The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-11-11

nant as the period OF pele"
and which sprang 1roln
of imperfectlons anu
failures for which no alter a'nA0'
ment could atone. ,r.h
It. had not been difficult to estapAlsn
his rights. Whitaker and the cnap
lain armed with the dispositions, nau
taken he man across the contlhen.
when the ship had been put OUT VI
commission at San Francisco, ana pre-
canted him to his uncle, the Charnock
in residence in that great house Oh
the Nansemond shore overlooking tna'
estuary Of the James by Hampton
Roads The old man, childless anu
alone had welcomed him gladly. lne
newcomer was of the CharnocK Dloou
II was a strange moment for the Is
lander when they took him into the
great drawing-room and showed nli i
tho mixtures of his father and OF MS
mother. He was the living image u
the man, tempered with some OF !ne
mothers sweetness. This remarRaple
]ikeness-indeed he was not unllAo
h;s uncle as well-coupled with Tue
material proofs, the ring, the blDie'
, tho evidence of the ship, together WIN
2 what was known, removed every I'M
y qering doubt from the minds OF tnose
' most concerned.
e The family was reduced 10 'n lo'
= two, the uncle and the nephew LIN
q did man formally and legally recoe
!. nized the relationship and onereo
ID transfer the property rightfully nls
II which since the discovery OF coal I'D
increased enormously in value, to III
I'd newcomer but Charnock would nav
5h none of it then. He recognized Il
it nnf3tness to deal with such things
It tho older man would retain 1t,
a con,d give it to him at his deal
ed Meanwhile he could teach ana 'ia
IN him how to use it. Bereft OF his o,
ad guide, his one inspiration in lhe'
oi. would need wise counsel and carer
MS leading indeed.
OF IN addition to the formal recoe
ed ton the elder man legally adopted
an Younger and constituted him the u
eli to his own property which was aim
sne as extensive and as valuable DIS u
IDS which rightly belonged to the nepn'
aoe Charnock could not have fallen /
she ,,ottor hands Education was his I
'ulu raonirement and he applied nlm'
qua To # with a fierce energy and a g
discrimination which presently, Il
the splendid foundation "nlch
hoen laid enabled him to progress
5ciently to take his place anu
his own with men and women. 1t
The. imnossible to keep secret forever
e IS details of such a story as us ),
the necially when it was linked WIZ
I the name so famous and still rememp
brick as that of Katharine Brenton' al
: the had heen decided by Capt Ashby
Dads, Whitaker and the man hlmseA
past such portions Of it as woula ;.
Com. to explain his own presence any
e and fate should be given to the world. .
ue OF the foundation thus atfora 'e :,
usand nance builded. Charnock im p "a
thou became a marked man. He Woulo
d be- boon a marked man in any event
his the financial power that he posse
.or an His uncle's management had oeen
n was and prudent, he had spent llt'l
There 80 eovod much, so that Cha
collec- found himself the possessor o.
riches in the form Of available 9
mel Among the first things ne 4
melan. was the power of money. HAD
7rence, heen steadied by the memory
him do woman he would probably
issues learned it to his sorrow. AS It Y
lddenly was almost misery. He spent Il
at par on himself. His wants were as
melan' ingly few and contact with tne
ence in ala not develop extravagaht
DIV that Those we're things which ne v
upation. old to learn, against which
It came heen anchored. He was savin
hn had and what he coulo
!. ! !" !" !: :: !:
ssEsss some great purpose, a purpose
SAs[IEs9h If assistance in which ne cou
SxSSEAW memorate her name, for whlct
FVN sAW generations should rise up a
(X1kMy her blessed. ),
1VxlysyYASM He had long talks with NJ
A9ll!GG9yBlfD about It,. The old man wou
sAMW have had his nephew marry a.
WK ~ the ancient line Delicate
w derlv he preached the sub1ec'
time but the suggestion met
solnte refusal. Women II
IS charnock as men did. lndee
49, terest in his kind was inten
i1tellectual stimulus Of cony
. With bright, intelligent people
= most enhancing result OF III
With the world. But none
{ touched his heart. That was
that gemlike island in the ia
ne He was a man Of unusual
go g. character, prompt and unyl'
o;sion His uncle had not
long life without being abb
mate men He recognized
!, IN the undertaking the futl
MIN gument, and though he tried led
1/I/ILN the presence Of the wtttie est
SN crest. and most beautiful =
( Virginia and elsewhere, ~