The Bozeman courier., 1927-07-01

dead. You were so i'll. We could not
make you well here. We thought you
would die without doctor. So Robert
Robert was my brother, your uncle,
Johnny-went OF in She cutter with
your nurse and the Chinese servant.
Went of, and the cutter never came
back. There were storms, and it was an
old cutter. We thought all Of you had
been drowned. You see we could never
hear anything, cut OF here. And ]
wished I'd gone, too, and been drowned,
too: wanted to gol" Suddenly she was
still, rigid, looking at him with a strange
fear. She said as though in agony, But
could not go. Tell me, Johnny, all
about your life in England, what have
you become?"
He told her. She listened, not with ex-
citement now, not fondling him but
with a queer stiffness and fear, her
hands tight clasped in her lap. He could
see she was trembling, but for another
reason than Joy. When he told her his
profession she gaSped and cried: "A law
yer" and looked at him almost in mis-
cry. And when he had finished she re-
peated her words: "a lawyer, a great
lawyer at the criminal bari"
"And Burden briefs you," said a
strained voice from the door, and both
turned with a start to see man stand
ing there.
He was a tall man, year or so older
than the woman, with gray hair and a
big gray beard Mark would not have
recognized him but for the eyes and nose
and forehead he had so often seen in his
own mirror. 1t was his father, he knew,
and was awed and panied by the auster-
ity and suffering he saw in that face
His mother. gave little sob, cried, John
this is"
His father held up a hand. It shook
but he was master Of his voice. He said
This is a lawyer, heard him say, Mary
A rising young lawyer, protege Of Henry
Burdon'S. A young man Of promise
II am also. your son, SIR" said Mark
''Aly soTs was drowned as a baby" SAID
his father steadily. Have you taken sill
yet, sir?"
"Not yet" said Mark bewildered. "It
will come, and does it matter? I an
your son, sir" The man made no re.
sponse. Wont you acknowledge me?"
you are a lawyer" the man saiC
stitty: did you ever hear Of the Clavel
Mark stiFened, amazed. "what?" h,
cried.
"I see you have" said the man. 'I an
John Clavell,"
Mark stared, amazed. Then he almos
shouted: $50 that's why Old Burdol
picked me out! That's why he interested
himself in me-"
His father started, began to tremble
Henry Burden picked you out, interest
eQ nlnSeH In you! oOnC understand.
But it's simple" cried Mark. 'H
acted for you--by Jove. G51t I knoy
that! And he knew all along yCC wer
innocent. Then when Ee saw my face
which is your face, sir, without G. oeard
and heard my foster fathsI 3 sto.y he pu
two and two together and oefrts sEe'
me-for your sake, sir"
"Befriended you for my sake. J d1x'
understand, boy said his father .calc
I'VE had determined to start 'ai:p
new name in new world for yoTI saf-
Johnny. My brother, who was Suret
was agreeable. In fact, he came with u,
We crossed into France, caught a boa
for the South Seas at Marseilles an
reached Noumea just in time for you
be born. We had to get away from ther
quickly because even in such a plac
word had got out about our flight. w
bought a cutter, and hired a captain an
mate to take us sailing over the Sout
Seas. Your uncle, who was yachtsmal
got the captain to tell him about all tn
lonely islands he could think Of, an
= when we had put him ashore in the MAJ
! Shalls we set out in search of a likel
p place. We spent almost two years goin
s from place to place before we came her
e You practically lived on the sea, Johnny
" lily, and he felt for and dropped into
u chair.