-
iude. OF what seemed right and proper
induced me TO stay there on several 90.
caslons. There was really little APP
parent change In the relations between
Mr.. Lorraine and myself what change
there might be was perhaps for the bet
ter. was accepting his benefits. bat
accepting them because / considered
had a right to them. Moreover. was
determined that. when the time came
I would be quite independent Of his
favor. ! endeayOrsd nOw ana again 10
show him my feelings on this point
and. IN spite OF the mocklng smile with
which he received my hints. do noi
think he liked me the less. I am moi
sure but H. time o sincere friendship
might have sprung up between as; for
whatever may have been Julian
Loralnea inner nature, when he Ghost
TO meet any one on terms OF equality
and companlonship. he could max,
himself one OF the most charming mer
IN the world. His talk. although dan
gerous and bitter. was witty and BRILL
ant
but time would not allow this in
elpient feeling 10 grow up. Just afte
my twenty-hrst birthday I was sum
moned "a hot haste from oxford. Mr.
Lorraine was dylsg.
reached Hefslal Abbey Just In time
Ny beneiactor | must call him
so--waa Just sensible, but speeehlesr
, / bent over him and took his hand. III
fingers gave mine faint pressure
Even at that moment ! wondered a
this show Of feeling. Ana wonderel
; al the strange look IN his dark eyea
f; They met mine yearningly, and kno'
that the dying man had much 20 say q
. me; yet somehow. l knew Il was no
, about myself he wished 70 afeak.
stopped down close 10 him. His dr.
I lips moved. but could not artlculate