The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-01

representation for our taxation. You
Will never be able to deny yourselves
giving us our 'privilegev / hate being
waited on! I'd rather do things for
! myself"
| She was so earnest in her satire, so
| full of scorn and so serious in her mean
| Ing, and there was such contrast be-
tween what she said and her person
she looked so re-eminently the pretty
marquise, the little exquisite, so 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 chaperon, for her wrap,
at dances-that to save his life he
could not repress a chuckle. He man
aged to make it inaudible however.
and it was as we'll that he did
Il understand your love of newspa-
per work." she went on less vehement
", but not less earnestly. 81 have al
ways wanted to do it myself, wanted
to immensely. 1 can't think of a more
fascinating way of earning ones liv-
ing. And I know 1 could do it. Why
don't you make the Herald a daily?'
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 Plattville. 1t had oc-
CURED to him that it was a little odd
that she could plan to spend any extent
Of time there, even if she had liked
Minnie Briscoe at school. He felt that
she must have been sheltered and pet
ted and waited on all her life. One
could not help yearning to wait on her
He answered inarticulately, ooh,
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 a sort of usefulness. |
81 am well used to it. l think it is be-
cause l am not tall. People take big
girls with more gravity. Big people !
are nearly always listened to-"
Listened tor he said, and felt that |
he must throw himself at her feet. |
"You oughtn't to mind being Titania. |
She was listened to. YOU
She sprang to her feet, and her eyes |
flashed. do you think personal COM
ment is ever in good taste?" she cried |
fercely, and in his surprise he almost |
fell off the bench. eff there is one |
thing cannot bear, it is to be told that |
am small" am not. Every one who |
isn't a giantess isn't small l detest |
personalities. l am a great deal over /
FIVE feet, a great deal more than that
p
"Please, please" he said, Il didn't
"Don't say you are sorry" she inter
rupted, and in spite of his contrition
he found her angry voice delicious, it
was still so sweet hot with indigna-
ton, but ringing, not harsh. Don't
say you didn't mean it, because you
did! You can't unsay it, you cannot
alter it, and this is the way / must re-
member you! Ahr' She drew in her
pISdlu Will d ShdlP sigh. dhu, So'CI
ing her face with her hands, sank back |
upon the bench. 81 will not cry" she |
said, not so firmly as she thought she
did
"My blessed child"' he cried in great
distress and perturbation. what have
I done? II
"Call me small all you like" she
answered 81 don't care. 1t isn't that.