Bew Bor-p, Staton ]s. B.Y. 

 Oct. 14th, 1898. 



Bear Kennedy, 



Your letter of e 9th returning mine, 

 from Mr. ^Davenport whs received. I am glad and ^relieved to learn 



that , ou are the mutual friend who has the confidence of both and 



hasty, and that ] did not see " the extended hand" and th at the 

 words " .1 do not think we know each other " w«r# meant for Mr. 

 I^rcu-.t, and not for Mr . navenport. ]f with these you can make ma£ 

 ters yfcrirht with him please do so. Of course, 1 cannot forget the 

 implication of stupidity and heartl essnes s which such a mistake im- 

 plies, but 1 can understand that he might class me with all the 

 other i ( ; o no c lasts of ' is ideals and forget that in past years, as 

 long ago as 1883 he and 1 m£t and exchanged photographs and ferns. 



1 think i- ou can be] ieve "ftp when 1 say that my position on Ophio- 

 gl os su m does not in the least affect my relations tc Mr. davenport, 

 as 1 think it reflects much more seriously on frof. Underwood than 



on any one else, as he knew of nrantl's ,monograph, and cited it in 



If " j 



tne Bot Oaz. Tu^ e 1897. ] ,iid not see that open letter of his abotA 



Bot\-ychium in which he hits Mr. B. s> hard until Wednesday of this 

 week, however, W en he' gave me h reprint^ one of which 1 enclose 

 for you. Of oourse, if Mr. B. has classed me in his mind as a per- 

 son who would del; berate! y go out of my way to hurt others feelings 



there is nothing more to say. But the truth is that 1 had ideals 



can make things right. Of course ] am vailing to admit that ] 



