Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-11-15
Beatrlcc's face softoned in spite /,

ward. Aictla. >lrNlN- YOU 60 uot
catalogue her a soothing poem, l set
her down as a cat. a leopard. n snake
all ~ them az different times, Look
NJ those opal eyes OF hers. that are
steel that are stones. that arc living
Ire when SIZE wills,
Alicia brushed very slowly ard dc-
iihcrStciy Tire masses Of shining l1i-
about her shoulders before she replied.
+ Then she laughed Is she said,
80 FAR tins claws ~ your cat are
/ Siaothcrci IN velvet 10 me. Bee
Beatrice shrugged her shoulders sus-
Sc>tive.y. ard lifted her arched brows.
Well she sad. GROSSLY. your cat
pray Gon't class her rs minc-is In
f love with your John Winthrop with
/ he- soft purrinr and velvet claws.
+ -Aicc.a Graham
4 An understandable expression touched
Aiecia's face. hut she pulled the show
4 cr.n- golden hair rcckicSSly about
f hc-. SO that her sister could not see.
4 A-aiD she laughed. q strange laugh.
sudden. unaccountab.c pauE AZ her
heart. - though she were losing some
friend who had been dear and might
have becn more. Then she frowned.
Z
7 and bir her lip A slow color was
burning I'm cach cacck- She was in
f fensely cn--y with herself Would
B she allow those words. uttered that
morning ia the pavilion hy her hus-
bands enemy. 60 So move herr
Rather remarkable. Ecc.- she said.
lightly. that the woman whom you
dislike and cali leopard should 50 I'M
burden herself Co you. The circum-
stances must have becn extremely in-
tc~escns. Pay. let me hear them
Reatricc'S answering laugh was full
20 Scora and bitterness. She crossed
tie room. and. taking Alecia Icy both
arms. turned hc- toward The light.
her eyes kecnly set upon her fsce.
-Aiecin." she said. very slowly and
sternly. --you may cain me absurd
again i you Ike Why should ! mind
tlatc But I wish you 20 answer me
ONE uue. Ion. aud fairly. It may not
seem much 90 you. to mc Dr. would bC
the uf-ermosr depths ~ bitterness
You are Kind 90 every qne. even
though y0u sc0rn them. You are Kind
even 90 John Winthrop. Alicia.
The very earncsrneSs OF her voice
) cla'S face. thsuEh her eyes were leve'
meeting her sisters. Alicia Graham
2 IL ever you should be kind 10 tina
man Is you might De- kind. should b.
ask you-you know what I mean
should So sc0rn you that never. neve
could I cali you my sister again. kc
r member what Lc was 20 your hushan
r ard scorn klm - any loyal wcmai
? should
Alicia hated herself Tor the ma
j throhILnc % her heart She desp.se
p herself Tor that tel--aie blood la De-
face. She would willingly hav
crushed out every thought OF job
Wlufhrop u So she might trample ~
der foos The memory % as eyes ca
g voice and passionate words. and tha
]. tai. commanding ngure standing b
side her as she wounded hlm Wiz
4 hcr scorn.
You are llse the beautiful Queen
y. I the East. Pee" she said. laughln
-fo- you talk IN riddles. one minu
!, vou ten me- that Miss Gray loves NJ
= winthrop. and the next you warn u
e. against some absurd catastrophe
\, the same sort. Ny dear little sister
orer-sensitive in her loyalty. l fear.
u She was arguing down her heal
Did she not know g.: Did Beatri
49, uot also know IT. She released Al
I. cls's arms. and turned away with
sigh
se Il never understood you. Alecia
81 she said. quietly. pausing az the Do,
"a. i understand you less now th'
80 ever"
~ Then she passed down the sta
b. aud out upon the promenade. iowa
20 she beach. wishing 70 hght this n
ao by herself. ~ she fought the bat
0f Ler own heart.
"a For Beatrice Field knew that =
I'd. had given her heart 10 Gregory b
~ sonhurst beyond recall. although
- ( should not know IL. FOR since the Il
night o. their return 20 the island
had stunned her rather than sou;
re her. as always before be had DO
,ur Beatrice Yield did not preach pride
a. hey sister and fal "a yfsctiee OF
see herself
~ Cora AID Harry Dillingham; ;
Gregory BensODhurst were ia the
o. vnlon: she Jaw them and turi
80 ( about 70 reacn tLe bach by 80
- ether way. she could not endure
fois. them AZ that moment. To q
AZ. the sandhlls was more difficult.
INK she would have crossed the 81
.slr lbesert had her pride prompted hei
the 10 do. and the group ia the paw
My watched her crossing the sand.
,rd. fate decreed that one Of this 81
aca should learn OF great injustice d
~oa the giri.
iO.d For II Beatrice Fieid crsEsed