Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-12-13

once whole fleets had ridden
nt anchor. the once flour d
- i~hinc town had dwindicd
and ~unA. in stite of valiant struggles
to revive ard retain hcr ancient su-
prrmacy
Iu ih. length and breadth ~ tho
land nn place could be found 80 sleepy.
80 much behind the times. 81 tOrtuouS
az stree, and 80 moss-grown OF Stone.
~ Siroan had become. WHOM. 10y
happy chance she game of golf came
down from the North and established
itself as the fashion. Then somebody
discovered that the bare and unproduc-
tive sands between Stroan and the /
sea made xcclleut links" visitors |
hogan 10 arrive and to put up 81
brand new hotel built expressly FOR !
their accommodation, and little
breath of active life began Ia stir
once moro i'm She narrow. winding
streets.
Among thc visitors one warm Sep
temhcr came down from London three
friends. who tempered their devotion
10 -olf bv various other pursuits. each
according io his Inclination.
Otto Conybeare the eldest OF rhc
three was a Journalist. who had aspir-
aton~ to literature OF a less cphemer"l
~, 10 usod his halliday hv irving
his hand ai moth prose aud poetry. of
which his t,yo conpanions offered trcn-
chant IL not discriminating criticism.
Tie WAS "a tail. thin. dark-skinned man
with ,iran-cut. aouiline features. and
NvaS looked unon ny the two others as
tnnfr champion AND social leader
Niut. Iordar. the Youngest or tna
par.. WAS SHORT ana. alas. Cat. wish
,uri, urhf nair and huge. tawuy
rr....n, which he had cultivated a~
Tho i-af.rnars COT hi, calling. which
,y.s that eff an artist.
Clinori Nfn-. tho remaining u.nmhri
of ALB. tr.a. WAS q harris.rr. to whom
mo- nnc had ns yef ntrustc3 lr'rr
H.,,l~ n aarl. haired. bluc.cycd. uo.d
buiror.i youn. fellow. whom every
hodv lik..i ami iu whom aii his Trieud
believed with an enthusiasm whici
was moi without excuse. for Cunon
had ..-tiu~. ana was only waiting fo
the opportunity which comes to al
who can wait jar thc right way
Tn.v had lefn at Stroan nVe day.
anu ODD. litlc god Cupid. had aireai
>noii.i tlc harmony ca che party
Wglt. WAS th. victim of course.
% ,y.~ always WHO Who could u.
r.,,~t 81 lsir ol hand .onc cye>. n,ar.
Mr. ur stray. .n ihaf when hc hecan
aI.arhei 90 che -ncrty CO.. old Colon'
BIOS ID and would insist upon accon
nauyn- tllt ru'nterc, 'ns oil -cnfh
man from th. .inf> .n Dds homie thr'
mi.r as..y. tINDrl and pli" r'
changed wnt~ snd having found o
that lhc co'o.ri had dauehtcr.
onc, believed .naf nty h"l pror
successfully iutu tle Lys rry oi N
lies cIvlts
80. Justly u,rn~ed $40 Whites q
pucity. for thI yoOl- wan had SpoN
sl-a.ngly OF Miss 2ostal~ atn"
tiou~. onto and clifford dc."rmin
upon tracking tine traitor To has l1ir
This fey did ou sunny afteroo.
when ine straight road over the
claimed marsh between SUroan "a
Sh.aSio End was thick in White du~'
They knew the coloneiS house if'
tho ont~ide. having passed it on mus
walk from Sleoah TO ConriSia
the next town AZ was about han
mile beyond sine Blue Lion. pic'
essur roadside inn whic" was
halfway house between t"ur'S''
and Str"an. Very poor tne COLO
WAS. as he look care 40 inform eve
body. dnd very poverty -SnivNen
dwelling iooNea ia inc ohsefN"nt q
\ Of the TWO young men. is 'heN Ii
No lat.If .HfH