Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-07

gan embroderiug quickly, and very bad
/ ~. bending her head low down over the
/ 6,ning sun that she might hide her
I bushes Val Harrington looked round
/ the deck was quite deserted, and he
edged his chair a trife nearer to hers.
Rachel" he said in a whisper
whisper which thrilled her through and
through, aad seemed 10 set her very heart
on fire Rachel, dear, what is the nat
ter?'
Nothing" she said, quickly. and work
ed harder at the flaming sun than ever.
He pat bis haud out gently. and quiet
/ Is took her work away. Rachel" he
said. what makes you look at me like
thatT'
Il don't know" she answered in a
/ troubled way.
shall tell your he asked. dropping
the embroidery on the deck and taking
her hand in his.
If you like" she answered. in very
low voice.
because you love me" he said.
She started at the words. and tried to
draw her hands away. oh, no, no!'
she cried.
''Oh. yes, yesr' he answered, and why
not? Why should you not love me when
| love you? Tel me that. l love you!
/ Oh. Rachel. my darling. cal you doubt
/ it,"
'It is 80 soon" she rlurnured
Not at all. True, it = cniy a week
/ but In that week we have been together
| always. except just through the short
/ hours of the hot nights. They have
seemed endless to me and intolerable."
/ lie ended so I have stayed on deck as
/ long as I could lure you 70 stop; and
/ have been up IN the morning--well,7
/ with a smile you know how early |
+ have been up. don't you?"
"You have been up early" she admit
+ ted Somehow her new love was max
ing her shy--she, who had been used to
a society in which the masculine element
ounumbered the feminine by some ten
70 one.
Have we not seen more Of each other
/ in these few days, being here waving
I his hand, than We might have done Ia
( as many years in an ordinary garrison 2
/ he asked. triumphantly. Besides, love
/ that is spontaneous is worth fifty thou
sand Of the loves that are born Of any
( thing burt love"
Then be glanced around-yes, the
I coast was clear. Though there might
/ be others on deck. there was nobody in
/ sight SO he bent is handsome head and
/ kissed her hands. In token Of my abso-
/ Lutte submission" he said calamity; this,
4 In token Of my love" he added, and kiss
( ed her on the lips So for half an hour
/ rhey remained in paradise--in Eden!
/ Then the sound Of voices reused them
from their dream.
With the burden Of what almost
amounted to a secret on her mind, Rachel
! was not SO free in her Intercourse with
( Valentine Harrington as she might other
/ wise have been, as indeed probably she
( would have been. She had, in a measure.
20 be very careful what sire said-she
/ constantly found herself leading up to
Z the subject Of the future. and from this
she always edged away as quickly as
/ she could combining all her conversation
as nearly as possible to the present, a
/ proceeding which suited Nf. Valentine
/ Harrington remarkably well-he being
essentially one of those careless. happy
/ go-iucky men, who never do to-day what
/ thay can possibly put of till tomorrow,
who live for to-day and to-day only, max
/ ing time present as near an approach 70
paradise as they can, and treating the
time to come as a horrid nuisance 70 be
( put on one side until the march of the
Z hours should force it upon their notice.
So il happened that these two young peo-
pie left tae future altogether out Of their
discussions, and lived ih the present as
only the youns who are IN love can live.
Rachel was entirely ignorant Of his
family. ard as much SO Of his past as
she was Of his future; and though Rhe
was anxious, even eager, 10 know every
thing there was to know about him, yet
while she herself was keeping q certain
portion Of the truth back from him. size
>ouh not reasonably expect aim 70 be
less Teticeut With her; aud ie Rachel
1iA not think somehow that 3e rad any
intention Of being reticeut
She puzzled herself good mary times
about those two sjxpences of his Even
70 her who had lived in lie everyday
luxury Of Indian life. he seemed 20 b
an unusually wel-prJvided young man,
For instance, he had silver match boxes
aud all such things Of unusual c9stliness
lie had shot tigers in Central India, had
been an in kaHuir, and knew all tht
principal hin stations we'll. And yet ht
was "a poor fellow. without two six
peuees 10 Rub together" Rachel could
not make il oHg al all. However, one
thing was certain--1s certain. at least. "a.
she could be on his word alone which
was that he was n9t In debt.
She must wIiy wait patiently until she
had seen her grandfather ard arranged
in some way What her life in the iulne
date future would be. then she woult
tell him everything would say 70 him
Il kept my grandfather name from so,
because he Is rich and powerful. and IL
he disowued ne you might have beer
disappointed. have only been rctieeu
because | want you 20 lovu me fer nay
self. and myself alone"-and when Ra
chel Power reached this pomg she smile,
tend .rly to herself for she knew but to.
well what his answer would be.
CHAPTER II.
The Saracen was Streaming up thr
. / Channel. and all aboard Of her were in
state Of wild excitement and everyone
was more or levs exceedingly busy in PACK
ing up their belongings. so that ghe.
might not have 10 stop one momeut long