The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-08-14

young lady OF prepossesslng appearance,
and there ne decided to anchor. They
conversed as Is customary at these gather
tngs, First of the occasion, then OF the
weather, then Of theaters, and then OF
anything they could think OF. They were
In hat last stage when Gerald said with
his usual bluntness:
IL understand thai some lady Ii going
20 make herself ridiculous after dinner
"oht.' rejoined his companion. What
Is she going to dor" ~ a-
Speak about Mpmen's rights" replied
Gerald In a very disgusted Muck
better II she'd stay at home and-and-
Grand look after the children"
II don't think Miss walrond has any
children to look after came the answer,
accompanied by q delicious laugh.
wei, at any rate answered Gerald,
somewhat discounted. ''she oughtn't 10
make an exhibition of herself One of these
women who want to wear trousers and
smoke pipes, and all that sort OF thing, ]
suppose"
His companion leant back and gave vent
to a peal OF laughter.
tYou are too ridiculousg' she gasped
eventually. G#a
I'm quite serious, " cried Gerald, 10
whom his subject was q red rag to a
bull. II call 1t perfectly disgusting and a
disgrace to the sex for a woman, to make
such an exhibition OF herself. I can i'm
agtne her--wears spectac1es, short.
straight hair, freckles, plain as they make
'em. That's like her. isn't itg' He had
quite forgotten Dick ~Cunnyngham's des-
cript.on. III
sfMeil, not very much. She doesn't wear
glasses, ara I don't think she has any
freckles. She has quite a curly lot OF hair,
too 81 gYh-f .- ''H
I'm! Do you yourself believe in this
| women's Rights business?'
'tOh, yes, most certainly / do" quickly
came the decided response. "
Really 2" Gerald queried in a discom-
hted tone. swell, I am surprised, Surely
you don't think that oma should give
up her sacred duties and go out n work
among mem
.I do, when a woman has nobody to fall
back upon, as thousands nave not. What
lis she to do, starye? Woman can keep
womanly. although she works for her own
living . |<.
And then ensued a long discussion or
that much discussed question, Gerald
standing against Il tooth and nail, laugh
Ing at its advocates and particularly Miss
Ethel Walrond.
They were only interrupted by the an.
nouncernent OF dinner. Dick Cunninghan
suddenly appeared, saying Gerald was ID
take in Miss Wairond. Gerald's face be-
came gloomy, and he turned to his com.
| panion, saying: +---
well, isn't that rough on a fellow? ]
have to take In the person i object to most
In this select gathering. 1t 10 a shame
And he gaged ~sorrowfully at his compan
IONS sweet face. t
"By the way" he suddenly said, which
" Miss Walrond?H
Il am afraid you happen TO be TALKING
TO her just now was the low reply,
"I-but I'm talking TO your splutteret
L Gerald.
Eyes, and I am Ethel WaIrond.'
"Oh-h-hl" He had bitten the dust alb,
solutely. why didn't the door open anc
swallow him? What an absolute ass III
felr. &Ie must say something or do some
thing. But what could he say or dor Al
the time Miss Walrond was gazing at hin
with a very amused expression.
You oughtn't to do II, you know. Mis-
Walrond." Gerald at last blurted out
What she ought not to v done was no
very clear. I'm awfuIly sorry, though