The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-21
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vivid rose color from the smaller arc at
the base Her larger emotions were
ed and held by this little sensation
AZ running waters by a dam OF clay.
Presently she began to see that her
TRANQUIL happiness during the long years
had been a result less OF her slavish devO-
ton to Gene than Of her perfect trust in
Duke Runyan's unspoken faithfulness
1t came in upon her that he was right
to give over a woman who could sacrifice
him as well as herself and who cared more
for breaking her box Of nard at the feet
of fanced duty than for him and his
welfare.
Once there came an impetuous desire to
ding off her bondage, but it was throttled
at the first gasp by the thought Of Mrs
Bylands niece She had seen the girl
often, and that flower of face in its web
of bright hair Knocked at her She raised
| q Quick hand to her cheek, and as she felt
the habby laxness of the flesh, she real
lied with qualm of physical sickness
| that she was young no more.
IS Beth, I'm goin' out on a little arrant
Don't yeh go to sweep in yonder, er tech
q thing on my table. mind yehl Thet
wheel don't want to get the first smtch
o dust on it.
Gene was passing through the kitchen.
lie had on a soft hat. and carried a staff
! His face was paer than it's wont. and wore
a stern expression
As the bent form went by her, and She
saw the writhed fingers shut over the
knotty stick. any hard thoughts she had
| felt for him went out OF Beth's mind
| forever.
Don't yeh go too fur, bro Gene. she
said She called him brother only in mo
ments of tenderness. while he rarely spoke
her name without the sibilant that stood
for sister She thought he used it merely
from habit "l'm goin' to bake an apple
roll fer dinner, an yeh mustn't be too out
done TO enjoy it.
IN hev my mouth fixed fer it, he said
as he went out.
She set to work. hard driven by her
feelings. and the square reality of pots
and pans relieved her nightly The Ia
bic was set forth. and she was watching
two eggs frying in the skillet. their golden
| spheres quivering in shoals Of white,
when Gene came back
set right down TO the table, Gene, an
| III slap one Of these eggs Onter your plate
while it's rale hot. III pass my word
yehro feelin kind o gone after thet walk
Whar at wuz yehg"
IL didn't git so awful fur-ies down to
whar Jcems IIoggins is goin' to put up
Iii; house, faint no good half mile, but ]
felt like I'd been drawed through knot
hole back ards bout the time got thar,
spring o the year, | reckon. He sighed
"Yeh oughtnt a went tibet fur ways
nohow.' demonstrated s'Beth, as she
poured the coffee
Il didn't walk back couldnt Of
JUke Runyan WIZ jest putin out with Il
load o dirt. 50 | got aboard, an KEN up
the street with him"
| There was pause
II reckon he's pretty square man, tibet
Juke Runyan-humph! S BETH
"Who-Juke Runyan? Oh yes, | reckon
so"
well, sh'd ledge yeh ought to know
fer dead n certain by this time asst
| him whyn't he never come in to see ME no
more, an he lowed yeh never give him no
| favor 10 come; he said he'd been wantin'
| to asst ne fer some time how many more
years ! vuz goin' to keep you an him
| from maryin
Did he say thet?" breathed S Beth.
He did fer straight fact. S l.
| Look -a-hyere. man, hows | goin' to
| know yeh wanted my sister when yeh
| never come an asst me fer her? did yeh
low ! wuz likely to pitch her at yehY'
| Then told him ri he'd it pretty straight
thct he wuz runnin around with Dacie
Bylands."
N what did he say?' said s'Beth, in q
low voice.
why. he jes haw ha~ed Seems she
amt III the market no ways; her n Juke's
nephew hez he'd it all cut n dried fer q
'coon's age Wei, We talked some, an ]
told him couldn't say nothin' fer certain
S |. Eff yOu'ns an Seth can fix IL up
between yeh, ! amt denyin the match
would please me right well; fer soon ez
my kyar wheel gets done, likely III be
goin east, OFF n on to see capitalists, an
| wouldn't wish to leave s'Beth by her
self
Bro Gene. yell didn't hunt tibet man
mp TO tell him yeh d rather see me marry
him than to see me frettiu, did yehl Fer
cf yeh did Her high voice broke. She
leaned over the table. her brown eyes
| large with dread of his reply.
81 Beth. no never got to studyln'
| bout my meanness in tryin' to cramp
your life like my body wuz cramped; an
what with tibet an a remark L00,y Ann
Beasley dropped this mo'nin', felt like /
wouldn't Lev no peace till | saw tibet man
an found out Of he'd done keerin fer yeh
But he never give me no chance to put him
question Jes piled into me, an give me
| sech a churnin' over as | never looked 10
take ofIn any man 'Sh, Beth. don't
yeh blame him, he was right. Ony he
ought to a done it sooner. He-he likes
yeh porful well "
She bent her face, but Gene was look
ing beyond her He went on talking
Hell be up to see yeh to night lie
wuz strong set to come IN to dinner, but
lodged thar wouldt't be enough apple
roll fer three-would thar Off
Gene. said s'Beth. with a gravity Of
tone that seemed at odds with her words,
''thar1l alwuz be enough roll fer three,
an Of any one ever hez to go without, it
won't be you'n Eva Wilder McGlasson
In llarpers Bazaar
Pineappies and Their Culture
A few years ago pineapples were a
| luxury. Now they are as common as
native products Tho fruit is shipped