Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-08-09
CHAPTER III.
A Foe in the Household.

A Foe in the Household.
Brewster had hardly closed the doors
behind him before Ethel Willoughby
appeared.
"Oh. Henry! You surprised me-" she
said
Il came before the Others" Street
man explained, because there is some
thing you must do for me at once"
About the feet, | suppose" she
said somewhat YEARLY. as she turned
away from him.
How did you know?' He shot the
question at her almost too quickly for
caution. But for the moment he ex-
perienced something approaching
alarm But her answer treasured him.
Nowadays it is only of the fieet
you ask" she told him. And she re
garded him with eyes that were pa
thetic if not reproachful. Once 1t had
seemed TO her that Henry Streetman
was interested in her. But of late she
had been obliged to admit to herself
that that interest had quickly waned
Her handsome caller paid no atten-
ton TO the obvious complaint that lay
In EtheTs answer. In the most mat
ter-of-fact fashion he proceeded
straight to the business that was up
permost in his mind
You must learn at once from Sir
George where the ships at Spithead
are going" he announced bluntly.
Find out If they sail together. or If
they will disperse-and how"
AS she faced him again there was
beseeching in her voice. her eyes, her
whole manner.
wait. Henry. waitr' she begged.
Before we go into that, tell me
when ere you going to let people know
we're married?"
Streetmau remembered then that he
had a many-sided role to play And
thereupon he went up to the girl; and
taking one of Ethel's hands In his.
while he put an arm around her. he
looked down at her in a most Ioverlike
fashion.
"Ah, my deari I'd let them know
Row--this minute-if | only couldr' he
exclaimed.
But we must announce our mar
riaye at once" she said quickly.
Announce our marriage-whyT
"Georgy Wagstaff told me just a
few minutes ago that when | said
was in Brighton a friend of hers saw
you and me together in Paris" she re-
piled in tragic tones.
i i lbs
THAT we were on our honeymoon?
No. / kept my word to you. said
| was in Brighton" She looked at
him in a puzzled way as he left her
then and paced the floor In a nervous
fashion.
''0f course. It's easily proved that
was not in Brighton Ethel continued
"Georgy seemed TO think you and
I Well!-you can imagine what
she must have thought Oh why must
there be this secrecy? | loathe It."
She sank upon the settee and stared
mOedily ar the floor-a most unhappy
picture of a pretty bride.
Streetman reused himself and bent
over her.
MY deari We must wait until
can arrange matters with my family"
he explained in his most plausible man
ner. Until can come into my own
again we should starve. Soon It will
all be arranged" And once more he
turned away from her-this time with
an air of fnality-as If there were
really no argument against his vague
protestations.
"Soon? You have said that for a
month" Ethel reminded him. You've
said il ever since we were married"
next week, them he agreed in des-
peration. 81 promisei And you will
learn tonight about the feet?" be
added in the same breath.
"But. Henry. If do ask Sir George
and he tells me. isn't it rather shah
by thing to do then to come to you
and"
mo. no, no-as I've often told yOur'