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LOVE RULES.
ETHEL THOMPSON ><>>S

mo" said Betty Clark, giving the
whip lash a gentle whirl towards the
leaders TANKS, that sort of thing is
quite MEDIEVAL"
But people still marry persisted
the young mar in the light gray coat.
IF it were not for the old fogies it
would not be worth while being mod
ern."
you will bring the world to a
standstill."
Impossible! You men have done
that long ago. Besides, there are not
SO many of really new women as to
affect the imbecility of the majority"
What rot" The young man did
not make this remark aloud; but he
thought it with great emphasis. To
think that this one so charming girl
should have allowed a ridiculous no.
ton of this sort to supplant her COM
mon sense! To think that his happi-
ness was at the mercy of a fad
May I light a cigar?" he asked,
presently.
eOf course. Never ask me that.
Perfect equality is our theory of in
tercourse."
Thank you"
"Not at all. And would you mind
J lighting me a cigarette? You'll find
the case in my left hand pocket. Just
reach in-thanks! This wheeler is
misbehaying so that I can't take a
hand off the lines"
Here you are!"
She opened the red lips S as to
show the twin rows of white and even
teeth for a moment-enough to let
him deity slip the lighted cigarette
. between.
"And So" he resumed, "yorr idea
is perfect equality? Won't you ex-
plain?"
what is there to explain? You
never explain how you and the other
men at your club get on, do you?"
"M-no, it never occurred to me-"
"Well, that's just it, we're to be on
the same basis; it's all to be a matter
of course"
Bob" Brown smoked in silence
for a while, a penSive expression
resting in his eyes. They went bowl
ing along over the crisp, brown leaves
that strewed the highway, the hoofs
of the horses and the wheels of the
'dogcart rousing the ruddy swirl.
James, the tiger, who was guilty
of twisting his neck a little to dis
cover, if possible by ocular observa-
ton, the reason of the silence on the
front seat, saw a sudden smile flash
along Browns lips.
Queer case e isl" thought the
tiger to himself.
Bob" broke the silence. Here"
he said, holding out a small leathern
case, have one Of mine. That's a
,beastly weed you have!"
Betty took her large, brown eyes
from observation of the highway, as
it glimpsed between the leaders ears,
and fixed them upon her companion
in a stare of establishment.
Il beg your pardon" she remarked,
with haughtiness noticeable in her
tone.
Don't mention it. I fancy l can
stand that smoke if you can. But
you really ought to complain at your
club. Nobody but newsboys and
chorus girls ever smoke that brand.
BY the way-see that blonde lily of
Senator Marshall's at the club dance
last night? Snowy, don't you Think"
"Sir?" Betty could feel that she
was b~lushing. Something seemed to
be making her nervous; the horses
grew restless under her hands.
Il never could see, you Know he
went on, why Miss Marshall doesn't
get married. Although they tell me
she's been too swift a runner to go
we'll in harness. Better have the ii
ger to go to his head, hadn't you?"
The leader prancing and piroutting
had got his hind feet on the wrong
side of the traces and was at right
angles to the shafts. There was a
great deal Of trouble before the jour-
:ney could be resumed.
you're not in good form to-day"
Bob went on calmly. Better let me
take the ribbons"
There were tears Of rage in her
brown eyes, but she said, mo. thank
you," with only the least possible
emotion noticeable.
"Oh, all right, but it's beast!y OBJ
stinacy on your part. Your wrists
are shaky as aspens ard l think your
muscles must be rather fabby. Not
been up late, have you?"
She turned to him with her eyes
flashing in spite of their wells of wet.
Il think you're a BRUTE" she said.
Then she burst out in tears, and