St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

appear again until she met him in the hall
as he was leaving; and lone was with him,
her white hand on his arm, her beautiful
lips full of smiles, as she told her cousin
she would walk with Mr. Vincent to the
gate.
And SO matters continued until at length
Beatrix made no excuse, but kept entirely
aloof when the yonug man came to the
farm, leaving him wholly to lone, who
seemed to claim him as her own, and even
spoke of him to her cousin by his first name
in calm tone of proprietorship.
1t WAS four weeks since that evening.
when the two girls had stood at the gate
watching the setting sun and talking of
Leon Vincent; and lone was in the house
trying piece of music she had recessed
from the city that morning, and which She
intended to sing when he came, for it was
an accepted thing that he should come to the
farm every evening, and that she should en-
terrain him.
The sweet voice. lifted IN song reached
Beatrix, as she stood among her roses at the
gates, and her young heart was very heavy
with unsatisfed yeaning and wounded
love; for she had received her cousins
warning too late-with the whole fervor of
her heart she had learned to love Leon VIM
cent.
a quick step on the roadway, low,
merry whistle, and the object of her
thoughts stood before her, locking with
suddenly silenced lips and a bright light in
his bonny blue eyes on the sweet face of the
girl.
She drew aside as he pushed the gate
open, and entering, paused at her side.
Good evening"" she said. i'll tones made
firm and clear by the sound that came to
her-the soft, sweet singing of her cousin,
whom he loved, you will find lone in the
parlor,' she continued. as he did not pass
on; she has new song to sing you to-
night; think she expects you"
1T will pain me very much to disappoint
Miss Lawsen," the young man said, his
tones slightly sarcastic, 'but l have come
tonight to have an interview with you.
Nay" as she drew from him in surprise,
not unmixed with indignation; ''nay, my
darling, you shall hear what have come
to say; you have avoided me long enough,
and left me so completely to the tender
mercleS of your cousin that she must be
heartily tired of me; at least, l am tired of
such treatment and want to know why
you are so anxious to fly at my approach
Is it that my face is dsagreeable to you,
my presence trial? Or, what is it, Bea-
trix? am weary of being left for the
eeiAiuoOiIiCHU pultlOu uiS, uGdl, SlllCO III
Is your cousin. bat l know of what | speak
for the amusement of flirt evening
after evening""
''How strangely you taIk-for a loverl''
BeatriX exclaimed, trembling a little but
trying to be calm. 81 am going in. Why
do you linger here when lone is waiting
for you?"
'Because-and he took her hands in
clasp which she could not free them-''be-
cause 1 want to tell you something-to tell
you how dear you are to me; how 1t is your
brown eyes that lure me here, not the blue
ones OF your cOnSin; to tell you that 1 want
such love from you as you can give or
come no more to the farm! Nay, VOW
never again to put faith in the smile of a
woman! Beatrix, am waiting. Can you
love me dear, or was deceiving myself
when l fancied you cared for me? I have
been mistaken-once, three years ago, when
L laid my heart at woman'S feet, and she
rejected it because could give nothing
more. Tell me [ am not to drain the same
bitter cup tonight, BeatriX. Oh, my love,
say you do care for mei''
L do" came low, soft whisper, and
BeatriX found herself claSped instantly in
the young mans arms and held closely to
his bosom. My darling" he whispered
softly; my brown-eyed, warm-hearted
darling! will make you very happy! very,
very happy!"
Il have not been very happy of late,"
Beatrix said, smiling at him in the moon
light, her brown head on his breast why
did you seem to care so much for my
cousin? 1t was cruel of you-to ME, to
her!"
''To you, my sweet" stopping to kiss the
ripe lips tenderly. 81 watched for single
sign by which / could know you cared. At
the very first the farce would have been
over. But you were careless and smiling,
seeming very we'll content to resign me to
your cousin. There were times when /
fancied you were rather glad to get free of
my society,""
Il would not struggle for your love" the
girl said proudly, but I loved you all the
time, and very much against my wishes.
l wanted to be Indifferent"
'Thank you: [ am so grateful to you for
such unwillingness to care for me. But
I'm glad you mad to, whether you would
or not" with low amused laugh: ''for
your cousin-she is very fair to look upon,
but there is more to be desired than fair
face, q sweet voice and a graceful form
arrayed in tasteful tinery. My darling,
your beautiful cousin has no more heart
than humming-bird, and when love and
gold are i'll the balance with her love never
weighs more than a feather. | fell in love
with her dainty face three years ago. But
you need never be jealous of her on that
account, my pet. To-day l regard her as
beautiful picture-no more-aud tress of
your brown hair is more to me than any
thing else on earth. Now, kiss me, my
darling"
AS he lifted his head moment later he
half started, for a vision of white-robed
beauty stood before him, fair and dainty
enough FOR Il dream of IL poet; girl with
waving golden hair, eyes like spring violets,
and dainty. crimson lips, arraye in SHIN
mering, floating white-her cheeks just now
as colorleSs.
''Ah, Miss Lawsen," he said quietly,
while BeatriX drew from his embrace with
a start, ''you are in time to offer me con-
gratulations; l am to be your cousin; l hope
the idea is a pleasant one to YOU"
VERY pleasant indeed" lone managed
to say, il calm, measured tones that had
hint of wavering, land 1 give you my best
wishes"
Then she turned and went slowly along
the bloOm-lined walk, her white draperies
floating about her, her fair beauty dover
many women had enyied; and yet on her
life lay a sense of loss, of dreary desolation,
of which she had not dreamed one month
before, when she so proudly claimed the
unchanging love of Leon Vincent.