Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-29

unconsciOuSly assumed. which
matched the firm yet gentle
aspect OF her basutiful features.
What hrSt Strnck the observer was
her magnificent hair. Red brown.
rbvt With ghD,s OF gold, like the
halr Titan WIS so tOnd of paint
iug, hat with = glCTl and a bril-
hauc, never represented by pig
meet on ctnyas, it was gathered in
. super knot at he back nf her
shapely he d. Dlrlng the bret
winter visits to the metropolis
Brrp uicr Tolland's hair had be-
copr famous iu the small cl cles
size fl,qu, lied Aud indeed 1t
~d> Il iOus, wonderful hair,
NonL, # "a god ,es@ of Tue Arcsd
Tau days.
Sudden y she dropped the glass
with a cry of dlsmay.
They a,e quarrelliugP sbe ei'cu
lated, in smOthered voice. Il
must part them, or something
'rrrib'e may happen
Az she turned hastIl, about, the
fastening of her hair gave way and
the glitlering coil unrplled aud
tell, sweeping the flor 10 a thick,
gold hecked mass. Swiftly she
twisted 1t up, and. throwing a
shawl of lace over her head and
shoulders she .bnrrlrd ont of the
house; taking the rough, descend
log slope of the hill a. more direct
than the roundabout carve Of the
road
Let us pause here "a moment.
Cousin G of1rOy. hayr some
thing serious TO say tOyOu'
what is it, Co isln r 'gerf
must say you have chose" an IN
pleasant spOsl for talk. l never
take this road # cAn help il; Tor
tnuse ush looking sands give me
tie horrors
A good a grave az any Other
mut,ered Roger, gazing ovrT the
edsd of The wall with a gloomy
brow. a mAn might lie az com
Portable uuder those sands as III a
cburctl ard
Look you, Roger, my boy said
Ge, frey, with an attempt al
gaNety. If you dragged me out o'
NV comfortable bed this mOrnil 4
to listen tO disquisltOnN upon the
grave and The future slate, wish
YOU had let me sleep an hour
longer
'ueoffrey,' returned Roger, rails
ing a face whose expression
startled his companion. 1t was
dea lly pale, aud a luIid CLEAN
shot from his eS es, indicative of
such hatred aud and despair as
appalled, his cousin. 'GeOfrey, YOU
have taken lrom me all that makes
life valuable. You have DESTROYED
all my hopes of the future. You
have e, ndemned me to hell, when,
but tor you, 1 might have had
heaven
Cousin Roger replied GeOffrel
bis natural spirit beginning to
overcome his amazement, i hope
you are talking mere NONSENSE
But if yOn mean anything by THU
= nRmarole 1 expect you to explain
I it at once. Speak out mani
r 'YOu:have robbed me OF Beren
2 ice Toland's love- said Roger
with a lowering eye. Had you no'
come here she would have accepted
) me. Now she has put me aside for
+ you.'
/, 'ROger.' returned GeOffrey, SER
: ously, tell me, on your word o
t hopor, we're you sure that Berenict
Q loved you before | cameP
u Roger paced to aud fro alonl
the edge of the sea wall, lOoklni
gloomily down upon the qusking
4 sands, anss erIng nothing for som
b mOmeuts.
, No. he mut.ered, finally, as i
3 preiOrce. No; she refused me NOR
II than once. But, nevertheless,
I should have conquered her OppOsi
ton iu time out for you who w0
:. her awaS from me-
1 GrOffrey confronted him wit
au angry frOwn. 'And yo'
s whom she has never liked; whoI
r she has refused again and agaiI
Is even according TO your own story
d wish to drive me away-make n
k reIinQulsh my hopes of bappines
Is that you who have not been abl
. to win her, with all your oppo
le tunltles, may continue to persecn
BIT he'll No Roger, understand n
,s plainly. If were to crawl aws
n meanly at your request, aud as
take 1t, your threats, l should |
re- az low a coward as you are.'
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