Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-14

Gus woman that 1 had first seen, year:
before, in the Hawkstone tomb. She
did not lift her eyes as we entered
did not seem to see us. But her face
and the hair that streamed loose or
her shoulders, were as white as hoar'
frost. She wore trailing white gown
which added to her spectral appearance
With fingers like streaks Of foam. she
went on sorting the shells, and Groom
ing. brOkenly:
"'Oh, the moment was sad when my
love and l parted,
Savourneen deelish, shighan oh!
As l kissed off her tears / was nigh
broken-hearted.
SaYourneen deelish, shighan oh!
The pathetic voice went through me
like q knife. started back a ster
and looked at Peg Patton, who was
gazing steadfastly at me.
Did you ever see this woman be-
fore, Miss Ravenel?" she said.
Yes"
DO you know who she is?"
"No."
Something tragic came into Pegs
heavy brown face.
Look at herr" she cried. "She is
the mother of Basil Hawkstone, and
the murderess of his father!"
1 stood dumb. Mademoiselle Zephyr
sank gracefully down on sofa, with a
mocking smile on her lips.
The night that Philip Hawkstone
brought home his second BRIDE said
Peg Patton, this, his divorced wife
followed him, in a common fishing
boat, from Whithaven, entered his
chamber, and stabbed him to the heart
as he lay sleeping beside his new love
Who shall say that she did not do
well?" interrupted mademoiselle from
the sofa
Il was sitting in the church porch
that night, thinking of my false lover y
went on Peg-"for Philip Hawkstone
was that. as perhaps you know, miss
when a strange apparition came fly
ing toward me from the direction OF
Tempest Hall. There was a flash OF
lightning, and 1 recognized Hawk
stones former wife; her dress and her
hands were stained with blood, and
she was like one distraught. Hide me,
she exclaimed, for I've killed him.
II hurried her to this very house
where 1 lived with my old blind gran
NY
Our friend was kindly disposed to-
ward the murderess, because she had
done the very deed which Peg herself
longed to do" said mademoiselle, from
the sofa.
Never mind about that" answered
Peg, sullenly. I'VE had both suffered
and for the same man. I'll own that
| felt akin to her that night. AS soon
as we got to the Inlet she began to
rave in delirium. What do you think
I did then? Locked her up from the
blind granny, flew back to Tempest
Hall, and told the new wife the whole
truth. l, the sweetheart that Philip
Hawkstone had Tilted, stood that night
'twixt the two women he had welded
Will you give her up to just ce?' l said
to Jetta Hawkstone. Shell be hung
sure if you do! Her heart is broke
and her wits are gone. Your coming
to the island has fairly driven her mad
viii you give her up?' And she an
swered. No, never! Besides. there's
the child Yes said l, there's the
child. Is he going to be told, in after
years, that his mother murdered his
father? We must conceal her, and
keep the secret always We will,
said Jetta Hawkstone. Go home, Peg
gy. and take care of her at the Inlet
House till come
The poor creature was shrieking in
brain fever by the time 1 reached home
With the help Mrs. Hawkstone sent
me nursed her night and day. l bar
red every door and window of the
house, and nobody on the island, or of
it, dreamed of what l was doing here
We know from her rawlings that she
had adored her husband, and that he
cast her off simply because he was tir-
ed of her.
We'll, miss, the keeping of the secret
was the punishment that Jetta Hawk
stone imposed upon herself for the part
she had innocently played in the trag-
edy. She declared that she was tc
blame for the awful deed the first wife
had dOne-that, by marrying Philip
HawkStOne. she had brought destruc'
ton upon him. and to the end of hel
days she was full of regrets and re-
morse. As for Master Basil, she loved
him beyond belief, and vowed to hide
his mothers crime from him while hel
life lasted-to hide it from the world
too, for the boys sake. And she wa:
"a woman of her word-was Jetts
HawkstOne. She suffered herself-sh'
let others suffer but year after yea
she kept her lips sealed, and sheltered
the murderess here, and provided
abundantly for her wants Apart from
our two selves. the only person on th'
Tempest who knew the whole truth
was Harris, the Overseer. Master Ba
sill never dreamed of it till his step
mother died.
We'll. she got we'll of the fever
Jerking a brown hand toward the mad
wOman-"but her brain was left veal
and queer-her wits never came back
Mrs. Hawkstone built this room fo
her, and put in the secret door, t.
guard against surprises, and made he
comfortable in all ways, even to in
dulging her whim for white gowns, AM
sea- shells. and the singing Of songs
She's harmless enough, but some
times she gets out in spite Of me, AM
frghtens the island folks, who thinl
she is spook
"Basil Hawkstone still keeps he
here, not from fear of the law. for she
only fit for a madhOuse, but becaus
she seems fond of the place and of me