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"ONE always tries to find a beginning to these stories" (said Dr. Marford), "and usually one chooses to enumerate the virtues and describe the splendid domestic qualities of one's father and mother. That I do not purpose doing, for many reasons.
"My brother and I were left orphans at an early age. I was at a preparatory school when Walter went out to Australia to try his luck. He was a decent fellow, the best brother any man could wish to have. The little money that came to us from the sale of my father's practice--oh, yes, he was a doctor--he put in the hands of a lawyer for my education. He hadn't been in Australia long before he found work, and half his salary used to come to the lawyer every month.