The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-26

! Terable town.
This insufferable town has sent out a
number Of distinguished men. Your
I cousin and her kind would knock long
{ time at certain doors in this village"
you are mistaken; for they would not
/ knock. Why would they deliberately give
up the pleasures OF life and enter into
] these social crypts which you call by the
/ name of drawing-rOons9 Why, the near
est pleasure the people OF this village
! have ever come is in reading An Elegy
/ in a Country Churchyard.'
''You think so? thought some Of them
! had framed the laws we now enjoy. ]
/ believed that some of them had enjoyed
great hOnors abroad as well as at home.
They don't know much about the record
/ Of the favorite trotter OF the year, I ad-
/ 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"
Tn glad you understand my standard
| so well. Tm-glad! No. no, please don't
/ answer. You spoke spontaneously, and
/ you said what you thought. quite hon.
estly and without any reservations. At
1 least, hope there were no reserva-
! tons"
But there was a reservation"
Indeed"
Shall tell you what it is?''
! 'If you please
wen. then. I think you do not love
me"
cor
4 Il think my society appears as dull TO
/ you as the society Of the other inhabi-
/ tants of this village, which you frankly
! confess you detest. I think there are men
and one in PARTICULAR
/ Basil, wouldn't 80 on
] ''Why not?"
Because there is a candor cannot
endure and keep my self-respect."
! Then, I'm not to speak the whole
/ truth2 I'm to keep my reservation"
4 think you'd better"
Where are you going?'
/ ITO my room
| ct shall not be home to dinner"
! Neither shall 7.
/ 'TWhy nOt?''
Because I'm going away"
"To stay over night2'
ITO stay over many nights"
/ ''Maryl
Many nightsl What do you carer
! What do you want with a wife whose
/ standard Of living is what you say mine
/ is? We've been unhappy together for
/ months You misinterpret everything ]
/ say or do You Leither admire nor trust
I me"
81 neither admire nor trust your Mary.
wait a moment"
Let go of my wrist! Why should you
/ hold me?"
Mary, listenr
Il have listened too long. have
/ learned what a man means when he says
/ 10 a woman, I love you. He means: g
/ wish to possess you body and soul. / wish
| YOU to be mine: TO have no power to
move Independently Of my will Because
/ a woman is wife IS that any reason
/ Why she should have no right to exercise
her own judgment? Must she be ooerced
by the viii of her husband. always-al-
ways2
Nary stop-Iisten to me-"
/ NO. I have begun now. I will finish.
Have I ever tried TO force you into the
/ c0mpanionship Of my cousin and her
friends whom you despise? Has It ever
I occurred 10 YOU that some Of your friends
might be quite as Objectionable 10 me ?
+ Don't look at me like that, Basil. 7 can
( be just. if I am woman. 1 am just
+ to You. I know you cared for me once.
and it was not my money that attracted
you. either"
( NO. by heaven. Mary. it"
'NNait a moment. You know you did
! care for me"
Mary, r.
'eNatt. Basil-you cared for something
/ ia me that was not Ike you There were
1 any number of women OF your own set
I YOU might have had for the asking, but
( you must choose me, and for something
they were not and never could be 10
you, and then. Basil-take your arm
/ aWay-you must needs proceed 10 make
me over. to cast me IN their mold as
rapidly as possible. Now you'll would
4 not have changed you for the world. ]
/ learned to love you IS you are and Z
wanted YOU 70 stay SO. That is love.
But YOU, after you had succeeded In
making me all over and had cut me on
from the gayety Of my past life. would
find you had spoiled your plaything
so, throw that al aside. I wouldn {
make you over, Mary, I tell you-I--
And I ten you I have heard those pro-
( tesratious before. and I used 70 believe
them Now you must let me 60
Believe them? What did you be
ueveg"
you needn't hs SO bitter. 7 cannot
believe in a love that is in I'D sens4
Just
MARY. not just?"
'No. 1t isn't just that you should ask
II me that which you would not for q
moment yield I respect your Individual
ity. trust. ] icve-but you
Mary. Mary. Il IS enough
$50 BASH. yon have stopped my mouth
with sisses before You sEaI not Do e
this time 7 VIII make you see Why
II rs see. Mary-and / win stop your
uoltr-there
yvhy / wsut TO nay cousins last week.
ana Why
WAY y7a ara goiag next week, e you
wish to- dear a1d--
BuS don wish to-that IS. unless yen
say 7 shaut
Brt I s1y YOU shal
Then HlN not
-Ars say sou shan 60 CT and leave