Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-30
knight Grant
By EDNA LYALL


understood it all perfectly, and knew
that in time Kate would need her
again, and would fall back into the
old loving confidence, with the friend
ship OF "a woman substituted for the
extrayagant worship Of a gill
You are in trouble, deal? she
asked sitting down ON the sofa. with
that air Of being perfectly at leisure
and not in the least hurried which
was peculiar TO her.
Not without many tears, Kate told
her story.
And, oh. what can dor" she
sobbed Il have been an eayesdropper
against my will; but what ought 1 to
do?"
THE whole story Is such complete
surprise to me. said Clare, slowly.
You mus leave me a ninute cr two
30 think. Poor children. poor children.
It was natural enough | wonder the
thought never eros ed my mind but
somehow I had always fancied quite
a different loyc-story for Francesca.
Il know what You are thinking Of"
said Kate. q, TOO, thought that she
and Harry cared for each other; ard /
used to be so jealous because he liked
o be with her better than with me
Don't yon remember that summer
long ago. when you FIRST came 10 hive
here?"
Yes, [ remember well. said Glare
Il suppose on his side 1t was a mere
passing fancy. eed on hers genuine
cousin,y liking. 'o1 she Is exactly The
same with HIM aoyt You understood
that she had actually been betrothed
to Carlo?"
"Sbe said so. distinctly think f.
must have been at the time he went
on the stage. and that must clearly
have been TO save his sister from this
Generic. Oh, Clare, the horrible part
TO me is that I've misjudgc1 him so
cruelty | can never forgive myself"
Il suspected from the first that it
was In order TO be with his sister that
he took TO the stage, said Glare.
But | little thought what he had had
to give up"
"Oh. II you could have seen hint"
said poor Kate, crying anew at the
recollection of the scene she had Wit
messed. 1T was so terrible | can
never forget it---l can never be the
same again! ] used to think 1t grand
TO be- above that sort of thing: but
never knew tin now what love meant.
Glare was not sorry that Rates the
cries M TO tho depravlty OF man were
aunihilated She LET her talk on. put.
ting in sympathetic word now and
then
Il can't think how he can have
helped hating ME whea lectured him
on things / knew nothing about. and
told him he was like Nero. and talked
just as if my life was perfection ana
his life useless"
There Is no pain SO sharp as To ind
that We have uisiudged another. said
Glare and have blamed them when
ratlHT they should have been houored
aud rcYercd. Bus a sharp lesson Ike
this stamps Judge not ON ones heart
as nothing else can. IL is esson we
most OF us have had 10 learn. dear"
You don't thiuk We ought to tell
them that ] was in The hute"
20, that could only make YOU all
three very uncomfortable. ! think YOU
acted for the best IN a very dificul
position and Carlo and Francesca
may just AS wei keep all the comfort
they can from that one interview. bar
think it may be we'll @ let your
wher know That We know
There can be no doub, that he
must have learned the story at
Naples said Kate should like
hiu TO know about this afternoon. Ia
viii make ME feel less of a hypocrite.
bu ! wish you Won tell hju. Glare
y vii! If Won like. dear" she an
swered
And do COM dowu Quic6ly to after
noon rca Tor don't know how / shall
meet 'hem as tt uo,hlng had hap.
psntd." said Kate
We viii be quite punciual. replied
Glare "3Ut wou g not dread il to1
much, uch 'hmes rAss oW more cas-.
.iy than you would fancy possible just
now Don't think of your own par, in
the matter at ALL just put yourself ia
their place
Ieft 10 herself o.r, p,nr. t-,t, ST.,