Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-13

Each heard the other.
tied between us, and we might as we'll
discuss them now. We have been will
fully blind since we first became &C
quainted.
II am afraid custom has more to DO
with life than we had imagined" adj
mitted Lefty.
I'VE will assume that we are to be
married., continued Harold. Who is
to pay the expenses Of the family
why, | shall do it, of course" re-
piled Lefty, surprised that he could ask
80 foolish 4 question.
Indeed you will do nothing Of the
sort, said Harold firmly.
But, Harold, it has been the custom
IL don't care a condemn about the GUS
tom, interrupted Harold. "Wouldn't
| be a fine sort of man to be depend
ent on womant"
Can you imagine how | should feel
to be dependent on mann" retorted
Lefty.
But" argued Harold, lit is ac-
Cording to nature that woman should
raise children and man Should work for
her and them
"Nature!' repeated Lefty scornfully.
lone can illustrate any text from ma
tu1e. Watch the beasts and the birds.
Does the female bird SIT IDLY by while
the male builds the nest?'
THE male certainly is not idle, a." re-
piled Harold. LIN my mind idleness
and inferiority are Synonymous, and
refuse to accept such position.
Yet you would force woman to &C
cept it, Lefty was discovering that
things which IN romances were quito
delightful were often not even cndura-
bic i'll real life to one not brought up in
the belief that they must be endured.
lit Is different with women replied
Harold. They are most charming in
u subordinate position''-
THAT is precisely what we think Of
men, returned Lefty calmly.
We'll" said Harold angrily, lyon
may rs we'll understand once for all that
shall never place myself in Il position
OF dependence. wouldn't do it for the
best woman living
Nor for the best man." replied
Lefty, with equal spirit.
Lefty and Harold had reached q point
in their walk where the road crossed
tho park in opposite directions. With
out a word of explanation each took
separate path.
Harold had gone but u few steps when
he was met by Mary.
Yes" she said, replying to his look
of inquiry, II overheard every word. /
thought it would come to this. ~
Mary looked as ii size would like to
add that she was not sorry, but il she
thought it she kept the thought to her
self. She had made herself very useful
to Harold in many ways since the day
she shot ut him, and the two had be-
come very good friends. Harold be-
lieved that Mary had opened her eyes to
her own folly. and that he need not fear
any further confessions CT love on her
part. and Mary had bravely decided
that SINCE she could net win Harold s
love she would at least deserve his
friendship. They had talked together a
great deal about the delights of the
nineteenth century. Harold had quite
forgotten the annoyances Of that day
and joined with Mary in wondering
how condition SO perfect could have
led to the war OF revelation between
the sexes.
Harold had told Mary of his hope to
win Lefty and now looked to her for the
sympathy which she had always shown
when he WAS III distress.
Mary understood and determined to
be equal to his expectations, though her
heart broke.
Il think she said quietly, that
You have not understood Lefty. She has
always declared that ahe would not
marry until she could find man whom
she would find conpanionable -
THAT is precisely the quality which
Idesired in wife, interrupted Harold.
Yet neither of you treat the other
rs should imagine companion would
wish to he treated. Each eeems to me
to be struggling for the mastery. You
are willing that Lefty should be TWEEN
tieth century except whore her ideas of
the fitness OF things come into collision
with your own. Lefty is delighted with
nineteenth century nun except when
he would force her to bow to customs
which would rob her al her cherished
Independence. Let me tell you, HaroN,
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