Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-02-19
HIS WILL AND HER WON'T.

| lllU WIll HiU I'LL HUN u
Mr.. Alison sat in her easy chair and
appel her foot impatiently as she
worked. Mr.. Alison paced the floor
lneas.Iy and frOwned darkly. 1t was
| .videDt there was a storm brewing in
Inc domestic atmosphere. Indeed, the
| irst faint drops of the coming shower
we're already pattering down on the
iainty dress Mrs. Alison was embroid-
,ring for her beloved baby.
For PHYS sake, Maud" broke forth
her licge lord. don't begin crying.
Why can't YOU be sensible and look at
The matter in reasonable way? 1t
ought not to be so hard for you to yield
% my wishes. when have good
reasons for asking you to do it, be-
sides
II don't know what you call good
-easons." sobbed Maud Alison. You
don't know the least thing about the
Wilvertons, that you should wish me
10 give up attending their ball-such a
magnificent affair as it's going to be,
.Oo.'
L Iltl Is tue CIICl VI NY
because | don't know anything about
he famly-nciIhar for nor against
hem. But the man's face is enough
10 condemn him. | wouldn't trust Kim
an inch out Of my sight"
You're as unjust as you can be,
10 say such things about n stranger OF
whom you know nothing. | do be-
leve you ar Jealous of him because he
was so attenliya 10 me at Mrs. Fitz-
gerald's party.
Mr.. Alison whiStleh.
jealous! | should hope | wasn't
quite such fool. But do think YOU
are altogether too careless in taking
up with people 50 rashly. You haven |
known the family month, aud yet
Mrs. Wilverton is rs much at home
here as if the house belonged to her.
| don't like it, and l expressly desire
you will see as little OF her or her hus-
band as is possible until something
more is known of both of them. Es-
pecially do wish you to decline their
invitation to this ball. | don't want
my wife known us the chosen friend Ct
pair OF adventures"
And. having delivered this decision,
Mr.. Alison walked out of the room.
Thereat his pretty wife was justly
indignant as well as at what he had
said. Anger had dr'ed the tears upon
her cheeks as she muttered, Advent
urerS, indeed; rs if that were possible!
| am sure Mr.. and Mrs. Wilvcrtou are
as elegant aud refined as any people of
our acquaintance. and everybody says
the bali will be magnificent; and every.
body is going too; and-and-so am
|. | will not he deprived of every little
pleasure | chance to care for. because
Fred chooses to dictate in that lordly
manner. shall 90 to the ball In spite
of him; so there!n
And the little foot came down with
emphasis upon the soft carpet beneath
it.
Thus it was that Mr.. and Mrs. Alison
SO nearly quarreled this bright morn
Ing in early December. The Wilver.
tons had issued cards for a grand re,
ceptiou aud ball. TO which nearly all
elite of the town had responded favor
ably. Could Mrs. Alison decline? She
did not intend to, at all events.
Yet it was with rather falling heart
that she penned her acceptance of the
invitation and commenced her pre-
paration for the great event. She had
never yet in their pleasant married life
acted 80 willfully in opposition to hel
husbands wishes. But this time she
felt in part eXcusable.
IF he had asked me not to 60" she
said, half penitently, II might have
thought better of it; but l won't be
commanded. l didn't marry to be
come my husbands slave, aud I'll g
to this ball, if only to show him that
can think for myself and shall act as
choose, whether he objects or not.
You see, the little lady was fast
working herself up to very high pitcf
of virtuous Indignation and she wa.
scarcely disposed to pay any attention
10 the faint monitions of conscience
especially when it dared to whisper
that she was wrong.
The night of the ball came round a
last. as all things do when patiently
waited for. At breakfast that day
Mrs. Alison had announced TO her hus
't'uo hSL lhtSutiph VI alNSuulhS th'
ball.
You are not in earnest?" he said.
Indeed | am" was the defiant re
ply. My preparations are all com
pleted, and Mrs. Leighton has offered
me seat in her carriage, in case yol
persist in not escorting me Yourself"
Il certainly shall not 60" he
husband answered firmly. ''And
cannot believe my little wife will g,
without me- he added, pleasantly
Give me kiss, puss. and when
come home this evening. trust yol
will have put all this nonsense out o
your head. BY. by!"
But his wife would not look at hin
when he kissed her, and stamped he
foot angrily as the door closed benin,
him, aud she heard his careless whist
as he ran down the steps.
Pm not baby" she said to her
self ''and won't be treated like one. II
shall find out that / can go withou
him."
And he did come to a realizing sens
OF the fact when he come home t
dinner that evening. Running light
up stairs to their room, the first sigl
that met his amazed eyes was his prett
wife in full festive robes.
well, dear" she said with ligf
aGectation of Inconsistencies that sh
was vexing him in the least, "you Sc
l have decided TO go after all. Ho'