Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-12-26
Jack Faulkener's Mistake.

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were older. She told him she would
never marry an idler. To please her he
lad studied TO make himself a medical
man, ana only week before St. Nalen-
tlhe S day he had returned home, ready
10 start his professional life.
Ut. Gresham, the best doctor at Star
bury, had just died, so Jack Faulkner
bought the practice from his widow and,
TO please his old parents, had promised TO
settle down with them and make Castle
Towers his home.
Mr.. End Mrs. Faulkener knew of his
love for Rose and they wished nothing
petler imam to see her their sons wife.
In fact, Rose had always seemed like
one OF their own children and a sincere
friendship had existed between her par
EMS and themselves for many years
Mr.. faulkener and Mrs. Darnell had
been schoolfellows and until Mr.. Darnell
married. rather late in life, he had spent
most OF his spare time at Castle Towers
with his old chum.
Till Jack Faulkener had chosen to be n
doctor, none of the Faulkeners had done
any work except look after their estate.
But they were not as rich as they had
been, and Mr. Faulkener felt rather glad
that Jack should have a profession, even
II he did not really need the money he
would derive from it.
The truth was, Jack had an elder
brother who had been sent abroad when
quite youngSter under the care of a
tutor, who was supposed to be in every
way desirable For a time the letters
were most. satisfactory. Dick was said
10 be getting on well with his studies,
and his health-the real reason for his
gong abroad-was stated to be improv-
ing. Later on the letters became fewer
and when they did arrive they always
Told the same tale-Dick could not make
ms allowance do and his father must
send him a check by return.
Mr.. Faulkner at first complied with his
requests, not wishing to be hard on him.
put after time. failing to get any salts
factory explanation as TO how such sums
were spent, he wrote and asked Dick to
return home. This Dick, who had by
then become 81. refused to do. An
other year went by, full of anxiety for
the old people, and Mr.. Faulkner wrote
and threatened TO stop his allowance al
together if he did not come back to Eng
land. In answer to that came a pathetic
letter from girl signing herself Clara
Eaulkner, saving that she had married
Dlck when he became of age, and that
he had just died, leaving her with little
son q weeks old. and heavily in debt.
This was crushing blow to the Faux
eners. They had loved their eldest son
deyotedly, and that he should have
HNPt thCAA III the udEh ABOUT his mar
rage and behaved so badly in other ways
was worse for them to bear than his
actual death.
They put the matter immediately into
Mr.. DarnelPs hands. as he was their so.
hcitor. and begged him to find out the
legality of the marriage. This being
proved, they provided for the widow and
promised to pay for the education of the
child when he was old enough to 20 10
school condition fb0t In
and see them unless asked to do so.
Then Mr.: Darnell was instructed TO pay
all debts incurred by Dick and thus leave
the old family name untarnished.
No. one was told of Dick Faulkeners
marriage except the Darnells. and when
his death was announced every one who
knew the Faulkeners was genuinely
sorry.
The tutor to whom Mr.. Faulkner had
entrusted Dick had written a long time
before TO say that, as he had no longer
any influence over his son, he wished to
resign his tutorship, and Mr.. Faulkener
felt that he had acted honorably in do.
ing so.
Jack Faulkener heard of his brothers
death with very mixed feelings. They
bad never had many ideas in common.
1t had distressed Jack to see the con.
slant anxiety Dick was to his parents.
and it made him feel all the more de-
termined to lead a useful life himself.
seeing what idleness had done for his
brother.
He had been brought ND to under.
stand he would inherit only the younger
sons portion, so it was no disappoint.
ment to him TO know that Castle Towers
would never be his while Dicks boy
lived.
But the little world of Starbury knew
nothing of the small Richard FauIkener.
and they looked upon Jack as the heir.