The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-04-14

period Of unmasking, he saw his wifc's
innocent face crowning the picturesque
costume of a Bavarian peasant girl.
"Hallol" he calculated, rather un-
graciously, "you herel'
"Yes," lisped Daisy, with a girlish
smile. "You said everybody went
And oh, Herbert, isn't il nice ?"
Mr.. Ainscourt said nothing more,
but Mrs. Fenchurch found him 4 very
stupid companion for the remainder of
the evening.
He was late at dinner the next day,
but late as he was he found himself
more puctual than his wife, and the
solitary meal was half over before Mrs.
Daisy tripped in, her cashmere shawl
trailing over her shoulders, and her
dimpled checks all pink with the fresh
wind.
"Am behind time? Really I'm so
sorry9 But we have been driving in the
park. and"
ave Who are wei 2" growled her
husband.
"Why Col. Adair and 1.-The Colonel
Adair that you go out with so much"
"Now look here, Daisy !" calculated
Mr.. Ainscourt, rising from the table
and pushing back his chair: "Adair
isn't exactly the man want YOU to
drive out with.
"But you so everywhere with him."
al dare say-but you and are two
different persons.
"Now, dear Herbert" intcrposcd
Daisy, wilfully Misunderstanding him ;
''you know never was 4 bit proud,
and associates that are good enough for
my husband are good enough for me-
Let me give you few more oysters"
Ainscourt looked sharply at his wife.
Was she really in earnest, or was there
a mocking undcrcurrcni of satire in her
tone, But he could not decide. so ar,less
was her countcnancc.
"I'll talk to her abou, i; sometime"
was his internal decision.
daisy" he said carelessly, when
dinner was over, "I'vc asked old Miss
Barbcrry to come and spend the day
with YOU TO morrow "
ooh. have You? I'm sorry, for am
engaged out tomorrow.
"You Where ~
"Oh, At Delmonico's. I've joined a
Woman's Rights Club, and We must be
there to organize.
1.-The deuce take woman's rights"
calculated the iratc husband.
"Of course | don't believe in EN-, but
it's the fashion TO belong to club, and
such nice place to go to OF evenings.
! am dull here OF evenings, Herbert" q"
Herbert's heart smo,c him, but he
answered resolutcly: al beg you will
give up this ridiculous idea. What do
women want with clubs ?"
"What men do suppose
"But don't approve of it at all"
"You belong to three clubs, Herbert. 4"
"rha,'s altogether different mat.
ter"
"But why is i, different, Herbert ?"
"Hcm-why1S tecausc-5. course
anybody can see why-it's selfevident.
al must be very blind" said Mrs.
Ainscourt, demurcly, "but confess
can't discriminate the essential differ.
ence."
Herbert Ainscourt said no more, but
he did not At all relish the change tha,
had lately come over the spiri, of Daisy
dream.
She did change, however. She went
out driving, here, there, and every
where. He never knew when he was
certain Of quiet evening with her /;
she joined not only the club, but in
Vulnerable societies for 4 thousand ard
one purposes which took her away from
home almost continually. And Mr.
Ainscourt chafed against the bit, but il
was useless, Daisy always had an cx''use
to plead.
Presently her moiher-in.l law bore
down upon her-an austcrc old lady in
black satin and chestnut brown wig.
"Daisy, you are making my son
wrctched." "
"Am ~" cried Daisy, .Drar me.
| had't an idea of it What is the
troublc?"
"You must ask him, said the mother
in-law, who bclicvcd-scnsible old lady
in young married people settling
their own difficulties. "All know is,
the bare fact"
So Daisy went home TO the drawing
room, where Herbert lay on the sofa
pretending to read, but in reality brood.
ing over his troubles.
"What's the matter, Herbert ?" said
Daisy, knecling on the floor beside him,
and putting her soft, cool hand on his
fevered brow.
"The matterp Nothing much, only
am miserable" he sullenly answered.
"But why ?" she persisted.
"Because you are so changed, Daisy. "
elbow am changed9"
"You are never at home; you have
lost the domesticity which was, in my
eyes, your greatest charm. never
have you to myself any more. Daisy,
don't you see how it is cmbi,tering my
life 2"
"Does it make you unhappy" Daisy
asked, softly.
"You know that it does, Daisy"
"And do you suppose liked it, Her
berts"
"what do you mean," he asked.
al mean that passed the first year
Of my married life in just such lone
some way. You had no domesticity.-
Clubs, drives, billiard playing, and
champagne suppers engrossed your whole
time. |, your wife, pined at home
alone"
"But why didn't you tell me you
were unhappy"
"Because you would have laughed al
the idea, and called il woman whim
| L ra.cl,.oI ,..hon ,,,c ,,cro first married.