Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-08
Continued.


There is a prettier one than this,
says her ladyship.
Jeanne looks at the vase critically.
Look at the glass" says her lady
ship, with a smile.
eanne bushes.
"Why, one would think you were I'M
used to compliments" says her lady
ship, ito blush at one from a woinanl
Forgive me If / am anxious to know
such a rare flower. Ny name Is Lu-
ceIle Stanford; and yours?"
"Jeanne-Jeanne Bertram," says
Jeanne.
"Jeannel 1t is pretty name; Nor
man, too! Our meeting is quite ro-
mantle. Still more so if one Of US
had been man instead of both being
women. Unmarried"
There is a question in the last
word. and Jeanne answers it frankly.
81 am unmarried" she says with a
hush.
And I-worse or better luck" says
her ladyship. with smile and lit
tie shrug. 81 am going TO Leigh
Court--it is not very far you say;
perhaps we shall meet again. May
drive over and thank you again?"
Aunt will be very glad, says
Jeanne, hesitatingly. IL am afraid
l shall not be here"
you are going away says her
ladyship. Poor Rawton Megis!"
Jeanne smiles.
ut will be duller than ever when
you are gone" says Lady Lucille.
"And you can honestly tell me you
are happy Mercy! it looked to me
like the very best place left dry after
the deluge. Tell me--you don't think
me rude and gauche, do your" and
Lady Lucille lays her stately white
hand upon Jeanne's arm, cleaning
softly through the muslin. TELL me
what you do to support an existence
which /, who can scarcely endure my
ever-changing 1ne-would imagine
anything but supportable. You Sing
and play?"
mo-" says Jearue. smiling, and
greatly amused and Interested by the
hlgh-bred audacity OF the beautiful
aristocrat.
mo? You paint then? No? What
on earth do you do?--is there garri
son here?'
Jeanne looks puzzled.
"A garrisonl No"
Her ladyship smiles.
do you really mean TO intimate
that you don't understand me? Who
do you flirt with?"
A sudden flush of crimson dyes
Jeanne's face, and she feels half-ln
clined to ressat this impertinence
but it is impossible to be angry with
SO lovely a face, so languidly placid
save for it's arched eyebrows, daintily
arched with curiosity.
Il don't fiirt with anyone" she says
at last
'ThsR I cannot conjecture why you
MwwI- says her ladyship. solemnly
IA wait, though" she says, heI
r--opinx eyes having rested upon the
portfolio: you play at painting
vaisr-colors; hate dirty oil-tubes and
rurpentine! Yes, that is 1t. May
look3"
Jeanne says Yes and rises to as
sist her with the portfolio.
Lady Lucille spells her remaining
glove In a moment with the dust, but
Is too much struck with sketch mum
Der one to remark the destruction.
why, child, you are an artist.
she exclaims, looking up. "Oh. dom
shake your head, and talk about fiat
terry. and all that Pm sorry to say
know what | am talking about wher
| pronounce upon a picture; I've lis
tened to too much art jargon not K
know something about it. Besides,
really do understand, and these are
more than good--they are almos
masculine, tool"
But" says Jeanne, hesitatini
toreprdiate.
"But | say they are!" says her lady
ship "they are really beautiful
Newton Regis'-'The Church Yes
sketches of the place, of course. Ant
here's a delicious little bit of sea
scape and a boat. What's it called?-
ah!"
the Nancy Bell. Very pretty. Nj
dear child, can understand VIII
you're happy-you're art mad, and
ahi"
What makes her ladyship student,
start az, If something had reached
hand from the portfolio and STRUCK q
aer fair, dainty face?