Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-04-20
CHAPTER XIV.
Carrie utters an exclamation of

Carrie utters ali exclamation of sur
prise.
"Oh, May, now kind, how really
Kind and thoughtful She has come
to tell you how glad she is"
A sudden smile, not of mirth, but
increduity, sweeps over Mays race,
and she laughs a quiet laugh which Ia
rather one Of mild bravalo than JOY,
"'Lay not that lattering JUNCTION to
your soul Carrie, az Shakespeare
says" she whispers. IF ] know her
ladyship, she has not come over to
pay me an early visit Of congratula
ton, but to proclaim state OF war.
Hush DO not say anything hear
papa and and Sir Horon and
Mr.. Dalton enter the room, the latter
gentleman flushed and looking slightly
crestfallen. but not dissatisfied; the
former with an eager expectant look
IN his eyes which dies out ns Mays
dress whlsks through the opposite
door.
She pauses moment in the hall 10
well to gain her lighting breath
for, IIne warhorso, she scents the
battle from afar; then, with a face as
composed as she can keep, she opens
the drawlng-room door.
Enclosed In furs, with that hideous
kind of bonnet which old ladies' of her
class specially affoct--Iady Letchford
rises from her chair and confronts
her For moment the hard stern eN.
preston in the cold gray eyes mcltsi
II is impossible even for this naughty
mother who has come ito save her
son" to look upon the girl unmoved
by her pure, fresh beauty and youth.
full, natural grace.
For moment, for one little mo
ment, she finohes, and wishes that
Rose Vavasour had not put the idea on
personal encounter into her head
Then she thinks of Heron-thinks OF
all she has come TO fight for, and
hardend herself.
With a little icy smile that Is meant
to be conciliatory, she holds out two
fingers OF her thickly gloved hand.
"Good-morning, my dear" she says
her voice closely resembling that OF
the wolf when he accosts Red Riding
Hood. ut Is scarcely necessary to
ask whether YOU are better this morn
ing? You look the personiication OF
health.
~ am quite we'll, thank YOU" says
May; then they seat themselves op
posite to one another, and May wisely
waits for her opponent TO open fire,
u was so sorry that YOU We're un
well last night" says my lady, land
am very GLAD 10 find that II was only q
passing weakness. But, and sh,
lowers her voico--"but II was not &c
speak solely OF that that brought me &c
you SO early this morning, Miss Dial
ton Indeed, ought TO apologize tol
intrudng at such an unusual hour
Il am very glad to see YOU, Ladl
Ietchtord, says May, in appalling un
tuthfuness,
Lady l.etchford smiles grimly. Il
am afraid YOU will not feel so pleasoC
when YOU have heard The object OF my
| visit" she says.
May raises her eyes, and looks hel
straight in the face with grave com
posture that is not without effect,
Il have come, my dear young lady,
continued her ladyship, TO have Il few
quiet words with you respecting some
thing which occurred between YOU anC
| him last night"
She pauses. and May again looks III
In silence.
"Ot course, YOU did not expect hin
70 conceal the matter from me- say
her ladyship, sharply
Hut even this does not break III,
patient selfrestraint of the tair Oh
ponent
Il nm glad TO he able TO say tina
my SON. Sir Heron, came straight t
me with the confession of what
must call his strange folly"
4 silence still,