Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07

the flowers that lay on her breast. did I
ne feel the spell sufficiently broken /
20 comprehend what had occurred. |
Though he ifad bcgrudgci ICd.G IS
victim. though he had ionged 20 see
this young girl live. and foi the last
few minutes had only existed In tie
hope 81 doing So. ne quaiied before the
retaliation and questioned his own SALE
ity m believing 81. Even the siiriH cry
tina; now left hcr lips fell on well n.ga
deaf ears and when. next moment. she
raised herself and spoke he reused with
start. flushing from chin 20 brow
with JOY. though the words she uttered
were fun OF terror and suggestive of
mystery.
"Alivcfr This was ner cry. Then
have they deceived me" And she
looked wildly around till her eye rested
on the old crone "Annetta" she e,-
claimed. with something more he could
not understand. FOR her English had
ripplcd OF into ihc strange ard IN.
known language OF the person she sd
/ dressed
The old woman. eager and restless
now. answered her in n few quick sen
tences. at which the maiden-for who
could doubt her such covered her
eyes with her hands and sobbed. But
/ instantly recovering herself she looked
up In despair. and encountering the
artists gaze seemed charmed by Il 80
that she forgot 20 speak. though words
OF grief and shame were evidently
trembling on her tongue.
For him the moment wa. delightful.
| He returned her look and his self pos
session failed him.
You are not dead" left his lips in
/ almost childlike simplicity. THANK
| God that appearances deceived mc.
! You are too young. too fair 90 yield
thus soon 90 the great destroyer. am
| glad 90 sec you living. though ! know
nothing Of you. not even your name"
She smiled family but piteously.
"Nor do know YOU" she cried. Z
am n child lost 20 the world. lost % IKE.
lost 70 everything I should not 10
here. speaking. breathing. living. SUE
fering. 1 expected 90 die. wanted 20
die. hut some one has deceived me. and
am alive. For what: Oh for WHAT
The artist stared amazed.
From an image OF peace she had be-
come an image OF despair. lie did not
love her less thus. but he fclt vaguely
ont OF place. and knew not w1cthe. ga
speak coz fly
She saw his trouble and waved ni.l
back.
since I must live she mufmurcd
"lct me leave this bed oi death Ard
without waiting for any assistance shs
e. ..-..
there. clothed In long. white garment
hordorcd with gold. rs beautiful as ID
was odd and poetic. What trapping.
arc these" she cried. pointing 60 tl.
bed and ciancing down ~ her own gar
mcuts III were not 90 be allowed @.
die why this wealth ana beauty al
adornmontf I am stin dreaming. or
b. Tier eyes fell again on Annetta and sht
asked her some other question.
Meantime young Dcgraw Ia,
stepped back 20 The table upon vhici
lazy the sketch ne had been making
Lifting 70 mp he turned it toward her.
LET this explain my presence here
. said he. 1t may also make clear q.
p you what otherwise must seer
s I wrapped in mystery Your pictur'
was desired I was summoned here g
draw it. You must know by whom
J The name accompanying tie rcqucs
reads like Andrea MontelU"
she left the old crone and took stel
- I'm his direction and that o. the pictur
he held. A hush was on her cheek.
1 flush that vaguely irritated him an.
, made him. Tor the first time. question
D who this Andrea Monteli really was
10 4 do not understand" said she. "hu
2 il is OF no consequence. Nothing is O
any Importance 10 me now. am liz
I. ing. that is sr I can think OF. am liz
1 ing and the struggle with my fate mus
I recOmmence
r This expression OF grief M fndin
herself once more IN the world OF hu
, man beings both shocked and touche
h him.
e Though he felt she ought to hav
e some one with her OF her own kindred
Z or. at least. or her own station and Sc,
L he did not see how he could leave he
j. with no one TO sOOthe her but this oil
20 woman. who was al once so coarse an
so repellant
: Have you no friends in the house:
= he asked.
Z She sadly shook her head.
els there no one 1 can CALF" he PEI
u sisted. turning new toward the door.
c she shivcred and caught him by th
hand.
$ do not leave me" she entreatet
X do not go till l have told you why
was SO wicked; for you must think N
Z very wicked TO try to take my Ow
: life