The sun., 1901-04-01

have arranged it in this way, would
have kept the old one. i want the
window in the south for plants"
"It's goin' to be where I decide"
were the last words heard as I lett
the place and returned to my work.
Later, / heard his step in the dinin'-
room and turned my back to the door,
pretendin' to be busy, but it was real
ly to hide my tear-stained eyes.
"That's all the thanks get for try
In to please you and spendin' my /
hard-earned money to make you hap
py,' he began.
/ said nothin'.
"It seems as though you grew
harder to please each day"
The angry blood rushed to my
cheeks as ] replied:
"You asked my opinion about the
pantry, though why you did can't
! tell, since you won't allow me to plan
or help in any way"
81 have no time for complaints" he
muttered and walked away.
For days the hammerin' kept up,
and the wheezy sound of the carpen-
ter's saw broke the stiffness of the
/ place, but / did not once look into the
new part.
Usher would direct the men in COM
mandin' tones to excite my curiosity,
but though / longed to know what
was goin' on in there, l stayed in the
main buildin'.
best for tinishin' kitchen-celin' or
plaster? But only said:
"What does it matter which | like?
Suit yourself, as you are buildin' this
house. When / thought it was for
me, took an interest iii it, but since
/ am only to live in it like servant
!, might, I'll do my best to work with
cut pay"
"a penny saved is penny earned"
he quoted kinder like he wanted to be
generous.
"trhat's all right" says !, "still 7
hain't never heard of any mans esti-
matin' his wife's salary at the end
of the year by this means; whatever
it is, it goes into his pocket, without
creditin' her with cent of it,
''By cat! Marthy Maria, how you
talk! It's awful hard on man when
he's done it all for you."
.'All for me?" | sneered. "Why,
+. Usher Whitby, you don't know what
i you're sayin'. In the beginnin', I'll
: allow, you were thinkin' of my COM
fort in plannin' this addition; but
5 since then you haven't let an idee eN-
i cept your own creep into it. If J.
| submit and say it's all right, you'll
/ never know how unjust and selfish
: you've been. There's just one thing
[ didn't promise at the altar, and
t that is, not to have an opinion. |
won't give it up even for you. | am
G willin' to hear your arguments and be
V persuaded, when they are better than
r mine. but if l am to be "a partner in
: this home I've got to have my say
Then l left him to ponder upon the
t subject.
n | was just wretched. If / must
4 submit, would try to endure defeat
d and be patient. Meanwhile, that
t kitchen was nearly finished.
o On all subjects except this one Lish-
o er and me was perfectly docile and
e natural, but 1t was actually danger
y Gus to our peace to even mention
buildin'.
y Next week but one Mandy was com
I in and l made up my mind to get rid
e. of this bitterness of heart and take
e possession of the new part. ! coule
'e squeeze between the stove and the
d table if necessary, and / would not let
/ the cupboard be constant reminder
i of my menial or "no account" posi-
y tion in my own home.
lie If had been frmer in maintainin
4 my smaller rights, in our early mar
ried life, 1t would have been easier fol
~ Usher to give up now; but, somehow
ID I've always hated fusses.
Of Some folks say that God nevel
as made useless thing. Perhaps whei
e I see Him "face to face He'll tel
I'd me why He gave me such grea
st mother heart and left me with empt,
n arms through life, with nothin' t.
pet and spoil but Usher.
at Even in my darkest, lonesomes
Id hour, no one could have made me be
SO leve that my husband was indiffer
ent to me. True, men are apt to cal
u woman's objectin' frettin' "a wore
which is like nettle to nervous
w temperament).
It's riddle as old as the sun, ant
or one that hain't never been answered
le, why we are the most impatient witt
those we love hest?
So | cheered up and sang about m.
Ell work, and could tell by Lisher's voic
that he was tryin' to seem kind an,
hu thoughtful.
- He even wanted me to have hire
help for spell to give me chance t
ne rest after settlin'.
hs you're as likely lookin' woman
n.' for your age as there is in thes
en parts,'' he said to me at the supper
- table, s'and / don't want Mandy t.
ny think that I'm not careful of YOU"
We was to move in the next mornin
:, and he hadn't asked me to look a
.as the new part. / had lost, but no
ha without desperate struggle. Ono
~ convinced that my will, my opinion
- and preferences were never to be cor
-, sidered, / could give up hopin' an
.s train my shoulders (even if they wa
~ weak and tremblino to carry the LOAD
Il, My proud spirit must bend to Lisl
er's, for I could not live without hin
4. After the chores were done he wen
id to town, sayin' that he'd be back