Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-06-13
OVER THE
MORNING CUP
A MARITAL TIFF.


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at is the money that has done 1t.
Mary-the miserable money"
ut is your pride that has done it, l
tell you. Basil. couldn't help having
the money, could l.? You liked the lux
uries 1t brought as well as did. new
err thought whether it was yours or
mine."
But thought. | knew 1t was yours,
and other people knew 1t. They took
pains to make me feel it too"
"But had the money when you mar
ried me. and you knew it. If 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 itY'
IL now realize that it would be log
Ical outcome for people to say and for
you TO think that l took you because
Of it."
eff people have said that, they have
not said 1t In my hearing
Naturally they have not but they
have said it,
"And I've never thought anything
about it one way OF the other"
Maybe you don't appreciate the fact
that you have thought of 1t. but the
possession of that money has given you
an independence which lis not condu-
Give to the happiness of this home. |
asked you not to go on that journey
last week to your cousin. | don't like
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
or limited 1t. but you decided that as the
journey cost me nothing and as you
could provide a good housekeeper in
your absence 1t 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
! staid at home. Tuning to know | was
| not personally able to provide luxuries
| or pleasures for you and thought Of
you among those reckless people. tax
| 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 If commanded
you to return you probably would not
obey me-"
I'm glad you didn't put my obedi-
ence to the test. BASIL"
You would not have returnedT'
mot IL 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 Commands are out of date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 | ex-
pressed a wish that you would not"
| Because you are such provincial.
You've never known anything but this
humdrum, supervirtuous, formal, in
sufferable town."
This insufferable town has sent out
a number Of distinguished men. Your
cousin and her kind would knock a
long time at 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 drawing rooms
Why. the nearest pleasure the people
In this village have ever come Is In
reading An Elegy In Country
Churchyard.' They are ignorant of ev
erything that has happened since the
battle of Bennington"
"You think SO? | thought some o.
them had led In more recent battles.
thought some of them had framed tn,
laws we now enjoy. | believed tina
some of them had enjoyed great hon
ors abroad as well as at home. The.
don't know much about the record o
the favorite trotter of the year, | ad
NIT. They are unacquainted with tn
latest scandal about the reigning prim;
donna. They are not up on the lates
slang. By your standard they fal
short undoubtedly"
II am glad you understand my stand
ard so we'll. Pm glad. No, no; pleas
don't answer. You spoke spontaneous
ly. and you said what you though
quite honestly and without any resel
vations. AT least | hope there were q
reservations"
"But there was a reservation"
"IndeedT
"Shall l tell you what 1t isY'
eff you please"
"Well, then, / think you do not Low
me-"
"Ohp'
II think my society appears as du
| to Won as the society of the other IL
habitants of this village, which 20
frankly confess you detest. / thin
there are men-and one in particular"
Basil, wouldn't go on"
why notY
Because there Is candor 1 cannc
endure and keep my self respect"
Tha1 I'm not to speak the Who'll