Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-08

the place She will be a-a-little
bit of a temper, my dear?"
"A very great bit of temper" said
unused Carrie, laughing. Il am al
ways on the quake when May opens
DER lips"
And so am l. my DEAR candidly
answered that lady But, here, people
viii forget her temper when they
look on her face. She is very beauti-
full sometimes
Always" said Carrie.
And so the week had goLe. and May
lad been launched. Since that morn
ing of ner battle royal with Sir Heron.
she had seen and heard nothing Of
the Void. excepting when Mrs Tuner
had incid 0ntally mentioned the great
people, and May had observed a DE-
Greet silence.
"Of course you will go" repeated
the old lady. spreading out her hands
to the blaze and looking at May S
clean-cut profile
I'm not sure. I was just thinking
whether I should or not"
Mrs. Godfrey Turner started. and
nearly fell into the fire in her amaze
ment.
my dear! Not go! This is the
county ball, you know"
Yes, you told me-" says May.
THE county ball, to which every
body goes"
Everybody can't go if I stay away.
Surely you are not serious" she
says, staring at the beautiful face on
which the freight falls, Pickering,
lighting up the brown eyes and fresh,
peachlike skin. You can't be seri.
Gus. my dear May This is the coun.
" ball, everybody-who is anybody,
and who is nobody for that matter
goes. haven't missed it since |
came out. and shan't miss it while
have legs to carry me. I'm not sure
that Carrie here might not go; shes
very young lis true-but--"
ooh, do you think might go, Mrs.
Turner"
Hem I don't know, my dear. It's
the fashion for yong girls-wbom we
shorl1 in the old days have considered
infants-to make their appearance
but I'll think of it. But May--oi
course must go!"
"Wny must? Why should l go?"
"Because-because-oh, because
everybody goes"
MY room would be more welcome
than my company" said May q
don't like herds and flocks."
Herds and flocks. What an express
sion My dear May, you don't mean
to urge that as an objection?"
But I do. There will be herds
and fiocks, won't there?"
"All the society Of Crawford and
Newlands will be there, if you call
that herds and focks," retorts the old
lady. with dignity Everybody will
be there, from Mrs. Tuson, tle farm,
er's wife, to Lady Letchford herself"
Lady Letchford?' says May, b
warm flush covering her face.
'.rf course, The Letchfords always
60. They never miss, unless there
has been a recent death in the family
Indeed, Very com ascending OF
them And how do they go? Packed
in wadding I suppose. in case any OF
the common people should rub against
them. and she laughs
The Letchfords are proud, no doubt
don't deny IT; but" with an en-
phasis on the but-"but the Letchfords
are-tbe Letcafords!"
"A distinct order Of human beings.
formed Of different clay to the rest OF
poor humanity" says May with fierce
irony. 7. is very condescending
Of them to exist"
Mrs. Godfrey Turner looks shocked
and shakes her head at the fire. This,
if not downright blasphemy, is some
thing very near akin to II.
"You seem 20 have taken a great
dislike TO the Letchfords."
"Oh. no. says May. sweetly. Il
love them, Who could help Il. sucn
near and amiable neighbors as they
are, Oh. no, ] love them as deyoter-
" as one can love people who. living
within a stones throw Of one, com
pIetely ignore ones existence"