Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-11-15

hard as though this were her sole aim
In lite
She did not hear his approach. and
he paused FOR n moment looking down
upon her. almost fearful now az the
decisive moment remembering her
strong love and hate.
she started and glanced mp as he
uttered her name.
My dearest" he said. reaching out
his hands. his eyes pleading with hex.
his voice stirring her heart
For 4 moment a smile stirred upon
her lips and then died. and dying.
swept away all the glow and flush OF
color in her face. 4 fine scorn r.
placed IL. touching her eyes and voice.
Il think that Mr.. BcnSonhurst for
gets himself" she said. Not n move
ment OF muscle betrayed the throa-
bling OF her heart. That slim. white.
womanly hand lying lightly upon The
little mound OF sand. perfectly steady
and untroubled-
Bu; he would not 50 easily DC dis
F comftcd and stood roSolutcly beside
+ Ecr.
Beatrice" he said. Dearest, Lis
zen TO me before YOU condemn me.
f You know that love you. / wished
60 tell You that first evening. but YOU
would not listen-and that night
/ heard. and heard SO directly that 1
could scarcely fail 10 believe. that You
were indeed coming home-I had -
patiently waited FOR your coming
bat were no longer 10 be won by me.
Lcard that 1 had even no longer "A
right 20 love you. or tell you OF
uy love. or even attempt TO win you.
/ did not fully realize how much I
loved you until that moment when
learned that ! had lost you-that you
hail come with your promise given
aoothcr. But I was proud. too.
would not wear my heart upon wy
sleeve. Beatrice. dearest. I hav,
learned this moment from your siStc,
that I listened 90 lie. 1 have come
90 you az once for your forgiveness.
and 90 tell you 90 my love"
He was IN intensely proud man
this lover OF hers. and he stood cree
beside her. only his eyes and voice
pleading with her as ne waited hc
reply. BIZ, he did not know the sir
% whom De had yielded his heart 81 d,
dreamed that she was lightly 90 b'
won.
Perfectly self possessed and vcrl
beautiful. she sat upon the sand. TIA
color OF her parasol flushing her prou'
face. the glitter OF the sands and ID
restless sca-nghts ia her eyes 81
! even smiled rather pityinGiy. lOokin
: un 90 him.
E Perhaps you formed your eStimat
Z 90 women from the one who told 20
e this lic Nj Bcnsonhurst." she sal,
. unmovcd "If I loved any one i
D whisper in The world could turn TO-
! no matter how cr"tly uttered. witt
out convincing proof. Had you spoke
e 90 Il 10 me. would I not have told 80
% truly: II one takes up with serpent
] one must sometimes DE- stung. TheI
l. are antidotes FOR all poisons. II take
Z In time: II left too long there is L
e hope
! a deep flush was dawuing In b
T face. that was growing steadily moi
b stern under her careless eyes.
d is this my answer he question:
a bitterly. Miss Beatrice is Witty q
day"
j Am T. she said coldly. her cyl
Il turned from him 20 the broad reach
x cleaning water. There j. som
-e times strongest earnest under q
10 cuise ~ jest. Mr. Bensonhurst. / ~
b. building q romance about that =;
"a youder when You Interrupted me
DO set ia on toward some Fortunate L
c. and in the fragrant seas FAR soui
M aud huIlded q castle there. and call
10 Faith in Love. and peopled il VI
% fairies for"
<. He SET aside his pride. and tri
u once more 90 win her kindly answer
IT, Life Is TOO real and men and wO
ne en- human TO bear continued has
of ness he said. gently. Prom 70
is castle Ia the south can YOU bring
more kind words FOR me. Beatrice
II erred Il was because / love YOU
ce intensely TO hear with patience
le- thought OF losing you. Have you
otter answerF
She smiled stlIl coldly. but she dai
, - not turn her eyes from the dist.
or. sail lest she yield 10 his tenderness
an You mistake me utterly" she -
Mr.. Bensonhurst have no OF
irs 4 answer-no-'
lrd he ground his heel into the -
Far and walked away.