Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-10

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! smiles as he catches sight Of her re
/ iection in the cheval glass.
Rather a strong resemblance TO
+ the mysterious young lady who sallies
forth TO push hcr husband or lover
down a well" She murmurs who
would think al this preparation was
simply for a meeting of brother and
sister? Poor sgd"
Still very much the familiar heroine
stairs--May. who usually came down
TWO steps at a time, and jumped the
who is dressed first Oh May what
heavy landau This morning he asked
last fye-and finding. for a wonder
( the hail bereft of the 1uo ants slip
! ped out unseen.
The sun has set, hut the warm glow
/ still fingers in the sky and reddens the
upper windows. May did not want
4 20 have Carrie scamperng after her.
so she keeps well out of sight. ami
makes for a bend by which she can
reach The wood unseen from the
house
With heart that beats with excite
ment al The prospect OF The coming
meeting, she glides among the frs
and stands in the bright twilight
I listening. Minutes pass a hare skips
/ past her ON her way home to bed a
/ squirrel scampers up a tree and
watches her in the intervals of gnaw.
/ ing a nut, and the pheasants. calling
/ cut their goodnight, whisk through
The underground, bur there is no
other sound. Can she have mistaken
The spot? Is he waiting trembling
and anxious like herself. in some
Other part of the wood2
Almost as he asks herself the ques-
ZION. and with suddenness and nois 10
lessress that brings a cry to her lips,
he stands before her For a moment,
as he folds her in his arms she can
NOT look at him, but hides her head;
then she looks up, with tears running
down her cheeks and scans, with
sisters loving scrutiny. the pale. bag
gard face
Pale and haggard as it is, with
deep, b}ack marks under the eyes and
the dreadful hunted look IL he eyes
themselves, II is a handsome face,
and by no means a had one. There is
q wild recil,essness IN the dark blue
eyes. but there is no trace of that
hang-do@ sulleTness ant ferocity
which vice sets as SURELY as fate, on
the counteuance- Al lis worst the
man would look a gentleman. and ne
is most assuredly at his worst now.
Don't cry. May" he says. his own
voice broken and his OWL eyes rather
moist; for Heavens sake don't cry.
! never could stand that and / shall
wish hadn't GOMEZ"
Mono, l won't; but, oh, sgd"
and she chokes down a long sob
Hush" he says. looking around
an holding her back as one does a
child. Don't take it TOO much to
heart dear. II is all right"
"All right" she echoes. reproach
fully sgd, | thought should die
This morning It was like a dreadful
dream. Oh sgd, tell me all about
it, What have you done? What have
you done?"
He laughs rather ruefully.
IT'S a long story-are we quite
safe hereo' and he looks around.
Quite safe!" she says.
You haven't brought Carrier
no Oh no. we are quite alone, She
is III the house and does not know
anything"
And my-father?" he asks, with /
sudden frown Where is he?"
an LONDON Oh Syd. why don't /
yoi 60 10 him?"
Never. he SAYS, with a tichterna
Of the lips and resoiute fr0wn.
Never, Why should u The last
time saw him he-hut Gon1 let rs
&c into that dear Is thar your
house there. or are you onIy staying
there2"
It's ours" she answers ours .
Oh. sgd fl ia dreadful 10 think of, We
are rich now. searcely know how or
Why. but we are very-very rich and
you." with a sob. Won are here--iike
-like-fhis."
He laughs rather bitterly.
Seems strange. doesn't it," he
says. so father has made his
fortune Well I'm gla for your
saFe. Don't think I'd tuacb A penny
# IT, Not n pcnry-uot a penny"
and he frowHs again "Put never /
mind that Tell me about yourself.
Won ard Carrie. bless her heart are {
all care about. You always diI stand
nip fo1 me. May, and shall never for
gel it or cease TO love you Heaven 7
Knows ! wasn't worth standing up
for be adds. reproachfuIly
"Oh sgd what have sou done? Not /
half what some young men have done
Iou were wild AMI thoughtlese-oh
SD if SOU had only been steadier."
Yes he says rather i.npatieBtly.
know. lear. But ] wasn't and J
I'm not for that matter. Some men
are made sol can't fmgine my pater
sver being anything but straight and
correct. II is rather hard upon him
hat ne should ever had such a vaga-