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

! lHhu any IOulc at uOtldT Lnt DOltle.
Natures tonic-eh? Free as the air.
Look at that sky. See that water.
Could anything be more pleasant?'
He smiled at his wife. This mans
face was glowing with simple pleasure.
He loved the out-of-doors with love
which could not explain itself But he
now lost a definite climax when his
wife's comment was heard to be:
"Monona Now it's all over both
ruffles. And mamma does try SC
hard.
After supper some boys arrived with
a boat which they beaehed, and
Dwight, with enthusiasm, gave the
boys ten cents for a half hours use of
that boat and invited to the waters his
wife, his brother and his younger
daughter. Ina was timid-not be-
cause she was afraid. but because she
was eongenitally timid-with her this
was not a belief or an emotion, it was
disease aa4GFi@SIaf .st
"Dwight, darling, are you sure
there's no danger?"
"Why, none. None in the world.
Whoever heard of drowning in q
| rlverF' .-,.,e->t s~-..s+s So
/ But you're not so very used" I,
Oh, wasn't he? Who was it that
had lived in a boat throughout youth.
| IL not he?
Ninian refused out-of-hand, lighted
a cigar, and sat on log in a perma-
nent fashion. Ina's plump figure was
| fitted in the stern, the child Monona
affixed, and the boat put off, bow well
out of water. On this pleasure ride
the face of the wife was as the face
of the damned. 1t was true that she
revered her husbands opinions above
| those of all other men. In politics,
In science, in religion, in dentistry, she
looked up to his dicta as to revelation.
And was he not magistrate? But let
him take oars in hand, or shake lines
or whip above the back Of any horse,
and this woman would trust any other
woman's husband by preference. II
was phenomenon.
Lulu was making the work last, so
that she should be out of everybody's
way. When the boat put off without
Ninian, she felt a kind Of terror and
wished that he had gone. He had
sat down near her, and she pretended
, not to see. At last Lulu understood
that Nlnian was deliberately choosing
to remain with her. The languor of
his bulk after the evening meal made
no explanation for Lulu. She asked
for no explanation. He had stayed.
And they were alone. For Di on a
pretext of examining the fiocks and
herds. was leading Bobby away to the
pastures, little at a time.
The sun, now fallen had left an
even, waxen sky. Leaves and ferns
appeared drenched with the light just
withdrawn The hush, the warmth,
the color, were charged with some in
fiuenee. The air of the time communal
Gated itself to Lulu as intense and
quiet happiness. She had not yet felt
quiet with Ninian. For the first time
her blind excitement. In his presence
ceased, and she felt curiously accus-
toned to him. To him the air of the
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his facile sympathy.
do you know something's" he be-
| gan. II think you have It pretty hard
around here"
'Tr Lulu was genuiaely aston
ished.
Eyes. sir. Do you have to work
| like this all the timef I guess you
won't mind my asking"
swell, ought to work. / have a
home with them. Mother. too"
"Yes. but glory! You ought to have
some kind Of life Of your own. You
want 1t, too. You told me you did
that first day."
vesting her with longing which she
had never really had, until he had
planted that longing. She had wanted
she knew not what. Now she accept
| ed the dim. the romantic interest OF
| this role
81 guess you don't see how II
seems" he said, ito me- coming along
Ia stranger so. l don't like it."
He frowned, regarded the river.
licked away ashes, his diamond obedi-
emily shining. Lulu's look. her head
dropping, had the liquid air of the
look OF a young girl. For the first
| time In her life she was feeling her
hefpiessness4 1t intoxicated her.
They're very good to me" she said
He turned do you know why you
| think thatf Because you've never had
anybody really good to you. That's
| why
But they treat me good"
sQney make a slave Of you. Regu-
lar slave BE puffed frowning.
I'D shame, call t." hs said.
Bier loyalty stirred Luln. 1--WE have
| our whole living
-And you earn IL been watching
you since I been here. Don't you ever
60 saywheresas
| She said: This II the first place
| in--in years"
Lord Don't you want TOT OF
course you dol"
"Eet so much places Like this
Il see What ron want y 60 get
sway-like you'd ought tn' Hs re
garded her. You've been a blamed
ane-lcekirg woman" he said
she did. not flush. but Tia faint, I'M
suspected Lulu spoke for her:
~You must have been cookbook