Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-07-29

can he think? He imagines all sorts
OF dire things, and is nearly crazy with
anxiety The police viii fnd her
though"
..Policel" she exclaimed in a
shocked voice. as 1t really as bad
as that?"
shows" said Tom sagely. "tust
how much one thoughtless girl can
turn things topsy-turvy. But.
hang II all; I'm sorry you're not en-
Toying your luncheon. Feeling ill?"
/ The girl had pushed back her plate,
and she now sat silently contemplate
ing her hands clasped upon the table
edge.
"I-I-belseve am not feeling very
we'll" she replied family. meeting his
anxious look With eyes 20 somber that
Tom was alarmed. n touch OF head
ache-dOn't let me spoil your appe-
1 tite-it will be gone in q minute" And
she mustered up the ghost Of smile.
Tom, though, Continued to watch
her, his own cOantenance refectirg
his suddenly awakened concern, vale
her smile grew until presently she was
apparently her normal self again.
'-Therel--it is gone!" she lightly de-
ciared. and, . Toms immense relief.
commenced chattering gsyly, and did
not again allade to the scatter
Drained" cousin But neither did she
do more than trife with the succession
OF dishes which Hewitt's deft hands
placed before her.
When the meal was finished. her
mood underwent another abrupt
change; she grew serious again.
Now. If you viii excuse me. l be
lieve | viii go and lie down for a
while"
Yes. do" be urged TOO bad you
should feel 20! Isn't there anything
I can do?--anythlng / can get your"
His eagerness to serve her was re-
warded with a smile that made her
lovely countenanee inexpressibly sweet
and winning: but It was manifest even
to his needless regard that she was
distract and wanted to be alone.
The long afternoon dragged by in
monotonous fashion, and Tom was
both disappointed and troubled when
Molly, the mulatto stewardess, In
formed him that none of the ladies
would appear for dinner.
The other young lady seems ter
rlbly worried Molly enlarged; she
has something on her mind that's drfv
ing her distracted Miss-yo friend
Is trying to quiet her"
The news augmented his curiosity.
What seems TO be the matter7' he
asked.
Don't know" replied Molly with an
air of Importance. "She just suffers
and don't say anything She's high
strung young lady. the kind that feels
more than most do She's taking ii
pretty hard. whatever her trouble may
be-"
As he dined In solitary grandeur.
Tom puzzled over the circumstance
not little, and. az was usual with
him. the inference was slow in com
ing. that whatever had upset the mys-
terious young lady. it must have oc-
Cured on the yatht The merriment
OF all three. as they came aboard last
night, testified to this fact At any
rate. he thus accepted the conclusion.
without taking into account that the
trouble was a secret one. and that II is
womau's peculiar gift to be able 20
hide carkiRg care behind mask of
gayety
But he had scarcely got his pipe to
49, fsf he fCh h.
him out where he had retired upon the
bridge, bearing the Information that
a young lady wanted to see him i'm
mediately at the gangway.
He descended 20 the main deck and
made his way aftward with as brave
show Of nonchalance as he could rally
The night was clear and starlit,
and consequently the darkness was
not so dense as 1t had been the previ-
Gus night; therefore. when he arrived
ut the gangway he was able to make
out that the group standing there were
IN the midst of q strained situation.
The first officer. Mr. Mercer. and
two sailors showed plainly that their
state OF mind was exceedingly black
and cheeTless. while me girl stood a
little apart, impatiently tapping the
deck with one foot.
AS soon rs he approached she ad-
dressed him eagerly,
"Oh. Captain Phinney, II seems
that am trying to transcend your au-
thority. I'm sorry. But I'm so anx
ious TO be taken over to the Clare
mont landing that never thought
there might be any special formalities
to be observed"
WHY, | suppose it's all right" he
returned uneasily. You have a--er-
a permit from Mfr. Willard. Of
COURSE
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