Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-15
some interviews.
In Which Perpetual Motion Pants
and Women Figure.
The INDECENT ATTEMPT
OF Chief In Tho Bureau Of Engraving and
Pdnimg-Mr Wells, Of Ohio, SOIVos Tho
Problem Of tho Agss-Pants, II is Alleged,
Are Becoming Fashionable and Are In General
Use Among Tho Male Citizens.

Judge T. j. Mackey, the wel-lknown
lawyer and jurist, was in a news store
one day the past week, when a tall,
handsome lady entered and asked for
a COPY Of The Sunday Globe.
81 sent away the one / purchased
Sunday last and | want one for my
file"
Then you keep file, Mrs ---, do
you?" pleasantly observed the news
store proprietor.
"Yes, indeed; The Globe is doing
world Of good i'm the public Depart
ments in protecting virtuOus women
employees. The libertine males are
afraid to approach and make overtures
any more, as they were wont to do in
every case where an attractive woman
was put to work.
Permit me, madam, to introduce
my friend. Judge Mackey.'
The Judge and the lady exchanged
acknowledgements and the lady said:
"I wish to illustrtae by my own case
the good The Globe Is accomplishing
and the danger to attractive women
who secure employment in the Depart
ments. As there is no reporter present
1 will feel safe in telling you"
There is no reporter her, madam
observed the Judge, 'and your name
will not be diyulged.'
well, then, sir, ! have to state that
some months ago l received employ
ment in the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing as a pressfeeder My hus-
band is unable, because Of his health,
to be the bread winner. When ! en-
tered the Bureau the chief noticed me.
And during the course Of the day he
came to where was working and
said
"I beg your pardon, are you mar
ried2'
eyes, sir. but my husband is in
feeble health
"WelI. now. listen to me You are
very attractive woman and you ought
to have a better position than this.
want to have a long talk with you, but
there is danger here, as the Bureau is
full of Sunday Globe spies. These
wretChes eating the bread of the Gov
ernment betray it to The Globe, and
consequently it is not safe to talk
here. You meet me tomorrow evening
at 7.3O corner of f and Fourteenth
streets and we will talk this matter
over. ] am interested in you, for you
are indeed beautiful and my ideal wo-
man
by this time he had approached
closer and placed his hand on my shoul-
der. ] was amazed terrified, but
managed TO preserve my presence Of
mind, and promised to meet him. When
[ returned home l informed my hus-
band. and the next evening / helped
him along to the rendezvous where the
chief was to meet me- When the chief
spied us, however. he turned and rap
idly disappeared
WAS the chief Mr. SWAMI
"NO. sir: not Mr. Swan That gen.
tleman had his own fav0rites, but he
never exchanged a word with me-
What happened neXt?'
81 went to work the next day, and
the chief came to me and said:
For Gods sake, Mrs. -, do not
report me nor say anything about my
conduct. / am a single man, and ]
thought YOU were not married. !
didn't believe you
"I thought it was the Government
that the spies in here were trying to in.
lure by reporting things TO The Globe,
/ sarcastic cally rejoined, but find that
wretches like you assume to be the
Government. Do not again molest me
and shall say no more about it,
The Judge smiled and the news store
proprietor clapped his hands, as the
lady concluded 81 have been promot-
ed. and so long as The Globe lives
women of my class have nothing to
fear from Department libertines.'