The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
'TuF NEW WOMAN
 OF 1855 AMANDA V. NICHOLS. ..,gnt. 1910. by American Press copyr's"' Association

- said 1 should nOt nave
 us h'o,n ,,or was on my side. but
 a ll ,"s u's change that has been coming ..L l,
 l'1 1nrtnr the past half century .,, n 'ns
 qp du'rs ,, tbe government of the lam
 Iansi'' ,bs man 10 the woman his
 n iTo" .,shes counted for nothing.
 aa u, formerly. when the woman mar ,. was
 IseD i' ,o he obedient to her bus
 spplOs,s sa ruled him. some said by tact;
 pnu 's. really by persistence. But now
 WIZ ,he has got him under there IS
 iha' 'p of either tact or persistence.
 s0 pes ,as him because she is his su-
 PeIlO, ss was saying. Charlie had
 Ne" .d mo. and there was nothing to
 aecepd rod but his mothers consent.
 P u', s,, father. as III luck would have
 Flen a dash to recover the family
 ropent. asserting that Charlie
 plHpa as ho mine. This spoiled every
 sDOu "ve shall see.' said Mrs. Span
 'lln'' rbo result was that Charlie and E s. ,.., ,be support of the head of the
 V ", while the support of the foot
 E rf no benefit to us. Mir. Spangler
 's.d hut said nothing. Mrs. Span
 ,breatened him with divorce. and
 sao tho new law gives the woman in
 M '.h cases not on:y the property. but
 @ children. Charlies father asked i forgiveness
 .ro foe worthy of woman's op-
 as,t,on than a delicate man. whose sa.rt was in the right place. but was ,n., of a chicken. l went at once to urs spangler and said to her:
 auadam. love your son When N ,0la him so knew before he spoke by Al. finishes that my love was returned. # pu, he said. alas. mother will not oopsent.' Madam. have come to tell you that whether you consent or not ,our son shall be mlne."
 There came OCT her lips one of those E .,oeIy smiles betokening that will Doger which has made women domi- VI uaut despite their inferiority of mus enlar power. and she said. dra wing a \ h,tpIp-not one of the little spikes of forty years ago. but an elongated sti- letto:
 Take himl''
 Tbe words were few. but they out weighed the pyramids. recoiled. But bye put new vigor into mo. At the sane time remembered that she vas the mother of the man l loved. To kill her would be to raise an im- passabls barrier between me and Charlie. resolved to discover if in this stern woman there was trace len of the grandmothers as they were before our new birth. Consider your own love-" l said, for him who is now your husband" She tapped the table nervously with ihe hllt of her hatpin l saw that had touched memories now unpleasant to her l tried another tack.
 Do you know. madam" said. That In the reconstruction of the Eng. Ash house of lords which occurred some twenty years ago t.tles ara now given direct 10 womenr'
 T do"
 Well. have influence with her majesty to secure a title."a
 But you will expect some millions with Charlie"
 Not a cent"
 Charlie Is bound up In what he loVes," she said meditatiyely. "It would break that tender heart Of his io oppose him.
 lsaw my advantage. "I can be Earl Of Ballymore for the asking" I said.
 Chariie under coronetr' she nused dreamily.
 And think how happy our union VIII make his father"
 Fool! To spoil all by this reference to the man who had said our wish should be granted despite bis wlfe's oppositionl The cold. steely smile TO- lurued' Lingering the hatpin az If aungry for blood. she hissed:
 Three lives shall be sacrificed rath. q than that my son shall evsr bO yOursp'
 very well, madam" I said, drawing O0e or the new belt dagger ornameI .s Wln a mother-of-pearI handle siM making It under her nose--very well. naoam, since you wish 1t let 1t be war !" the knife!" Then 1 withdrew.
 When l told Charlie what had hap pened he put his head on my shoulder Aau cried as If hIs heart would break.
 o'eady, darling" said. Tt be- 'omes us to act with decision"
 Nnat do you meanY'
 we Will walk out and be married"
 ] could never do itg he moaned. Be brave"
 :, , will ask papa what he would do . ne were l. You women don't un- se'seano now much we young men useu ss fathers love and sympathy enarile," l said. If putting the nec- .ssa'y pluck Into you depends upon '.u' iather you will never be mine." ,, a'o but a man. dare not dis 'Oey my mother"
 euarles.' ] said, giving vent to the s~a '.s.., ! was beginning to feel for this aas'ie creature. 'it is all over between .s q Either l will merry n man in ss ,so'1 mere is some independence, one r"v rm nus not always been and always ,a~. '~' oe hls mothers slave. or I will 'ever ', marry at ar."
 A. "nat can dol Once we men took n, rs 'ead Did we tyrannize over wom- ha. m No' We loved them so well. gave "~HA eo UinQh of ~ afr oxx... ...... sk.t