Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-31
Continued.

But [ can't play tennis or croquet,
pleaded Leola, with little blush.
Il am glad of it," murmured the
Dragon, IF am to have the pleasure
of teaching you either.
There was nothing for it but to take
Il bat and her place, and the game
went on
Presently a band-the Dragons
owu-struck up a lively waltz, and the
party was at its height.
BY this time Leola had succeeded in
acquiring some knowledge of the
rules of the game, and managed to nit
the ball once out of three times, bur
she had also made herself very hot,
and, laughingly pleading fatigue, sat
down for little while.
She was surrounded almost in
stantly, and overwhelmed with offers
of claret cup champagne and ices.
Presently, looking up, she found
Philip Dyce by her side, his eyes, half
hidden, fixed upon her with their usual
carefully intentness. Not for
the first time since their acquaintance
had Leola noticed the marked regard
Of those eyes, and there were ucca-
sons when they somewhat embar
raised her, filing her with vague
sense Of unrest and disquietude. To
day, in the midst Of the bright, sun
shine and the laughter OF her little
court of admirers, they seemed sud
denly to throw constraint upon
her.
She rose suddenly, tanning herself
1T is hot here in the open sum-" he
said. Shall we go into the shaded"
Just at the moment fresh game
had commenced and he and Leola
happened to be left alone
Where is Mrs. Wetherell?' she
said; 4 have not seen her since we
arrived"
There are some parties wandering
in the shrubery. Shall we join
them?" he said,
She put her hand upon his arm
and they made their way into the
cool shadow of a row of laurestina
and arbor vitae; but although voices
tOuu Db uGdIu near lilSuig IlIGy Slu
not come upon Mrs. Wetherell
Presently they passed into small
plantation, and Leola found that she
needed her sunshade.
You have left it on the bench,
said Philip Dyce; Il will go for it."
DO not trouble; We will go back,
said Leola
1T is not trouble" he said III
you will wait here in the cool I will
not be gone two minutes"
Leola sat down on the stump of a
tree and looked round her.
In the distance, just seen through
the openings of the young trees, was
shining lake. Forgetting that her
cavalier had requested her to wait
I.eola rose absentIy and sauntered
toward the CLEAN of silver. There was
no path. and she had to make her way
round bushes and similar obstacles, So
that before she had gone a hundred
yards she had lost all sight of the
lake, and any indication of her way
back into the bargain.
MT. Dyce viii think me extremely
rude" she reelected. Il had better
make the best of my way back.
This was easier to say man to do
and as a result of her efforts she
suddenly. found herself on the wood
ed brink of the lake itself.
The scene was so beautiful. so wild
and romantic that she stood motion
less for several minutes, lookine
across the silver CLEAN, broken by
patches of water lilies and blue water
bells; everywhere the foliage was al
most tropical, and one could well
have imagined that one was standing
on some inlet of the Pacific instead
of small lake on an English noble
mans estate.
She was about to move, when d
voice cried out, half imperiously, hall
irritably imploringly:
Leola was so startled, that, OF
course, she disobeyed the injunction
and turned hastily in the direction oil
the voice
Half hidden by the tangled foliage
she saw an easel, and behind it 4
fairhalred young man. whom she IL
a fash knew to be Lord Beaumoa
He rose az she looked round and
with a look f mingled shyness and
disappointment, raised his soft fell
hat
Il am sorry I startled you" he said
but [ was just in the act of sketch
ing YOU in the foreground, and I was
in an agony lest you should move until
had finished
Leola smiled: she was quite at heI
ease
"Ill go back" she said. quite
naturally. And she turned. and as
sumed the Interrupted attitude
Thanks, thanks" said the youne
lord hurriedly and she could see by
looking sideways that he was working
IN mad haste.
capital" she heard him mutter
Very kind--very kind. Just the
light All"
Have YOU fnished?" asked Leola
quietly. and just as she would have
asked a photographer.
"Y-es-almOst. Now I have quite
"Good-aftern0ou. said Leola ant
she turned away.
stop" cried Lord Beaumont, half