The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-16

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brought her back if he had known. He
, searched for her everywhere. know
; he did,"
IAN found her at his very doors, :"
said the old woman, with a passionate
gesture, "weepin on the doorsill of the
home her own mother had driven her
from with words of scorn that would
have scorched tongue less stepped in
gall an pride than hers''
"R you found her at my fathers
door, what right had you to bring her
here? Why did you not take her straight
to her own homer"
Home? She's had none since the
day her mother closed them doors
against her an called down the wrath
of heaven to blight her if ever she tried
to cross the threshold again. 1t was rain
in that night DR.. Northcote drove
away with her. an it was rainin that
night I found her standin under the
rosebush at the end Of the gallery.
helped her to plant that bush when she
was wee bit of GAL"
The woman on the lounge moaned
and lifted her hands to her head as if
to ward off the peltings of the storm.
Jessioa was moved to the tenderest pity
for her evident suffering.
LET us go into the other room and
finish this discussion. 1t must be pain
full to her, but must put things on a
proper footing before leave here. She
is SUFFERING
Eyes, sufferin, nothin but suffer-
in"
Savanna dropped on her knees before
the lounge. Her strong, harsh face
melted to a degree of softness one would
have thought impossible to its scanned
and time worn surface. She pressed one
of her wrinkled hands upon the brow of
the woman wso was still nursing to :
her. Her strident voice dropped into
lullaby of tender soothing.
sleep, my child, sleep. Nanny
won't let them harm a hair of your |
precious head nor they shall not take
you away from her. Sleep an dream
happy dreams !"
Under the hypnotic influence of the
Did crone's voice and manipulations the
weary lids dropped, and the woman on
The lounge lay as still as beautiful
statue.
Now, then," said Savanna, rising
'tiffly from her knees and facing Jessica
leflantly, "let us hear all you We got to
ay. She will sleep on for some time. !
She is tired. Her an me took a long
walk this afternoon. We walked to the
graveyard. Nobody ever goes nigh it.
The foolsl Afraid Of the quiet ones, that
8 done pesterin anybody. an followin
fter the Twin ones, that is full of evil
evices! Now, what brought you pryin
ere?,'
Jessica lifted one hand COMMANDMENT.
LET us understand each other at
nee, old woman. You have contrived
make every one around you afraid of
ou. am not, nor need you hope to
1ake me SO. While my father is away
am the nominal head of this planta-
on, and you may as well recognize the
Ict sooner as later. You will do my
idding or you will leave this place"
Leave this place-leave the house
'ao 'i,o ilauahi gave me ior my very
WI, Aea'e IL at the piaaih OF a-of
ca
one was choKlng with rage, and the
'eo' u ne[ passion was 10 make her
pse into tnae untransiatable dialect
nion hac so bewliaered Jesslca on the
'se occasion or their meeting. She al
weu ner 10 rave on tor a few mo- ,
onts' linen she SAID with decision: ,
listen 10 me, savanna. Bluster Will ],
no' eooa ~ 'his case am gong to
nio'e my 1athers sister to her own ,