Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
CHAPTER xxx.
Bitter-sweet.

..Inou Who hast TAysef
Endured this Heshhood knowing how.
as soaked
And sucking vesture. it can drag US
down
And choke US in the melancholy
deep
Sustain me. that with Thee / walk
these waves
Resisting Breathe me upward. Thou
in me
Aspiring. Who ART the way. the Truth.
the Life
Thai no truth henceforth seem in.
different,
No way to truth laborious, and no
life
Not even this life live intolerable. %
Aurora Leigh
In the grounds AT Merlebank there
stood pretty little log hut fantas.
ideally built and divided within into
two rooms 1t had been the work OF
one OF Mr. Blittons summer holidays
many years ago. and had been spe.
cially built for the children. Al first
they had played in It necessarily. had
learned fair amount of cookery with
the help of the little stove in the
outer room. and had found the place
invaluable in all adventuring games
wherein desert islands figured But
now they had rather outgrown this
sort of hing. and "Mavis Hut" as il
was called. served only for refresh.
ments at garden parties, for con.
Nenienl place TO keep the lawn.tennis
hox, and occasionally for church dec
orations.
On the afternoon after the discus
sion with Carlo. Kate happened to be
i~ncr room OF Mavis Hut. She had
been round the garden gathering the
wet flowers. had taken all she wanted
from the greenhouses. aud now sat
comfortably down to her work at the
rough, wooden table with the brass
vases and the lovely red aud white
flowers all ready 10 hand
She fc-t still little sore al The i'm
Piled rehuke in Carlo words that
mon ming. but she was too good and
well meaning to blind herself to the
ruth. He had given her. whether
consciously or uucousciousiy. a home
thrust, ard KATE though she disIiked
him in consequence. mlly admitted
he Justice of the remarks as applied
herself she sighed a little as she
arranged her vases, then, finding her
own failings no very pleasant study,
she turned hrr thoughts back to Carlo
himself He puzzled her more and
more. but though she would have
liked 10 think him concerted OF prig-
g.sk. o. hypocritical. She could not
do so; The worst she could say OF him
was that he was living a worthless
iie. and that he was am irconsis en-,
sort OF man His absence OF self.
consciousness appealed 20 her
strongly, however. because 1t was in.
comprehensive to her, and though
pvrsiading herself that she despised
and d.slihed him, she knew all the
time in her secret heart that his was
largely owing 20 her own FerversHy.
The san had been shining brightly
few minutes before. hut as Kate
arranged her flowers she noticed that
lbe summel.house grew dark. and was
not surprised 70 hear before ong a
steady downpour of rain.
, dare say Is will be over before /
have finished she thought to her
sell and was going on with her work
when = her surprise the door OF the
hn' wss opened and Carlo walked
into the ou.er room. evidently seeking
shelter trom the rain.
Nnar tofher," thought Kate.
But. after an hcugh csu see him
through this creek iva She wood work
he can't see ne 3 don't think shall
let him know ! am here. he would
interrupt me and perhaps ,alk sgain
as he did this morning ana besides
dislike lmt"