The Morning herald., 1877-04-21
Pottsaivsys ssfseH thai Mrs. comn,o,

m'gnt dlvulge hie secret, and therefore
always kept her with him. Timid by na.
ture' to an unus lal degree, the unhappy
! woman was in constant fear ,for her 'iifes,
and As years passed on this fear was nOi
Iessened. The suflerings which she fell
rom TINS terror were atoned for, however.
W the constant presence of her son, who'
remained in connection with Potts, 'influ-
enced chiefly BY the ascendenecy which
tnls villain had, over q man Of his weak
ana tlmid nature. Potts had brought
tnem 70 England, and they had lived in
dl4erent places, until at last Brandon
Hall had fallen into his hands. OF the
former occupants Of Brandon Hall. Ms
compton knew, almost nothing. '' Very
lille had ever been said to her about them
except that their names were Brandon.
and that sthey had suffered misfoltunes. " ~
Finally, this Beatrice was Beatrice Des-
p,ard, the daughter Of Colonel Despard ana
we sister Of the clergy man then present.
She herself instead Of being the daughter
Of Potts, had been one Of his victims and
had not suffered the least at his hands,, 4
This astounding revelation was check
ed 6y frequent Interruptions. The actual
etory OF her true parentage overwhelmed
Beatrice. This was the awful thought
which had occurred 10 herself before.
This is what Lad moved her so deeply in
reading the manuscript Of her father on
that African Isle. This also was the thing
which had always made, her hate with
such intensity the miscreant who pretended
10 be her father = 4 g''' ''4" : l71"f
Now she was overwhelmed. She threw
herself into the arms of her brother and
wept upon his breast. C6llrtenay Despard
Tor moment rose above the gloom that
oppressed him, and pressed to his heart
this sister 50 strangely discovered Bran
don stood apart looking on, shak IN to
the soul and lnnerved by the deep Joy of
that unparalleled discovery. Amidst all
the speculations in which lie had indulced
the very possibility of this had never sng-
gested itself, He believed most implicitly
all along that Beatrice was in reality the
daughter of his mortal enemy. Now the
truth came upon him with overwhelming
force. ,a ,,. '.,. ..', G,~'' ~
She raised herself from her brothers
and turned and looked upon the
man whom she adored-the one who, as
'he said, had over and over again saved
Ter life; the one whose life she, too, in
Ter turn saved him, with whom she lad
passed SO many adventurous and mornen-
Gus days. To him she owed everything;
o him she owed even the rapture of this
moment. 10 ~, r.. l7..t ~ b-a.- Il
A i ,
AS their eyes met they revealed all
heir inmost thoughts. There was now
70 barrier between them. Vanished was
he insuperable obstacle, vanished was the i
mpassable gulf. They stood side by side.
he was not the daughter Of this man.
ne was Of no vulgar or sordid race. Her i
!ood was no longer polluted or accursed. i
ne was Of pure and noble Lineage. She !
as Despard. '.y.rp.o
Beatrice, said Brandon, with deep fer i
ID emotion in his voice: am yours, and ]
Oh are mine. Beatrice, it was a lie that :
ept US a part. ",
He thought Of nothing but her. His eyes
evoured hers in the passion of their
lance. rs ". .r''.|s q '.0 0T'7
Beatrice-my Beatrice, be said, Beatrice J
espard-1 .!o a - u~..l' au.l IL
He spoke low, bending his head to hers 2
er head sank toward his breast. AL" G
beatrice, DO you now reproach me ? he ..
urmnred. , '""'.i'. '.lH.a. 10, i
She held out her hand, while tears stood = =
her eyes. Brandon seized it and cover II II
it with kisses Despard saw this In the b,
ldst of the anguish of his face smile re-
one forth, like sunshine out of a clouded pl
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