Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-11

sake. Don't think Id touch a penny
If it. Not a penny-not a penny"
and he frowns again. But never
mind that. Tell me about yourself;
YOU and Carrie, bless her heart are
all | care about. You always did stand
up for me, May, and l shall never for
get it or cease to love you. Heaven
knows wasn't worth standing up
for he adds, reproachfully.
"Oh sgd, what have you done? Not
half what some young men have done
You were wild and thoughtless-oh,
| sgd, if you had only been steadier"
Yes" he says, rather impatiently,
/ Il know, dear. But l wasn't and l
am not, for that matter Some men
are made SOL can't imgine my pater
ever being anything but straight and
correct 1t is rather hard upon him
that he SHOULD ever had such vaga-
bond for son. | daresy he wishes
me dead"
sgd"
"WeIl-wel. Tell me something
about yourself. Who was that swell
| saw you with this morning. Whoever
he is, he drives good cattle. Halloo"
for he sees the blush that covers her
face. "you don't mean to say-whew!"
eyes" she whispers. Yes. Yes.
He is Sir Heron Letchford"
"PheWi -Heron-Letchford
and you are going to marry him. Well.
things have taken turn for the Dali
ton family Rather a step above High
bury eh, May! Well, l wish you luck,
dear" he says fervently. He's a
good fellow. anyhow"
rs ne not?" she says, meekIy.
"And-and-oh, sgd, love him 50. Do
you think you shall like him?"
He laughs bitterly.
"A great deal better than he'd like
me if he knew of my existence. OF
course" he breaks off anxiously, you
have not toll him."
mo. she says, half ashamed
"Quite right" he says, patting her
On the back quite right May,
promise me-promise mel know
what your word is worth-promise
/ that you won't tell him such a person
exists. don't ask it for your sake
only. but for mine. For" and his
face Pushes Ca good sign) Il mean
I # get a chance, to turn over a new
leaf | had turned over a new leaf,
but my confoandei luck was one too
many for me. as usual"
And he sighs.
ooh, sgd tell me all about it! You
haven't told me yet-not a word; and
| am dying to hear. You have talked
all about myself. sgd, you were al
ways unselfsh-yes, always. Even
now. when on are in such dangers and
troubles and she shudders-"you
want to hear about me. Tell me
everything, Sgd"
He smiles sadly. and stoops to kiss
her
Its soon told my dear May" he
says, with a sigh when | left you
when my father turned me out of his
house, and you too for that matter,
fer you need not have gone if it hadn't
been for his hard words against you
Ter standing up for mel didn't
know hich way to. turn, and SOL en-
listed"
ooh, Syd,"
1T was the best thing, the only
thing in the wide world | was suited
for | can ride-it is my only ac-
complishments and by George. it has
cost me enough. All my troubles
have come from a too great affection
for that noble animal, the horse.
Well, I enlisted in the dragons, went
went through the school-riding-
school. of course--with flying colors,
and was getting on first rate when, as
luck would have it, | quarreled with
the captain"
"Oh, Syi!"
Yes, | know my old enemy, a hasty
temper; we've all got it. we Daltons
only my father Keeps it under to suit
his pocket. and you and Carrie are
angels. But, May, there isn't a man
with a decent kind of heart wouldn't
hate this fellow-he's a beast! He
grumbled about everything; he found
fault when ever the other officers said
there was nothing to brumble about;
and | stood it like a lamb. | did, in
deed did all my punishment drills
without murmur But something
else turned up that | couldn't stand.
We were CHARTERED at Nursham, a
village around the barracks. 1t was
dull place enough, and the officers,
some of them. took to amusing them
selves by flirting with the girls. Some
of them meant no harm; but my man,
I and newell, there was a pretty little
1 tlue-eyed girl, farmers daughter.
/ The farmer had been civil and kind
TO me; We had hired his stable for
some extra horses. and I'd smoked a
\ pipe and drank a glass in his kitchen,
and been made one of the family One
morning this hound-he's the younger
son of nobleman. by the way-this
fellow asked me to take a letter to the
girl. dared not refuse, and did it;
but | made her promise before / gave
1t TO her that she would show it to me