Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13

Ineyu miss more than that, i
know. I've often watched you
there"
.You havef" 1t was not so much
pleasure as passionate gratitude which
lighted her eyes.
you made the whole place." said
Cornish.
'You don't mean just the cooking?'
mo, no. mean-well, that first
night when you played croquet / felt
at home when you came out"
That look of hers, rarely seen. which
was no less than look of loneliness.
came now to Lulu's face. After .
pause she said: well, / must be GO
ing now. / wanted to say good-by to
you-and there's one or two other
places. :"
81 hate to have you 60" said Cor
nish. and tried to add something. 81
hate to have you co. was all that he
could find to add
Lulu rose. "Oh. we'll" was all that
she could find
They shook hands, Lulu laughing
little. Cornish followed her to the
door. He had begun on Look here,
] wish !" when Lulu said
"good-by," and paused, wishing in
tensely TO know what he would have
said. But all that he said was
"Good-by wish you weren't going"
$50 do l." said Lulu. and went. still
laughing.
Cornish saw her red dress vanish
from his door. flash by his window,
her head averted. And there settled
upon him depression out of all pro
portion to the slow depression of his
days. This was more-it assailed him.
absorbed him.
He came back to his table, and sat
down before his lawbook. But he sat.
chin on chest. regarding it. No :.
no escape that way.
A step at the door and he sprang
up. II was Lulu, coming toward him,
her face unsmiling but somehow quite
lighted. In her hand was a letter.
"See," she said cat the office was
this. :"
She thrust in his hand the single
sheet. He read:
+. just wanted you to know
you're actually rid of me. I've heard
from her, In Brazil She ran out of
money and thought of me, and her
lawyer wrote to me. I've new
er been any good-Dwight would tell
you that If his pride would let him tell
the truth once In while But there
amt anything In my life makes me
feel as bad as this. -. I s'pose
you couldn't understand and / don't
myself. Only the sixteen years
keeping still made me think she was
gone sure :. but you were so
downright good. that's what was the
worst do you see what want
TO say !"
Cornish read II all and looked at
Lulu. She was grave and in her eyes
there was look of dignity such as he
had never seen them wear, incredible
dignity.
HE didn't lie TO get rid of me-and
she was alive, just as he thought she
might be-" she said.
I'm glad" said Cornish.
"Yes," said Lulu. HE isn't quite
so bad as Dwight tried to make him
out"
1t was not of This that Cornish had
been thinking.
"Now you're free" he said.
'Oh. that !" said Lulu.
She replaced her letter In its en-
,elope. 'Now I'm really going" she
said. Good-by for sure this time. :"
Her words trailed away. Cornish
had laid his hand on her arm.
Don't say good-by," he said.
She looked at him mutely.
do You think you could possibly
stay here with me2"
''Oh !" said Lulu. like no word.
He went on, not looking at her. II
haven't got anything guess maybe
you've heard something about a little
something I'm supposed to inherit
Wei, It's Only five hundred dollars"
Ills HUNS rtntthth litA Adtts Jul Sic
hardly heard what he was saying.
THAT little Warden house-it don't
cost much-you'd be surprised. Rent,
i mean. | can get now. went and
looked at 1t the other day, but then
I didn't think" he caught himself
on that. ut don't cost near as much
as this store. We could furnish up the
parlor with pianos"
He was startled by that I'VE" and
began again:
@That is, II you could ever think Of
such thing as marrying me-"
But" said Lulu. You know /
Why. don't the Disgrace
There's only this about that said
he. "of course If you loved him very
much. then I'd ought not to be talking
this way TO you But ! didn't think
-"
She said Il wanted somebody Of
my own. That's the reason done
whit I done. I know that now.
(To be eouttnusdl