Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-02

Oliver, with the aforesaid mage
procured a couple of servants, and
soon got the little place in order; and
here the two friends lived, like her
mits in a dell
They fshed and shot and rode all
day, returning at night to plain
late dinner; and altogether led lie
so different to that which they had
been leading as it was possible to
imagine.
Lord Charles enjoyed it. He got
brown, and as fit and as hard as
nails" as he described it. but Ley
cester took things differently The
gloom which had settled upon him
would not be dispelled by the noun
tain air and the beauty of the ex-
quisite valley.
! Always and ever there seemed some
cloud hanging over him, spelling his
enjoyment and watching the charm
| from his efforts at amusement. While
! Charles was killing trout in the
stream. or dropping the pheasants in
the moors, LEICESTER would wander up
and down the valley, gun or rod in
! hand. using neither, his head droop
ing his eyes fixed in gloomy retro
spection.
In simple truth he was haunted by
spirit which chung to him now as
1t had chung to him in those days
Of feverish gayety and dissipation.
The vision Of the slim, beautiful girl
whom he loved was ever before him,
her face floated between him and the
mountains, her voice mingled with the
stream. He saw her by day, he
dreamed of her by night Sometimes
he would wake with start, and
fancy that she was still his own, and
that they were standing by the weir,
her hand in his. her voice whispering,
'Leycester, ! love yrl!" Distance
only lent enchantment 10 her beauty
and her grace. In a word, he could
not forget her!
Sometimes he wandered whether he
had been right in yielding her up to
Jasper Adelstone so quietly; but 40
he recalled that morning, and Stellas
face and words, he felt that he could
not have done otherwise. Yes, he
had lost her, she had gone forever, yet
he could not forget her. 1t seemed
very strange, even TO himself After
all there were 50 many beautiful
women he could have chosen some
he had been almost In love with, and
yet he had forgotten them What was
there about Stella TO cling TO him 50
persistently? lie remembered every
little unconscious trick Of voice and
manner. the faint little smile that
curved her lip. the deep light in the
dark eyes as they lifted TO his, ask
ing, taking his love. There was 4
special little trick of mannerism she
had, a way OF bending her head and
looking at him half over her shoulder,
that simply haunted him; she came
the vision OF her--to the side OF his
chair and his bed. and looked at him
so. and he could see the graceful
curve OF the delicate neck. All, me
ali. me! II was very weak and fool
ish. perhaps. that a strong man OF the
!
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~ simple sur 1us1 d SUI ouV Hlaue
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SHo"s ""u true, W tue "or'd ehds'
/ II was very slow for Charles--very
9'oN ana very rough oHt ne was one
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LORD Ihafies was beginning TO De
aifald thot the poone valley also
W2"'- ta'i'
Ever hear anything of your people
! Ley he asked one night. as they sat
in the living room OF the hut. The
might was warm for the time Of year,
and they sat by the open window
smoking their pipes. and clad in their
shooting suits of wooden mixture
Leycester was leaning back. his
head resting on his hand, his eyes
fixed on tbN star1it sl,v his ,nng