Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-19
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Face to face at last! There they
stood, the woman drawing her oreatn
hard, the man quiet and pale. The next
moment she fell back again upon the
sofa
"Philip Cover" she muttered MS
name a second time, "how came you
here"
~ was called to attend you." he an
swered. God himseld must have LED
me; and so we meet once more!"
Her eyes fell on Sibyl standing at the
foot Of the sofa"
"Rebecca," she groaned, quite heed
less now Of Varneck, you false, TOOL
! ish Rehecca, see what you have done!
We'll, Cor my part, I'm glad it's come
this, mistress" cried Rebecca.
she thrust out her hands toward DR..
yer.
pon't dare acuse me-" she muir
ed. feeply, "even by look! Have
Offered again and again to ex-
lge with you-your child for mine"'
Cover walked straight toward
all dark, beautiful girl standing
It the foot of the sofa He open
arms, and stretched them slowly
her. A look of ineffable tender
q Nf 4. "a
il ,et!" he called, in the same
voice that seventeen years be-
lad lured her baby feet to meet
over the cottage floor at Beverly
Moppet, my dariing!"
She flung back her head. an eager
flush oversweeping her face, her lips
parting. One instant she stood thus,
poised, trembling. like bird ready for
flight!
"Moppet!' he called again, come
me-your father!" and, with a great
cry, she ran and cast herself upon his
breast.
In a white, voiceless heap Adah Ar
nault lay and watched this meeting.
And my daughter?" she cried out at
last; where Is she?"
Doctor Cover released his new-found
treasure and advanced toward the sofa.
AS for Varneck, he had retired into the
background, and stood speechless with
surprise and bewilderment.
Madame" said Philip Cover, II
know no more about your daughter to-
night than 1 did on that other night
when you first asked me the question
in Hannah Duff's house at Beverly"
She lifted herself on her elbow, strug-
CLING for speech. Rebecca flew to sup
I'VE have seen a man." she cried,
who told US the woman Duff left the
child to drown on the shore at the place
you mention, and that it was saved,
and is now alive and well. But how
could we believe him, for he called him.
self the friend Of the Guilte brood-of
the old general that accused my mis-
tress Of murder-of the Burr woman,
who once wrote her that, II she could.
she would tear both her and her infant
limb from limb"
The doctor stared.
The name of the man." he asked.
He called himself Trent"
THAT is odd" unused Philip Cover,
his eyes, fixed upon the figure on the
sofa, his dark, compassionate face look
ing like anything but an avenser. And
surely 1t was so! Yes, and that Is the
key to the whole mystery. You must
believe it-you must see, at last, that
] am innocent Of the charge you have
so long laid at my door"
With a groan, Adah Arnault moved
on Rebecca's arm. The doctor recount
ed to her his own meeting with Trent.
"As much of the story as I myself
knew, he heard beneath my roof" he
said; 1.-The remainder he has CLEANED
elsewhere. l came to this city today
in answer to a summons from him, re-
questing me to meet him here, and re-
ceive news Of my child. l am confident
this man can tell you all you wish to
know
For the love Of heaven" shrieked
.Adah Arnault, send him to me again!"
Il WILL" cried the doctor-"I will. At
last, then, you believe me?"
II believe nothing." she answered
wildly-"I know nothing, except that
have been wronged above all other
women-except that / will curse with
my last breath the name of Guilte!"
Greatly agitated, the doctor bent over
her.
Hush! you do yourself serious harm.
The person, then, who called himself
Captain Forrest, was General Guilte's
SOM"
"Yes-yes! Oh, heaven, that terrible
night, 1 never saw his face after!"
BE calm, and think again. Was he
your husband?"
I'm the eyes Of the law, no. My faith
er was Jew-I had no mother. l fled
with him from my people. and he cheat
ed me with a mockery of marriage as
false as himself And then, when l
asked redress of him-of his. was
spurned as unclean."
Dr. Cover turned to Rebecca.
rs this true?" he asked.
Yes. 1 was her fathers servant.
He forgave her at his death and made
her his heir. knew all her wrongs,
so. when she brought Miss Sibyl to
Hammerton, her own birthplace. we
agreed to keep her till her own baby
was given back TO us. The next day
l carried your daughter off to st. Cath
.arines."
DR.. Cover turned, and saw Sibyl
standing with her hand in Serle Var
neck's.
My darling, do you understand all
this?"
Partially"
And who have We here?"
"A friend" she faltered, with quick
color. whom you must know for my
sake"
"Ah," he sighed, a little sadly, II see