Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-04-06

oiiiS anu HOldS Out nef nand.
Please forgive me-" she said. 81
was taken by surprise. | hope YOU will
be happy Sir Heron"
Thank YOU, he says. Now. yane
let me have your congratulations.
Eth" says Vane arising. Yes. OF
course. hope you will enjoy your
luck, Heron She is confoundedly
pretty"
Thank YOU" says Heron, with a
sarcastic smile. Now, mother"
Lady Letchford arises and confronts
him, her face as white as the driven
snow, her eyes blazing.
Are you mad, Heron?" she says.
Il think not he says calmly, meet.
ing her stern gaze. Madness does
not run in our family, mother"
you ask me to congratulate you.
she says, the antique lace on her cap
quivering with passion. 81 would
sooner see you in your grave than mar
ried to the daughter of such a man"
Il don't marry the man, mother"
Il would far sooner see you lying
dead before me- she repeats. Dead !,
You must be mad to dream of perpe-
trating such disgraceful thing Do
you forget the race of which you came.
mo" he says. But think in some
slight measure of myself. | love May
Dalton, mother"
Love-" she echoes. and her accents
fT all tbo IL
not forbid you loving her, but | forbid
you marrying her. You may love any
dairymaid on the estate and have
nothing to do with it; but when you
ask me to receive her as my daughter
it is time, Sir Heron, for me to rise
and protest
Mother" he says. and his voice is
stern and angry, I'VE are not alone
You are speaking Of my future wife"
Your future wife, perhaps" said
the proud old dame. drawing herself
TO her full height, but not my daugh-
ter. | disown her at once. You may
forget what Is due to race whose
unstained name you bear, but | can
lp'p hilNl tVl yout ilVlOl' Nial iiIS
day and daughter of that man enters
this house | leave it, once and forever.
You have to choose between your
mother and that low-born girl-be-
tween that woman who bore you and
the daughter OF Mr.. Dalton. have
no more to say, except" and she turns
to the beauty with a naughty apology,
except to apologize to my guests for
this scene. which is disgrace to the
name YOU bear and the house which
witnesses It," and then, with a proud
gesture of the hand as she waved the
subject aside, she takes her candle and
marches proudly out.
Rose Vavasour fingers moment
and then follows. and Vane and Sir
Heron are left alone. At Sir Herons
Vane Vavasour's face
had gone a deadly white; but there has
been time to recover himself, and as
the door closes he rises and approach
es the tall motionless figure. that, like
some sea-bcatcn rock, has stood i'm
against the storm-tossed
waves.
This is II bad business Heron" he
says.
Sir Heron Turns TO meet him with
something ike a start, as if he had
forgotten his existence.
What? On. yes. Thank you; but it
has To be borne. Don't let me keep
YOU mp. Goodnight -
With all his nonchalance Vane Vava-
sour is not courageous enough to- with
stand this plain dismissal ami with
shrug of his shoulders he take his
candle and his departure and Sir
Heron is left alone.
Nane takes his candle and marches
NJ the oak stairs, biting his yellow
with nnconceaIeL chagrin.
To reach his own room re has to
pass the door leading to the suite of
rooms which have been apportioued to
his sister.
tie h2sttat"s a moment, then knocks.
A lowvoiccd Come I'm gives him
permission, and. opening the door. he
enters the houdoir.
1t is a beautifully furnished room. a
lifting casket for any professional
beauty
IL the center of the room already
robel IN her satin dressing gown
stands Rose Vayasour
As she so" who it is she sinks down
MO the DEPTHS of the luxurious otto
man AMI folds the capacious skirt
around her.
TO be Continued.
An interesting question in New Tolk
lust now is MAY a nolicnman cInh