Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-04-29

vestigate the anonymous letters" Sew
eral voices seconded the motion and /
was obliged to put it to vote 1t was
carried, although there was strong
negative vote.
Il am very sorry, Madam President"
! said Mrs. Henry rising in her seat, that
a dignitied club like this should do any
thing so puerile. The writer of an
anonymous letter is beneath notice. l
| trust this motion will not prevail"
But they would not reconsider, and
| Mrs. Parsons was chosen chairman of the
investigating committee.
| At the close of the meeting the club
gathered i'll groups to confer and discuss
Some of the members came voluntarily
to greet and sympathize with me; others
did so in a peTfunctory way, as if it were
a disagreeable function to be performed;
and large number avoided speaking
with me at all.
Mrs Henry, realizing, | suppose, the
position l was in, took unusual pains to
express her friendly interest in me.
Let me take You home in my car
riage," she said, and several of my critics
heard her. On the way home she spoke
| frankly.
You are sensible enough to take what
| say kindly" she began cheerily. Il
know of no one who really cares enough
for advice to act on it, and | do not
know that, of the tones of good adj
vice | have given, any of it ever did
the least bit Of good; but, nevertheless,
here goes. Don't let those women scare
| you, and don't worry about those let
| ters"
| l looked into her eyes and smiled. 1t
was as if a curtain had been suddenly
| lifted between us.
I'm not worrying" I answered. "At
least, not over the letters nor the dis
gruntled members"
What them" she asked quickly.
hesitated. No, | would not tell any
| one, not yet.
ooh, nothing worth mentioning!" l
/ laughed, Some one asked me this after
noon whether ! would dare stand for
reelection | went on. would you ad
wise it,"
Certainly" she said Il would not be
| scared away by the enemy. Frankly, l
think that's the whole scheme. But since
you ask my advice and will do as you
please about taking it, seriously, now"
and her voice took deeper tone, Il am
wondering if we haven't all carried this
club idea too far? | feel sure the club
| idea of itself is to be commended for man
or woman, provided it is kept in its
| rightful place. If a woman who is busy
all day amid the routine of her house
hold work belongs to some one good club
TO which she can go, and, leaving all do
mestic cares behind can get into an en-
tirely different atmosphere and secure
mental stimulus or physical refreshment
from the change, it does that woman
good. 1t matters not what kind of a
club it is; if it appeals to her dominant
taste, and she derives distinct benefit
| from it, it is good factor in her life
| The question is; Does she come away
from that club refreshed or bettered?
If she cannot honestly say that such a
result to her accrues, then she should be
honest with herself and, resigning from
that club, join some other from which
she will derive some distinct benefit or
devote the time now given to that club
to some other recreation which will do
| her-Or some one else through her-some
| definite good. So far as / have been able
to see and find out, hundreds of women
| belong to clubs without knowing why
they do belong, and, as rule. they get
very little from them. And between You
and me, there are n lot in the Nota Bene
of this kind In fact, we are all inclined
to Overdo some things"
well, if you had lived the kind Of
| life | did up to three years ago" l an
swered, you'd see the good of women's
clubs. 1t seems as if | never really
breathed freely until | joined the Nota
| Bene."
BE careful. then that you don't
| breathe too freely" she replied, LAYING
her hand quickly on mine But here
we are at your house, Come over soon.
won't you? And mind. you are to de
pend on me at any time when you need
help
l said good bye and ran up the walk
and into the house with a lighter heart
| than l carried away with me Inside
the house found Philip waiting for me.
Has Mr.. Henning returned? z" | asked
of the maid
Nom. but here's letter he sent up
for ye,' and she handed me the envelope
sealed and addressed. | took it and
went in to Philip where he was standing
before the fire.
You look remarkably we'll Jackie" he
! said, What IS it? the October air or
that new gown"
Both, probably" I answered gaily, de-
batting whether l should tell him of my
quarrel with Joe. And you, Phil You're
looking younger than ever. Whv don't
you advertise Beauty secrets; How to
keep young" You'd make your for
tune"
20, Jackie! l suppose it Is because
I'm happier thar over before" and he
came over close to me. What a differ
ence happiness does make with Us. after
all. 1t shows in your face. too" He
scanned my countenance intently, while
l kept brayely smiling determined now
not to tell him, since this strange new
Philip would not see that l was I'M
happy.
Yes. we were meant to be happy. I
| am sure" he wont ON "IncEin rn1,rn