Fearful Rock
By MANLY WADE WELLMAN
An eery tale of the American Civil War, and the uncanny evil being who called himself Persil Mandifer, and his lovely daughter—a tale of dark powers and weird happenings.
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Weird Tales February, March, April 1939.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
1. The Sacrifice
Enid Mandifer tried to stand up under what she had just heard. She managed it, but her ears rang, her eyes misted. She felt as if she were drowning.
The voice of Persil Mandifer came through the fog, level and slow, with the hint of that foreign accent which nobody could identify:
"Now that you know that you are not really my daughter, perhaps you are curious as to why I adopted you."