Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-14

Il VIII come at three, then, SAID sue,
turning away Stay, / viii cave a
card And You win be sure 70 tell Gen.
Yandeleur that | came, and that / will
return thenT
Certainly. ma'am." was the reply.
So Rachel turned away from her
grandfather's house little dulled, but
not disheartened Very few minutes af-
forward the general returned from his
ride: indeed, if she had but known IT.,
Rachel passed him in Regent street 1t
was then getting near lunch time, which
meal he always ate at / o'clock 10 the
very minute. Tie went into the library
aud sat down at she table, drawing some
papers before him as If to write letter
The butler followed him and stood in an
attitude Of respectful attention calculat-
ed to attract his notice
a laGs called this morning. sir" he
said, laying the card on the table beside
hin.
The general took up the card and
glanced at the name, then put it down as
If it had bitterly offended him.
And she particularly wished me to
say, sir, that she should call again about
8 O'Clock this afternoon"
oh. very well, That will do, Jones"
There was no significance In the old
generals tones, only an unmoved ex-
preston Of comprehension of the infor-
nation which had just been given to him.
in the face Of which the butler had no
choice but to leave the room.
In about a odart7r Of 81 hour he re-
turned to inrotm his ma tcr that lunch
was ieauy, and being still extremely curl.
Gus about the youpz lady casting a
searching glance at the taDie 20 sae if
the card was still there. Yes, it was
there, and moreover precisely in the sa.--r
place where the general had laid it down
after looking at IL. apparently he had not
moved it or even looked at it again.
Luncheon is served SIR" said Jones.
Il will come" said the general. rising.
Let this letter be sent to post at once"
As soon as his master had been served,
the butler went out into the hall and
summoned one Of the young footmen.
taking the opportunity Of reading the adj
dress on the letter-"Sir Reginald Dali
low, United Service Club" oh. James,
take this to post and look sharp about
it." he said, authoritatively. to the I'M
dering who answered his summons.
And then he went into the dining room
with his own deferential manner in full
play, satisfied that Sir Reginald Dallow
had nothing TO do with the young lady
who was staying at Morley's Hotel. and
who was coming again at 3 O'Clock
Gen. Vandeleur sat over his lunch for
nearly an hour. Then. after CHANGING
over some Of the new weekly papers, he
composed himself for ten minutes nap,
more than which he had never allowed
himself in his life. This in time was
broken by the entrance of Jones.
The carriage is at the door. sir. Beg
pardon. but the lady who called this
morning said she would call again about
3 o'clock"
Gen. Yandeleur grew woodenly haugh-
ty at once. Very well, | suppose you
know what to say? | suppose when I'm
not in the house you generally say I'm
? II at home, don't Your
Certainly. sir. returned the servant
with quite a little volley Of coughs, dep
recating and otherwise HINTS very
queer" he said to himself when the old
general. with his fercely waxed white
mustache, his close cropped white hair.
looking quite an old beau in his sable
trimmed coat, had driven away toward
the circus in his smart mail-phaetou. It's
queer, to say the Ieast Of it,"
Unruiiled as he was by the generals
hard words TO himself, he did not half
ike the task Of answering the door when
Rachel Power knocked at it ut a few
minutes rast o'clock
I'm sorry to say. ma'am," he said,
with an Apologize cough. that Gen.
Vandelerr is not al home"
But he has been in? ?" she asked. "And
you gave him my card?"
Il did, ma am--and your message that
you would call again at o'clock. Gen.
Nandeleur did not say anything. ma am"
You are sure chat he left no message
for me?"
Quite sure, ma'am: in fact"-and here
Jones became afflicted by quite a little
yol!ey Of coughs, Apologize and explain
atory-'in fact, ma'am, / vcntured to
remind the general, as he was going out.
TINT you would return at o'clock; but
he left no message ma'am"
For q moment although she had all
along been fully prepared for this con
tingency, Rachel was almost too stun
ned by tho epulSe TO speak II is not
pleasant thing To run yuur head against
a stone vail. and while you are still
smarting under the pain, remember that
you ought 60 have known better. and to
have been quite sUrc that you could not
help hurting yourself However, she
shook of the feeling # pain and soreness
/ hy nn immense effort and looked back
frankly and straight into the sympathetic
but distinctly inquisitive eyes of the old
servant
oh thank you; it does not matter.
she said. quietly. II acre say Gen, Van
deleur has gone to nay hotel or written
70 me. | thank you~-sood day"
She turned quickly away. and went
/ 'owart the Laugham. feeling a. she had
never known what (; was te feel in all
her life before. If size could only have
got away somewhere 20 hide herself
somewhere whore She would be able TO
cool her burning CHECKS, But ne, she
was IN Portland place in the full glare
ot bright January afternoon. and she
could only walk on with knees that trem-
I BLEED under hcr. with hands that were
trembling, too, au3 many cold. within
her hcar-skin "a a mist before
I her eyes aaga singing noise I'D
/ her ears 1-. Try "a realize that
+ she had c1i., ~ the other side Of the
/ world fyienjes and alone 10 seek the
/ protection Of her own grandfather, and
! that she had been rejected-ay, worse
( than that. that her rejection had come to
her through servant aud the very
servant had pltied her-had feIt for her
in the hour Of her huuuNat3on-sh had
scea j. plain'y Ia his eyes.
CHAPTER VI
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