Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-09
SO FAIR, SO false
By Charles Qarvice


mo" she said, the color coming
back again; mo, your dogs have not
bitten mo-"
"Then that an--that miserable kit
ten has cratched you. Let me beg
Of you to put fer down; she will come
TO no harm. Let me take herr" and,
In his anxiety, he unconsclously put
his hand upon her arm.
with swift gesture Of offense, she
shrank back.
at is nothing" she said. IF you
dogs away, will put her down myself
she Is frightened to death"
For reply, Sir Heron turned around
and shouted Home" and the dogs
drew together and trotted off, with
their tails between their legs and dis
gust In their hearts.
Now" he said turning to her,
"the dogs have gone; they will not
come back. Let me beg of you TO put
ner down" May hesitated a moment,
then, with the usual clinglng and tug
cling, brought the miserable mite into
view. and slowly placed her on the
ground, from whence she darted into
tree like squirrel.
With gravity that was extremely
comical, II they had but known It, the
two human beings stood and watched
her; then May, gathering ner skirts
together after her kind, was walking
off, but Sir Heron, moved by a spirit
of obstInacy, made one more effort at
Precipitation,
"rhe kitten Is all right, evidently"
he said. at only you who have suf-
fered. DO you still refuse to receive
my npologies?"
what do you wish me to say?"
Anything less harsh and unforgiv.
ing than that which you have said"
he replied,
"Then am sorry-no am mott
cannot crafty you. But for me, that
little thing would have been torn to
pieces"
THAT Is quite true, and | should
nave been to blame have admitted
| It and expressed my regret. Can NOR
tai man do more?" he retorted, with
| heightened color. III / had set my
dogs ut your kitten with malice pre-.
| tense YOU could not treat me"
1T Is not my kitten" came unwill-
ingly from the sullcn lips.
Not yours?" said Sir Heron, inward
ly delighted at this reluctant prolong.
ing Of the conversation. "That, at
least. gives me immense relief Sure.
/ ~ you will not bear malice for so
slight n cause"
"Mallce!" said May, unthinkingly.
/ Malice as II seems, II the word Is
not too strong one to apply to what
| humbly venture to hope Is but a mo-
montary anger for an unintentional
! onense At the risk Of appearing pre-.
| sumptuously intrusive. must once
more entrcat you to accept my apol-
ogy. If you will permit me, will
do myself the honor of calling upon
you and offering a more formal and
extended apology"
with Il swift flood OF carnation
crimsoning her fair face May turns
on him aggrcsslvcly.
You mean that you will call upon
us; that YOU will close upon this as n
proteXt for patronizing us with
visit"
Sac stops short smittcn to silence
by the look of surprise upon the hand
some face, and biting her lip, looks
down upon the ground,
''frhuI "a y,N moaning DinlN
DO You find fresh cause for offcuse IN
it, Can yen expect that gentleman
should rest under the stigma of a
lady's ayowed implacabiltty without
making an effort to remove IT."
! Ill do not expect anything, II
1t will give you any satisfaction to
hear me say the meaningless nothings
with which one accepts an apology,
pray consider that they have been
said"
at would give ne greater sattsrac-
ton to hear you say them"
"Why should give you that salts.
factinn2 We are strangers"
"That We are strangers, | regret.
But YOU nave an advantage over me
YOU know my name, while ! am in
| ignorance Of yours.
Yes, | know your name You are
Sir Heron Letchford, and 1t Is because
| YOU are Sir Heron otchford that re.
fuse TO accept any apology from YOU,
Good-morning.
stay" he says is Il possible that
| have given YOU some cause of Of
| fcnse before the miserable affair OF
this morning? Have we met before
| this | do not think that is pos,
sible--l should nave remembered IT,"
At this thinly.veiled compliment.
something that would have been
sheer on u palmer face, distorts Mays
1--WE have not met before, she says,
I'VE have not?" he says, eagerly;
and yet YOU know my name and evil
IDENTIFY bear me no goodwill Is II
fairl appeal TO your sense of justice