Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-22
Continued.


Lord Of Wyndward. Yes, we are
friends; they call them proud, but
they are not too proud to ask James
Etheridge to dinner occasionally; and
they accuse him of pride because he
declines to break the stiffness of his
life by accepting their hospitality
Look to the left there, Stella. AS far
as you can see stretch the lands OF
Wyndward-they run for miles be-
tween the hills there
'TAey have some reason to be
proud" she murmured. with smile.
"But I like them because they are
kind to you
He nodded.
Eyes. the earl would be more than
kind, think
''The earl?"
Eyes, Lord Wgndward, the head of
the family; the Lord of Wyndward
they call him. They have all been
called Lords ofWyndward by the PEG
pie here, who look up to them IS If
they were something more than hui
man
"And does he live there alone?"
she asked, gazing at the gray stone
mansion glistening in the moonlight.
NO. there is Lady Wyndward and
a daughter-poor girl"
why do you say poor girl?" asked
Stella.
Because all the wealth of the race
would not make her otherwise than
an object of tender pity. She is an in
valid: you see that window-the one
with the light in it,"
YES" Stella said
THAT is the window of her room;
she lies there on sofa, looking down
the valley all the day!"
CHAPTER. II.
Poor grill" murmured Stella There
was silence for a moment "a I'd
those three live there all alone?" she
said.
Not always he replied musingly.
Sometimes, not often, the son Ley
cester comes down. He is Viscount
Trevor"
The son." said Stella. "And what
is he ike2"
The question seemed to set some
train of thought in action: the old
man relapsed into silence for a few
minutes. then suddenly but gently he
rose, and going to the other end Of
the room, fetched a picture from
amongst several standing against the
wall, and held it toward her.
That is Lord LEICESTER he said.
Stella took the canvas in her hand,
and held it to the light and an excla-
nation broke involuntarily from her
lips.
How beautiful he isl"
The old man took the picture from
her, and resting it on his knees, gazed
at it musingly.
Yes he said, @it is a grand face;
one does not see such a face often"
Stella leant over The chair and
looked at it with strange fer ing OF
interest and curiosity, such as % sim
ply beautiful picture would have
aroused.
1t was not the regularity Of the face,
with its clear-cut features and its
ripping chestnut hair, that, had it
been worn by a Wyndward o. hun
dred years ago, would have fallen ia
rich curls upon the square, well
formed shoulders. It was not the
beauty of the face, but something
indefnable in the carriage of the
head and the expires sion of the full.
dark eyes that attra eted, almost fas.
cinated. her
It was in voice almost hushed by
the INDISPENSABLE effect produced by
the face, that she said:
And he is like that?'
1T is lifelike," he answered. 81,
who painted it, should not say it, but
it is like him nevertheless-that is
LEICESTER Wyndward. Why did you
ask?"
Stella hesitated
Because 1 scarcely know. 1t is
such strange face, uncle The eyes
what is it in the eyes that makes
me almost unable to look away from
them?'
THE reflection of a mans soul.
GS(SAtdy ne Sdlu'
It was a strange answer, and the
girl looked down at the strange face
interrogatiyely.
THE reflection of mans soul,
Stella. The Wyndwards have always
been a wild, reckless, passionate race;
here. in this village. they have innu-
merable legends of the daring deeds
OF the lords of Wyndward Murder,
rapine, and high-handed tyranny in
the olden times, wild license and des-
perate PROFICIENCY in these modern
ones: but of all the race this Leyees-
ter Wyndward IS the widest and most
needless Look at him, Stella, you
see him here in his loose shooting
Jacket, built by Poole with the dia-
mond pin in his irreproachable scarf
., tn his hair cut to the regulation
length; ] see him in armor with his
sword appraised to watch the passionate
fire of his eyes. There is a picture in
the great gallery up yonder Of one .,
the WyHdwards clad just so. in armor
OF glitterng steel with one foot on the
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