Cinderella Jane

se, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well. He was out of work

dio in a row before him. He went slowly from one to another and studied them all. Int

e matter,

ou suppose I ever th

thing ha

lection of wax-works! Bad drawing, no

you have been doing, to make you mend your ways," she sai

t to see them again!" He struck a wet brush ac

t do

e in the roo

d them up to th

w himself down on the couch, moodily. He scarcely noticed when the jan

you can begin again," Jane s

t up. I'll neve

miled to herself. She knew "he

sing around, and co

e work

the door of

t wo

to clean

r with us, Jane J

o make my

can do

ng to make a dust," sh

king the studio, up and down. Pr

to do in the studio? I'm so

ed that phrase too often

minutes. I'll find

t directness of movement. He noted the straight line of her back, the bend of her dark head outlined against the gray sheets

ly, what you are thinking

g that it was careless to let

mean to

d withou

you. It's interesting, that

easel and got

There's no sense in your doing your hair that way. Ever since the night of the

nt. I have no time

hear this woman

hey were silent for a while. She felt his complete absorption in his work, thi

I should engage you by the week, to just

t consider

y n

any thing

ter would be more desirable for a wo

whatever it is, is the most

an's rights, right or wrong' preachers? You ar

es

ll these years? Don't get me started on th

I won't get

giving woman an education. It h

men, yo

for

O

think tha

he world is what matters, isn't it

we're the only losers, so no w

le for women, now, as it is for men. After all, how can it help but b

tting sick of it. If women don't let up on these de

ed not t

mands men have alw

re natura

ual, y

l indeed without this army of

y. What method have you invented for pop

ut it. It alway

" Jane agre

de yourself on kee

nything to win never profi

re the arch-type of womanly woman. At this mom

the strange yearning look that was gone before he half saw it. He

one field, Union Square another. She had joined a class in New York University for a historic study of Woman, her biologic and economic aspects, her accomp

loped until it was the very centre of her life, but it brought with it the usual toll. It loosed all the wants of her nature; needs and demands she had not dreamed

the gods, high above, upon remote peaks, descending now and then to help and inspire some stumbling

ich made her drop her mask for a second, whe

cket to-day. She sent her love to

e writes yo

e little

parents b

l come n

the portr

ppose

y lovely, you will

at bother, Jane

ke

t, and stood back

a sort of haunting q

lung open, and

home!" she cried

e, it's fine to see you. I

Did you

r. Ask

ning, Jane Ju

gathered her things, a

you look. Did you

o-

sooner than I

ted to get

gaged to Mi

e! Of co

glad," with

on her way out, nodd

Philadelphi

I got a

doings when you got a first? Why, bless yo

o hands on his shoulder

u glad,

s hands o

ted. I'm pr

is coat. He felt her body shake,

ney-girl? What

d you're pleased, and so relieved

you g

, Jerry, to have you marr

ount on that. They are all too full of themselves. The

t, J

. I don't like marriage, I hate being tied down, you know how I hate it. If I married a woman with a career of her

lfish human being i

of men, only I say it out

ve, Jerry. It doesn't happen that way. Love gets yo

t me, Bobs.

o on guard to

isn't life; it's just one incident of it. Work is the real thing, you and I both k

t!" she choked, and

uld he marry her. Must he always be in this tumult, this state of unrest? What was there in him which gave all the women he knew the idea of his pursuit of

ing constantly to extricate himself from tender situations which he did not make. Bobs's revelation made him f

e door, Jane entered. "Sorry

er in the eyes and spoke, almost as

e said earnestly, "