Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-13

firmly. ''Is it to be obeyed? I say it
ought"
but must be the Judge of my own actions"
Philippe replied. "She does not bid
me forgive blindly. neither will L Tell me
what you have discovered"
"Better not" answered Doggett. "Your
mother was wrong in her faith. Ask no
| more. Burn everything. Forget that you
] had father, and cherish the image OF that
/ saint whom you have lost.
The counsel was kindly meant, but Phil
lippe was not in the mood to bear opposi-
tion. Some impulse was hurrying him on
that refused to be stayed. Doggett argued
aud expostulated without effect, except to
goad Philippe into excitability. He was
fully resolved to penetrate the hateful secret
that the detective was endeavoring to keep
back, and his resolution grew with the oppo-
sition, and last bore everything before it,
as the hurrying flood. checked by the bar
riers, gathers strength to bear down the re-
sistance and sweep onward in its wild ca
reer.
"If you will know" said Doggett, at
last. "you shall, but upon one condition"
"You can make dozen, ifyou like, " said
"Np. one will d." said the detective,
coollv. And then he added, quantity,
Zone condition has a better chance of being
kept" .,. s,.,,,. 49,, ). .-.,,uo -.
hair of your fathers head. Consent
After further struggle, Philippe gave
the required promise.
"Write it down, and sign it with your
name"
Philippe complied.
Then Doggett produced from the ca
pacious bag that he had brought with him
bundle of notes written on foolscap
"These," he said, "are the proofs of the
statement have to make. When you have
heard the statement, will hand you the
papers for your perusaL"
'Go on" said Philippe, hoarsely; "I sus-
pect it ALL
''The earliest date at which your fathers
presence in England can be traced is the
month of May, 1852. In that month he
married Mile. st. Hillaire, an actress OF
the Opera Comique, Paris. This lady, you
will remember, was reported as missing
during the coup d'etat, and Madam was
asked whether it was possible that she was
the companion of DR.. Jaquet's fight"
81 remember, said Philippe, with
gloomy brow. "She declared that it was
impossible"
FExactly," said Doggett. "The passports
taken out by DR.. Jacquet, in the names of
himself and his wife, were employed to
enable this lady to quit France under his
protection. Their marriage took place in
ENGLAND here, shortly before he settled
down in practice in Harley street. An ac-
cidental recognition in the park led your
mother to invite DR.. Jaquet to visit her
here. He came, as Madam's diary will
show, expecting to meet patient-a Mrs.
johnson. He found his wife, who recog-
nized her husband in the Harley street ply
sician. Your father was your mothers
mysterious visitor, who continued his visits
down to the day of her DEATH"
"And then suddenly ceased them" re-
piled Philippe. "Ah! the perfdious wretch.
1 see it all. Go onp'
''That is ALL" replied Doggett.
"But her death; how did he kill her?"
Philippe exclaimed fercely. s'Tell me
everything"
II have no evidence that he did kill her.
Remember what DR.. Crosby said. She died
from exhaustion in her Sleep"
"Pshawp' cried Philippe. ''That expla-
nation might serve when we had nothing to
guide us to different conclusion, but it will
not do now. Can you not see the whole
villainous plot?
"what plOt?" asked the detective eau
tiously.
"When he came here and discovered that
his patient was my mother, he lied to her,
and kept hope alive in her breast by prom
Uses as false as his heart is black; and when
the time came to make good hisword, or
drop the mask of deceit, he took the life
that his beutal abandonment had made
worthless to her. Give me the proofs of
which you spoke.
Doggett handed to Philippe the copious
extracts from his mothers diary that Jessie
4 l. l..
Philippe had finished heirperusal, he gave
him in turn the account Of the operation
that DR.. Jaquet had performed at st.