Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-06-19

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Edward walking along with a ksv,.',a =.
lord, sirl" he said. "Yon aeahsa
10 that there queer hat, too W.. ~
did Miss Beatrice 90 out in l.. r,t
terday evening, EdwardrH ca
hoarsely. u
mo, sir; not "a | know
locked up the boathouss last ri.a y
pose he looked in il first. Whs,s q I'D I'll
mean to say Stop; well sDon ~ q
Goadi the canoes goner' "
There was silence, an awful 81
Edward broke it. e
''She's drowned, sir-ths,. uh.
drowned at lastl and she's the A. -. "
in Wales. knew she would h. o.' ny =
deari and she the beauty that H.
all along of that did anlucky rr,s
help heTI She's drowned, saw
Betty burst out into loud wesnin.
words.
"Stop that noise, girl, y sad Cieoer,.
ing his pale face towar her Ga NJ.
vicarage, and If Mr.. Granger coms
before | get back. tell him wbs,
Edward, send some men to ssarpb !.
toward Coed, end some more h
boat. / will walk toward the Bell D..
can follow me.
He started, and swiftly tramr4a l.
sands, searching the sea with NJ ~
walked sullenly, DESPERATELY striy,rg..
against hope. On, past the Dog Roes,
the long curve Of beach, till he csm.s
AInphitheatre. The tids was high sD,.
could barely pass the projecting nm,
was round it, and his heart stooa u
there bottom upward, and gently sr,v..'
and fro, as the spent waves rocked ! u
Beatrice's canoe. N
Sadly hopelessly, heavily, Geeffrs, ~,
knee deep into the water, and, eatesi,,s
bowo OF the canoe, dragged il ashore
was, or appeared to be, nothing n
course he could not expect anything 4. n
occupant had sunk, and been carrr0r
seaiby thesebb, whereas the canoe b,i drAl
back to shore with the morning tiis
He reared it upon its end and let tb.,.l
drain out Of il, and from the holbva1
bowarnh something came rolling doEu Il
thing bright and heavy, followed by s,|
object. Hastily he lowered the eapc. 49,
and picked up the bright trinket ltwl
own ring-the Roman ringhe had giys /.
trice; and which she told HMM the ls,,s
would wearin her hour Of death. He ,ys.
it with his,lips- and placed it back IDA
hand this token from the beloved dead a,
ing that it should never leave bis han !, II
and that after death it should Be- bo5s !
him. And - it will be, perhaps 70 Be ID;
thousands Of years hence, and ono !,
play part in the romance Of unborn "a
Ave atque vale--that was the insri,
rudely.cut within its round. Grssin,
farewell-her own last words to bin
Beatrice, Beatricelto you also ave aiqzu
You could not have sent filter nsz
Greeting and farewell, Did it not sun b
Within the circleof this little ring wu \
the epitome of human life; here va I'd
ginning and the end Of Love and lin
Hope and Fear. Of joy and Sorrow
Beatrice, hail Beatrice, farewell d i
chance a spirit rushing earthwari bal Il
Greeting in another tongue, and I'll
descending to his own place, shaking n
his wings the dew Of tears, shall nH|
Farewell to me and Night, ye chits
Eternal Dayi-
And what was this other relicl 4. n
tit was her tennis shoe, washed ina
foot-Geoffrey knew IT, for once be hsiu
Then Geoffrey broke down-it was tom.
He threw himself upon the grestna
sobbed, that rock where he bad SAT viii
and heaven had opened to their sgat BaH
are not given 10 such exhibitions Of ena
and fortunately for him the paroIsa
not last. He could not have bornehig|
He rose and went again to TIE eig.d
sea. AT this moment Odd Edward sntts'
arrived. Godfrey pointed to the ocii
then held up the little shoa
"Ah,n said the'old man, "as ! ibi
Goad help herl She's gone; she'll Hs's .
ashore no more, she won't SHE'S u
miles away by now, she IS, breast "
the gulls a-screaming over her ltslaA I
id. canoe, that's what it Is -
Goad had broke il up long ago. ltn.
have built hera boat for nothing !"
On the unlucky eraftm screamed =
man at the top OF bis voice, and URN
head to hide the tears which were s1s.'
down his rugged face And heI p
nursed, and pulled out Of the Waisr = J,
but dead. On it. | sayl There az I
you sea witch, your and he picked lpls,
bowlder and crashed it through Tue o'1-
the canoe with all his strength, "i@@.
never drown no more But it has ~
you good luck, il has, sir; yonH 4 :.
tuuit man all your life now. II ns0'
you the drowned ones shoe.
Don't break ii any more sad vs.
ssShe used To value it. You had oe''a
it along between you-it may pc NA-~
am going TO the vicarage.
He walked back. Mr.. Granger SD
beth had not yet arrived, but theY 's,
pected every minute. He went ln'0
ting room 1t was full OF memoirs = .
kens Of Beatrice. There lay nova y.
had given her. and there was yes'sl- h
per that she. had brought from va
Standard, with his speech in It. VI
Geodrey covered his eyes WIN =
and thought. None knew that SIC = ~.
ted suicide except himself II DC r.
things might be said of her; he dia y
what was said of him, but he was - : /,
her dead name. Ii might be an IA
stance, that the whole tale was lFu'i
Beatrice died because she could d. ~ -
life without being put to- an 0i.- 4
Yes ne had better hold his tongue :
and why she died. She WAS asal II
could bring her back But nov, -
be account for his presence NC.
enough. He would say frankly - =.
because Beatrice had written 70 ~
charges made against Der anu -
against himself-came 10 ma az ~