, 1910-04-14

,"o, inc unv4e anu the nypuc.
Old man formally and legally recog.
nized the Relationship and offered to
/ ansier the property rightfully his,
' hich since the discovery of coal had
l'ereased enormously in value. to the
n wcomer. but Charnock would have
Lone OF 1t then. He recognized his
lliitness to deal with such things. II
the older man would retain 1t. he
could give it to him at his death.
Meanwhile he could teach and train
L-iA how to use it. Bereft of his one
Z 'ide, his one inspiration in life. he
Would need wise counsel and careful
leading indeed.
In addition to the formal recogni.
uon, the e-der man legally adopted the
!ounger and constituted him the heir
TO his W property which was almost
as extensive and as valuable as that
hich rightly belonged to the nephew.
Ana then these formalities being COM.
y eted. the lieutenant-commander and
the chaplain summoned elsewhere by
their duties, babe the two farewell
nd lett them.
Charnock could not lave fallen into
.etteH hands. Education was his first
equirement and he applied himself
to 1t with a fierce energy and a grim
determination which presently, from
tle splendid foundation which had
leen laid enabled him to progress suf.
GENTLY to take his place and hold
his own with men and women. It was
l possible to keep secret forever the
details of such a story as his. es-
pecially lei ii was linked with n
name so famous and still remembered
rs that of Katharine Brenton, and 1t
had been decided by Capt. Ashby and
Whitaker and the man himself that
such portions of IL as would suffice
% explain his own presence and her
fate should be given to the world. Upon
he foundation thus afforded ro-
nance builded. Charnock Immediately
became a marked man. He would have
ten a marked man In any event from
he financial power that he possessed.
Ills dncle's management had been wise
aud prudent, he had spent little and
had saved much. so that Charnock
oAhu ilIisGll Tie O=sNSsOI vi vast
riches in the form OF available capital.
Among the first things he learned
was the power OF money. Had he not
been steadied by the memory of the
woman. he would probably have
learned 1t TO his sorrow. As 1t was, he
was almost miserly. He spent little up
on himself. His wan were astonish-
ingly few and contact with the world
did not develop eXtravagant ideas.
Those were things which he was too
old to learn. against which he had
been anchored. He was saving what
he had and what he could get for
some great purpose, a purpose of help.
of assistance in which he could com
memorate her name. for which future
generations should rise up and call
her blessed.
He had long talks with his uncle
about 1t. The old man would fain
have had his nephew marry and carry
on the ancient line. Delicately, ten
derby, he preached the subject after a
time, but the suggestion met with alb
solute refusal. Women interested
Charnock as men did. Indeed his in
terest in his kind was Intense. The
Intellectual stimulus of conversations
with bright, intelligent people was the
most enhancing result of his contact
with the world. But one of them
touched his heart. That was buried on
that gemlike island in the far of sea.
He vas a man of unusual force of
character. prompt and unyielding de-
cision. His uncle had lot lived his
long life without being able to esti-
mate men, He recognized very early