The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-11-21

Dapnhe nau vowed 20 DefSei1 not 10 De
angry again; consequently she could
only NOPE. Ju%ggernaut continued to
read the newspaper. The political
world was In Il ferment at the moment.
There was a promise for him in all this
OF work. trouble. the facing Of difficult
ties. the overcoming Of strenuous oppo-
sition, the JOY of battle. in fact. Man
like. he overlooked the trouble that was
brewing mt his own fireside.
Presently he put down his newspaper
and stroIled to the open window.
What a gorgeous day. Daphne. And
| have to spend Ii In a committee room
Mt K~ilchester!"
Anything Important asked Daph-
ne. determined to be interested.
Important | should just think 1t
was. only people refuse to realize the
fact. It's n meeting Of the County Ter
ritorial association. What humbug the
whole business Is. They started the
old volunteers. coddled them. asked
nothing Of them but a few drills and
an annual picnic in camp. and Their
laughed them out of existence for Sat
urday afternoon soldiers. Now they
start the Territorials and go TO the
other extreme. They require of n
man that he shall attain. free gratis
and for nothing. at the sacrifice OF the
few scanty weeks which he gets by
way OF holiday, to practically the same
- nt.1a "a 80 affnfancx nc a rapflar col
der, who is paid for 1t and gets the
whole year to do II In. And then they
blame us. the county associations. be-
cause we can't find recruits for them,
Luckily we shall have compulsory serv-
ice soon and that will end the farce
once and for ALL"
Daphne liked TO be talked TO like
this. In the first place II removed the
uncomfortable and humiliating sensa-
ton that she was n child In her hus-
bands eyes. and In the second II ad-
justed her sense of proportion as re-
CARDS the male sex. Obviously. with
all these dull but weighty matters To
occupy him. a man could not be ex-
pected to set ms much store by conju-
gal unity as his wife. who had little
else TO think of.
Perhaps | have been a little fool"
she philosophical. after all, a man
doesn't in the least realize tow a wo-
man
what are you going to do today"
asked her husband.
This afternoon | am going over to
Croxley Dene TO play tennis"
Anything this r~corning?'
IL am going TO order the automobile
for II o'clock"-rather reluctantly. II
suppose Wick will be back from XII
chester"
"oh. yes. Are you going out to lunch
somewhere"
"N-no."
Just a driver"
'Yes. The fact is" said poor Daphne.
hating herself for feeling like n child
detected IN n fault. Il am going to try
hand at driving the car myself
There was a pause. and Juggernaut
continued TO gas out of the window,
while Daphne plated the tablecloth.
Presently the hateful expected words
came.
81 would rather you didn't
DAPHNE rose suddenly to her feet.
Her face was afiame, and all her good
resolutions had vanished. She had al
WAYS longed to drive the big EAR. her
appetite having been whetted by oc-
casional experiments upon he prop
erty-usually small, easily Il
yehicles-of long suffering friends. She
had preached the subject more thah
once. but had found her husband curl
ously vague as regards PERMISSION.
Usually il was "Yes" or mo with
him. This morning, tired OF the hu-
initiation of constantly asking ior
leave, she had decided TO give orders
an her own account. And but Tor jug
c~ernaut's unlucky question she YOU'D
have achieved her purpose II setueu
accounts afterward-a very dinereht
thing from asking leave first, as every
child knows.
and why." she asked. with sus-
picious Guinness.
We'll. for one thing. don't THINK a
should I've seen diving a great
I'm limousine car. YoJ wouldnt
go out on the box seat of a brougnam.
would yod? As a matter OF fact' II
Won will have patience for a week or
two
..yes know broke in Daphne pas
''If ! have fatenee 'oi
week Or two. and am a good little giri'
and order the meals punctuaily IN u
you will perhaps axe nie
i,,r !, run oae afternoon, II let me