Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-31

Must | 60 unavenged:'
Still nothing whatever happened
until at list even Matilda Enclosed hcl
eyes. ',Leandcr." she cried, With /;
hysteiical little laugh, i Gon't believe
she can do it.
NO more don't y said the hair
dresser withdrawing his arm and com
ing forward boldly. New, look here
Lady Venus, he remarked. its tine
there was an end Of this one way o.
the other. We can't be kent I'D hers
all night, waiting till it suits your Mr.
Zooce to make cockshies of us Either
let him 90 it now or let it alone"
The statues face seemed to be IL
lumined by stronger light. "Zeus,
thank thee" she exclaimed, ciaspin1
her pale hands above her head; Il am
answered. l am answerrI.'
And, as she spoke, q dun ominous
rumble was heard III the distance
Matilda, here" cried the terrified
hairlressor. running back to his be
tothcd; keep close to me. It's all
over this tine.,
The rumble increased to Il roll, which
became Il clankinS rattle. and then
!eSSened again to d roll, died away t.
the original rumble, and Was heard no
more.
Leander breathed again ITO think
OF my being taken in like that he
cried. Why, it's only a van i'll the
street. It's no good, mum; YOU can't
work it; you'd better give it upr'
The goddess seemed to feel this her
self, for she was wIinging her hands
with 4 low wall Of dispair "Is there
none to hear?" she lamented. "Are
they all gone-an? Then is Aphroditc
frilcn indeed; deserted of the gods her
kinsmen; forgotten of mortals; braved
and Knocked b. such as these, Woe
woe! for olympus in ruins, and Time
the dethroner of deities!'
Ieander would hardly have been him.
self if he had forborne to take advant-
age Of her discontinue. You see.
num-" he said, you're not everybody.
You muSn't expect to have everything
your own way down here. We're i'll
the nineteenth century nowadays, mum,
and there's another religion come III
since you were the fashion,
Don't Leander,' said Matilda in an
mdertCne; "let her alone, the Door
thing" She seemed to have quite for
gotten that her fallen enemy had been
booming her to destruction the moment
before: but there was something so
tragic and moving in the sight of such
despair that no true woman could be
Indifferent to it.
Either the taunt or the compassion,
however, reused the goddess to a frenzy
OF passion. Hold your peace She,
said fiercely, and strobe down upon
Ieander until he beat an instructive re-
treat. Fallen as l am, | will not brook
your mean yauntingS or insolent pity.
Shorn | may be of my ancient power,
but something of my divinity cleayes to
me still. Vengeance is not wholly de-
MED to me. Why should I not dea
with You even us with those profane
Wrctches who laid impious hands upon
this, my effigy? Why: why"
Lcandcr began to feel uncomfortable
again. If I've said anything you OBJ
ject to- he said hastily, Il apologies.
| willard so will Matilda-frcely and
full; in writing, if that viii satisfy
YOU"
''TreIaDie not Tor your worthless
bodies. she said; had you been slain.
as l proposed, you would but have
escaped me after ALL Now vengeance
kecne2' and more enduring shall be!
mine In your gross blindness you
have dared to turn from divine AphrO-I
dite 10 such a thing as this, and for your
lmdetl you shall suffer This is your
dom, and so much, at least, | car. still
:lccOmplish: Long as you both may
i've, strong as your love may endure,
never again shall you see her alone,
never more shall she be folded to your
breast, Forever | will stand q barrier
between you; so shall your days con-
felicity you can never ATTAIN
1T seems TO me, TiIlie," said Lean
der, looking round at her with hollow
eyes, that we may as well give I'D
Keeping company together after that
Matilda had been weeping quietly.
ION, no, Leander. not that. Don't let
us give each other up; we may-we may
get used to it.''
THAT is not all," said the revengefuI
goddess. Il understand but little OF
the ways of this degenerate age But
one thing | know, this very night guards
are on their way to search this abode
for the image in which have chosen to
reveal myself; and, should they find that
they are in search of you, you will be
dragged to some dungeon and suffer de-
served ignominy. 1t pleased me yester-
night to shield you; tonight be very
sure that his marble form shall not
escape their vigilancew
He felt at once that this at least, was
no idle threat. The police might ar
rive at any moment; she had only to
yacate the marble at the moment of
their entry-and what could he do?
How could he explain it's presence?
The gates of Portland or Dartmoor
were already yawning to receive him,
Was it too late, even then. to retrieve
the situation? If it wasn't for Tillie I
could see my way to something, even
now" he thought. Il can but try
Lady Venus" he began, clearing
his throat, its not my desire to be the
architect of any mutual unpieasantness.
anything-but l don't see any use in
denying that you've got the best of it.