Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-06-05

he heard the front door close behind Bea-
triee, and followed out into the rain
On the beach. some half of a mile away. he
found her gazing at the sea, a great white
gull wheeling about her head No word Of
greeting passed between them: they only
grasped each others hands and looked into
Zach others hollow eyes.
Come under the shelter Of the elf. he
said, and she came She stood beneath the
cliff. her head bowed low. her face hdden by
the hood, and spoke.
Tell me what has happened. - she said. II
have dreamed something, a worse dream than
any that have gone before-tell me If 1t is
| true. Do not snare me-
! And Godfrey told he~ all
! When he had finished she spoke again.
by what shall | swear,n she said, that |
am not the thing which you must think me I
/ Geoifrey, swear by my love for you that
am innocent Ii | came-oh, the shame Of
| III II came to your room last night, it was
my feet which led me, not my mind that led
my feet went TO sleep. | was worn out,
and then | knew no more till Iheard dread
ful sound and saw you standing before me in
blaze Of light, after which there was dark
ness.
"Oh, Beatrice, do not be distressed he
answered. II saw that you we're asleep 1t
is dreadful thing which has happened, but
| do not think that we were seen
Il do not know she said elizabeth
looked at me very strangely this morning.
and she sees everything. Godfrey, for my
part. ] neither know nor care. What do
care for is, what must you think of met You
must believe, ohl-I cannot say il. And vet
| am innocent Never, never did dream OF
this. To come TO you-thus-oh, it is shame
less!n
Beatrice do not talk So | tell you |
know IT, Listen-l drew YOU did not
mean TINT you should come, did not think
that you would come; but il was my doing.
Listen to me. dear" and he told her that
which written words can i'll express.
When he had finished she looked up, with
another face. the great shadow Of her shame
had left her. II believe you, Godfrey" she
SAID, because | know that you have not in
vented this to shield me, for | have felt it
also See by it what you are to me You
are my master and my all | cannot with
stand you il would have little will apart
from yours ii you choose to gainsav mine.
And now promise me this upon your word
Leave me uninhuenced; do not draw me to
You to be your ruin. | make no pretense.
have laid my life at your feet, but while
have any strength to struggle against it you
shall never take it up unless you can do so to |
your own honor, aud that i not possible. 1
o. my dear, We might have been very happy 1
together, happier than men and women often |
are, but it is denied 10 us We must carry
our cross, we must cruelty the flesh upon it;
perhaps so-who can sayg-we may glorify |
the spirit owe you a good deal have !
learned much from you, Godfrey. have
learned to hope again for hereafter Moth
ing is left to me now-but that--that and an
hour hence-your memory.
"Oh, why should weepl II is ungratefu
when have your love, for which this misery
is but a little price to pay Kiss me, dear,
and go-and never see me more You will
not forget me. | know now that you will
never forget me all your life Afterwards
who can tells If not, why then-it
will indeed be best-to die
Il is not well to linger over such scene as
his. After all, too, it is nothing. Only an
,ther broken heart or So The world breaks
70 many this way aud the other that it can
nave little pleasure in gloating over such
tale scenes OF agony.
Besides, we must not let our sympathies
AIRY us away. Godfrey and Beatrice de
eryed all they got; they had no business to
'ut themselves into such position. They
lad deiied the customs of their world, and
he world avenged itself upon them and their
'etty passions What happens 20 the worm
hat tries to burrow on the highwaysi Grind
ng wheels and crushing feet these are its
ortion Beatrice and Godfrey point moral
nd adorn a tale So far as we can see aud
Judge, there was no need for them to have
lunged into that ever running river OF
uman pain. Let them struggle and drown,
nd let those who are on the bank learn wis
ON from the sight, and hold out no hand TO
clip them
Godfrey drew a ring from his fnger-it
'as common, flat sided silver ring that had /,
cen taken from the grave of a Roman sol "
ier-and gave it to his love. One peculiar
y this ring had, however On its inner !,
irface were roughly cut the words, AVE :
tque vale. Greeting and FAREWELL It was !,
fitting gift to pass between people in their
osition. Beatrice. trembling sorely, whis- j,
cred that she would wear it on her heart =
pom her hand she could not put it yet awhile; :,
might be recognized. !,
Then thrice did they embrace there upon =
lie desolate shore, once, as it were, for past :,
y, once for present pain and once for future
ope, and parted. There was no talk Of flu :.
ire meetings-they felt them TO be impos- I
Die, at any rate, for many years. How =
uld they meet as Indifferent friendsl Too -
UGH they loved for that. Il was a final =
lrting, than which death had been less J.
eadful-for hope sits ever by the bed of :.
misery crushed them 70 the earth. n
He left her and happiness went out Of his :,
e as at nightfall the daylight goes out of
e day Well, at least he had his work to =
to. But Beatrice, poor woman, what had n
el
Godfrey left her. When he had gone some A,
irty PAGES he turned again and gazed his re
It upon her There she stood, or rather =
int, her hand resting against the wet rock, q
king after him with her wide gray eyes, ~
ZEN through the drizzling rain he could see
? CLEAN of her rich hair, the marking of al
r lovely face and the carmine of her lips :.
e motioned to him to go on. He went, and -,
len he had traversed a hundred PAGES looked -
md once more. She was still there, but -;
W her face was blur, and again the great 10
lite gull lowered about her head. -;
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