The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-23

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In the country, Mary?"
Glad surprise filled the woman's
eyes. Her thin cheeks flushed az she
clasped her hands excitedly.
"Oh, Dan, you know I'd like 1t.
You're awfully good, father. l knew
you'd back down and give in. This
is no place for u.s."
you leave me out Of the question"
And to his credit the man became
shamefaced.
81 can't leave you out Of the ques-
tion," she protested quickly. not an
inkling of her husbands real meaning
having entered her head. In her per-
feet love and loyalty she was imper-
vious to any hint Of neglect or disloy-
atty from him. Had she known his
thoughts her first care would have
been to soothe him as one whose
brain, overtaxed with affairs beyond
her understanding, had suddenly
clouded.
For an instant the man was silent
His face was turned from hers and he
was looking out the doorway through
which the stately figure of Katherine
Strickland had just passed and through
which he hoped to walk some day
governor.
"LI-wouldn't go with you, Mary"
he finally turned and looked her
squarely in the eyes.
"Why-where would you be? Where
would you live? Where would your"
She stopped and then finished. "Pshaw.
That's all foolishness, Dam"
Mary" Slade was frmer now. His
voice had q ring of finality, but Mary
didn't understand. Il can't go on apol-
ogizing for you eternally! You can't
have a headache every night! l must
either have a wife who can be the
head of my household or none.'
Into the woman's heart there leaped
a sharp fear, followed by the childish
idea that perhaps, because she wouldn't
go to the opera, she was to be pun
ished-sent away alone-until she was
forgiven.
You're tired of me-" she suggested.
IF that were true and you filed the
bill, we could put up with each other"
he returned brutality. "but it isn't 80"
Don't you love me?' she half
breathed the question timidly.
For brief instant something caught
at SHADES heart and tugged and tugged.
He turned with q look Of infinite ten
derness and said. simply: Eyes. Mary.
do" His tone was genuine and sim
cere.
Mary laughed little, happy laugh.
At the sound SHADES mood changed
like a fash. 1t grated on his already
overweight nerves. It seemed to dis
miss the controversy. to end the argu-
Inent, to ring the death-knell Of the
dream that had come to him. The
careless way in which she apparently
dropped the discussion of going away
nettled him. Prompted by a sudden
impulse, he snatched her workbasket
from her lap and flung it the full
length Of the room. "D-n that bas-
ket!" he exclaimed. Cant ever see
you without it?"
"Dan!" Marys gasp of amazement
was the only sound in the room. 1t
was the first time he had ever been
harsh with her. She shrank back hurt
and frightened. why. good Lord,
Dan, you never did that before"
Then. with quiet dignity. she began
to pick up the basket, the hated darn
ing cotton, the needles and scissors.
and the little worn thimble Slade,
watching her slight. STOPPING figure.
ought to have been ashamed, but his
anger was flaming hot and he didn't
as much as offer to help.
Mary's mood changed. too.
Il believe you're doing it to get your
own way" she sputtered. but you
amt going to get it. I've got as much
right to my life as you've got to yours"
As she came up to him, he stood
grim and silent, suddenly determined
that If she wouldn't go he would. II
she refused his offer of a home in the
country. then she could have this great
house to herself and he would live at
the club.
There amt anything you could ask
of me wouldn't do-except-" Mary's
troubled face was looking into his.
Except what ask" he finished, sar-
castically, and hurried from the room.
CURLY ordered his dressing bag packed
and then, hat In hand, his overcoat on
his arm. came back into the room.
Did 1t ever occur to you. Mary, that
you're q muller" he asked. You're
sweet and good tempered and amiable
but you'd have given the mule that
came out of Noah's ark points on how
to be stubborn"
How often have l failed you in
these years. DAM"
You're failing me now. You won't
look at things with nv ewes"