Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-14

| anger, IN laughing lIoeksry. IN mill
mt seriousness, but never before like
this. The pain and Indignation in her
eyes came not from the sheer hurt OF
a wound but from the hurt Of its
source. 1t was as il ne had learned by
the signal Of its loss that he had a
deeper hold on her than he had real
lied
Yes, have a bone to pick with
you" she said. recovering a grim sort
OF Fellowship. A big bone! II you're
half friend you'll give me the very
marrow OF it."
am ready" he answered more pa
theticaily than philosophically.
There's not time now; after lunch
con, when mother is taking her nap"
she concluded as they came TO the last
step and saw Mrs. GaIland on the
veranda.
Alter luncheon Mrs Galland kept bat
Ting with her mods until nature was
victorious and she fell fast asleep.
Marta. grown restless with Impotence,
suggested to Lanstron that they stroll
in the garden. and they took the path
past the house toward the castle
tower, stopping in an arbor with high
hedges on either side around a statue
of Mercury.
"Now," exclaimed Marta narrowly.
1T was you, Lanny, who recommend
ed Feller to us as gardener, compe-
tent though deaf have proved him
to be man Of most sensitive hearing.
| didn't let him know that he was dis
covered. You brought him here-you,
Lanny, you are the one to explain"
True. he is not deaf!' Lanstron re-
piled.
He is spy" she asked.
yes, a spy. You can put things in
bright light, Marital" He found words
coming with difficulty in face OF the
pain and disillusion of her set look.
Using some Ean as pawn; setting
him as a spy in the garden where you
have been the welcome friend" she
exclaimed. "A spy on what-on my
mother, on Minna. on me, on the flow
ers, as part of this monsttous game
Of trickery and lies that you are play
ing?"
There was no trace OF anger in her
tone. 1t was that OF one MORALLY hurt.
Anger would have been easier to bear
than the measuring. penetrating won
der that found him guilty of such a
horrible part. Those eyes would have
confused Partow himself with the
steady, yelling intensity of their gaze.
She did not see how his left hand was
twitching and how he stilled its move
ment by pressing 1t against the bench
''You will take FeIler with you when
you go!" she said, rising"
Lanstron dropped his head in a kind
of shaking throb OF luis whole body and
raised face white with appeal.
Marital" He was speaking to pro-
file. very sensitive and yet like ivory.
I've no excuse for such an abuse of
hospitality except the obsession of
loathsome work that some man must
do and was set to do. My God, Marital
cease to be natural and human. / am
a machine. | keep thinking, what IL
war comes and some error of mine let
the enemy know where to strike the
blow of victory; or If there were infor-
nation might have gained and failed
to gain that would have given us the
victory-if, because had not done my
part. thousands of lives of our soldiers
we're sacrificed needlesslyl"
At that she turned on him quickly,
her face softening.
"You do think of that-the lives?"
"Yes, why shouldn't II"
"Of those on your side!" she ex-
claimed turning away.
Yes, of those first" he replied
And. Marta. ! did not tell you why
Teller was here becauce he did not
want me to"