Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-10-04

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How do whatf'>
"Why come back quick like that,
with what you say
Lulu's heart wars beating painfully
The EFFORT TO hold her own in talk like
this was terrifying She had never
talked In this fashion to anyone. 1t was
as IL some matter OF life or death
hung on Der ability to speak an alien
tongue. And yet, when she was most
at loss, that other Lulu, whom she
had never Known anything about,
seemed suddenly to speak for her. AS
now:
"Its my grand education" she said.
She sat bumped on the log. her
beautiful hair shining in the light Of
the warm sky. She had thrown of
her hat and the linen buster. and was
in her blue gingham gown against the
sky and leaves. But she sat stiffly.
her feet carefully covered. her hands
III at ease, her eyes rather piteous
In their hope somehow to hold her
vague own. Yet from her came these
sufficient, insouciant replies
Education" he said laughing heart
lily. That's mine, too" He spoke a
creed. 81 amt uever- had it and l
amt never missed It."
"Most folks are happy without an
education" said Lulu.
you're not very happy, though"
ooh, no." she said.
swell, sir" said Ninian, ''rIl tell
you what wen do. While I'm here
I'm going to take you and Ina and
Dwight up TO the CITY,"
ITO the city?"
ITO show. Dinner and a show.
I'll give you one good time"
"Oh~ Lulu leaned forward. 'Tna
and Dwight go sometimes. l never
been"
"Well, Just you come with me. I'll
look up what's good. You tell me lust
what you like to eat, and well get
it,"
Il ha"en't had anything to eat in
years that l haven't cooked myself"
He planned for that time to come,
and Lulu listened as one intensely ex-
periencing every word that he uttered.
Yet 1t was not In that future merry
making that she found her joy, but in
the consciousness that he-some one
anyone-was planning like this for
her.
Meanwhile Di and Bobby had round
ed the corner by an old hop-house and
kept on down the leyee. Now that
the presence Of the others was with
drawn, the two looked about them diff
ferently and began themselves to give
off an influence instead of being
pressed upon by overpowering person
alities. Frogs were chorusing in the
near swamp, and Bobby wanted one.
He was off after it. But Di eventu-
ally drew him back, reluctant, frog
less. He entered upon an exhaustive
account of the use of frogs for bait,
and as he talked ne constantly flung
stones. Di grew restless. There was,
she had found, a certain amount Of
this to be gone through before Bobby
would focus on the personal. At
length she was obliged to say, Like
me today?" And then he entered
upon personal talk with the same
zest with which he had discussed bait
Bobby" said Di, sometimes
think we might be married, and not
wait for any old money"
They had now come that far. II
was partly an authentic attraction,
grown from out the old repulsion. and
partly 1t was that they both--and es-
pecially Disc much wanted the ex-
periences of attraction that they as
sumed Its ways. And then each cared
enough to assume the pretty role re-
quired by the other, and by the occa-
sion, and by the air of the time.
would your" asked Bobby-but In
the subjunctive.
"She said: Eyes, l will"
at would mean running away,
wouldn't it'll" said Bobby, still sub
junctive.
II suppose so. Mamma and papa
are so unreasonable"
'Di." said Bobby. II don't believe
you could ever be happy with me-"
1.-THE idea I can, too. You're go-
ing to be great man-you know you
are"
Bobby was silent. OF course he
knew it-but he passed it over.
Wouldn't 1t be fun to elope and