Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-28
CHATTER VII.


ampiorhE words to Rachel ere he left
her q will come again first thing IN
IA. morning; and remember, my darling
for although / have yexed you and
hnrt you, you are my darling still, moth
ENG can ever alter that; remember, my
darling. that whether yon reject me alto
ssetheT or decide 10 visit | shall never
asive you up-neveri Whenever yen want
anything done ! shall always DC there to
eio it, and--and Rachel, my love
my dearestr' be broke ofi, sharply. for
heaven's sake DONE look Ike that
Is truth Rachel had turned upon him
- face so stony, 50 full If dufnb-frozen
gaain, that sudden awful dread began
10 knock loudly at his heart; he caught
Sner in his arms with what was almost
"a cry Rachel. Rachel he cricd my
Ksrllng. dent say that l have lost your
Sue looked at him with her great
r1onrnfr1 eyes. soft and shy no longer,
ssgt Garkened with pain II do not
Ixnpw.7 she said simply Bat you have
E1urt me and wish sou would 80 away.
y waet TO be alone. You are ashamed to
acknowledge NE publiely--y0u think
cn0re Of your godfather money than Of
enc"
AZ last he was really gene and she
Nvas free to SIT down and think il all over,
89ui not there No. She raug the bell,
and asked them To send heF some tea up
10 her ro0m for SIZE felt that dinner
Soaid BE- an Impossible Feast Tor aer that
evening and then ahe Went upstairs and
sat down before she Gre, which was a
auxury she bad uot been allie TO deny
a8crsef so far. indeed she bad not
sheugbf It necessary g. deny herself in
that way, And fhen she began 70 think.
Scarcely 70 tbnk about her lover; fer as
she had said beFseH an hour before. there
was nothing more Is be said. neither was
there anything more to be thought
She Gad bad dreah,. a bright, beau
zifal dream. ia which there was a hero
with a heart Of pnre gold. and a future
without a cloud 81 darHen X Poor child
Che dream was over and sae was awake
now, awake To the know. Adge that u hhd
been more than dream. and that the
golden heart % her hero was ouly dross
Ssha was awake, too 70 the fact that she
vwas rlone In London ayp, and for that
ena3iar alone in the world After all she
lla8 si8g her art and nothing could take
shat fram her while she kept her senses
ann HAAt4 iE9L tt@t my rFtt3feos Jaw
as feel about t ALL Sue said. wisely
as she stirred her second cup Of tea.
Yes, ! have my art, aud I must work,
ami work aud work, If only 90 help my.
geif - Target -everythiae
Then she began 60 calculate how she
should best las oui her money 50 as 70
start work al once nader the most favor
able conditions. She woald have 60 leave
the hotel tomorrow 5f course, for she
gvanld not be able to afford anything 50
expensive is the way 81 living. She sup
posed size would hav 20 have rooms
somewhere. unleSs she could dud @ regu-
1sr pension for art students, ike the
house she had lived 10 in Rome. But
where and bow was she to find such a
heuse-that was tae question:
Then suddenly the Eight poured IN up
gu her perplcxed brajn--1frs Damasi
She would gp and find Mrs Damas
There was the very woman who would
aaanage everything for her, who would
'lSeip her ia every way Alone why what
siousense, she had been thaking
Not while she hsd Il friend Ike Dorothy
0ainas la less than two MIA ntes sha
8iaa got her hex open and was hunting
fos sae book IA which she aaa written
down Mrs Damas' address
She was net long IN getting ready.
IN fact she slipped on her hat and coat
and pat On der furs without 80 much as
looking 10 She glass Then she ked her
ilo1 a1d looked al her watch--n quarter
10 eight oh, if only Dorothy Damas
were at hons
-tail uso cab. please, she said to
she porter when she reached she hall
As coon rs they got wei down Picca-
slilig she gave the address t. tie rabman
and then gave herself op b thinking Of
fhr future again She wouderc,l. teo if
Mrs DaU,as would be ut home Dear
Dorothy, h0R surprised she w0ald be TO
see her. and bow glad-yes. N spite eft
aii the gheelgs and surprises she had gone
through of lnte. she felt perfectly sure
6haf Dorothy Wonla be very glad.
At last the cab turned into a large
square of tall aad handsome BONUSES. and
quilted ap Sharp Rachel ger out and
BANDED up the fare 20 tAe cahmau~-one
1jber8l enough "a make him touch bis hat
ard thaoh hee ejy.jy Taga she went
sap tbe steps 8ud rang vigorously.
rs AIRS p8mas 81 aomo." she asked
.oi ae mahl who apsac3 tbe doar
Tay servant aezita ed welt ma'am.
she Is dressing ta 81 ta "a party" she
answered. = ana affaj5 size Won't he able
so seq Ynu
resbaps not. bur yan can aes her. "
nald Rachel "'iiFe her This" bending A
card 'and beg beg. @ see rae, Il possible.
ems business is NEST important"
Rachel walked into one ~ tbe coziest
AMI pretjest sitgiig rponS tAat she had
e4s.r sfesu. aN Wi ito and yellow with "a