Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-01-26

Goosel What Did He Mean? He Was
Full Hour Early.
have them, don't we?" He added In
an odd voice: Perhaps deserved all
I got. Anyway. believe she was ii
| martyr"
"a martyr to anarchy"
"But still martyr to what she con
sidered right"
"Steedy, Dan." said Hunt. You're
getting morbid. Come along to the pit
I, today. There's something stirring in
summer wheat. TIN wake you up !:
make you your old self again"
mo use, Harry. I'm finished with
specializing"
you talk like a has-beenl why,
you're just starting in life. You've got
to do something. A man like you can't
loaf. What's it going to be-"
Giving to Others"
Hunt jerked his head impatiently. II
mean what business, what line? You've
got some big thing up your sleeve,
Dan. Out with it."
Daniel dabbled his fingers in a fin
ger-bowl. While drying them on a
napkin the vertical lines appeared
sharply between his brows. BE lighted
cigarette.
He showed his chair back, stood up.
'Henceforth am going to take my
happiness in my own way. l learned
how at daybreak this morning. / am
going to give. give, give. And won't
| stop giving until the last cent is gone"
Dan, believe you've gone crazy"
"And / believe" said the secretary,
who read his Bible on occasion, that
Mr.. Fitzrandolph shows very keen
wisdom. Furthermore-well, there is
verse in Saint Matthew, which runs !:
'Ye are the salt of the earth ="
Jonas. the valet. touched his sleeve.
"a special delivery letter, sir" .
Taking the square envelope from
the servants salver, without observ-
ing the superscription, the secretary
opened 1t and perused the contents.
He knitted his brows.
"Puzzling," he murmured, scratching
the back of his head. Its anonymous.
has neither beginning nor end" He
| looked suddenly at the envelope, then.
with an apology. handed the message
TO his employer. II didn't notice it.
It's marked personal"
One glance at the sheet of note
| paper, and Daniel sank into his chair.
With his strong fingers he pinned the
| note to the table, breathing rapidly
| through dIlated nostrils. Hunt, sitting
next to him, recalled afterward that
1t was the only time in all the years
he had known him that he had ever
seen the mans hand tremble.
Daniel looked up. stared blankly a
moment at the two silently questioning
faces. His lip quivered slightly.
I Boys. I've received startling news.
I've changed my mind about giving
everything away. I'll go ahead with
those houses. But I'll go a little saner.
In little saner manner, you under
stand. And. boys, 1 am. going to do
that big thingl"
He sprang up.
"Jonasl Call good livery stable.
I want their best saddle horse at
twelve sharp. Craig, make an appoint
ment for tomorrow morning with
Stanley Graham, the architect. Phone
for the head barber downstairs. Jonas.
Mention ten dollars to him."
Then. without any OF them know
ing what it was all about. the specu-
lator, the secretary. and the valet had
their hands seized end wrung with a
vim that crushed their fingers.
Hunt, burning with curiosity, per
mitted his eye to rest momentarily
upon the opened note lying on the
table. He could make nothing out Of it.
It began without preface and was I'M
signed. II consisted Of two questions,
written In z flowing. girlish hand:
do yoy remember our last appoint
ment7 WIN you keep It todsy?"
As tie superbly 1.-THE. red-haired
vcS1s woman mounted with cool com
posure on the sorrel horse. cantered
serenely past the Grant monument in
Lincoln park she glanced at her. watch
and saw 1t was one O'clock a GARDEN
er spading the soft ground beside the
bridlepath stopped his work, as well
anyone might, TO follow her with adj
miring gaze. There was delicious
earthly" smell of spring in the air
vernal quickening all about.
Presently-she had passed the end
Of the hillock just north Of the monu.
ment-she turned in her saddle. and
perceived far to the south a dark
shape growing rapidly larger. She jerk.
ed the reins precipitately. wheeled
about, started back in alarm Her ad
mirable tranquility had vanished.
Goose What did he mean2 He was
fun hour early.
Escape was cut OF. Quickly she
guided her horse into the eopcre<s