The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-20

CHANGED into their heads-more as
julius had talked with some keenly
ebert, clean-minded young boy of his
acquaintance; and as they talked
Ruth smoked northumberland in the
least languidly. At ten Julius rose to
go. Somewhere in the back of his
mind he recalled that he had read
that although women who live alone
may receive callers unchaperoned
those callers must never remain after
ten. Ruth urged him to stay-still as
O young boy would have done when
he had not had enough conversation
rather than as young woman wish
ing still further to try her charms on
:, man whom she knows to be her
udmirer.
julius was reluctant. Don't you
think I'd better" he said. Il mean
wouldn't it be the conventional thing
10 do? If you had let the nanny
stay in then we might have prolonged
the party-but, you are all alone
. Ruth shot back a glance of indig-
nation but mere of disappointment.
She told him she did not think the
speech was worthy of him and julius
admitted that he had been rather
clumsy.
"Amy Nair says that no really
Cmancipated people give those foolish
conventions a thought and she says
that it is people who invent them ana
who see evil in smoking and unusual
Lut beautiful costumes who are really
the immoral people, And she says that
it is our duty-really our duty-to
show people that morality and decen-
cy don't depend on few stupid and
sntiquated conventions. Amy Nair is
rs virtuous as my own mother and yet
she does things every day that would
make people like you condemn her"
julius tried to make some stand for
himself and mumbled something about
the impossibility for girl so pretty
as Ruth was, to live with the freedom
of a young bachelor and then Ruth
went off again on a spirited defense
Of Amy Nair and her own position.
That's just it. Women have to take
their place in the world and work as
hard as men. It's just a WORKOUT
prejudice that makes you think that
there are certain things a woman may
do and certain things man may do.
Why, Amy Nair says that if she had
son and he had taste for dresSmak-
ing she'd make him a great dress
maker, just to show people that the
old Ideas ebout special EeeaRttieen4ss for
men and women are all poppycock and
nonsense. 1 don't see why a man
shouldn't do anything that a woman
does and surely I don't see why l
shouldn't have as many privileges as
you"
The conversation drifted back to less
heated topics and an hour later when
julius finally left he was in state
of mental confusion. One thing he
was sure of, however, and that was
that he was completely in love with
Ruth and that in spite of the fact that
she hadn't yet begun to fiirt with him.
Then julius asked Ruth to supper
in his rooms. In the interval they
hadn't mentioned the subject of their
heated discussion. And at half past
seven Ruth found herself seated be-
fore julius cheerful open fireplace
in his bachelor apartment-Julius
himself in daintily lowered dressing
gown at the other side of the fender.
From the book pocket at the side of
ohoi ha ln1 ont hal Tf
and q half finished soldiers muff1er
and without comment began to knit
not at all easily but still in a measure
effectively. Ruths eyes opened wide.
"Well of all things!" she exclaimed;
then as she met julius eyes she
paused and changed the subject.
Presently julius excused himself to
get supper. He had left his man off,
he said, so he could give Ruth a sam
pie of his cooking and after supper
| he dOnned an apron and cleared away
| the dishes and remained long enough
| in the kitchen to tell Ruth that he had
been washing the dishes. He dotted on
| that sort of thing, he told her.
At ten Ruth rose to go. give been
dN1u Sldu ID nave YOU mere, lie
| told her, making no move to go and
| don his coat and hat to see her home.
Its so seldom one finds a girl that
will come and spend an evening with
a man like this. hope you'll come
often" Ruth paused - said goodby
and started out. A second later she
returned. She asked julius to call
taxi. She said she didn't like to go
| through the streets alone at that time.
| Amy Nair says it is rather danger
Gus for girl alone" But there were
two tears in her eyes as she returned
and julius, with coat and hat on ready
| to follow her, was quick to see them
He put protecting arm around her
! shoulder as they started out together.
Il know you're just been teasing me
I know you don't usually knit or
wear a Powered dressing gown" she
said. "And l didn't in the least want
to come alone to see you, but l didn't
want to refuse after all I'd said. Why
have you been so unfair to me?''
Because I was a little Jealous"
said julius. Jealous Of Amy Nair.
She has taught you a good deal of
good sense and some foolishness."
And before they had reached Amy
Nair's studio that night Ruth, like the
frank little girl that she was, had told
| JIIIiuS that Sbo loved him and had