Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-14
Pie CLOCK STRUCK ONE.
BY FERGUS HUME,
0'o OF he ,Mystey of Hanson Cab 'Madame Midas "The
Chinese Jar, The Ca-buncle Clue"

Dora burst into tears. II can only
bear my troubles like a woman, sne
s0bted 20. Allen, Allen, what have
We done. YOU and l. that we should
De made so unhappy? You are IN
very dangerous position, and l can
save YOU only by marrying a man l de-
test
"Uora. YOU must not marry Joad. 1
cannot accept a safety at the price OF
your lifelong misery
what does it matter about my mar
rvirs that creaUre2' she said, drying
her tears. IL can never become your
vile.
Alien eroaned. TRUE, true; all,
how trIe il is that the sins OF the
father are visited on the children. N
is shameful tina, we should suffer Tor
the evil oil others.
eve cannot help our position, Allen.
There is no hope.
~YJu are right said Allen, in de-
sQairlg tCuue; there is no hope.
An. Dora. f. You only knew the truth. j.
Ell do know the truth
.Uh0 told you2' he asked, sitting
u0 With @ look OF establishment
"Iady Bu-yile told me that
lady Buryille, he interrupted
sharply. what does she know
Everything. And if is no wonder
seeing that she is the root OF all the
eE.t
How 90 you know that she is the
root of AN the evil?'
Lady Buryiile is my mother, Al
Ien.
-Grsat Heavens, Your mother
Mrs. Carew,'
.Ecs Mrs. Carew, Mrs. Dargill
Lady Buy.le. whatever you like 10
CalI her. / know her story, Allen, and
what she failed TO relate Mrs. lice
told. know that my father Killed
y,-rs and that we can never marry.
Lady BUrville-your mother told
YOU this hc sJammered-' ana l was
So careful to- hide the truth from YOU
"I know you spared me in the good
ness of your heart, Allen, but it was
better that I should know the truth.
Ies. I went up t0 town, / restored the
pearl brooch TO Lady Burville-l can
uo- caIl hey my mC-her-and l heard
her story.
-Dora." Allen seized her hand
again. did your mother kill Mr..
Ederm0nt?
40. Thank God. she is innocent Of
that crime.
"rheu how was il that 1 found her
brooch by The dead body
"S1e dropped it in the room when
She went 90 see AIr. Edermcnt on that
night
But why did she see EdermOnt?'
che sent for her to deliver up q
packet of letters she had written to
him. Ir is a long story, Allen, and
sad one. Listen, and l Will tell you
an"
Allen signifed his desire to hear the
story. and listened eagerly while she
told him what her mother had re-
lated. TO make the information COM
pIe-e. Dora passed on to the history
cf tha murder, as told by Mrs. Tice.
When she finished and Allen was in
possession of all the t,cjS, she waited
for him to- comment thereon. This he
WAS not long I'm doing.
Ell see that YOU know ALL Dora, he
said with q melancholy smile. Yes,
this is what Mr.. EdermOnJ told me on
tha- day. I lost my head when he
ended. believe I advanced towards
him i'm threatening manner, to thrash
him for he share he had taken in the
matter. To was then that he threw up
the window and cried ont that 1 wished
.o SilI him. Probably I was wrong to
act us 7 did. as tine miserable little
creature was not responsible for the
death Of my father; but I did not con-
slider that no the moment When he
cried ont 20 YOU and Joad. I left the
room and the house. You remember,
Z would not speak 10 YOU as / went.
+ could not. my dear, the revelation
had proved too much for my self
control I felt hlIf-mad, for l saw that
had los. YOU forever
"And why did YOU go up to London
asked Dora anNiously.
"Elermont referred me to a file Of
The Morning Planet. containing an &C
count of the tragedy which ended in
the death of my father
You went mo to- see an account of
Your fathers murder2'
Eyes. I could not bring myself to
believe that matters were 50 bad as
he made out But in London I went to
the office of the paper; I turned up the
report. and IT was true enough. Your
father shot mine. as was stated by
Fdermont. Afterwards I went down to
Christchurch. and found out the rest
of me story. from an old housekeeper.
Did You learn that Lady Buryille
was my mother
NO: nor did Edermont tell me so.
Why. do not know. He only stated
the bare facts of the case, and how
ms father had been killed. Now you
know why [ told you nothing Dora
why 7 kent silent | was afraid lest
vorr father should be arrested for the
double murder and bring shame and
pain ON YOU. my door dear.
"Tbe double murder?
eyes. George Carew killed my
father: and. i'm accordance with his
oath. I believe ne murdered Mr.. Elder
u0r--f1md him out after many
years and killed him
"ycu are wrong. Allen. 7 told YOU
how Pallsut blackmaiied my mother.
and learnt the whole story from my
ye-otcbed father. Well Captain Carew
died Two wears asO in San Francisco.
Are YOU suro2
"I am certain lie died IN Mr.. Pal
lauts arms. Paliaut has no reason to
lie over that story.
"Then If Carew did not kill Eder-
mont. who dido
"th." said Dora with a weary sigh,
that is just what we must find out.
fl only To save your life and prevent
mv marrying load.
"Dora. said Allen after a pause, do