South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-27
Amy Nair Says
By Joan Marsh

says that II is people who invent
them and who see evil In smoking
and unusual but beautiful costumes
who are really the immoral people.
And she says that IL Is our duty
really our duty-to show people
that morality and decency don't de-
pend on a few stupid and anti
quGted conventions. Amy Nair is as
virtuous as my own mother and yet
she does things every day that
would make people ike you con
denim her"
julius tried 10 make some stand
FOR himself and mumbled something
about the impOssibility for a girl SO
pretty as Ruth was 10 live with the
/ freedom Of young bachelor and
then Ruth went off again on a spir-
| tied defense of Amy Nair and her
Z own position. That's just il.
| Women have 10 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 GER
tain things a woman may do and
certain things a man may do. Why,
Amy Nair says that IL she had a son
and he had a taste for dressmaking
she'd make him a great dressmaker,
/ Just 10 show people that the old
| ideas about special vocations for
men and women are all poppycock
and nonsense. 1 don't see why
man shouldn't do anything that a
woman does and surely 1 don't see
why 1 shouldn't have as many privi-
leges as you"
The conversation drifted back TO
less heated topics and an hour later
v hen julius finally left he was in a
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 10 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
before julius cheerful open fire.
place in his bachelor apartment
Julius himself in a daintily lowered
dressing gown at the other side of
the fender. From the book pocket
at the side OF his chair he pulled out
a ball of yarn and a half finished
soldiers muffler and without COM
ment began TO knit-not at all east
~ but still in measure effectively.
Ruth's eyes opened wide. We'll of
all thingsi" she exclaimed: then as
she met julius eyes she paused and
changed the subject. Presently
julius excused himself 10 get sup
per. He had left his man of, 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.
lie dotted on that sort Of thing, he
told her.
At 10 Ruth rose to go. 1--WE been
awfully glad to have you here" he
told her. making no move to go and
con 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.
| nope you ii come OILe0. INuLD
paused-said good bye and started
out. A second later she returned
She asked julius to call a taxi. She
said she didn't like 10 go through
the streets alone at that time.
Amy Nair says IL is rather dan
gerOus for a 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 a pro-
teCting arm around her shoulder as
they started out together.
Il know you've just been teasing
me- know you don't usually knit
or wear a lowered dressing gown, s.
she said And I didn't in the least
want to come alone to see you. but
I didn't want 10 refuse after all I'd
said. Why have you been so unfair
TO me2"
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 julius that she loved him
ana had consented TO be his wife
Copyright, 1870