The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-11
THE EVENING STORY
The Revolt.
(By Mabel Chase England.

Her husband is away, you know
Mr.. Grantley waved his hand as one
who brushes aside futile and silly
objection. Nonsense. my dear, you
can do that any time. The Browns
are people I want to stand in with
accepted definitely for both of us.
That settles it,
Mrs. Grantley flushed. She didn't
had been looking forward keenly to
the little dinner alone with her sister.
you knew was going to Mari
ans" she ventured, pieadingly. you
can say you forgot, that We will come
some other, time
Mr.. Grantley looked displeased.
my dear, the matter Is settled" His
tone spelled fnality.
Mrs. Grantley's lovely, youthful
face grew mutinous. A hot, unaccus-
toned rebellion surged within her.
you. never consult me-never!"
Her husbands eyes grew cold.
"Honora,' he said, "you had better
go up to your room for the rest of the
sensible discussion. Go, now, and
goodnight"
Mrs. Grantley rose and walked
swiftly from the room, reached her
bedroom and shut and locked the
door. Then she paced up and down
in tumult of angry resentment. Pun
ished because she had dared to object
Ito raise her voice in protest.! 1t
was unbearablei Yet it was the kind
of thing that was always happening,
always would happen SO long as she
allowed it to. She sank into chair
and rested her chin on her clasped
hands, searching her mind intently
for causes and effects.
She had been left an orphan and
Edward Grantley had been appointed
her guardian. Living with him as
his ward she had looked UP to him.
obeyed him, consulted him in every
thing, and when, having reached the
age of seventeen, he had asked her to
knowing little of marriage. caring
only that she could continue to live
on with him indefinitely in the home
that she loved so we'll.
After marriage everything had gone
on about the same. He had loved
her, petted her. censored her; she had
continued to obey him, consult him
and look up to him. Now she was
twenty, and mixing more with the
w-rld, consorting with other women,
lationship in which she stood to her
husband was not that of other wives.
that she and Edward were not part
ners, companions, walking side by
side through life on equal terms. but
seemed to her as IL the thing had
come suddenly to a head.
s.I must do something, I musti' she
exclaimed, stamping her foot in en-
phasis This subsection is only a
habit-with Edward as well as my
self. He doesn't realize-I don't make
him see"
with sudden determination she
rose, smoothed her ruff1ed hair and
gown and forcibly regained her COM
posture. Then she unlocked the door,
hesitated a moment on the threshold,
took her courage I'M both hands and
passed quickly through the halls and
down into the library. AS she en-
tered and walked over to one of the
bookcases her husband looked up;
then. evidently expecting her to select
a book and return to her room, went
on with his writing.
Honora chose a volume of recent
fiction and sat down by the open nre-
Mr.. Grantley leaned back in his
chair.
s'Honora, I thought I said good
night to you"
"You did, she smiled. but when
1 rot up stairs 1 found didn't feel
sleepy, so I decided to come down
Her husband looked at her in aston
ishment.
II meant you to remain there. my
dear, but if you have decided to be
reasonable you may stay here.
Mrs. Grantley vouchsafed no re-
Spouse and presently her husbands
voice broke the silence again.
.'ewhat book are you reading,
Honora?"
"My dearest he protested, you
know I object very much to your
reading that foolish class of fiction.
Put it away and get something that
will stimulate your brain rather than
Honora held herself still by al
MT Grantiey rose and went over to
her.
sGive me the book. Honora, and
then go upstairs. don't understand
Honora's heart beat painfully but
her voice was serene
s'I want to read this book, Edwa, d
it is being so much talked about
And / don't care to read upstairs
the room is chilly. prefer to stay
Mr.. Grantley looked at her uncer-
tainly. then took several restless
PAGES about the room,
he commented finally. ITO
morrow I'll have DR.. Samson run in
and look at you. You are not your
self at ALL He settled back to his
work. interrupting it. however, with
many uneasy and perplexed glances
at the fair profile of his wife,.
Nothing more was said that night,
nor the next morning, when he was
grave and unresponsive
and neglected to kiss her when he
left for the office. Honora shed a |
few bitter tears, then grasped her
resolution anew. She would go to |
Marian's for dinner that night. She |
must do something definite and de- |
cided, something that would bring the |
matter to an ISSUE
She dressed early. left a note for |
her husband telling him she had de-
cided to keep, her engagement with /
Marian and set out. Arrived at her |
sisters she said nothing about the |
matter. She talked gayly about the |
coming theatricals in which they
were both to take part. though as the |
evening drew on she found it hard to |
control her nervousness and appre- !
tension. When 10 o'clock struck she |
remarked quietly:
Edward has to go out tonight and |
may not be able to come for me. In |
that case I'm going to stay all night |
with you"