Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-06-14
"Where are You going =,


"Neither shall l."
''Why not7"
"Because I'm going away"
''To stay overnightr
"To stay over many nights"
'Maryw
MANY nlghtsl What do you care?
What do you want with n wife whose
standard Of living Ia what you say
mine isf We've been unhappy to-
gether for months. You msnterprct
everything I say or do. You neither
admire nor trust me-"
81 neither admire nor trust you7
Mary, wait a moment"
''Let go of my wristl Why should
you hold me?"
"Mary listen"
II have listened too long. have
learned whit man means when he
says to woman, I love your lie
means: I wish to possess you body
and soul. wish you to be mine. 10
have no power to move independently
of my Will Because n woman IL n
wife Is that any reason why shc
should have no right to exercise her
oWu JuuBintnl9 MuHl blt nc tOPTctu
by the VIII Of her husband always al.
ways1 Then the meaning Of wifchood
Ia slavery. You have confessed It. The
bane Of your existence IL that have
money. which gives me liberty, You
cannot withhold It from me and no
force me to obedience to your viii
That IL the cause OF your complaint"
"Mnry etoD--listcn TO me-"
"No | have begun now. I Will I'm.
ish. Have | ever tried to force yen
into the compnnionship OF my cousin
and her friends. whom you desplsc2
Has It ever occurred TO yon that some
of your friends might be quite as oh
jcctionable TO mel Don't look Mt me
like that, Basil. l can be Just If | am
woman. | am just to you. know
you cared for me once, and II was not
my money that attracted you either"
mo. by heaven, Mary, IT.
"Wait moment You know you did
care for me-
MARY. r.
"Wait Bnsll-you cared for some.
thing In me that was not like you
There were any number Of women of
your own set you might have had for
the asking. but you must choose me,
and for something they were not and
never could be to you. and then. Basil
take your arm away-you must needs
proceed to make me over. TO cast me In
their mold as rapidly as possible. Now
you'll would not have changed you for
the world ! learned to love you na
you are, and | wanted you to stay 30
That 10 love. But you. after you had
succeeded In making me all over and
had cut me of from the gayety OF my
past life. would find You had spoiled
your playthlng."
"Oh, throw that all aside. I wouldn't
make ydu over, Mary. tell you-P-
"And | tell you I have heard those
prOtestatiOns before. and used to be-
lieve them. Now you must let me
co.
believe themf What did you be-
lever
"You needn't be 30 bitter. I cannot
believe In n love that ia in no sense
Just"
MARY. not justT'
moi 1t isn't just that you should
ask Of me that which you would not
for n moment yield respect your In.
dlvidunIity. trust, love you, but
you
MARY. Mary. It Is enough"
mo, Basil. you have stopped my
mouth with kisses before. You shall
not do II this time. | win make you
see why"-
81 do see. Mary. and will stop your
mouth-thereT
week and Why
"Why you are going next week II you
wish to. denr, and
"But don't wish to-thnt Ia. unless
you say I shan't"
"But shy you shnllr'
'Then | will not"
"And say you shall go Off and leave
me morose and sullen here all by my.
self. MS you threatened and ns ! dc
serve, and shall go this minute"
"And you know | can't get away
when you hold me like this stop. Basil
| shall not let you kiss me again not
until you tell me you will trust me NJ
ways. everywhere, anywhere"
always, love. everywhere. any.
where. Now whatT'
"Now you may
"Tbank you. I will whether you VIII
or not"
"Are you coming home TO dlnnerT
Are your Yes"
eyes. love, yes."-Chicago Tribune.
Earthquakes Didn't Disturb Him.
In the winter of 1890 Marion Craw-
ford was In San Francisco on lecture
tour under Major Pond Of New York,
who related the following incident: 1t
was during his soJOurn In the city that
San Francisco was visited by n rather
severe earthquake. The novelist was
stopping at the Palace hotel. Many Of
the guests hnd never oxDcrienced guch