Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-10-21
Continued.

"Oh, that's II! says the Olu niah'
ALLOW me to wish you goodnight
III leave you to your Midsummer mad
ness-no. to your Autumn wisdom,
Tor, upon my word. it's the most SEN
sible word I've heard you utter for
months past!"
And he goes; but before he goes
he lays his hand upon the sleek head
and whispers:
That's a good grill Now be
happy"
They we're married In Pals, very
quietly, very happily. Lord Charles
CAME over from Scotland, leaving the
grouse and the salmon, 10 act as best
man, and it was an open question
which OF the two men looked happiest
he or the bridegroom. Lord Charles
had never heard of that forged note
aud his inadyertent share in the plot
that had worked 50 much harm, and
he never would hear Of it; and fur
thermore he never quite understood
how IL was that Stella Etheridge and
not Lady Leu6re became LEICESTER S
wife; but he was quite satisfied aud
quite assured that IL was the best OF
all possible arrangements.
'Leycesters the happiest man in the
world and he used to be the most
wretched. and so there's an end OF
It," he declared, whenever he spoke
Of the match. And" he would add,
the man who could have the moral
cheek 20 be anything but absurdly
happy with such an angel as Lady
Stella wouldnt be fit to be anywhere
out II lunatic asylum"
They were married. and Charlie
went back to the grouse, and the
painter went back to the cottage aud
Mrs. PenfoId, leaving the youn6
couple 10 have their gay time Of it. Ia
the gayest city of the world. 1t was
not particularly gay after all, but it
was ecsiatically joyous. They went
to the theaters and concerts and en-
joyed themselves like boy aud girl,
and LEICESTER found himself contlnu-
ally amazed at the youthfuln,ss which
remained In him.
Il have begun to live for the first
time he declared one day. only
existed before"
AS for Stella. the days went by ia
a sort OF ecstatic dream, and only
little cloud lined the goiuen sky
the earl and countess still hardened
their hearts.
Though not week passed without
bringing a letter tu!l OF love and long
ing IRON LiliaA, .he Old people made
no sign. In the ,roud countess eyes
her sons wife was still Stella Ethei
ridge, the panter'A niece, and she
could not forgive he for--makinG
LEICESTER happy. II would have made
Stella miserable If anything could have
done SO. tut Leycesters love and
watchful care often kept the cloud
back--for time.
They stayed In Paris until little
biiou place IN Park Lane was ready,
then they went home and took Iu.et
possession.
II was the most charming Of little
nests--Leycester had given Jackson
ard Graham carte blache--ahd formed
a fitting cSske for the beautiful young
viscountess.
after ALL Ley" she said. as she
sat upon his knee ON their first even
ing and looked round her exquisite
room 1T is almost as good as the
little laborers cottage used to pic.
ture for myself"
Yes. it only needs that l should
SIT In my shirt sleeves and smoke a
long pipe. doesn't it?' he SAID. laugh.
ing.
For some weeks they did alslost
lead an Isolated life. they were al
ways together, never tired or we4ried
of each other. OF Stella with her ex.
Quisite variety with her ever chang
ing mirth and rare, delicate wit, il
would certainly have been difficult for
any man to tire, and what woman
would have wearied Of the devoted ut.
tention OF such a man as Leycesttri
They lived quietly FOR a little time,
but as the season commenced people
got scent of them. and soon the world
swooped down upon them.
Stella protested at FIRST. but she was
powcrless 10 resist and soon the
names OF Lord and Lady Trevor APP.
peared in the fashionable lists. Then
came a surprise Like Lord Byron,
she woke one morning to find herself
famous the world had pronounced
her beauty, and had elected her 70
one OF its thrones Men almost
fought for the honor Of inserting their
names upon her ball-cards; women
copied her dress, and envied her. the
photographers would have hung her
portraits iu their windows II she had
not been too wary 70 have one taken.
She had become a reigning queen
LEICESTER did r,t mind. he knew her
TOO well 10 be afraid that Il would
spoil her, and Il amused him 10 find
that the word was rowing In the
same boat with hjm-had gone rad
over his little Stella,
Now II was q gay tim, but stll
the countess. made ~ sign The
Wyndwards were away on the con
tinent in the winter. and IN the spring
they went down 20 the Hall Letters
came from Lillian regularly, and she
grew more pathetic as time rolled on;