Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-22

lag, anu tNo persons only seemed /,
10 sLnitteh NleA sllenee-,nsy wer,
JeAnAe ana Beii.
@ne MAS odsy attending to tn,
Mains oi .ats. Eem8to., eIo sat y
tne otneF sue o. Ii IA, ana ala not 10
C-Se Ike AAeu attention with whlul
Den tesarueu nlm-an atIenuGn 5,
AAeU tE.., na4 nau almost 20 snoaL a.
osA4ns niln, .or Lie thau .Ime, 70 pas,
e4.e e....4.A,.. 5s.s..v.
.ooklns. eoo. NO one would think he
wes on1g an arasI. wouia they
At nn4cn poor Bei, Weo nad been
sra.lng aosen4y a. nls pate, starred
ala t.lneu pa.e.
rresenuy h.,ae glanced at his
watch, anu hai. mlo nad drowned A.s
sn. mes al Dh.aAnpagne, jumped 10 a.
leet.
Bless the boy. murmured Aun,
Jane. he Is gong 10 make a
speech.
uny short one, aunt, said Hal
I've soe u propose the nealtn OF TIE
oIloe, you hno@, ana ne nouued To-
ward Jeanne Win tlush ON his
onsnt laoe and suspicious aoistare
IN AIS eyes. here Is Ray love, Jen,
anu may you be happy.
y nat the most senGible speech /
ever Aeard sod make, SAID Aun,
Jane, aamlr4ngls.
tane got up with a smile on his
nps.
thank you, Hal" he said. Jeanne
shalI De HAPPY, Ii 4 can make her 50,
ana as he sat down. ne laId his nana
On Jeannes ana heid 1t.
Mr.. beil VIII nave 10 propose the
bridesmaids nealtn, salu raj, clap
plng his tutor on the pack. Come,
sir.
Bell started and looked around,
Inen arose ana nugeted wltn me Ia
blecloth. lie was very pale, and
strangely nervous, Tor as a rule his
numhlty asserted MIN wnen ne mad 10
open MS mouth, ana tnere Was a 81
fence when Mr. LamDIon broke by
requesting ali 10 MI Jner glasses.
ben iooked AROUND once OF twice, tnen
Win a snaAe OF the mead, sat down,
Tnere Vas an awkward pause, but Mr..
LanlDton was equal TO the occasion
anu clearing MS throat, looked arounu
Win a piacIa coutenance.
But Mr.. Lamotons speech--a speech
when mad taken hIm three Mnole
Gays TO eoncocl-was doomed To- Re
man unspoken, Tor as suddenly as he
mad sat down, BELL arose 10 mis- Iee'
again.
Mr. V&ne, he said, viii you steI
OUTSIDE with me Tor a moment?"
Vane, VINO was aging something to
Jeanne IN low voice, looked up VITA
d curious smile.
What is IL, Bell?" he said. Cant
YOU say II here!'
III you wisn it" replied poor Bell
amidst complete silence, and taxing
from his pocket the marriage license
he toucnea IL with shaking finger.
A sngnt shadow OF annoyance
cossed Vanes lace, but was Instant!
replaeed with the grave. composed
smile.
Il see," he saio. well, say on
Bell turned to Aunt Jane, who sal
staring, thinking lnat either the raislI
pie or the champ&gne had flown TO his
head.
mrs Costrel," he said, with agita
ten, -'I--cant let TINS go on any lur
lher; / don lhlnk 1t is lalr-wlth aii
Difference 10 ms IordsnIp--I can :, a.
clergyman, consent 10 keep tlLs Sc
eret any longer. / think 1t ought 10
be known"
Aunt Jane turned pale. All eyes
wore hxed r1on the speaker, except
ing Vanes and his rested upon
ieannes suddenly pale lace with IN
tent and watcnIul regard.
In the CONFUSION, Belfs his lord
ship had passed unhoticed, but I'D
DENY he looked over at Vane, and, al
pressing MN, SAID:
my lord, nave your consent2'
Tnere was quick mufmur oil aston
ishment, and Vane inclined his heao
Poor Bell wiped his !orenead.
ut Is very painIul 10 me TO nave u
make thls-thls statement" he said
and cannot understand why Il
should have been considered neces
sary 10 maintain such secrecy. Per
naps-perhaps, he broke on, with
sudden nope, as he turned from one u
The orhpr ,-hIs lordshiu has told YOU
AL"
His lordship-what lordship?" de
manded Mr.. LamDton, staring from
one to the other. Who the-who d.
you mean, sir?'
Il aliude To Vane, there" said Bell
catching up the Incense "a despair
You may read it all Tor youi selves
and learn, as Z did, the real ide2tisS
of-oI-this gentleman"
DO you mean vane, MIR. Beli?'
asked Hal, hotly. What DO yot
mean? We all know who ne Is
VINO do you think he is?"
Bell laid his hand on the boy
shoulder, but looked at Jeanne anx
.ously.
in the license, the pe:son whom
you-whom all OF US have known a.
vernon Vane, the artist. is called tbs
Marquis OF Ferndale." he SAID
gravely.
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