Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-11-01


latiyeIy. Where had she gone. with
whom had she talked, what had she
told? Ina looked at her rather fear
fully But Mrs. Bett rocked content
eddy and ate cardamom seeds.
"Whom did you seeT' Ina asked.
Lulu named them.
''See them to talk tor from Dwight.
Oh. yes. They had all stopped
"What did they say?" Ina burst out
They had inquired for Ninian, Lulu
said; and said no more.
Dwight mulled this. Lulu might
have told every one of these women
that cock-and-bull story with which
she had come home. 1t might be all
over town. OF course. in that case he
could turn Lulu out--should do So IN
fact. Still the story would be all over
town.
Dwight" said Lulu, 81 want Min
ian's address,"
"Going to write to him !" Ina cried
incredulously.
81 want to ask him for the proofs
that Dwight wanted"
my dear Lulu" Dwight said impa-
tiently. you are not the one TO write.
Have you no delicacy?"
Lulu smiled-a strange smile, orig
mating and dying in one corner of
her mouth.
"Yes,' she said. $50 much delicacy
that | want to be, sure whether I'm
married or not"
Dwight cleared his throat with a
movement which seemed to use his
shoulders for the purpose.
81 myself will take this up with my
brother he said 81 will write to
him about IT,"
Lulu sprang to her feet. "Write to
him nowl" she cried
Really" said Dwight, lifting his
brows
"N0w-noww Lulu said. She moved
about. collecting writing materials
from their casual Judgments on shelf
and table. She set all before him
and stood by him. write him now"
she said again.
MY dear Lulu, don't be absurd"
She said: ina, help me. II II
was Dwight-and they didn't know
whether he had another wife, or not.
and you wanted to ask him-oh, don't
You see? Help me-"
Ina was not yet the woman to cry
for justice for Its own sake, nor even
to stand by another woman. She was
primitive, and her instinct was to
look to her own male merely.
"Well," she said, "of course. But
why not let Dwight do it in his own
way7 Wouldn't that be better?"
She put It to her sister fairly:
Now, no matter what Dwlghts way
was, wouldn't that be better7
"Motheri" said Lulu. She looked
toward her mother. But
Mrs. Bett was eating caradmom seeds
with exceeding gusto, and Lulu looked
away. Caught by the gesture, Mrs.
Bett voiced her grievance.
'Iulie," she said, "Set down. Take
Off your bat, why don't your"
Lulu turned upon Dwight a quiet
face which he had never seen before.
"You write that letter to Ninian."
she said, "and you make him tell you
so you'll understand. I know he
spoke the truth. But / want you to
know"
Mn" said Dwight. "And then
l suppose you're going to tell II all
over town-as soon as you have the
proofs"
I'm going to tell II all over town"
said Lulu, "just as II is-unless you
write to him now"
"Lulu!S cried Ina. "Oh, you
wouldn't"
II would" said Lulu. 81 win
Dwight was sobered. This IN
imagined Lulu looked capable Of #.
But then he sneered.
"And get turned out Of this house.
as you would be1'
Dwight" cried his Ina. @oh, You
81 would" said Dwight. sT win. |
Lulu knows IT."
II shall tell what I know and then
cave your house anyway" said Lulu. |
unless you get Ninian's word And /
want you should write him now"
Leave your motherf And InaP' he
asked.
Leave everything said Lulu.
@oh. DWIGHT" said Ina, Eve can't !
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