Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-09-16
A LITTLE REBEL.
It was May Brinley's wedding In!


1t was May Briuley's wedding day.
In another hour size would toe Mrs,
/ John Hargrlvr How hard il was TO re-
alize!
After the ceremony which iaade them
man and wife was over she and Jack
| Travelled fer four weeks; then they came
| home to their own beautiful homc-her
! fathers wedding gift 10 her. Here o
round Of festivities awaited them. 50
| that the young people Tor three months
/ had no single evening TO themselves.
Il am tired. May. Let us stay at
home tonight. darling" said Jack one
! evening after dinner. as May was about
to leave him to make her toilet Tor some
party.
Absurd. Jack. You're not growing old
already. surely, Besides, | promised Mrs.
Armstrong We would come, and ! cannot
disappoint her
Il don't like Mrs Armstrong. May.
wish you We're not SO intimate with her;
| and really my head aches tonight. Stay
at home, like Il good girl.
For moment May WavCred She
looked within the library, which seemed
so warm and inviting. Then She re-
membered something that Mrs. Arm-
strong had said about spelling men, and
how easy it was to begin aud how selfish
they were
So SO r&u up the stairs, calling bacl;
over her shoulder:
Come. Jack, we've no timo to lose.
And as to your horrId prejudice, do uy
I to get over IL
Half an hour later he stood in full
dress, waiting the advent OF the beauti-
| full girl, who, all uncouSciouSly to them
/ both was steering her frail vessel on
the quicksands Of married misery.
\ year passed and Mr.. and Mrs Har-
/ grave were still in the gay vortex of
| fashionable life, but to the mans spirit
/ it had grown unutterahly weariSome.
1t was no uncommon thing for Jack
/ to spend his evenings with his books and
/ thoughts, while his young wife went out
/ alone.
May. l wish you would give Mrs.
/ Armstrong up he said 20 her one even
| ing as they sat ut dinner.
But, Jack, / have already accepted
an invitation to n dinner party there for
/ Thursday evening.
Then write and decline | do not
! ask for this without good cause, little
! girl but things have recently come to
my hearing regarding this lady, and |
/ do not wish my wife's name coupled
| with hers"
May answered nothing more, but in
her own heart her decision was unal-
tered. OF course she should 90. She
! had been married more than a year now,
and 50 far had always had her own
sweet Will and way.
This time the latter was unexpectedly
made easy to her, for as Jack kissed her
goodbye on Thursday morning he said
/ TOY her:
II shan't he home to dinner tonight
! May. You had better dine at mothers
| BY the way. this is Mrs. Armstrong;
night. You have sent that regret Z"
The first fear she had ever felt of
J Jack crept into her heart at new
! stern look she saw in his eyes. and it
! drew her first falsehood to him from
her lips.
Yes" she answered.
| He stopped and kissed her more ten
! derby.
'I'l make it mp to you yet. darling
! Believe me, | did not ask it without a
| good cause.
| She stood quite still after he had left
| her She was half tempted yet TO obey
| him; but--pshaw! What nonsense it
! was,
/ So, ut o'clock, the coupe stood at
| her door, and in a bewitching dinner
/ dress. she was driven TO the house her
husband had forbidden her to enter
| 1t was 10 o'clock when she returned
/ home.
/ A light in the library showed her that
/ tated an instant at the door, and then
| went boldly in.
Jack stood with his back against the
| fire, his eyes fixed upon her-but nor
| her Jack. The sternness had gone from
{ his eyes, but no smile was ON his lips.
/ over his face was an expression of with
/ cring contempt.
You have enjoyed your evening, mad
! ami" he said; you had for it the relish
Of your falsehoOd this morning"
Oh, how wrong she had beeni She
was tempted to crawl up to him and
creep into his arms and beg him to for
give her, but she remembered Mrs. Arm
strongs advice.
Yes" She said. 81 had a charming
evening; but l am quite sleepy now.
Good night! l am going to bed now"
Why did you disobey me, Mary"' he
Because l do not propose to be
slave to your caprice-because / have
had my own way all my life. and in
tend 10 have H..
And 1 say you shall not have it.
Choose between Mrs. Armstrong and me
between your unworthy friend and
your husband-between your own VIII
and your future happiness-on this in
slant, choose
Il have made my choice abide by IT,
When You are more reasonable | will
listen further Now. goodnight"
a moment Mt the head Of the stairs. hop
ing he would speak again, but all was
silent.
In the early morning 4 servant brought
her note. / [ was from her husband,
and ran thus:
AT o'clock l shall sail for abroad. to
be absent three months During that
time my lawyer will consult you i'm re-
| gard to our separation and make il as
easy as possible. / have known for a
| long time that our tastes were diane
trcally opposed. that all my sweet hopes
of home We're wrecked; but not that you
could defy and outrage the love which
| SO freely gave Won. DO not think me
harsh in leaving you without. cood-by
but ! thought it would be less painful
to both"
With tear-blinded eyes she glanced ~
at the clock. II was just 5. She had
one hour in which TO act. It was but
the work Of ten minutes To order tie
carriage. make nasty toilet. swallow a
cup If coffee tacn issue her commands
20 the coaclman 70 drive at any speed
but reach the pier before the clock
g. q