The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-24
CHANGED HER
MIND TWICE
A Girls FickIeness Spoiled
An EIopement.

Though IL Is woman's privilege to
change her mind. woe to the man who
offends her by doing the same thing!
Julia Mears and Aubrey Tisdale were
very much in love with each other.
Aubrey was sensible fellow and ad-
vocated delaying the marriage, for
Mr.. Mears asked that before marriage
the bridegroom should have got well
started in the worlds mill and have
some accumulation. Julia thought diff
ferently and proposed an elopement.
Aubrey confessed that he saw no rea-
son for such course when by the ex-
ercise of little patience all would go
well without the necessity of antago-
nizing her parents. But Julia told him
he had no spunk and If he wanted her
he must show that he had courage-in
other words, he found himself in po.
sition to lose his girl or marry her as
she proposed. After considerable de.
liberation he consented.
One evening the two went for drive,
brey left his bride expectant at a hO-
tel and started off in search of min
lister. While he was gone Julia. being
alone and an easy prey to remorse, be-
gan to think of what she had done
how she would anger her father and
distress her mother. The result was
that, yielding to impulse she went out
to the door where the horse and buggy
were standing and, getting into the
buggy, started to 90 back home.
Presently Aubrey came to the hotel
with a minister and was surprised not
to see the horse and buggy in the place
where he had left them. He hastened
into the parlor, intending to tell Julia
Of the disappearance, but found no
Julia there. Instead he was informed
that she had taken the equipage and
driven back in the direction whence
they had come Getting a horse and
wagon from u livery stable, he started
after her. Overtaking her, he asked
her what she meant. Ashamed to ac>
knowledge the truth, she told her lover
that she had forgotten all about a
trousseau and must have one before
the wedding.
II must take this rig back" he said.
you go on home"
"No," replied Julia. 'Tll go back
with you"
Each driving team, they went slow
ly back in silence. Presently Julia,
piqued at her lovers indifference. call
ed to him that she had from the first
TOD thoN h. 1cx L.s,,
ciently to be her husband; tnat her re-
turn was really to test him and her
suspicious had been confirmed. Aubrey
said nothing, but when they reached
the livery stable and he had returned
his team he got into the buggy with
home. Julia said nothing for the first
mile, but before finishing the second
charged Aubrey with making fool of
her by running away with her and
then driving her back without mar
riage.
II want you to have trousseau,"
said Aubrey.
''You mean that you are glad for an
excuse TO break with me-"
"It would spoil your test IL 1 acted
differently"
Every well; this ends all between u.s."
"Oh, no! Wen be married after you
get your trousseau."
Aubrey drove to Julia's house, where
she alighted. Without word or look
she went up to the door and into the
house. Then Aubrey drove away.
Aubrey in thinking the matter over
concluded that perhaps he had acted
unwisely and risked losing the girl he
loved. He went to see Julia the next
day and proposed that they forget all
about the unfortunate episode. Julia
scorned his advances. He left the
house with the very disagreeable feel
Ing that in interfering with his lady
loves privilege to change her mind he
had committed a blunder.
Months passed, during which Julia
only hardened and Aubrey grew more
miserable.
Whats the matter, AubreyT asked
his cousin, an attractive girl OF twen-
ty, one day.
Aubrey cOnfided his trouble.
"Julia has treated you just as you
deserve. You put great slight on
her by not insisting on the marriage.
When a, woman goes off to be married
1t is a great modification to her to re-
lurn unmarried"
"But 1t was her own doing"
"Not after she had had time to re-
feet and
Change her mind again"
"That was her privilege"
"What shall ! do?"
"Tell her you regret having acted SO
brutality"
"I've done all that sort Of thing. 1t
hasn't any effect on her."
-"You can't expect anything else after
the abominable"-
"Never mind that. Help me out"
"Well. I'll try. Perhaps you had bet
Ter come to see me quite often. and
may think Of something to move her."