Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-20

10 be the cause OF unpleasantness." sh,
said.
My darling, all lovers have some
thing TO suffer. The course OF tru,
love cannot run smooth, Surely yoI
would not desert me, or forsake me, OF
refuse TO love me because l cannot
change the opinion of my conserva,
tive parents. know no lady, NJ
peeress in England, who is half sc
beautiful, so clever as you-not one
| shall be more proud to take yot
home as Lady Chandos than if yor
were queens daughter. You believ,
me-"
Yes. | believe you," she replied.
Never mind any one else, Leone
My father admireS beautiful women
HE will be sure to love you; my moth
er will be very oisagreeable at first
but in short time she will learn tc
love you, and then all will be we'll.
The little white hand chung to him
You are quite sure, Lancer" she
said, with a sob-"Quite Sure?"
Yes, sweet, | am more than sure,
You will be Lady Crandos of Cawdor
and that is one of the oldest anl
grandest titles in England"
But will your mother forgive you
anu love you again." she asked, anX.
iously.
Yes, believe me. And now, Leone
let me tell you my plans. They are
all rather sunderland, but we cannot
help that; everything is fair in love
and war. About twenty miles from
here there is a sleepy little village
called 0heton. l was there yesterday
and it was there that this plan came
to me. Oh, my darling, turn your
sweet face to me and let me be quite
sure that you are listening"
Il am listening, Lance" she said.
mo, not with all your heart See
how well understand you, Your
eyes iuger on the water, and the fall.
ing of it makes music, and the rhyme
of the music is:
81 can guess from the tragical eX,
preston of your face, anu the pathos
OF your eyes as they linger on the fall.
ing water. Now, you shall not look
az the mill-stream look at me-"
She raised her dark, lustrous eyes tc
his face, and he went on:
Over in this sleepy little village Of
Oheton, Leone-it is sleepy village -
the houses are all divided from each
other by gardens and trees. Unlike
nest villagers, the people do not seen
to know each other, you do not heal
any gossip; the people, the houses, the
streets, all seem sleepy together. Al
one end of the village is church, one
of the most quaint, an old Norman
church, that has stood like a monu'
ment while the storms of the worl5
ragged around it; the vicar Is the Rev
erend Josiah Barnes"
why are you telling me all this?'
she asked.
You will soon understand" he re-
piled. THE Reverend Mr.. Barnes ii
over sixty, and he, together with tht
people, the houses, and the streets
seems sleepy; nothing would excite
him, or interest him, or startle him
Nov, Leone, have taken lodgings
for myself for three weeks in this
sleepy village; no one will take any
notice of me; ! shall go and come jus
as ! will; then shall have the bans
of our marriage published. The deal
old vicar will read them in his sleep,
tones:
al publish the bans OF marriage fol
the first time between Lancelot Chan
dos and Leone Noel No one will heal
the names plainly, and those who DE-
will not know to whom they belong
and there will be no impeachment; vii
there, Leone?"
The water laughed as 1t hurried oyeI
the stones.
mo impediment," it seemed to say
mo impediment."