Oakhurst（startinginastonishment;aside）。SandyMorton，mylostpartner’sfather！Thisisfate。
Morton。Youareastonished;butIthoughtso。Ay，youwillhearmenow！Iamyourfather，AlexanderMorton，whodroveyou，ahelplessboy，intodisgraceandmisery。Iknowyourshamelesslife：fortwentyyearsitwasmine，andworse，until，bythegraceofGod，Ireformed，asyoushall。Ihavestoppedyouinadisgracefulact。Yourmother——Godforgiveme！——leftHERhouse，forMYarms，aswickedly，aswantonly，asshamelessly——
Oakhurst。Stop，oldman！Stop！Anotherword（seizinghim），andI
mayforgetyouryears。
Morton。Butnotyourblood。No，AlexanderMorton，Ihavecomethousandsofmilesforonesacredpurpose，——tosaveyou;andI