Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09

ETY. on my account. By adopting ne.
She gladly accepted their offer. They
took ne away with them At once; and
after i had been humanised by come
weeks Of Mr.. Carlowe's supervision,
they sent me to an excellent boarding
school near London. where they had
placed their son."
Gilbert Carlowe and remained al
that school eight years; then he went
to Oxford, and after Mr.. and Mrs. Car
lowe had kindly discussed my future
with me, was sent to q college in
Paris to learn the inns and outs OF
business and to become conversant
with the language. ! remained there
for q year, and then Mr.. Carlowe came
over, introduced me to prominent
firm, and got me a good position. with
every chance of promotion II
showed myself deserving. 1t was q
splendid start in life for young man
of eighteen who had sprung from the
gutter. On the second anniversary OF
my connection with the Arm. Mr.. and
brought me startling news. Their
son--just of age-had come into a for
tune left him by an uncle, had thrown
up his professional career Che was
studying for the BARI, and set of to
the wilds of western America to enjoy
life according to his own fancy. His
deserted parents had come to Paris to
live; for old friends and familiar
scenes but Kept their grief alive, and
in their bitter disappointment they
turned to me-for was / not their Sec
ond son?
Zone year passed-two, and they re-
ceived no tidings of him; and then
saw that their hearts were gradually
hardening against him. Two more
years of silence dawned and closed
and, in their hearts, they were done
with him forever. The next year
brought the news of his sudden death
in the form of an illiterate letter from
some obscure person with whom he
had been associated in his last days
To my surprise his decease was not
made public, and very soon afterwards
| was called to hold private confer
ence with his parents, and told the
reason why.
81 was told to take the dead mans
name and position, and follow his
footsteps to the bar. Joseph Browns
obscure origin might injure him pro-
fessionally and socially; Gilbert Car
loves would bear the closest investi-
CATION. He had repudiated their love;
l had repaid it to the best of my abil-
ity, and was now to reap my reward
Their interest and pleasure in life was
henceforth centered in me. In the
eyes of the world / should be their
son in name and position as well as
in heart, and, with my ability and in.
tegrity, l was to apply the antidote tc
all the disappointment their own flesh
and blood had made them suffer, by
enabling them to say, when by these
means l had made myself famous: He
is our son.
What right had / to question the
policy of their design? My life was
theirs to do what they pleased with.
well, Mr. Carlows had an interview
with his old friend, the head partner
Of the firm where l was employed, ant
explained the case to him. They were
sorry to lose me at the firm; l haC
earned the good opinion of my mas
tiers, and my promotion had not beer
slow. Oh, God, that / had remained
there-simple Joseph Brown to thu
end of my days."
His emotion made him pause. Lii
ian's hands were locker fast together
She leaned forward in Ky chair will
dropping head, waiting Nth painful
interest for him to proceed.
Before we could leave Paris" hi
went on hastily, "a terrible calamity
overlook us in the illness of Mrs. Car
lowe. Her death followed speedily
and her husband did not long sur
vive her.
Before he died, he exacted sol
emn vow from me that after his deati
would proceed at once to London al
his son Gilbert Carlowe (whose iden
tity / was pledged ever afterwards t
maintain) and begin my studies fo'
the bar He showed me his will, IL
which he bequeathed everything t.
me as his only son, Gilbert Carlowe
A few days afterwards, l followed hin
to the grave; and then, with crushed
heart, set off for England.
"Well, at the age of twenty-five
and in my new character of Gilber
Carlowe, / began to study for the bar
Mrs. Carlowe had always lived a re
tired life, and Gilbert Carlowe hat
been a most unsociable fellow, so Their
was no friend to storm my position
My likeness to him was as strong a
ever, and no obstacles presented them
selves in my assumption of the role
People merely concluded that Gilber
Carlowe had rejoined his parents II
Paris, and had been living there witt
them. That he should have neglecte,
his professional studies for five year
and then taken to them with renewe
ardor was set down to his eccentricity
About the time / began my studies,
bought Clifton Park here. The pur
chase of the place led to the creates
privilege and happiness that has fallel
or ever can fall to my lot-the priv
ilege and happiness Of knowing yor
Miss Fernlie. Well, in due time l wa
called to the bar, and during the fiv
years / have been in practice success
has attended my efforts. This yo
know, through our friendship of fiv
years. had just been called to tn
bar when you returned from finishin
your education abroad. Do you re