Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-02-28
CHAPTER XVII.
A STORY or TUE DAs-



tOh' Dora stepped backward and eur
Neyeo with amazement the waaping
Nonlah kneeling ar her feet. The Sit
Sation perplexed her. She could NOT
oeAeFe tnat Lady Burville smoke firmly
IA CIsllnlng so close O. relationship. and
UeeuiC0 mat 70 was some trick to avert
me uanser OF beinr arrested for the
crime. She frOwned as this thought
came into her mind. and turned away
cOldly --00 '"'''
do not believe YOU. LADY Burville.
NY parents are dead"
Your father is dead. " said LADY BUR
vile rising slowly, but your mother
HFes, l am'really and truly your moth
true2''
Oh, You have enough excuse to do
SO seld Dora quietly. you hope TO
close my mouth. and escape the conse-
Quences of your crime.
MY crime. You believe then.
that killed Mr.. Edermont2"
40. You We're in the room alone
Win him, and left the house hurriedly
when Dr. Scott was coming from Can
terbury he met YOU"
He met me twice" said Lady Bur
vile calmly; "OnCe wher / was coming
Irom Chillum, and again when he as
sisted me TO repair my bicycle"
Then you do not deny that you were
at the Red House,"
No / can hardly do so in the face Of
the discovery of the pearl brooch. IL
Is mine; / thought ] had lost il on the
road: but as it was found in Mr.. Eder-
mOnt's study. ] admit that I was there
on the night Of the second of August.
II / were guilty / would not admit as
much, even 70 my own daughter
Il am not your daughter. Give me
some proof that you areSny mother.
What proof do you want?' asked
Lady Burville helplesSly. you can
not alter existing facts. If you choose
TO listen / can tell you so much OF my
history as may convince you that what
! say is true
She took her seat on a near sofa. and
put a frivolous lace handkerchief % her
eyes. Dora looked at this woman, so
frail, so hell .ess. so devoid of brain
and courage. and pity entered her soul
IL this was indeed her mother the re-
latiOnship was nothing to be proud or
And yet would she confess such a
not answer this question. and resolved
to suspend her Judgment until she had
heard the promised history. With some
pity she seated herself beside the feeble
little woman.
Il am willing 20 hear your story,
she said. kindly; but first you must
assure me of your innocence.
Innocence, Oh, as TO murder. Yes,
1 am innocent never touched Ju-
lian: I did not XIII him. / would not
kill a fly Who says am guilty?
OR Scott saw
ct kno-be saw me-" interrupted
Lady BuruI1S izlDat;enJly. 'I do not
denv il. But did he see the dead body
OF Mr.. EdermOnt, since he is SO sure
Of my guilt ,-,-,....,o
dead body
~Ab, And what was he doing at the
Ped House ON that night? When lett
Tulian he was alive and we'll. No co2oJ
Dr Scott killed him, and blames me
for the crime.
IL do not believe that, said Dora oe-
cidedlv. ALLEN is innocent.
~You think so because YOU love nun,
soid LADY Burvile bitterly. NO
doiibt Won are right my de't, cut IL
he he innocent. who is guilty NoI
Inc Don't look at me IKE Jna1'
Do~a swear I did not Kill JuIlan.
Irovy dare YOU accuse your mother ol
such a horrible thing ,..
.sYou FORGET / am not We, p49p'' 1N W
accent YOU as my mother.
81 do not see why YOU should, saiQ
Tadv Burviue quietly. 1 nave NOV
octod the part of a mother to"aFus yVl'
Pnt what could I do? Julian TOOK you
aVav from me when YOU were year
old ,5.
.Had Mr. EderRont the right to do
SOP" ,-,..,so
,.vorr bus1and," cried Dora IN aston
t-brreTt "Do YOU mean 10 say that
NTr Fdermout was my father.
ct saw nothing of the sort. rel9'-eu
-. R,rville iupatiently Julian vas
~ second husband; you were lne o"-
spring OF my mrs.. ,..aoo
@Tben my father is dead -..,..,...
.rTo he isn't: am sure l don Z know;
r..',,,.It he was. but it seems ne ism o,
I5O sI, EurviIle incOherently. On'
-, what tangle It all Is. ~. 81
ue 81 oonnot understand. said Dora III
-. perhaps if you tell me
I'm po,T story from the beginnlhs' may
-etber what YOU mean. .,.-...., .,
s', ~ shall ten you as much as sql1s us,
,iis5 LADY, Buryille, but l cannot i,ty
re REP ..or all, All II is too terrible. She
zen ,y', ~ and looked around. Fe1-
So vo,i may be able TO nelp u'e' D0'''
lam i'm the power OF o. nun
"Ss Augustus Pallant. GU Auo" ~ Ne
VI so -,,, at Heruwood with me. On
was oo" IL n 20 f. a terrible man, and ne
An i,K5ows all what2' ,..r 1,1-
an INV sfOrv-all your story AN ~ III
-. Al. co. or He threatened TO tel my
ian nlssn 49, Here her eye wandered 10
e.e~,- faced portrait. Il am SO all1.l
~ INV husband she salu VIZ. .,io O. y'.,'
" .aaSs ~apd Mr. Pallant is meISlls :,'.
Nh ~ NV dear, my dear. II you cou'O O''''
he I'LL IN me your story, and ] may oe
81. A. 60 " said Dora cheertuily.
aole ~ ,' ~C beginning to believe tnat
-, Rrrville spoke truly, ana 'h ll.I ga
- really her mother. II SEEM SEEM.
so,,htfll rs TO whether she was SUI ~,
ooeo ~. s,,iIfv and Dora was prepared 70
less ~ ~ Sides of the question before
nesI amt even if Lady BurEllle
9~oTed the truth of her aSseIslou' 81, Do' .
HHnN I'D III