The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-17
ELIZABETH SHOWS HER TEETH.

Hard had been Beatrices hours since that
gray morning of separation. She must bear
all the inner wretcheciness of her lot: she
must conceal her grief, must suffer the slings
and arrows of Elizabeth's sharp tongue, and
strive to keep Owen Davies at distance. In
deed, as the days went on. this last task grew
moro and more portentous. The man was
quite unmanageable; his passion, which was
humiliating and hateful to Beatrice, became
the talk of the place. Everybody knew of it
except her father, and even his ewes began to
be opened.
One night-it was the same upon which
Godfrey and Honoria had respectively posted
their letters TO Beatrice-anybody looking
into tho little room ut Bryngelly castle,
which served its owner for all purposes ex-
cept that of sleeping, would have witnessed q
very strange sight. Owen Davies was walk
ing to and fro-walking rapidly with wild
eyes and dishevelod hair. At the turn of
each length of the apartment he would halt,
and throwing his arms into tho air ejaculate:
''Oh, God, hear me. ana give rie nv de-
sirei Oh, God, answer me,n
For two long hours thus he walked ard
thus cried aloud, till at length he sank pant
ing and exhausted in chair Suddenly be
tently.
1.-The voice." he said aloud. 1.-The voice
again. What does it save To-morrcx, IT,
morrow ] must speak; and shall win her. y
He sprarg up with a shout and once more
began bis wild march. "Oh, Beatricelu he
said, Tomorrow you will promise to marry
me; the voice saysso, and soon, soon, perhaps
in one short month, you viii be my own
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between US then, for / will watch YOU day
and night. You shnll be my very, very own
my own beautiful Beatrice end estretcl-
ed out his arms end clasped az the empty
air-a crazy and unpleasant sight to see.
Aad SO be walked and spoke till the dawn
was gray in the east. This occurred on the
Friday night 1t was on the following morn
ing that Beatrice, the unfortunete and limo
Cent object of these aulorous invocations. re.
ceieed the two letters. She had gone TO the
postoffice on her way to the school, on the
chance Of there being note from Godfrey
Toor woman. his letters were the one brig nt
thing ia her life. From motives of prudence
they were written in the usual seini-formai
style. but she was quick to read between tie
lines, and moreover, they came from his dear
hand.
other in q woman's writing She recognized
the hand as that Of Lady Tonoria, which she
had often seen on envelopes directed to Geoff-
eey, and thrill of fear shot through her.
She took the letters, and, walking as quickly
as she could to the school, locked herself in
her own little room, Cor it was not yet
o'clock, and looked at them with an ever
gathering terror. What YVES in them? Why
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should she read frsts In q moment Beatrice
had made up her mind. SIZE would face the
worst at once. With a set face she opened
Lady Honoria's letter, unfolded it and read
We already know its contents. AS her mind
grasped them her lips grew ashy white, and
by the time that the horrible thing was done
she was nigh TO fainting.
Anonymous letters Oh who could have
done this cruel things Elizabeth it must
be Elizabeth, who saw everything, and
thus stabbed her in the back. Was it pos
sible that her own sister could treat her
sos She knew that Elizabeth disliked her;
she could never fathom the cause, still she
knew the fact But il this We're her doing,
then she must hate her, and hate her bitterly,
and what had she done TO earn such hate?
Ard now Godfrey was in danger Oh her nc
count, danger OF ruin, and how could she
prevent itg This was her first idea. Most
people might have turned to their own posi-
ton and been content to leave their loyer to
fight his own battle. But Beatrice thought
little Of herself. lie was in danger and how
could she protect him? Why, herein this let
ter was the answerl ''If you care for him
sever all connection with him utterly and
forever. Otherwise he will live to curse and
hate you" No, no. Godfrey would never
do that. But Lady Honoria was quite right.
In his interest, for his sake she must sever ali
connection with him-sever it utterly and
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