West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-04

mined that the dog or poodle, which
ever IL was, should be well treated. and
II Frank had seen fit to kindly give il
them. they at least would take care of
IT, His wife not only slikcd dogs. but
she had hitherto found her husband as
tractable as could be wished. and she
was not a little YcNcd 10 find that her
will was not on all occasions his SUI
prcme law. II was all the more pro-
voking that he should so stubbornly on
pose her, and all for an insignificant
poodle. But at all events she believed
in wife asserting her rights, and she
had no intention of yielding without a
struggle.
me?"
Yes"
Love me so much that YOU want me
to be very happy"'
OF course | do"
And yet you want 10 bring great
black poodle dog into our home to tor
mcnt me, for | never could have n mo-
ment's peace if there was doc about. "
But 1t is a present from Frank"
wifeP" ''"'
winnie, how can YOU Ice so cruel?
l care more about you than all the world
beside"
" And yet you won't do even little
thing to please me-
You re unreasonable, Winnie, per-
tectly unreasonable This poodle. when
1t gets here, will have come all the way
from San Francisco. and if You care
anything about mo or my friends YOU
would only he too glad To- receive il. ="
Ana so their quarrel began. Their
trst quarrel, and they had only been
married month. The OUTSIDE world
may think il Il very trivial matter, but
TO them 1t was the most serious thinp i'm
lie. Both were perfectly sincere i'm the
opinion that the other was TO blame.
She thought that he should be willing
TO dispose of such valuclcss thing a. n
poodle II she wished il, and he thought
that for his old-time friend she should
make much of his gift But it would
be waste of words TO attempt TO follow
the arguments and countcr-argumen
concerning that poodle, which, for all
theN knew, might never have left San
Francisco. The more his discourse the
more The animal appeared as the para
Son OF all earthly virtues, while she
continued to paint it as n backer and
still blacker, ferociOus and blood thirsty
wolf. This heated discussion was an
inauspicious way of beginning life be-
meath their own roof-trec, but neither
paused TO think of that. Finally Jack
rose from ais chair, and standing up i'm
oratorical fashion, rs he did when he
was very much i'm earnest, he said:
Mrs. Applcgatc, that poodle is com
ING, and we must receive il i'm decent
style. sou
1t was the first time in all their mar
RED life that he had coldly and formal
~ addressed her - Mrs. Applerate. q"
ana Tor the moment she felt the blood
in her heart chilling. Then her woman
nature reasscrted itself. and in \ voice
July as determined rs bis. she began:
Jack, if you wish to destroy the
peace OF our happy home --"
But Jack was gone, and instead of
completing the sentence she walked
INTO the next room and, throwing her.
sell upon the bed, cried as if her heart
would break.
Her husband. when he left the house.
rapidly walked down the gravel walk
lhey HVed I'm the suburbs and lighting
cigar began smoking furiouslV. He
ana not return until supper. and then
tne SUI, ect OF debate was evidence that
their minds.
TIE next day, some hours after Jack
had lett for business, Mrs APPLICABLE
was surprised 10 see three or four work
ihglnen prepared with tools and lumber
IN the yard. Not knowing their busi-
out, inquired 77
10
num- answered one Of the men.
MI Applegate said as how he WAS
gong to get Rocky Mountain poodle.
whatcVcr that may be, and he left or
ders this morning for a kennel"
And what could Mrs Apologize do?
one could not order the work stopped
or hinder 1t in any way, as it would be
degrading To her sclf-respcct to reveal
10 these workingmen that she and her
husband were not in perfect accord. So
sac merely nodded, and going into the
mousse listened all the morning TO the
ha;nlnering' and 1t seemed aS if every
nan Ihat was driven senta pang through
ner heart such Is the strange per, err
sion Oh women, however, that she pre-
Pared dinner OF those things which
her husband particularly liked and i'm
'''' y NDludulN lDucDeS about the
house she did all she could 10 make
everything attractive. At dinner ,Jacl,
was unusually Jolly, and he trieJ to
make up for her silence by constant
low of small talk After the meal he
went into the yacd and lcisurely in
Spected the nearly completed dog-
kennel -
Nice bit Of architecture. that" he
casually remarked. on returning.
,Oh, jack said his wife, with half a
sigh. '''' ''''' I"
Now Winnie, he began. edo be
reasonable This thing
But he said no more. for She had
rushed into another room, and CLOSING
the door was lost to .ght and hcarino
Feeling decidedly uncomfortable. IIf
still with the reassuring con.c.oIsnes 4
mat inc was i'm the right. Jack Apple.
CAT" left his home without maxim the
least attempt to kiss hi. wife oood-by
with the poodle in his thoughts me went
to the Office Of che expires, company
and asked if dog Tor him had arrived
No. no such animal had come. Tbon
he eNpla ned 10 the eNprcs.man that Inc
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