The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-15
MR.. WENTWORTHrS DOG

! bleeding hand. NO, YOU haven
killed me. but it isn't your fault Yo'
meant TO do its'
NY dear Miss--Miss---''
"Oh. you needn't make any eN
cuses. How can you say you didn'
see me before you fired? OF course
you saw me-
But didn't--belieye me- ! didn't
I'm sorry, you know, I never car
forgive myself Here--iet me bind
yos,r hand with my Handkerchief
All. the shot did not penetrate. II
struck and glanced of. The scratch
will be well in a week"
1t may. or blood poison may Sci
in. I never saw such a piece Of care.
sessness. Why didn't you look TO see
II was here before you fired: Why
you might have fired all the shot into
my face
But you see. my dear Mics
Miss he replied IS he was busy
rendering first aid. how did / know
that there was a girl in this cave?
didn't even know there was a cave
didn't know there was a fox in the
cave. I ought to have known--yes
ought TO have known. but didn L
you see. and big ten thousand par
dons j beg 10 assure you that the
wound is only slight one"
girl"
Yes. yes but ] didn't, and ! can
never be- grateful enough. Do you
feel weak and dizzy, Miss--ATiss--- 80
And that dog OF yours" she said.
without needing his question-~"he
must be an idiot of dog
He is-he surely is"
He ought TO have waited tin the
FOX got out of the cave"
Il know know, and I'll speak 10
him about it. That is. I'll give him a
thrashing Yes, he should have in
vited the fox to come out. You be-
lieye me when / say I regret the in
cident- don't your"
Why--why. l suppose / do, and
hope 1t win be "a great moral lesson
TO YOU"
1T Wilt surely viii"
Then. II your gun is unloaded.
and your dog can behave himself. you
may walk to the highway with me
i 40 feel a bit weak. and | don't care
10 faint away here
Heaven forbid, Miss - Miss -.
my name Is Hugh Wentworth. of
The Popiars. IT you feel faintness
coming on ] will look for some
n,
II think possibly can get home -
was the reply, az the girl turned away
her head to smile.
As matter OF fact. after the first
shock she had enjoyed the situation,
Never in all her nineteen years be-
fore had she had a chance to sass
a good-looking young man. He had
given his name, and. OF course. was
dying To get hers, but she wasn't Civ
ing In. AS they reached the high.
way she said;
Il think l can get home from
mere, as you are kind enough to say
that am not MORALLY wounded"
But, no. no. no, could never
forgive myself. Here comes the dog
after us Shall l load the gun and
shoot him >"
Don't put all the blame on the
Il see--I see. Dear me, / shall
never shoot another girl in all m,
life!"
This was said in such ionesom,
tones and the young man seemed e,
crushed to earth that Miss Ethe
could restrain her mirth no longer.
In reply to her peal of laughter Mr.
Wentworth halted, and cast a auicl
glance at her and then exclaimed.
You have forgiven me! shall,
walk home with you! You VIII give
me your name.'
And she walked and he walked ant
the dog walked. Yes. they all walked
IL The willows. and the young ma,
and his dog were invited in and the
immortal wound redressed. Aftel
that. Well, things are getting aIons
SO nicely that there are occasion,
when Mrs. Blaine IN heard to sigh anc
exclaim:
How am l to get along after Ethe
leaves me-"