Where have you
been, dear lad?"
It was noticeable that John's tone and attitude was that of a father,
more than a brother, for John was ten years older than Harry and through
all his boyhood, his youth, and even his manhood he had fought for and
watched over and loved him with a fatherly, as well as a brotherly,
love. After their father's death, John, as eldest son, took the place
and assumed the authority of their father and was by right of birth head
of the household and master of the mill.
Hitherto John's authority had been so kind and so thoughtful that Harry
had never dreamed of opposing it, yet the brothers were both conscious
this afternoon that the old attitude towards each other had suffered a
change. Harry showed it first in his dress, which was extravagant and
very unlike the respectable tweed or broadcloth common to the
manufacturers of the locality. Harry's garb was that of a finished
horseman. It was mostly of leather of various colors and grades, from
the highly dressed Spanish leather of his long, black boots to the soft,
white, leather gauntlets, which nearly covered his arms.
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