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S. Weir Mitchell

JOHN SHERWOOD, IRONMASTER

Paperback (RareBooksClub.com May 17, 2012)
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...he might ask you to sit down. I take no such liberty." I sat up, attentive, and heard what followed. "Why, Bob, what 's the matter?" His voice rose. "I am Mr. Cairns, not Bob, and you, I suppose, are still editor of the Belport Star. What is it you want?" "Why, what 's amiss? I guess you 're still some angry and the fact is you was n 't too charitably considered. Some don't altogether credit the story of that heroic rescue. I call it heroic. Now a few particulars would gratify--I assure you would gratify, the legitimate desire of the public to hear from you personally. In fact--" Then I heard Cairns break in angrily, "Mr. Grice, I think that will do. I--" "But--permit me--when you were in trouble years ago, I am sure your trouble was misstated, misunderstood--" "It was not. I behaved like the coward I was. You were of those who made the worst of a boy's misbehavior. It is men like you, who struck no blow in the war, who submitted to no test of courage, who, north and south, have done all they could to keep alive ill feeling. You can't interview me." "But, Mr. Cairns, you aren't very wise not to make friends with the press. It 's a power, sir--" ' A power. Yes--for good or evil. Stop just here, Mr. Grice. You came to get an article for your paper, and because I want none of you, you threaten me, in a way. You and your press may go to Sheol if you know what that is. Good-bye." I heard him moving and the other man exclaim, ' Well, by George!" Then he too went away through the woods. I regretted not to have seen him. Coming out, I saw Cairns, still red and angry. "Well, well," I laughed, "you are doing pretty well with my sermon." "Mr. Sherwood, that ma...
ISBN
1236086430 / 9781236086433
Pages
74
Weight
5.3 oz.
Dimensions
7.44 x 0.15 in.

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