Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-03-30
CHAPTER /.
A Disseminated Beauty.

Leone cried loud voice, where
are YOU? Here, there, everywhere, ex-
cept just In the place where you should
be-"
The speaker was tall, stout, good"
tempered looking man. Farmer Noei
people called him all over the country
side. He stood In the farmyard, look
Ing ell the warmer this warm day LOT
his exertions In finding his niece.
Leone" he cried again and again.
At last the answer came, Il am mere,
uncle" and IL the first voice startled
one with Its loudness, this second was
equally startling from It's music, its
depth, It's pathos. =.
II am here, uncle" she said. i
wish YOU would not shout so loudly.
| am quite sure that the people NJ
Rashleigh can hear you. What Is 1t
that you want?'
Have you made up the packets OF
wheat asked you for?' he said
NO" she replied, II have not
He looked disappointed.
II shall be late for market, ne SAD.
II must do them myself.
He went back into the house without
another word. He never reproachca
Leone. let her do what she would.
On I.eone's most beautiful face were
evident marks OF bad temper, and she
did not care to conceal 1t. With
gesture OF impatience she started for
ward, passed over the farmyard ana
went through tho gate out into the
lane. from the lane to the high-Toad,
and she stood there leaning over the
white gate, watching the cattle as they
drank from the deep, clear pool.
The sun shone full upon her, ana
the warm, sweet beams never fell Oh
anything more lovely; the only draw
back to the perfection OF the picture
was this. she did not look In harmony
with the scene--the quiet English
landscape, the golden corn fields, the
green meadows, the great spreading
trees wherein the birds sang, the tall
spire OF the little church, the quaint
little town In the distance, the brook
that ran gurgllng by.
She looked out of harmony with
them all she would have been In per-
feet keeping had the background been
of snow-capped mountains and foam
ing cascades, Here she looked out or
Mace: she was on an English farm;
she wore a plain English dress. yet
she had the magnificent beauty OF the
daughters OF sunny Spain. Her beau
ty was of a peculiar type-dark. pas
sionate, and picturesque like that OF
tho pomegranite, the damask rose Or
the passion flower,
There was world In her face--of
passion, of genius, of power; race
ls much out of place over the gates
Of a farm az u stately gradiolus would
be among daisies and buttercups. An
artist looking for model OF some
great queen who had conquered the
world, for some great heroine FOR
whom men had fought madly ana dled,
might have chosen her But In farm
yard! there ARE no words to tell now
out 81 place II was. She stood by the
gate holding tho ribbons OF her nat
In her hand-beautifu imperious, de-
nant-wlth power Of passion about
her that was perhaps her greatest
characteristic,
She. looked round the quiet picture
OF country life with unutterable con-
tempt,
"If | could but fly away abe said;
II would be anything on earth IL !
could get away from this-l would not
mind what; would work, teaching,
anything: the dull monotony of this
life Ia killing me-"
Her face was so expressive that
every emotion was shown on 1t, every
thought could DO read there; the lan-
grid scorn OF the dark eyes, and the
proud curves OF the daintily archcd
lips, all told OF unconcealed contempt,
"a farm" she said to herself, ITO
think that when the world is full OF
beautiful places, my lot must be cast
on farm, If 1t had been In a pal
ace. on gypsy's camp--anywhere
where could have tasted life, but n
farm"
The beautiful restless face looked
contemptuously out on the green anu
fertile land.
a farm means chickens running I'M
der ones feet, pigeons whirling round
ones head, cows lowing, dogs barking,
no conversation but crops"
Shn Sfnnnnl unllnnly Coming IN
the lane she saw that which had never
gladaened her eyes here before; she
saw a gentleman, handsome and young
walking carelessly down the hlghroad
and as he drew near, another gentle.
man, also handsome, but not quite sc
young. Joined him.
They came laughing down the high,
road together, but neither OF them saw
her until they reached the great elm
tree The sight OF that wondrous
young face, with dts rich, plquan
beauty, startled them. One passet
her by without word, the other al
most stopped. so entirely was h,