Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-06-14
OVER THE
MORNING CUP
A MARITAL TIFF.

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st is the money that has done It.
Mary-thc miserable money"
at il your pride that has done It,
tell you, Basil couldn't help having
the money. could II You liked the lux
urles 1t brought as well as did. new
er thought whether It was yours or
mine"
"But thought. knew 1t was yours,
and other people knew It. They took
pains to make me feel II too"
"But had the money when you mar
rled me, and you knew It. II you took
me in spite Of 1t. why should you be
angry now because Of Its existence and
the existence Of the things which are
the logical outcome OF itT'
81 now realize that II would be log
teal outcome for people to say and for
You 20 think that ! took you because
OF It,"
"If people have said that, they have
not said II In my hearing
Naturally they have not. but they
have said It."
And I've never thought anything
about II one way or the other"
"Maybe you don't appreciate the fact
that you have thought of II, but the
possession Of that money has given you
an Independence which Is not cOndu.
Give to the happiness Of this home
asked you not to go on that Journey
In "a A., 4
your cousin. don't approve OF the
people she has about her or of her man.
ner Of living. | don't like that betting.
sporting husband OF hers. | heartily
disapprove OF the men you meet there
and Of the unnecessary attentions you
receive from them. told you all this
OF limited II, but you decided that as the
Journey cost me nothing and as you
could provide good housekeeper In
your absence It was practically nothing
TO me. So you ordered six new gowns
paid for them out OF your own purse,
bought your railroad ticket and went
I staid at home. tuning to know | was
not personally able TO provide Injuries
or pleasures for you and thought OF
ing your strength beyond what was
right. listening to compliments from
men who could spend more money In
one month than ! ever earned In my
life. and knowing that II commanded
you TO return you probably would not
obey me-"
"Pm glad you didn't put my obedI-
ence to the test, Basil"
you would not hnve returnedW
Not If you commanded me. Neither
would you do anything | commanded
you to do Commands are out of date
between married folk. have always
tried TO regard your wishes"
you went to your cousin, and OK.
pressed wish thnt you would not"
"trcause you are such provincial.
You've never known anything but this
bundrum, supervIrtuous. formal, In
sulierablc town"
"This lnsullerable town has sent out
q number OF distinguished men. Your
cousin and her kind would knock
long time nj certain doors In this vii
lage before they would gain an en-
trance"
"You are mistaken, for they would
not knock Why would they deliber-
ately give up the pleasures of life and
enter into these social crypts which you
call by the name Of dra wing rooms1
Why, the nearest pleasure the people
In this village have ever come In In
reading An Elegy In Country
Churchyard They are ignorant OF ev-
erything that has happened since the
battle OF Bennington"
lyon think sol thought some OF
them had led In more recent battles. ]
thought some OF them had framed the
laws we now enjoy. | believed that
some OF them had enjoyed great hon
Ors abroad M well as at home. They
don't know much about the record Of
the fnvorite trotter Of the year. ! nd.
nit. They are unacquainted with the
latest scandal about the reigning prima
donna. They are not up on the latest
slang. BY your standard they fall
short undoubtedly"
81 am glad you understand my stand
ard 30 well I'm glad No. no: please
don't answer You spoke spontaneous
ly. and you said what you thought
quite honestly and without any reser-
vations. At least ! hope there were no
reservations"
But there was a reservation"
Indeed"
"shall tell you what II isT
"If you please"
"Well. then, think you do not love
me-"
"Ohg
81 think my society appears m dull
10 you as the society Of the other In
habitants Of this village, which you
frankly confess you detest. Il think
there are men-and one in PARTICULAR
"Basil, | wouldn't go on"
"Why notr
"Because there IL candor I cannot
endure and keep my self respect"
"Then I'm not TO speak the whole
truIbf I'm to keep my reservationT
y" think you'd better"