The Red Cloud chief., 1905-03-17
CONTINUED FROM LAST wEEK.)

~ gu Wv u It's tie TlUDt1 OF
superiority in your %bu,tonholc. | know
several women who manage TO live
without men To open doors for them.
and think | could bear To let n man
pass before me now ana then or wear
MS nat i'll an Office where | happened
TO be. and | could get my own ice at "A
dance, l think. possibly with even less
russ and scramble than I've sometimes
observed in the young men who have
zone it for me. But you know you
would never let us do things for our.
selves, no matter what legal equality
might be declared. ever when we get
representation for our taxation. You
VIII never be able TO deny yourselves
giving us our privilege | hate being
waited ON. I'd rather do things for
myself"
She was so earnest In her satire. so
full of scorn ana so serious in her mean
ing, and there was such Il contrast be-
tween what she said and her person
she looked 50 prominently the pretty
marquiSe, the little exquisite, so essen.
ually to he waited on and helped, to
have cloaks thrown over the dampncss
for her To tread upon, TO be run about
for-he could see half Il dozen youths
rushing about for her ices, for her car
riage, for her chapcron, for her wrap,
at dancos-that to save his life he
could not reprcss a chucklc. He man
aged TO make it inaudible, however,
Il it was as well that he did.
II understand your love of newspa-
per work." she went on less vehement
ly, but not less earnestly. 81 have al
ways wanted TO do ii myself, wanted
to immensely. | can't think of q more
fascinating way of earning ones liv-
ing. And know | could do it. Why
don't you make the Herald n dailyy"
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. 1t had oc-
Cured to him that it vas a little odd
that she could plan TO spend an: extent
of time there, even if she had liked
Minnie Briscoe at school. lie felt that
she must have been sheltered and pet
ted and waited on all her life. One
could not help ycarning to wait on her.
He answered inarticulately, ooh.
some day" in reply TO her question and
then fell into outright laughter.
Il 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. | think it is be-
cause | am not tall. People take big
girls with more gravity. Big people
are nearly always listened to-"
LISTENED to- 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
icrcely, and in his surprise he almost
fell off the bench. "If there is n
thing | cannot bear, it is to be told that
/ am small | am not. Every II who
Isn't a giantess isn't small | detest
personalities. | am a great deal over
five feet, a great deal more than that
u
"Please. please" he said, 81 didn't
Don't say you are sorry" she inter
rupted, and in spite of his contrition
he found her angry voice delicious, 1T
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. All" She drew in her
breath with n sharp sigh and, cover
ing her face with her hands, sank back
upon the bench. Il will not cry" h
said, not so firmly al she thought she
did.
.My blessed child" he cried in great
distress and perturbation. What have
l done? II
Call me small all you like" she
answered. 81 don't care. 1t isn't that.
You mustn't think me such an i'm
beetle" She dropped her hands from
her face and shook the tears from her
eyes with n m%ournful little laugh. He
saw that her fingers were clinched
tightly and her lip trembled. IL will
not cry" she said again.
.Somebody ought to murder me. l
ought to have thought-personalities
are ~hideOus'-
"Don't. 1t wasn't that"
81 ought to be shot
i "Ah, please don't say that" she said,