Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-23

Yes. l will" said Fan. crawling up /
the side OF the door until on her feet /
You dOa't know how weak and Shaky |
am now. Ycste7day-why this morn
ins I lifted the big tub OF water easier /
than 1 can a cupful now. But was
thinking. you know what 4 pair OF gay
fcn6s you tive be-you and Mrs. Har-
ker-g1v ncu6S, You ought 10 be kin
close kin-you look alike about the
eyes and mouth-ha-d. cruel
"SlenceT = said Luke. fe-cely. GO
Go as / ordered"
Yes. yes-nore devF'ry." said Fan.
turning away, and mutteriug as she
passed Though the ante-chSmber into
the han. Two gay devtlsi Devn burn
me X you Rto,t the gayest pair I ever
krew-but one pst--my boy and girl
they were + palr-gsy hends-gayr'
'Ss1cy." said Luke. looking at his
sister, half stupehed. what are you
thinking ab0utT"
About Fan" said Nancy.
''Yor must not 90 81, Nancy Harke-."
said Luke I'VE are uneasy enough
now n suspecting-we would be mis-
e-sble n knowing"
Luke" said Nancy. Eternly. "you do
know Il. O. believe It She let slip that
there were twelve letters IN the name
OF some one whom she loved It may
be only a coincidence. but taken With
other things. K looks like fatality.
See
Nancy Harker stopped and wrote
with red chalk upon the white mating
thls name:
NICHOLAS DUNN.
THAT IS 4 name. Luke. that voc and
I have not spoken aloud for years
tns name OF our father. Count the let
te-s."
''TwelveT said Hammond uneasily.
But Il IS nothing more than a coinci-
oence- Let the matter alone. Nancy"
Suppose she. old Fan. is as We
think" said Nancy"
but she Is not confound your curl
F osity." said Hammond "She Is not
she shan not be"
luke" said Nancy. speaking very
. low. although poor Kate seemed FAR
from understanding OF listening.
Luke. II u should D. true that Fan
WIS the vie OF the man whose name
have written there. and whose ehIl-
dren we are. and she should discover
the truth-'
Hammond turned deadly pale.
Luke" continued Nancy. ''she would
svenge the death OF her husband as
sure as you are standing trembling
there
Trembling. Do I trembles SO Go
you" said Hammond
y do know it, said Nancy. Il
Semhle for Two reasons. First. be
cause In Fan. ~ we cau her. we may
md an enemy no less ferociously vin-
clctive than Harriet Foss. Besides
Fan IS half crazy. and her vengeance
hate OF whatever falling may urge
her 20 our distraction II she fnds out
who we are. and n she is the person
We think she IS. urge her 10 our de
Etruction with means which would bt
al the mere dangerous 20 Us becauss
she win not pause 20 sacrifice her owl
lie IN her fury"
she may have a feellDg-the feeling
e. 4 mother. Nancy. for her offspring.
~Our mother said Nncy. ''neve
loved Us she was devoted 20 her hus
. band alo1e-you know IL Her sou
. was with hin. Was Il our deserti0l
? that made our mother e lunatic7 Nc
dur desertiOn killed 0uT father. an
that crazed our mother"
"Weu. let's hear the other reason 10
your trembling
IF Fan Is our mother" said Nancy
{ "Ebe - 3 deadly enemy. How do "
7 deal with deadly aueruieaYfs
But II & comes 20 a question OF be
s life or our death. Nancy. what then =
j. 1T must not come 20 that" sal
D Nancy. That would be horrible W
must get rid OF her-send her away
q not harm her"
, Too late" said Hammond, clenchia
his fists: too late. Nancy"
K why too late. Luke1 Il u ever 20
= late 20 prevent a crime. which we fes
we may be forced 90 perpsrate fs
e our own preservation
% Yes. u IL too late" contlnued LUX
y Fan - not the same woman she Wa
q intended that she should perish vii
= James Greene. bat her cunning ba6ls
~ me. Since then she thinks she mu
~ tel OF the scene 90 al who know not
b. ing OF f. That desire is increasing
- her heart II we send her away 81
ID mIght tel Of the affairs OF Luke Hal
mond. and then-ruin 20 Us! Beside
q we should need another in her plas
cf and already we have too many >accOi
&c plicss. Let that name that you ia
a written remain upon the floor Wat
=. Fan when she reads 81"