Beth’s Secret

           

           WhenJocamehomethatspring,shehadbeenstruckwiththechangeinBeth.Noonespokeofitorseemedawareofit,forithadcometoograduallytostartlethosewhosawherdaily,buttoeyessharpenedbyabsence,itwasveryplainandaheavyweightfellonJo’sheartasshesawhersister’sface.Itwasnopalerandbutlittlerthinnerthanintheautumn,yettherewasastrange,transparentlookaboutit,asifthemortalwasbeingslowlyrefinedaway,andtheimmortalshiningthroughthefrailfleshwithanindescribablypatheticbeauty.Josawandfeltit,butsaidnothingatthetime,andsoonthefirstimpressionlostmuchofitspower,forBethseemedhappy,nooneappearedtodoubtthatshewasbetter,andpresentlyinothercaresJoforatimeforgotherfear.

           ButwhenLauriewasgone,andpeaceprevailedagain,thevagueanxietyreturnedandhauntedher.Shehadconfessedhersinsandbeenforgiven,butwhensheshowedhersavingsandproposedamountaintrip,Bethhadthankedherheartily,butbeggednottogosofarawayfromhome.Anotherlittlevisittotheseashorewouldsuitherbetter,andasGrandmacouldnotbeprevailedupontoleavethebabies,JotookBethdowntothequietplace,whereshecouldlivemuchintheopenair,andletthefreshseabreezesblowalittlecolorintoherpalecheeks.

           Itwasnotafashionableplace,butevenamongthepleasantpeoplethere,thegirlsmadefewfriends,preferringtoliveforoneanother.

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