Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-08-11
CHAPTER XxxlV.
Yaen ting.


Yachting.
Let us be like the bird for moment
perched
On a frail branch while he sings,
Though he feels it bend yet he sings
his song,
For he knows he has his wings
Victor Hugo.
you look pale, Nita; am afraid
the fright of last night has done you
HARM" said Carlo, coming into the
Merlino's private sitting-room the
next morning. cit is just as well that
the damage done to the theater will
prevent our keeping this engagement.
They say the place Is to be closed for
fortnight, and after the horrors that
went on in the crush last night it is
only decent"
THE wonder is that more were not
killed" said Nita with shudder,
"0h. ] am glad not to have to sing
again tonight; should always be
hearing again that horrible cry
do not dive on il; think of some
thing else, ii has made you look quite
III" sad Carlo, debating whether he
should talk to her of his own happi-
ness, Tut coming to the conclusion
that she seemed too sad, and that it
would be better not to touch on the
subject.
1t is not the fright that has made
me III, she said, at length. Il must
tell yoa, Carlino, al about it. Com
ERIC has been here?"
sFere this morning. he exclaimed.
"fes~-she shivered from head to
foot-"and made him own that Mad
emofseIle DE Caisne knew nothing of
tffat advertisement He got her to
write the fetter easily enough for you
know she was vexed with you, and he
msnfe her believe that it was Miss
Flora Britton whom you were in love
with and then he posted the letter
for her, and put in the cutting from
The Times. Just think OF his boasting
to me of the cTeverness of the trick"
Carlo. with a muttered ejaculation.
paced hurriedly 20 and fro, trying to
Keta sis indignation within boURds.
He told me how he had got it
printed" she continued, and expected
me ts praise him for It.
And you?" asked Carlo. with dawn
in hone in hrs tore.
IT told him that l would never
speals to him again" said Nita, trying
in vafR to repress a sob. But, Car
limo, I am afraid of him-so terribly
afraid He looked as If he could have
Killed me, and ust went away with
out another word oh. If only had
newer seen him. II only ! had be-
Feved like yoa, that nothing is impos-
sTzsTe. and had resisted from the first
Esur ne was always so strong. and so
weak and friendless."
'But you have resisted now" said
Carlo. trying to comfort her, And as
10 fearing what be may do. | would
| try not TO trouble about it. for. de
pend upon il. he values his own
safety too much to do anything des'
perate; besides. If evil Is st-cng. good
rs more strong
III doesn't seem TO he in ;ris world
mt any rate" said Nita
DO you think not! Perhaps II
doesn't always conquer here at first
, bat that matters little, IL In the end
IL wins"
''You win not leave me ?'she plead
I "a laux fhsN II
last chance Is gone All. do you re
member how hoped at Birmingham
that YOU would so. and that Comer;s
would take your place? II he hat
spent those two years in AnerScs
with us should have been i'm hi;
power now"
She shuddered for something had
shown her that morning the true ma
ture OF the man whom she had loved
Il will never leave YOU" he said
quietly.
through those three years of loret,
work he had struggled on. bearias
Ntta's selfish indifference. her fits o
perverse ill-nautre, and not daring Il
look on to the future, Now tn
change had come upon him SO sud
denly that he was almost overpowere'
by IL He had reaped the rewar
i which can only come to those VIII
live by the day; having toi,ed faith
fully through the darkness, h
emerged suddenly into a food Of gle
| riaus Sunshine.
y AN English gentleman % see yoI
q signor, in the salotto.' announced
r waiter
,. Carlos heart beat quickly as b