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FHE NEW WOMAN. "Oh, -it puts me out of patiemce!" said Miea IjaJtibton- Hyatt, with a. fretefui movement of her shoulders. "I'm borry," said 1, "hm you look ye-rv well when that ill just it," ahe broke in angTily. "We are to be put off with a compliment, a.- if one cared for looks or" —"Or dreeae* aa-id I, gGaneing ai the pretty gown which showed beneaith the opera cloak. She winced. "OUÐ m'uat dreas somehow," said Mis* Lambton-Hvatt coldly. "Oh, yes, some- how!" said I cheerfully. She regarded me with scorn and a little doubt. "Of course, you think you have m. in a. corner. But I could exixain it all, said she. "Yes? 1 a-skea. "If f liked-" *ihe 3»kl, and looked inditfereritiy out of till" window. "Whut st.ttios is this ?" she asked. Oh, it's all ritfhc, 1 and there M:8 si'.ence rn the carriage for a .YPCUOE, "I vvich you would -w ft in the proper way." •he began presently, turniusr on me abruptly. "I will endeavour to." said I pc > < ly. "Pray expGain," she frowned. "We'll, <md site, "you zriucit surely see Chat the evolution of woman ie continuing. She haa developed a. gre&A d'-al." "Of what?" I a-ked. "Of nothing," she < x- claimed impatiently. "Her position lias Je- vef.ojx-il, and she ha-ve more freedom." "Freedom?" I a;o.kPd inquiringly. "Yet?, free- dom to come and g-o, freedom to live her own lift-. WiOOJtiB the difference, prav, between man And woman ?" 'Why"—said 1. "There are certain differences, certainly, eaid Miss Lambton-Hyatt, hesitatingly, "but not the great distinctions that are vulgarly »up- lJ)fY.d. A woman '006 a mind, sh" has her own tfrouehite, and she ousplrt- to pursue^ her own atreer like a man." 'But marrKugs — I be- gun. "Pai t Marriage said -he contenw- t ctJssiT. "IUe likes to marry, ¡:øt her. bo does a. man, ,Il(i it does not interfere with hom. "Then a woman," said I, tryina to understand, "should be as much &:ke a man a* may be ■' *'No," she =»kl. "you put words into mr moota. I -l^ver and that." "Wellr" I aeked. "She ought to be aa independent ae a man, said she, triumphantly. She looked hw triumph at me. 'And mv eves wandered uver her face, and to her fuhva<nd down again to he rich silk oi her opera-ctottk. r "Why do vou look at me like that?'' a.ked IVfiss I.mbton-Hy"tt irritably. "I was thinking" ■ uai.d f. "Oh, Yed," .oJl" inter- rupted. "you were thinking that I am fcco weak o1- pretity or fragile to be independent. That's what iren are always thinking. It's their stock argument- Argument!" She laughed attd turned io me again. "1 put in praetico my theories, che said deliberately, and watching me fOt, the effect of ihe thunderbolt. I started. "What do you mean ?" I aeked hastily Site nodded. 'I live my own lifo now, said *he. "Whose iifo did you" But there J broko off, for Miss Lambton-Hyatt's handsome ey*o were glittering'. "Oh, I ioid feebly, "that is it teresti.r'g 'Do you think, she aaid, that I am tiet to a man's coot-tail like other girls T' "No, indeed," mid I. shaking my head- "Do you think that 1 come md go at any omen be- Wit?' "'No, no," I said..shaking my head more firmly "Do you tluink that T would obey — well, you, for in:i!i&uioe?" "Good gracious, 110 I said in ha-sie. "Do you think" "Certainly not, I broke in hurriedly. 'Set hew free 1 ain," she went on, warmly, and throw mi,' bewk her cloak in her enthusiasm, she waved her long, white arm .significantly bout the ."wriagc. "Yes, indeed," I said, "ikin>r at the IInns. 'Hen I am, at 11.30 at ht, returning t-om :1 tiOhtary expedition to ■theatre—all alone." "I am here," I put tjashfullv. She looked at me and frowned. Ih, that is an accident," she said, "I met u." "A fojtunaie accident, I murmured. Vhat°" said Mis-: La-mbton-Hyatt sharply, .'or me." I added humbly. "Well," she said, is i' not far better to be quite independent like than to be for ever hanging upon isame one trise for what you want, like an encumbrance ?" "Ever so much lietter," I absented, quickly. The train rolled out of the station. Sud- denlv I leaped to mv fee* and thrust down the window. "Good heavons!" 1 cried. 'W hat's the matter?"' said Miss Lambtofi- HyatU anxioudy. 1. -pulled in my ^iead, shut the window 110wly, and cat down oppo»:ite to ht«r- 'Thut was OUT station," J ad. She looked at m'j in dis-tress. "You doi t luean I nodded. "Urrforinnately, yss." She jumped and puiled at the window fran'tioailh'. "Pieoaf 89t do^vn, I sand "you can do no wood now. l^ie train can't pOB- Ebly be ^ftop^«ijd. She dropped into nier seat breathing lia-d. "What will happen?" alia teskecl. Whv said I. -'W4.' sSiail have to ijet out at t))(4 next iiatdon she sa-id. with a not^e of interrogation .n her v'oioe, arid some embarrassment in her mamisr. "Thii train dw,. nút stop for twenty nnleø. I expia-iiied. "Oh she med, blandiing. "It i« the last ti-ain," >tud 1. "and there'e 00 up train before tomorrow morning. "Oh she tTied aijaiii, and started at me, frightened. "What shall we do?" she a.3ked no low tonew. [ drugged my shoulders. "It u-s a i>uisanoe. isn't :t 1" Ha.id I calraly- "Nuisanoe!" she "Hfyv can you take :t so oooily? Oh. it's awful It's dre8dful! t and siie shcxiked back a sob and gazed at me with a ?eartd face. mn's even let them know." I said. "It's too late to telegraph." "Oh. Mr. Somwvillo, she oried, brokenly: "what will thev think ?" "Perfcajpe thevll fancv you •tovet) the rii<rht in town?" T said, soobMnc-v. '•Of course thev're accti^omed to voui- inde- jy wfcrot ways' ?" "How oan vou ?" the cried. "How unkind of vou, when I aso so Thev'li think I'T:l killed. "Oh. no." sad I cheer- fully; "you musnH think that!" But it's too horrible.' sihe exclaimed, tearfully, "to be hfciv, rifl^t sway from everyone!' "There's me," I OAJd, "37e«, ves: I'm so <jlid youVe here," she cried. reetlessSr about the corriage. "But—but—what Wt- do? On do .nv eomsthin"—do suuerest something!" "We thai1, .lia'/e to put up at a hotel," sa < I. "Hotel!" t;hr oxolairned. looking at her dress ind th<n .1 me "But what wiil people tliink? What ,V en, it's the same for me." -aid wnchalamly. "Oh, but !f's different with "c.-J she broke forth. "How oan. you corn pare the two eases? You're a man, ar-d— You're a woman," I finished, for her. She eyed me. "You are very unkind," she tearfully. "y ou take :\llv-an tagc of me." "Indeed," I protested, I will do «;:actly what you ten me Only give me your iTftructiona." She wrung her hand*. "But I have none," she exclaimed. "I have no idea what, to do. I I sat looking a.t her. "You might have seen v hat station it was and told me." she said piefeentlv. in a reproachful voice. "I beg your pardon," said I, apologetically, '"hut I \IS lis- tening to you. You were so interesting in •what vou were saying about the independence .——" "Oh, please don't!" sa.id she. Her humiliation was so complete that I had not the heart to proceed, a.nd I was silent. The train slackened, serttled down to an easier pace, and crept decorously into the station.. We lpnded upon a deeolate stretch of platiorm, and Stood miserably watching the lights go out- "W <,II. here we are," said I. cheerfully, ae darkness slowly enveloped us. Miss Lambton- Hvatt burst into u-ars. I entre-ited her, coaxed her, I comforted her. If I remember I took her hand in mine. She ww a pitiful little figure, with her weeping face abovo the gas ty of her grJwn. "Oh- what shaH I do? 777 moaiu?d, pittously. "Don't leave ine, she <e ied. and held me tiffht, "Stay, said I, <) "e will seo what can be aone. J found the station master going to bed and conferred with hun. Tlien I returned and Miss Lurdrton-Hyatt clutched me. "Don't leave me a.ga.in. she implored. "This darkness aDd loneliness are dO horrible." -()h, it's all right," I said. "There's a sort ot rmik train pa&iing up in ten minutee or -o." Her eyt»s opened and Aone wen in the darkness- "We wiil go up in it, I added, rs-»«uringly. "And we 'Siall get- back ?" she cried eagerly. "By one or tiiereabouie," T answered. "That's not 80 verv lat* s.he reniarktd. She jjigiied »v tth relief and dropped my naod. There wad :I, little pause and then rjrried to me. "Thank you ?ery onuoh MA- Somer- V)Ue," oaid she. We .-poke: itt-te 'tii1 train uame b'tt- a« the engine awne puffing through Miss THrob- t<)ii -Hyatt eyed it with favour, and then, "If* a bother getting to bed so late," ahe remarked, quiie coolly. We made "he jo:i-ney in siW.cc. I (tank wc had both a good deal to retle< •- »<pot>. "You will thiiiik," said Misa Lambton- Hvatt as I conducted here to he* hewne, 'that 1 haw betrayed toy i*ar." I profited.. "Yo," said peremp-or.iy, "Ü ;11 idle 00 deny It. ( know what you are ^.hi^king. <<ir case, of course," said T. "But you ,y'" WTOTJR." said nfee frankly. Swningr npon few -.icoretep. "I have "atchkey ahe ex- Dls.ir*d. "Ot 'X/Jiree/' I absented. No; TO-,1 »r« wromg," -ihe repeated. her H=ne en-; -ind rewarding the white in philo- tor-hio beatitude. "No. l ^ee^- *'Ycv s^e." ^ent on Mks-j T*mbto,->-HyAtt, fekiiH? no l»e?d of »-ne. "our caea^ we** ouite You had oo one to be asKio.is *1 wit ?V«U." "Not a soul,' I *<]• A' ti»ecii I 'r dre-i- whHi r> "o^ Kod-and mther pmV»r-^ng when "CertA-inlv." I said p-omptlv. 'he *ne quite different. wkI if I nnd l^en in ^etiing drex*. and, "till more, if I had ow to be anxious about me. 1 ^,ld "Y«*. Mr. Somerv.lle, M m m; ai' T W^s' Ae 3aid hrmly, Wtll, »aid 1. "whv no* let) us nut the "Whit do vou mean?" »he asked, HhUm,; "Why." said ^tvexf.e to be ATWIWIP aboxrt^ me. ^Vou inrent people like that. Ae rwpi.'ed, > »r,'l tuTnt'i<r h«- baok on me, put the key 'r. +, T oalJ«d: fcff | roe tt*l«infc«n*ly. "Whit ri?ht WUWD IIAR FCIIIT}—TTO* WII*1 tihe kty. "Answer me. 1 atikt, authorita- tively. "Will you square the cases?" A flood of colour surged over her face. "Shouldn't I be incieasiiig my own rasponsi- bilities very much?" she aAkoo. with a little, low laugh. "Oh, I will take titose!" I answered, pulling her closer.

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