Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-13
Continued.


moonlight night; they met for the
second time on a sultry summer after
noon, when the whole world seemed
full OF love. &c birds were singing
of love in the trees, the butterflies
were making love to the flowers, the
wind was whispering OF love to the
trees, the sun was kissing the earth
that lay silent In Its embrace.
Leone" he cried; ana then he
flushed crimson. Il beg your par
DON" he said, but ought to say Miss
Noel; but have been thinking OF you
all night as Leone. ! did not think of
1t before ! spoke.
She laughed at the long apology.
Say 1t all over again, she said
Begin at Good afternoon, Mis- Noel. y
lie repeated 1t after her, then added :.
Il think my kind and good fortune
sent me this way. was longing for
some one to speak to--and OF all hap
piness to meet you; but perhaps you
are busy.
mo; ! have done all that had TO
do. am never busy" she added,
with regal calm.
He smiled again.
mo: could not fancy you busy,
he said amy more than | could fancy
the goddess Juno In hurry. To
some fair women there belongs by
birthright calm that Is almost d.
vine"
MY calm covers a storm" she re-
piled. my life has been brief and
dull; neither my heart nor my soul has
really lived; but feel In myself ca
pablity of power that sometimes
frightens me.
He did not doubt 1t as he looked ut
the beautiful, passionate face; 1t was
even more lovely In the CLEAN OF the
sunlight than In the soft. sweet Light
OF the moon.
you cannot stand In the sunshine,
he said "If you are not busy Will
you 20 with me through Leigh woodsY
| shall remember the way this time. B"
She hesitated one hulf minute, and
he saw 1t; he raised his hat and stood
bare headed. waiting for her answer.
Eyes, will CO." she said, at length
why should not?"
They went together to Leigh Woods,
where the great oak trees made u
pleasant shade, and the ground was n
mass OF wild flowers; great streams OF
bluebells that stirred so gently In the
wind, vlolets that hid themselves UNI
der their leaves. eowslips like little tips
OF gold, wild strawberry blossoms that
looked like snowilakes,
How fair 1t was. The sunbeams fell
through the great green boughs,
throwing long shadows on the grass.
1t was a beautiful, silent world. all
perfume and light, The poetry OF 1t
touched both Of them,
Lord Chandos was the ilrst to speak,
he had been watching the proud, beau
tiful face OF Leone; and suddenly he
said:
"You look out of place here, Miss
Noel; can hardly tell you why"
THAT Ia what my uncle says; he Ia
always asking me II | cannot make
myself more like the girls OF Rash
leigh.
II hope you never will he cried
warmly.
IL do not know how" she said. ~
must always be what God and nature
made me-"
"They made you fair enough" he
whispered,
She drew back proudly, swiftly, no
smile came to her lips no laughing
light to her eyes.
Speak to me as you would to one
In your own rank, my lord" she said,
haughtlly, Though fate has made
me farmers niece, nature made me
"A queen, he interrupted.
And she was satisfied with the ac-
acknowledgement. They sat down under
one OF the great oak trees. u great
carpet of bluobells under their feet,
Leone looked thoughtful; she gath
cred some sprays OF blueboll, and held
them in her hands; then she spoke:
Il know" she said. that no lady
would walk through this wood with
you on summers afternoon.
A laugh came over his handsome,
happy young face,
II do not know am inclined to
think the opposite"
u do not understand what YOU would
call etiquette; but am quite sure YOU
would never ask one.
II am not sure, If had met one
In what you are pleased to call my
rank Of life last night by the mill
stream, looking as you looked, am
quite sure that | should ask her to
walk with me and talk with me Mt any
time"
Il should like to see your world" she
said Il know the world OF the poor
and the middle class, but do not know
yours.
"Yoa will know some day" he said
lot taN lao, al "a