Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-22

Yes" says May, "they were there;
but l mustn't stop talking any longer,
or you'll be i'll tomorrow. There, lie
down, child"
"Oh. don't be cruel, positively cruel,
May. l shall be awake all night
shall! And the Letchfords were there
old Lady Letchford, in black satin,
and the beauty! Oh May, what was
she dressed in-and didn't she look
lovely?"
Lovely is the word. She looks
too beautiful to touch"
And hat handsome gentleman, Mr..
aVvasour-did you see him."
eyes; he was not quite too beautiful
to touch. nor even to dance with. II
ever here was a perfect dancer, Car
RE, his name is Vavasour."
"Oh, May, you're not in love with
him already?'
quite irretrievably," says May.
"And who else was there? Not Sir
Heron-he wouldn't go, of course. Mrs
Godfrey Turner said that it was quite
unlikely that he'd go, even if they car
ried him."
"Then they possibly carried him,
for he was there
WAS he? And did you see him?
OF course you didn't speak to him
afts.. Err"
Eyes, spoke to him-more, I
danced with him"
Danced with him" excIaiIns Car
ries, and her blue eyes open their
widest; danced with him! And
how did he dance?"
"Atrociously," answers May.
"1h, and was he very agreeable?"
No" says May. with a subdued
laugh, mot remarkably so, but look
here and she lifts the torn satin to
Carries gaze.
ooh May! and did he do. that?"
"He did; and he went on his knees
to stick these pins in, and his lady
mother came up and found him in that
abject position, with Miss Vavasour az
her back: and-if it be proud distinc-
| ought to be proud, Carrie, for if ever
Lady Letchford condescended to hate
any one, she hates your affectionate
sister" and she laughs.
oh! And Sir Heron--what Id he
say-what did he do? He was quite
ashamed l suppose, and walked away 50
"On the contrary" says May, 'he
chung to the wreck he had made, and
look me down to supper"
ITO supper-oh, May. And Miss
shouldn't he have taken
her?"
81 have shrewd suspicion that
amounts to a conviction that he should
have done So" says May, with a smile
playing about her lips; but he did not
1t did not spoil her supper, however,
for she sat opposite me. carefully keep
ing her eyes to the right or left, on
ker plate, and the ceiling. 1t did not
spiel her supper but it did Lady
Letchfords"
ooh, May. and-then?"
Then after supper l danced twice
with Sir Heron. and then we came
home BY the way, he put us into the
fdIIiStG e--N WHICH Ailo btoHitS as
sured me most solemnly was a most
extraordinary attention on his part
and that's all"
"All!" exclaims Carrie. open-eyed
ami excited. All! Why, May. he must
have paid al his attention to you"
Nonsense, says May.
Danced with you twice, thrice or
four times-took YOU in to supper!
/ don't know much about it. but from
what I've read Of such things he must
have fallen in love with you, May"
And she laughs. May laughs, too
but her eyes are still downcast, and
her face is glowing in the candle
light
Indeed, you don't know much about
it. child. There, goodnight. Go to
sleep at once.
"If you'll promise to tell me all
about IT tomorrow bargains Carrie.
Fancy" with her arms. around the
soft. warm neck-"fancy Sir Heron do
ing all thai MAY he must have
bought you the incest girl in the
room: he must, mustn't he-why