The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-01-18

sibilitics. i wns early forced into the
world to earn my own living. have Gre
atod and do fill distinctive place in the
business world. Experience has awakened
me to tho injustices that confront the wom-
an breadwinner "
''And docs 1t satisfy, docs it payf"
Miss Blackmore paled. 1t was the very
question she had asked herself, and In the
effort to answer had shed tho tears that
had not dried when Standish disturbed her
peveries.
Why had this stranger como at this in
opportuno time to learn in ten minutes
more of her inner life than did her closest
friendsp More and moro she was begin
ming to realize that it did not satisfy her
And this night, of all others, when she
had been alone, whilo the whole world
seemed to be reviewing friendships, the
thought came to her with unusual force.
''Do you believe in women votlngS Do
you go to their meetings, mako speeches."
gasped Standish.
No." said Miss Blackmorc thought
fully. Il believe in letting woman's work
speak for itself. All existing evils will be
righted in time, think, and much speedier
II women would learn to talk less and la
Dor moro individually to make themselves
invaluable in whatever industry they ON
ter
And you have succeeded"
''Yos, am counted among tho success
full women, and am paying tho price. i
have no time for social amenities. All day
down town, night finds me fatigued hap
by to seek the seclusion of tho Columbino
Occasionally old friends who have sur
vived the chagrin of my seeming incivility
In, Inv,
tions to lunches, dinners and clubs drop
in for cards or chat. Then try to keep
In touch with new books, new pictures,
now plays
Docs it satisfy, docs it pay, to live rs
you and do, for example," said Standish.
ITO pass in and out Of tho Armitage
and the C0lumbnc year in and year out,
with nobody IT, say, God be with you go
ing; heayrA sent you bacll?' Nobody to
caro- whether you sink, swim, survive or
perish, save I hc iuuit0r or the elevator boy,
who might perhaps miss fec if neither Of
us ever rGturipd in tho flesh? AS stu
dent Of sociology hnyn giYcn tho subject
thought OF late Believe lac, tho only one
it satisfies, the only ono it pays, is tho
landlord. Oh, tell you il is all wrong,
and it's such ncn sucli women, as you and
that arc multiplying Columbines and
Armitagea libcls Oh tho sacred name of
home
~ hope you will pardon me, Miss Black
moro, for bringing business into your holy
of holies, he continued, pacing tho
length of the coy den. "IhGvo scheme in
which it's my hearts desire to enlist your
sympathy, your aid. Let us help wipo out
bachelor apartments and maiden dens by
building for ourselves q home.'
She lifted her hand forbiddingly, but
"1ove in her eyes sat playing"
"A home" continued Standisb, folding
her hand in his warm grasp, with n yard
IN front, yard in tho rear and yard all
around, and neighbors in whose joy we at
least will rejoice and with their SORROWS
weep"
This accounts FOR the disappearance OF
II. Blackmorc from the directory of 1S9
Broadway. The young man Mrs. Jonathan
Standiyl trained in her Office has succeeded
to tho business, thus enabling him TO give
his mother and sister an honorable dis
charge from the industrial army.
Ida ROSE MCCABE'