Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-06-02
complish anything by intruding
longer upon your valuable time"

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you. madam"
And | am quite certain that you
do not. / perceive that it will be
best for me to state in so many
words the object of my visit Per-
haps you imagine"-
"That you have come here to ask
my advise about how to speculate
in Wall street. My advice is-don't."
A gleam of amusement lit up the
blue eyes.
81 was quite sure we were talking
at cross purposes" she continued.
81 have no desire to gamble in
stocks"
"Then, may-may | ask"-
Certainly, sir; | shall be glad to
tell you. have called upon you
to ask you to sign our women's pc
tition to strike out the word male
from the Constitution"
Gregory gasped.
"And $3.50 you are one of the
female suffragists?" he queried.
eyes, SIR" with proud look.
"And you wish me to sign?"
81 feel sure that your sense of
justice will induce you to do So"
He shook his head slowly.
No 90; l don't think | can do
that"
Have you already signed a sim
liar petition?" "Assuredly not"
"Then you don't believe in the
Justice of our movement for the bal
lot?" II am afraid not"
Let me ask" she went on, sweet
ly, "if your feelings amounts to a
conviction that you are opposed to
our movement"
Yes, am decidedly opposed to it.
"Then" rising, II thank you at
least for your courtesy in receiving
me. Good morning"
She bowed, and was noving
gracefully toward the door, when
Gregory said, hastily:
"If you don't object and can
spare few moments | should be
glad to be enlightened on the merits
of the case from woman's stand
point"
The little woman glided back, re-
sumed her seat and looked expect
antly at him.
Don't you believe" he began,
that the men are to be entirely
trusted with the ballot?"
mot wholly" she returned,
frankly. "Do you yourself, sir, be-
Iieve that politics in this country
are always honestly administered
1t was his turn to give frank
negative answer, but he added;
II don't see how the admittance
of women to the polls is likely to
bring about desirable change"
"Then you doubt the honesty of
women?"
"Oh, no, no-by no means. But
women are comparatively unversed
in the affairs of the country and they
are likely to be deceived" :"
"Have you ever succeeded in de-
ceiving a woman?"
Her eyes were fixed squarely up
on his with such an intense, honest,
searching light that Gregory became
confused and Redeemed preciptibly,
No, certainly not" he stammer-
ed.
"Or do you know of any case
among your friends and acquaint-
ances where a man has succeeded in
practicing deception upon woman? ?
He deliberated moment, to gain
time, and then answered.
Il assure you, madam, that |
know of no such instance"
Then why do you assume that
woman, when the ballot is placed
in her hands, is liable to be deceiv-
ed?'
Gregory was speechless-vanqu-
ished.
He couldn't-and still be a gal
liant man-tell this delightful little
slip OF fenlininity of the many in
stances he had heard of where men
had practiced successful deceit upon
trusting women,
Now if that was all your object
ion to signing" she went on, tri-
umphantly, will you reconsider
and write your name here?"
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