Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-02-19

neem from France; zee nom ees mine.
VIA And / nevaire look in zee uzzer
hat am pair-hekly dumfoune'.-
And bis establishment was genuine
Where is the other hat, the one i
gave youe" was in a great hurry.
i have heem here" reaching 10 the
vacant chair at bis side, while the
French consul eyed us both with some
suspicion We might be lunatics.
Beausire handed me tia benevolent
old gentleman's hat, and the burden
dropped from my shoulders. ''Eet ees
sue a meestake. l laugh: eh?" He
shook with merFiment Il wear two
hats and not know zee meestakel"
/ thanked him and made of as
gracefully as l could. The girl rose
as she saw me returning. When ]
reached her side she was standing
with her slender body inclined to-
ward me- She stretched forth hand
and soiemnly / gave her Mr.. Chitten-
den's hat. l wondered vaguely II any
one was looking at US, and. If so, what
he thought of US.
The girl pulled the hat literally IN
side out In her eagerness; but her
gloyed fingers trembled so that the
precious letter fiuttered to the floor.
We both stopped, but l was quicker.
1t was no attempt on my rart to see
the address; my act WIS one of COM
mon politeness. But could not help
seeing the name. It was my owni
"Give 1t to mel" she cried breath
lessly.
| did SO. was not, at that particu-
lar moment. capable Of doing anything
else. / was too bewiidered. My own
name! She turned, hugglng the hat.
the legal documents and the letter,
and hurried down the main stairs. at
her heels.
Tell the driver my address; | can
return alone
Il can not permit that" l objected
decidedly. 1.-The driver is a stranger
to us both. insist on seeing you to
the door; after that you may rest as
sured that / shall no longer infiict
upon you my presence, odious as 1t
oouDtleSS lS 10 you.
AS she was already in the cab and
could not get out without aid.
climbed in beside her and called the
street and number to the driver.
Legally the letter is mine; It is
addressed to me, and has passed out
of your keeping"
''You shall never, never have it,
1T is not necessary that I should"
l replied, for I vaguely understand"
saw that it was all over. There
was now no reason why l should not
speak my mind fully
Il can understand without reading.
You realized that your note was cruel
and unlike anything you had done,
and your good heart compelled you to
write an apology; but your pride got
the better of you. and upon second
thought you concluded to let the I'M
merited hurt go on"
''Will you kindly stop the driver, or
shall II"
Does truth annoy your"
81 decline to discuss truth with you.
viii you stop the driver"
Not until We reach Seyenty-frst
street west"
"By what right"
"The right of a man who loves you
There It is out, and my pride has
gone down the wind. After tonight
shall trouble you nc further. But ev-
cry man has the right to tell one wom-
an that he loves her and love you.
loved You the moment first laid
eyes on you. l couldn't help it. say
this to you now because / perceive
how futile it is. What dreams have
eonjured up about you! Poor fool!
When | was at work your face was al
ways crossing the page or peering up
from the margins. | never saw fine
that l did not think of you,
Or heard a fine piece of music that |
did not think of your voice"
There was a long interval of ST
ence; block after block went by. /
never once looked at her.
"If had been rich I should have
put it to the touch some time ago;
but my poverty seems to have been
fortunate; 1t has saved me refusal
In some way l have MORALLY offended
you; how, can not imagine. Il can
not be simply because innocently
broke an engagement"
Then she spoke.
"You dined after the theater that
night with a comic-opera singer. You
we're quite at liberty to do so. only
you might have done me the honor to
notify me that you had made your
choice of entertainment"
So it was out Decidedly 1t was all
over now. | never could explain away
he mistake.
Il have already explained to you my
mistake. There was and
Is no harm that l can see In dining
with a woman Of her attachments.
But | shall put up no defense. You
nave convicted me. l retract nothing
[ have said. l do love you"
was very sorry for myself.
Cabby drew up. l alighted, and she
silently permitted me to assist her
Town. | expected her Immediately to
Mount the steps. Instead, she hesi-
ated. the knuckle Of a forefnger
against her lips, and assumed the
pose of one who con-
templates two courses.
Have you a stamp" she asked
inaliy.
"A p?"-blankly.
Yes: a postage-stamp."
/ fumbled in my pocket and found,
ucI,fly a single pink square. which |