Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-08-14
CHAPTER v.

content or please you" said BERTHE
Carlyon to his friend and companion.
the young Earl of Bayneham. Here
you are, young, tolerably good-looking,
magnificent income all clear-no
debts. You possess two Edens in the
/ country and palace in town; no mat
t ter what you want, you can have it.
Now look at me, a poor, unfortunate,
younger son. My whole income would
not Keep me in cigars alone. am
over head and ears in debt; every,
I thing goes wrong with me fate, love
and fortune frown alike. Yet l look
happier than you do"
/ do not tease me, BERTHE; l am not
lin the humor for it." said Lord Bayne-
ham moodily.
/ Neither for that or anything else,
retortcd BERTHE. what do ~ou want
that you cannot have? Their is even
:. young and beautiful wife provided
Il'or you when you have time for the
| vooing"
! The gloomy look deepened on Lord
: Bayneham's face.
l "AIl you say is true, BERTHE" he re-
2 Piled; yet, in all sober truth, de
r clare to you would give my rank
= title, magnificent income and all
/ else I possess in the world, to be at
this moment a free man."
!. Gree from what?" cried BERTHE. in
Y utter amazement
/ Lord Bayneham made no reply, and
/ look of deeper gravity stole over
l. his companions face.
Il 'You must trust me in all Or none,
T said Mr. Carlyon. Il see you are
/ changed; and all testing aside, you
a are unhappy. If I can help you, let
/ me; if not, can but sympathize in
l. silence"
g 'If you would but be serious" re-
a monstrated Lord Bayneham.
Il am" said BERTHE; Laughing,
g with me. is second nature; but did
It ever fail you:"
d NO" said Lord Bayneham, you
n never did; but you are SO fond of
O joking over everything, What have
to say lies deep in my heart; If you
n were to smile should never forgive
4 you"
II Not even the shadow of smile
crossed BERTHE Canyons face; on the
It contrary, he looked half sorry, half
:. vexed
e He jests at scars that never felt
y wound" said BERTHE. Despite my
d love of laughing, l have suffered as
II keenly as most men. I can respect
real sorrow when I see it, Claud, as
|. you know we'll
!. The two gentlemen were quite alone
in what appeared to be the smoking
room Of Lord Bayneham's London
: house. 1t was a large and lofty
0, apartment, well furnished with divans,
e easy chairs, lounges, and sofas,
wherein the lords of creation could
2 smoke at their ease
!. Berthe Uarlyon lounged upon a
!. couch drawn near to the window He
was smoking industriously. Lord
Bayneham had tried a meerschaum
: that failed to please him, and he took
up cigar with no better result. He
laid both down with sigh; going up
to the nantelpiece he leaned detected
t " upon it, then sighed again.
ave a game at billiards ?" said
, BERTHE,
1T is too warm" replied the young
earl
LET us join the ladies' and have
some music suggested Mr.. Carlyon.
q am tired" said Lord Bayneham
: WEAKLY.
Then bis friend reproached him for
. not being happy and contented.
Il can respect true sorrow" CON
} tinued BERTHE but not fancied woes. I
have seen something of the darker
, side Of life. What is your trouble.
Claud It is not poverty. debt, or
+, ilhealth what else can make a man
unhappy and dissatisfed?"
u viii tell Won. replied Lord Bay
neham. Il know you win guard my
secret as ven would your own life.
am engaged to marry one woman
rood, amiabe. noble, and true, while
I am passionate,y in love with an
ether
Il mast be recorded to Bert e's dis
grace that, for all answer, he in
dulged in low, prolonged whistle
THAT is a serious business he said
at asst. Il thought you were to
marry Barbara Earle next year?"
So il was arranged replied Lord
Bayueham. If /, be right to marry
one woman while The face of another
baunts you comes before you in
dreams by night--Iooks at you all
day-stanus be- cn you and the face
on ought TO ,ove-flls your heart
with a love that defies despair; If
that be fight then next year shall
marry Barbara Earle
But who in the world have you
fallen SO deeply in love with?" asked
BERTHE. aghast at his friends earnest.
impassioned manner. /
III / could but tell you" said Lord
Bayneham, with sigh, "a myth a
fairy, a nameless, beautiful vision"
But that is nonsense" said his prao
teal friend Visions are all very