Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-01

rant his mothers pride. The Letch
lords were as famous for their beauty
as for their hauteur, and Sir Heron
lad inherited not only the Letchford
baeuty, but the Granyille's-his
mothers. Above the crowd of Berk'
shire society his tall figure and dark.
patrician face lowered pre-croinent.
Rose WAY asour saw this; she saw
also that the Letchfords ruled as
power in the land, AM felt that Nane
vas right, and that even fashionable
beauty might consider that she had
done well in marrying q I.echford Of
the Void
But what about Sir Heron? Well,
for the first few days he watched the
comedy enacted before his eyes with
amused Indifference. He saw his
mother. the great Lady Letchford. pit
ted against and overcome by the Lon
don beauty; ne looked tn The scene as
if he We're a uisinterested spectator
at a theater and noted her powerful
sway-the sway which the fashionable
goddess exercised over the Berk-
shire society, and then--2nd then-the
sub tie influence of her exquisite love
illness. of her many omplishments,
OF her indescriba Bile charms, made
themselves felt, and he began to
think that, if ne must choose mate,
he could not DO better than choose this
beautiful queen. who reigned over all
who came within her magic circle,
and who seemed fitted to adorn even
so exalted position as that of mis-
tress of LetchfGrd Void.
And to him the fashionable beauty
was gracious and yielding; however
cold and precise she was to others,
to him she was always warm and af-
fable. His lightest wish seemed law
to her. Once 1T luncheon he had ven
tured to criticise a rufiie which sac
wore around her white stately neck,
and his idle, careless words had been
noted by her, his opinion followed.
This. the subtlest kind of tlattery,
told upon him. and Sir Heron, If not
actually in love. was on the border
land thereof.
When a womn wno is cold to all
others is warm to you. then beware of
her!
But, half smitten as he was, Sir
Heron still remained lord Of himself
and heritage of woe" and often,
when some party had been planned by
Lady Letchford he would. utterly dis
regarding it, take his gun or walking
stick and set off on a shooting expedi-
ton by himself.
He never offered any explanation or
put forward any excuse.
No representations OF entreaties
would force or urge him from his re-
solve With the Letcfford smile he
would put the remonstrance aside and
go on his way.
It happened that Oh the morning fol
lowing the evening on which May and
Carrie lad seen him and his guests.
Vane and Rose Vavasour, he came
down to breakfast in his shooting coat
and CATERS, his gun in hand, and his
dogs barking and yelping outside the
door.
Lady Letchford had arranged visit
70 Lady Bromwich, at the Grange
visit involving a luncheon and perhaps
an ilnpromptu dinner-and nad counted
upon Sir Heron's presence. she look
ed up as he entered, gun in one hand
game bag AMI cartridges in the other
and uttered a faint remonstrance.
Have you forgotten that we are go
ing to the Grange, Heron"
quite" he said. Are you? Well.
20. and Heaven speed you am
going to try the spinney Miss Vava
sour, you don't shoot, or you would
gympathize with the modification with
which a man tramps over his preserves
10 find that all his birds have gone
to Leadenhall Market"
That was all: not word Of apology
for spelling their morning, without
another wrd, he drank his coffee and
ate his plover's egg. All the lowell
ness Of Rose Vayasour opposite him
was lost upon him; and tnen, with
Hhgt word Of farewell he took up his
gun and strobe out.
Well might his mother say he had