The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-02-28
THEIR FIRST QUARREL

81 think You're very unreasonable,
said Helen Morton, tearfully.
AND think you're very selfish,
said Dick Morton. angrily.
'But you talk 50 FOOLISH" sale
Helen.
''lt all depends unon the point o.
view, suppose" said her husband
loftily.
well, I'm going tn that masquer.
|adc party, and you may just as wei
makeup your mind to it right now"
81 may just as well make up my
mind, then, that you are going to dt
just exactly as you please regardless
OF my wishes or my Judgement ?' said
Dick. q
"When your judgement is as much
at fault us it appears to be in this in
stance you may make up your mind
that | shall exercise my own judge
mcnt."
"ypur what ?" inquired Dick, sar-
caSticany,and Helen vas So angry AZ
this last shot that she bounced her.
/ self out of the room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton, or "Dick and
Helcn." as their friends always called
them, were an exceedingly young ecu
pie, in more ways than one. They
had been married just six months
Helen was 70 and Dick was %. They
had always been very happy and agreed
perfectly about their mutual affairs
Till the question Of the masked ball
came up. The party was to be a large
affair, given at one Of lheclubs which
numbered among its members most Of
the gay young bachelors of the town.
Dick did not like the young fellow
who sent them lie invitation. Paul
Elliott had been little too attentive
to Helen of late to suit Dick. who was
il trine jealous, AS most husbands Of
young, pretty women are. But she
was perfectly devoted to her husband,
although she did love to tease him at
times, If only to convince herself that
Dick was as "crazy" about her as he
had been in the days Of their engage
ment.
So she pretended to flirt with Paul
Elliot, to Dicks intense annoyance
and chagrin. He felt a little dsap-
pointmcnt IN his young wife, for it
seemed to him that she rather stopped
ta gain doubtful point when she
firted or pretended to flrt. For he
did not in the bottom of his heart
believe that Helen was in earnest.
So when she said to him that morn
ing 1t breakfast, 81 sent our accept
ance for the mask ball, Dickie,"
"Dickie" answered that he did not
care to go to the ball and that. Of
course he did not want her to 60
without him. One word had led to
another till finally Helen had lost her
temper and Dick Immediately did
likewise.
He lighted a cigar and started off
down town without seeing Helen. 1t
was the first time he had ever left the
house without kissing her goodbye,
and she watched him from an upper
window with a lump in her throat
and an angry puckcr between her
pretty lips.
"All right, Mr. Dick" she said de-
family, brushing away tear at the
same time. 'YOu can be spunky and
80 can I. III 20 to the mask ball,
now, il / have to get q divorce to do
it,"
And the silly little girl Immediately
began her arrangements for her cos
tune and mask. She teleploned to
her friends, the Browns, who, she
knew, were going, and asked them to
take her with them. They gladly as
scnted.
sHNen decided to wear an old-fash-
ioned gown, made 10 the style OF the
frocks Of the colonial days. 1t was OF
a rich yellow brocade, and the modiste
said to her it would suit her brunette
beauty wonderfully well. The low
neck was cut rounded off at the side
and showed the beautiful curves OF
her throat and shoulders, which were
very white and dimpled. Helen was
vDry well satisfied with her appear.
ance In the costume, and ordered 1t
sent home. Then she bought dainty
ostrich-feathcr and amber satin slip.
pcrs and silk stockings OF the same
hue. Long yellow-hued gloves com.
pleted her purchases, and she went to
luncheon tired and unhappy, but with
renewed determination.
Tint night she entertained ut din
ncr and the guests did not perceive
the coldness In Mr.. and Mrs. Morton's
attitude toward each other. The