Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-09

/ ne had told Marta only two weeks
ago that he should see her again II
war esms and BAR had come. With
the ihyitIng prosbeet Of a few holiday
moments In which to continue the H.
tesyfew that~had been-1abruptly con-
ciuded y a hotel eception.room, he
started down the terrace steps. Above
TIE sscb6d terfkSs dsss. a efosstas d
Honap.s hair-hairn OF ieI- abundance.
shading face that brought familiar
fcofA p4etehts , ~ sthfe sscehs Ds-s,fheir
glances met where. the. path ended
-ati 9henseeoTd effSce ffghti. sffbt
withia sbesfn ofsfsstrsineasz 9sa aaes-
| tioning good numor- that spoke at
fleastssa trace s6o 0tde fhFader asats
fsr'You called gtsoRs tha e3 ipsected. .
she she said sal! Il noe 0tt
q. '.a;5siss.. sssz sasi ri s41sG sesE nsss
llf7,nE ~ ne Ea5olned tsF lkA4aYs shade Of
tElunphsrthe poltteHteof fstun pEfsasE4e
wasa step ABOVE heHfrhers ne ad seapa
level with the pocket or hiss biotfse
His. square stdulders, cohimanding
height. ana military erectness were
thus em phasized, as was her own feni-
nine slightness AIR a ~As -
y want TO thank you. ssshe SAID s~As
becomes soldier! Your forethodgnt
was expressed in action. It was the
promptness of the men you. sent to
look after the garden which saved the
uprooted plants before they were past
recovery" Vaf
i wished II for your sake and some
what for my own sake to be the same
that II was In the days when used
to cal" he said graoiously.. .Tea was
from four to FIVE. do you remember
win you join me? Ihave Just ordered
It,"
A generous, pleasant conqueror,
this! No one knew better than Wester-
ling how to be one when he choses He
was something of an actor. Leaders
Of men Of his type usually are.
Why, yes. Very gIadly!" she as
sented with no undue cordiaIity and
no undue constraint, quite as If there
were no war.
Neutrality could not be better i'm
personated. he thought, than in. the
even eleaving of her lips over the
words. They seemed to say that
storm had come and gone and a new
set of masters had taken the place of
the old. AS they approached the
veranda Francois was placing the tea
things.
Just like the old days, isn't it," he
exclaimed with his first sip, convinced
that the officers commissary supplied
excellent tea in the field.
Yes, for the moment-if, we forget
the war!" she replied. and looked
away, preoccupied, toward the land
scape. sAs en
II we forget the war! she bore on
the words rather grimly. The change
that he had noted between the Marta
of the hotel receptiop-room and the
Marta of the moment was not alto
gether the work of ten years. It had
developed since she was in 5then capi-
tai. In these three weelzss war had
been brought to hef dobf She had
been under heavy aEegs Yet 4hfsssub-
jeet'of the war wAs'ege one which he,
as an invader. a,c6nsidersd himself
bound to avoid. 6 aasa1 eas asGs s',3o
We do forget IS st tea, don't yer"
NC asheui ~ ssn0E qssd n tssaseFngs q
AT least we need notsReak ofsitls
she replled. svSss@sa sas so9vI A.
Il am staying toni ghkwI wasslGoipg
to ask II youswonld nxsrsnaiusonVsh
geranda while i6so over these pa
pers.s Tit woulasa1asvery pvozy ana
pleasant" Spa+@ st4sf 'sess-
why, yes, she asfsedswith evident
nieasors SsggA eG- ~ 500 jaFs gCflB
Turcas camd, IL Answer f6 #esteSr.
ling's ring. Tho crdsrs and ssteges-
lions on tie table seemed Is Ba The
product of this iatfi of Apah, tbs Vice
chief, but a lath Of steer. not Wood,
who appeared 4 Essihhers 1t tks ssIss gaFo 4