Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
n EY VERY DEAR COZ: What shall say? am
N tired, so tired!-having reached Halifax at
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later Yet tired as am am in the seventh heaven of
and so charmingy old! There is none of our blatant
Western newness about it. Then, too, what flavor life
must have in garrison town! feel already as if were
living in one of Klpllng S stories But my impressions
of 1.-THE warden of the honor of the north yet
too to be of any vaue-and we'll do l know that
if they finished to the incest degree they would
only bore you. You want to hear about Beechlands,
Aunt Clara, Uncle Maurice, and Elizabeth. Well you
shall have the very best picture my weary pen can
sketch
Beechlands is delightful stanch old house of mellow
red brick looking it had been stepped in the
shine of century with ivy and the glamour
of royalty hanging about it. For you must know, dear
Mills, Uncle Maurice did fail to tell me before
we'll under his roof that the Duke of Kent lived at
sojourn in Halifax And it is said that he planted the
aforesaid ivy with his royal hands-which you may
believe not you like; but account let Uncle
Maurice suspect your heresy do not The grounds
also laid out under the princey supervision,
and do credit to his taste, being magnificent Such
harbor is the finest in Halifax.
Uncle and Aunt kind, old fashioned folk, much
surprised to find that not still the little girl of ten
from whom they parted nine years ago. And Elizabeth
All, you interested, much interested than
in all my chatter of Beechands and its ducal memories!
You to hear all about this cousin of yours and sis
ter of mine whom you have never seen and have
not seen for years, since mother died and
your parents took me into your Western home, while
Elizabeth to Beechlands.
Well, Elizabeth is very beautiful And am so like
her that when we look in the glass together half
puzzled to know which is own face Are shocked
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beth and marvelously alike. In spite of years
seniority might, Uncle US, be taken for
twins. The only noticeable difference is that l have
color while Elizabeth is pale.
But with our looks all resemblance between ends.
am as you know most friendly creature; Elizabeth
cold and reserved in laugh always; Elizabeth
though her smile is sweet enough to atone for the
absence of aughte pratte my secrets to all and
dry; aasi Elizabeth shows sign of being confden-
tia have no dignity; Elizabeth is dignity incarnate.
capable of holding resentment long enough for it
to be serviceabe but am much mistaken If my stately,
sweety smiling sister has high spirit to resent
an injury and strength of wil-stubbornness if you
think it the honest word-tO sustain it for longer
than is wise With ALL she is charming and love her
dearly already
shall write more of Elizabeth in a few days. when my
Western breeziness and her Eastern conventonality
shall have been mutually adjusted. Until them dear
Coz, am your most afectionate and most weary,
TEAR COZ: A week has gone by. And have not
- wasted it. have found out the secret of Eliza
beth's For Elizabeth has a and has
shared it with me- very unwillingly be it confessed,
and only because she could not help herself. fear
that Elizabeth has most unSiSterly diSapprOva of me-
in spite of the fact that think she loves me also.
AT first did not suspect Elizabeth of human weak
ness although it struck even my frivolous perception
that in repose solitude her face much Sadder than
face of beautiful girl of nineteen ought to be. But
l did not speak of this to her. Nor would you dear
Nils. There is fire in Elizabeths dark eyes which
would daunt any unwarranted curiosity | think those
eyes of hers flash flercely upon occasion She has
even favored me with glances far from loving.
And yet if you only knew how charming she is with it
One day at luncheon Uncle Maurice remarked casu-
ally that Anthony Allen would return from New York
next week. Now, L had never heard of Anthony Allen
and Unces item of and it would have gone in
of my small and out of the other if had
at that very moment happened to glance at Elizabeth.
Wonder of wonders! My sisters eyes were studously
down at her plate but the point of dssembance
between gone for Elizabeth no longer pale.