Cañon City record., 1904-03-10

field or Henry Irving. when we have
had them? And do you think you've
been quite fair to Tom? What right
had you to assume that he had forgot
ten you:'
"Oh. didn't exactly mean forgot
ten." he said. pulling n blade of grass
to and fro between his fingers and
staring at 1t absently. ITS only that
l have dropped out of the world. you
know. They rather expected me TO do
lot OF things. and I haven't done
them. Possibly IT is because am sen
sitive that never let Tom know. They
| expected me to amount to something.
but l don't believe his welcome would
be less hearty 10 a failure-he Is Il
good heart"
"Fai.u-e' she cried and clapped her
hands and laughed.
I'm really not very tragic about II.
though | must seem consumed with
self pity" he returned. smiling. 1t Is
only that | have dropped out OF the
world while Tom is still in it."
"'Dropped ont OF the worldr" she
| echoed impltiently. Can't you see
you've dropped into 1t? That you
Last night | was honored by your
praise of my graceful mode OF quitting
| it,
And so you wish me to be consist.
/ ent." she rctorted scornfully. What
becomes OF your gallantry when We
abide by rcnsonT''
True enough; equality Is u denial OF
privilege"
"And privilege Is a denial of equal
| ity? don't like that at all" Shc
turned II serious, suddenly Illuminated
face upon hin and spoke earnestly
ITS my hobby. | should tell you, and
I'm tired of that nonsense about won
en- always sounding the personal note.
Ii should be sounded as we wouid
sound II. And I think we could bear
the loss OF privilege -
He laughed and raised a protesting
| hand. But we couldn't"
mo. you couldn't. It's the ribbon OF
| superiority IN your buttonhoie. know
several women who manage to llv"
without men to- open doors for them.
and think | could bear to let man
pass before me now and then or wear
his hat In an office where l happened
to be. and could get my own Ice at II
dance. think. possibly with even less
fuss and scramble than I've sometimes
observed in the young men who have
done II for me. But you know you
would never let us do things for our
selves. no matter what legal equality
might be declared. even when we get
representa- for our taxation. You
will never be able to deny yourselves
giving us our 'privileger | hate being
waited on. I'D rather do things for
myself"
She was 40 earnest in her satire So
full Of scorp and so serious In her mean
Ing. and there WINS such contrast be-
| tween what she said and her person
she looked so pre-eminently the pretty
marquise, the little exquisite no essen
tally to be waited on and helped. to
have cloaks thrown over the dampness
for her to tread upon. to be run about
for-he could see half a dozen youths
rushing about for her Ices. for her car
riage. for her chnperon. for her wrap.
at dances-thnt to save his life he
could not repress a chuckle. He man
aged to make 1t lnaudible. however,
and 1t was as well that he did.
Il understand your love OF newspa-
per work" she went on less vehement.
ly. but not less earnestly. Il have al
ways wanted TO do 1t myself. wanted
to immensely. ! can't think Of n more
fascinating way of earning ones lv-
ing. And know I could do 1t Why
don't you make the Herald a dailyf'
To hear her speak OF earning ones
living was too much for him. She
gave the impression OF riches. not
only by the fine texture and fashioning
Of her garments. but one felt that lux
uries had wrapped her from her birth.
He had not had much time to wonder
what she did in Plattvillc. II had oc-
CURED to him that II was n little odd
that she could plan TO spend any extent
of time there. even lf she had liked
Minnie Briscoe ut school He felt that
she must have been sheltered and pet
ted and waited on all her life. One
could not help yearnlng to wait on her.
| lie answered inarticulatcly. "Oh.
some day" In reply to her question and
then fell into outright laughter
(. 81 might have known you wouldn't
take me seriously she said. with no
Indignation, only sort of wistfulness.
~ am well used to 1t. I think 1t is be
cause | am not tall. People take big
| girls with more gravity. Big people
are nearly always listened to-"
| LISTENED tot he said, and felt that
he must throw himself at her feet.
"You oughtn't to mind being Titanin.
She was listened to. You
She sprang to her feet, and her eyes
flashed. do you think personal com
ment IL ever in good tasteT she cried
fercely, and in his surprise he almost