Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-04-29

THINK upon Dtiia. tot- @i'cAt. -.''
little hope to see her again. my late
pretty comrade held my thoughts the
day long shared them with nobody;
FOR tho it's probable I had let some
words fali in my delirium. Joan never
limited at this. and never found out.
one day-'twas early in May-we
went 60 Rodmin Fair. where I bought I
Joan a hand mirror. which handed 10 /
her as We were riding home.
What f. the world be thisf" she /
asked. taking and looking at it doubt /
fully.
why. n mirror"
What's thatT'
"a glass to see your face m ex-
planned
BE this my faceg" She rode for
ward. holding up the glass in front OF
her. why. what handsome looking
cal be TO be sure, Jack. art certain
/ It's my very own faceT'
To be sure" said I. amazed.
"wcn~' There was silence for full
minute. save for our horses tread on
the highroad. And then
Jack. I be powerful dirty"
This was true enough. and il made
me laugh. She looked up solemnly az
my mirth ChavinE no sense or a joke.
then or ever and bent forward To the
glass again.
..Rv the way" said I. did you mark
carriage just outside the crowd by
the Cheap Jacks booth-with white
haired gentleman seated snsideF
Joan nodded Master Hannibal
Tinccomb. steward O. Gleys.'
WHAT
jumped I'm my saddle. and with a
pull at the bride brought Molly 10 a
standstilL
"Of Gleyse~ cried. steward Of Sir
Deakin KiHgrew tnat wass
Right. lad. except the last word
THAT is shouldst rather say
"Then YOU are wrong. Joan. for he's
dead and buried these i've months
Where is this house OF Gleys: foI
tomorrow I must ride there.
"'-Tis easy found. then; for 10 stands
/ on tho south coast yonder. ard nj
house near IT,. Eve miles trom any
= whore. and sixteen from Temple. due
Z south. shall want thee afore tho'
startest Jack. Dear now; who'd la
y thought l was 80 dirty
" The cottage door stood open as w
p rode into the yard. and from ~ ram
smoke came curling. with a smell o
peat. Within I found the smouid rim
Il turves scattcr'd about as on the ia
- OF my first arrival. and among thei
~ loans father stretched. fat ON his face
only this time the eat was curld u
quietly and lying between the oil
mans shoulder blades.
So Drunk again. said Joan shortly
But looking more narrowly l marAe
D" purplish stain ON the ground 10y th
h' old mans mouth. and turned him sort
over
o., Joan said I. she's not druns-he
~ dcad"'
2" She stood above MS and looked dow
first at the corpse. then az me. wltho'
speaking FOR "a time. at last
, Then / reckon De may SO we'll
80 buried"
20 "Girl." 7 cawd out being shock'd
this callouSness. " Ills your tatAer-a'
''N he is dead
why. that's so. Iad. An he we
alive. shouldn't trouble thee
bury n"
Ana So. before night. we carried h'
up 10 the bleak tor side. and duS :
Az grave there; the black cat following
To look. Five feet deep we laid hh
havin. dug down % solid rock, a
'rk having covered him over, went silent
ln- back To the hovol. Joan had not 81
ne 4 single tear.
ISL The next morning. following Joa'
II directions and her warnings aSau
rSt Quags and pitfalls. l was soon ran
vn south across the moor and well on
ing road 10 the House Of Gleys-
it'll Ii was high noon-and a dull, che
md less day-before the Hills broke ana
ms. me have sight of the sea. Nor till
ieir noise Of the surf was in my ears dl
mn mark the chimneys and naked =
the walls OF the house 1 was bound TOT
ton 4 thin line OF smoke blown le
18th from the chimney was AL the sign
Sal lie in the building; for the mar
and lights OF the upper story were mos
Sir suffered. and the lower floor was
lrn- from me by high wall enclosing
and coprtIage in front one stunted a
.nts with boughs tortured and bent tow
lam the mainland. stood by the gate. WI
4 10 was loclS'd. 4 smaller door. also Zoe
and was let into the gate. and in this rs
hey suffered iron grating. Hard
rd's dangled rusty beil-pull. at WHO
zach tugg'd sturdily-
the on this. a crack'd bell sounded.
In thu house. and scared flock
o OF starlings out OF a dlsus'd chimi
,ned Their cries died away presently,
iple. left no sound but that OF the z
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