The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-05

without 30 much ~ with your leav
or a by your leave. Such proceeding
her thoughts might have put down t
dozen motives, admiration, daring O.
a wager, but to think that the maj
who only that morning had raised hi,
hand and struck her to the fioor-tt
think that he had dared to force BIZ
lCathsome kisses upon. her and in spit,
If her absolute REFUSAL It was horrible
1T was an outrage, no more, no less.
She was still raging when the bell
rang in the hall, and after a minute OF
30 Mouncey came up and told her that
tea was served IN the drawing room.
With the best intentions in the world,
and believing thoroughly in a cup of
tea as universal panacea for every
woe, Mrs. Hamilton had ordered the
small repast to be. served full half
hour earlier than usual. and when
Mary, still flushed and full of ire, came
down she entered into a voluble expla-
nation of her reasons for 80 doing.
"Come, my darling cup of tea will
do you all the good in the world. sug-
gested to Mouncey that she should let
Us have it at once. There are little hot
buns, dear child. Come, try to eat some,
for fretting will not bring our dear boy
home one day earlier.
A reply rose to the tip Of Marys
tongue, one which would have relieved
her mothers mind forever as TO the
likelihood of her fretting. She choked
it back, however, and sat down before
the tea table. Mrs. Hamilton looked at
her furtively.
Evidently she is bottling' it all up,
poor darlingl There's not sign of a
tear. Such an intense yet reserved ma
ture. My poor, poor grip And then
Mrs. Hamilton helped herself to a lit
tie hot bun with virtuous air, as one
who is conscious of having done her
whole duty in every relation Of life.
From that moment the household
went on with the regularity of clock
work and in all respects as If no absent
master was in existence, Mrs. Hamil.
ton assiduously studied the daily papers
for news of the Arikhama, and she bab.
bled from time to time Of tour dear
boy" After several days she, however,
gave up even that much, and, as Mary
did not divulge the contents of several
letters which she received from her
husband, Mrs. Hamilton was positively
afraid to question her on the subject,
but contented herself with seeing that
extra good things were provided for
Mary's meals.
eyes; see that there are little buns
Mouncey. j" she said each morninp
"And tell Foster to make them verv
hot and with plentv of bntter Whit
would Mrs, Conway like for sweetY
Well LEFT me 500 She nsed 10 1ova a
trife with almonds. ratofias and straw
berry lam. Yon might tell Foster r.
make a nice little dish NJ tr;Ae and nor
hans mushrooms nm toast for afterward
We must take care To keen Mrs Con.
way's strength nm. She ia failing the
terribly y
Embellishments Jn,;a Morn-
,ey as she reneated the conversnt;on -
The neat cook in the kitchen--"whicb
betwean Won and me- Alice I'm n,ora
han doubtful abont Ills INV on;n;on
hat missis married master ont If con-
liberation for her ms 'Ta;n't l;kelv a
yrizzled. pruff unreasonable beast s,1cb
Is bim's going to break INV vonno girls
1eart when he poes awsv
- ~ shouldn't wonder INIT what von,re
light Julia !" returned Foster wisely
Meantime in Marv'a mind onlv .
,uoe sense NJ relief from an obnov;ono
dominated every other feaj;rv
The heard her motber's remarks abont
.our dear how. h" IL ia true. bnt sbe sim.
,ly endured them as 20 much bahble |
which it would be useless TO answer
Ter one idea was to think ont some
Ian by which she could bs rendered
rec Of her husbands purse at the end
4 the time of his absence. She had
ully made up her mind that she would
ever under any circumstances live
With him again. She told herself that IT
vas no part of a wife's duties to live
With man who had used personal vio-
ence toward her She went over the
ituation many times in her own mind.
nd she had deliberately come TO the
oncusion that in striking her 70 the
round Captain Conway had forfeited
II further right to her consideration.
II knew" her thoughts ran, "that
9 was elderly, or at least of advanced
fiddle age, that he was rough and plain
, ways and manners, but / did NOT
now that he was brute, an unmiti.
ated brute, II had known II. even
n nv mothers sake could not and
Guild not have married him. NowI
,el am perfectlv iustified in carving
1t the rest of nv own life independ.
,tly Of him."
But Though If il an easv thing to cav
,at one viii carve ont ,;fa for ons.
If, it is another thing to do it. II il
10 thing to declare for independence.
is another thing to free oneself
ON a dependent nosition And when
arv Conway came tn weigh herself In
"a balance against fate she found that
10 was not able TO npess down her side
the scales 30 much 40 n iot
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