Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-02-13
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By Charles 0srvice

By Charles Oarvice

NO" she said, the color coming
back again; mo, your dogs have not
bitten me-"
Then that an-that miserable Kit
ten has cratched you. Let me beg
OF you to put ner down; she will come
to no harm. Let me take herr" and,
in his anxiety, he unconsciously put
his hand upon her arm.
With swift gesture Of offense, she
shrank back.
"It Is nothing" she eaid. III you
will be good enough to-take your
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 OF, 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 moment,
then, with the usual clinging and tug
ging, brought the miserable mite into
view, and slowly placed her on the
ground, from whence she darted into a
tree like squirrel.
With a gravity that was extremely
| comical, if they had but known 1t, 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 spirit
of obstinacy, made one more effort at
Precipitation.
"The kitten is all right, evidently"
he said. "It only you who have suf-
fered. Do you still refuse to receive
my apologies"
What do you wish me to say?"
Anything less harsh and unforgiv-
ing than that which you have said"
| he replied.
cannot crafty you. But for me, that
little thing would have been torn to
pieces"
"That is quite true, and I should
nave been to blame. have admitted
it and expressed my regret. Can NOR
tai man do more?" he retorted, with
heightened color. eff I had set my
dogs at your kitten with malice pre-
tense, you could not treat me-"
cit is not my kitten" came unwill-
ingly from the sullen lips.
Not yours?" said Sir Heron, inward
ly delighted at this reluctant prolong-
ing of the conversation. "That, at
III Of C11Y.0
i ly you will not bear malice for so
slight cause"
"Malice!" said May, unthinkingly.
i Malice as it seems, If the word is
not too strong one to apply to what
| humbly venture to hope is but mo-
mentary anger for an unintentional
offense. At the risk of appearing pre-
sumptuously intrusive, I must once
more entreat 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 a swift flood of carnation
crimsoning her fair face, May turns
on him aggressively.
"You mean that you will call upon
us; that you will close upon this as a
pretext for patronizing us with a
| visit"
she stops short, smitten to silence
by the look of surprise upon the hand
some face, and, biting her lip, looks
down upon the ground.
hot nj
Do you find fresh cause for offense in
it? Can you expect that gentleman
should rest under the stigma OF
lady's avowed implacability without
making an effort to remove it?''
I'll do not expect anything. II
it 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.''
cit would give me greater satisfac-
ton to hear you say them"
"Why should I give you that salts
faction? 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"
Eyes know your name. You are
Sir Heron Letchford, and 1t Is because
you are Sir Heron etchford that re-
fuse to accept any apology from you.
Good-morning."
STAY" he says. els it possible that
/ have given you some cause or OF
tense before the miserable affair or
this morning? Have we met before
this? do not think that is pos
sible-I should nave remembered it."
At this thinly-veiled compliment,
something that would have been
sheer on a palmer face, distorts Mays.
"We have not met before" she says.
eve have not?" he says, eagerly;
! "and yet you know my name. and EVIL
IDENTIFY bear me no goodwill. Is 1t
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