Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-09-01
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: 'lles lier tongue TO Keep IRON af
), cepting. and answers in a voice O
I cool. ,langnid indifference:
|. "No tlonbt. am an excellen
Ajndge of horse flesh, and some tim:
twill give myself the pleasure q
ri frying yonrs, Mr.. Vaneka. But3
7 shall be engaged AL afternoon i
: letterwriting. My beseItine sin i
! q good memory,Selse worlllines
wonld teach me to forget the oil
: friends. wish yon IL pleasar
canter to the sea. Perhaps yn
r will bring. me back % sob from til
ocean snrf!'"
! 81 will at least try he answers
politely sarcastic. s.Ynur slave
!. lover,Gor one Of those we'll remens
/ bered s%oId fricnds-scould do n
more, conlf5theyg,
q 81 Unacconntably slfe@b fnsh hes, ans
Irises from The ia Bile, wit M caTr
Elessslittle Taught.
Rex wonders as he. conrteonsl,
Z holds the door opensforssIer.if tllf
credit Of hlnsh.and impatient exiv
is not due to the: !'.lover.n,5
1 He@returns from. hiszsride in til
summer. twilight. iss.s=
The groonittake s. hiss horse an.
Rex saunters M the broad avenn
and graveled. flower bordered wal.
TO the srand.mdnsion, conscious
avaene alrness ofspirit.
All the time1llis thoughts arr.
full ofthe girl who has broken IL.
ion. thes''even Tenor .ofhis way"
But it is many, years since any
ono woman has been more thar
another. 70 Rex vaneka.
9But, like Sybil, memory is hiss.
besetting sin, and. brings back .tC,
him now a time in.the old life whel;.
Ealllthe world would have been well.
lost for the sakesSof a womantoi
whom he had been less than moth.
ling.
The notes of,the piiafSsg.re drop
ping into flie outer noises of the
twilight,wlen lie reaches the prom
enades passing the window of the
Music room.
lie is not aware that sSybil has
seen his approach, sand is Singing
for his ears. -
Her voice is clear, exquisite,
sweet, aud we'll trained.
Rex is passionatcly ford Of vocal
music Possessing a fine tenor voice
himsM but he smiles and pauses
as the words come to him:
Throw q rose inthe stream at morn,-
Watch,at ert for the flowers return;
Throw on the iakS sodrn ::rain,
Watch at morn for tho grain again.
1f.your-fiower you- again behold.
) II you gaze,on your Gra In Of gold,
Their believe. butjot till them,
That there Is tru Tn in the VOWS OF men," =
FsY0u must have had a sad ex i
perience, Miss Darker says her
guardian, entering through the
open, flower Swallowed window. Is
your selection Of songss-the result
of COOL memory, too?"
Size looks ZIP with:a ligIlt.lauglr.;
own heart without the least eXer-. {
ton. TIE latent amusement is in .
his eyes, but still underneath is Il
toncll of vague unrest, passion, adj.
recklessness struggling
for existence.
81 WIS never so foolish as to
trust my grain of gold'to the lakes
tender mercies," she said gayly.-
'Tlerefore need never watch for
its return"
You have a beautiful voice,
Miss Darle; finely cultivatedr
IL was educated for the stage
it should be-" answers his ward
then voice and eyes
grow tremulons.
cit was all arranged that should
make my debut in Paris several
months ago. Then-then he took
and died. That changed every
thing.D
.:Poor chill" he murmured, al
laost tempted to kiss the tremu-
lcus lips, ard vaguely conscious
that time has not killed the "milk
kindness" pulsing in his
heart. '.Poor child, and poor
Darkc."
Involuntarily he placed one
strong,shapely hand above hers OH
the Keyboard. lnvoluntarilv, too
perhaps ilnpc.le.l by some high.
inward force when he spoke her
dead darling's name in tender ac-
cents Rex Vanckil'S ward bent Der
quccnly head and pressed her
sweet lips against the hand fher
guardian-thc man who always
gave her the impression that lie
was laughing at her.
Then swiftly he fled from the
room and did not reappear again ,
that night. The evening Vaneka
spent in smoking OH tie terrace,
and voting 1t iuterninahly dull.
The days glided into weeks, and
one day Sybil came to her guardian
with an open letter i'll her hand
Their mutual warfare of words and
wit had never cloyed, aud made
them in the days past ifnot tender
companions, certainly delightful,
interesting company for each Other
in their walks, drives, rifles, and
the long evenings following the
pleasant; happy days.
! 1t is evening now. Vaneka is
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