The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20

it to a vote. It was carried, altho
there was a strong negative vote.
II am very sorry, Madam President,
said Mrs. Henry, rising in her seat. that
, a dignified club like this should do any
thing so puerile. The writer of an anony-
nous letter is beneath notice. trust this
motion will nos prevail" e
But they would not reconsider, and
Mrs. Parsons was chosen chairman OF the
investigating committee.
At the close Of the meeting the club
gathered in groups to confer and discuss.
Some Of the members came voluntarily
to greet and sympathize with me; others
did so in q p~erfunctory way, as II it were
a disagreeable function to be performed;
and a large number avoided speaking with
me at all. & H.
Mrs. Henry, realizing, I suppose, the
position I was in, took unusual pains to
express her friendly interest in me.
LET me take you home in my carriage
she said, and several Of my critics heard
her. On the way home she spoke frankly.
"You are sensible enough to take what
I say kindly" she began cheerily. 4 know
of no one who really cares enough for ad-
vice to act on it, and I do not know that
Of the tones of good advice I have given,
any of it ever did the least bit Of good;
but, nevertheless, here goes. Don't let
/ t1OoC ~oA41SA Sous NfN
about those letters" -
I looked into her eyes and smiled. 1t
was as if a curtain had been suddenly
lifted between us.
I'm not worrying T answered. AT
least, not over the letters nor the dis
gruntled members,
"What then?" she asked quickly.
I hesitated. No, I would not tell any
one, not yet. s.. r.
"Oh, nothing worth mentioning!" I
laughed. "Some one asked me this after
noon whether I would dare stand for re-
election" I went on. would you advise
it?" ~ f.
"Certainly," she said. II would not
be scared away by the enemy. Frankly,
I 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 a deeper
tone, II am wondering if we haven
:. 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 rlghtfu
= place. If a woman who is busy all. day
= amid the routine of her household worl
: belongs to some one good club to which
j., she can go, and. leaving all domestic cares
- behind, can get into an entirely differen
atmosphere and secure mental stimulus Of
physical refreshment from the change, /
does that woman good. 1t matters no
!, what kind Of a club it is; if it appeals tt
+ her dominant taste, and she derives dis
a tinct benefit from it, it is a good factor II
her life. The question is: Does she COM
away from that club refreshed or bet
T tered? If she cannot honestly say tina
such a result to her accrues, then sh
: should be honest with herself and, resign
o ing from that club, join some other from
Is which she will derive some distinct bene
fit, or devote the time now given to tina
club to some other recreation Which Wi
d do her-or some one else thru her-som
: definite good. So far as I have been abb
1t to see and find out, hundreds Of wome1
n belong to clubs without knowing why the
d do belong, and, as a rule, they get yer
It little from them. And between you an
me, there are a lot in the Nota Bene G
S. this kind. In fact, we are all inclined t
" overdo some things"
If "Well, if you had lived the kind of lif
Ut 1 did up. to three years ago." I answered
is you'd see the god of women's clubs: ]
seems as If I never really breathed freel
IS until I joined the Nota Bene."
lie BE careful, then, that you don
her hand quickly on mine. But here W
! are at your house. Come over soon, won
~ you? And mind, you are to depend on m
:. at any time when you need help
10 l said good-by and ran up the walk an
70 into the house with a lighter heart tina
p l carried away with me. Inside the hous
- found Philip waiting for me.
:, Has Mr.. Henning s]returned?" I aske
- of the maid. '<E'1
Nom, but here's a letter he sent up fc
80 ye,' and she handed me the envelop,
. sealed and addressed. I took it and wer
in to Philip where he was standing befo,
~ the fire. '" ~ /
- You look remarkably well, Jackie" h
q. said. What is it? the October air or thu
re new gown?'
Both, probability answered gaily, dc
batting whether I should tell him of n,
quarrel with Joe. And you, Phil. your
10 looking younger than ever. Why don
~ you advertise Beauty secrets: How
:. keep young" You'd make your fortune
u. 20. Jackie! I suppose it is because f.
IS happier than ever before" and he can
~ over close to me..'What a difference hal
:, plness does make with us, after all.
IL shows in your face, too" He scanned n
" c~ountenance intently, while I kept brave
I'll smiling, determined now not to tell hir
H. since this strange, new Philip would n
ne see that I was unhappy.
=. Yes, we were meant to be happy. I a
~ sure he went on. Jackie, you're n
at Oldest and best, friend, and I'm going
e. tell you. She and 1 are going to be ma
10, ried at Christmas"
"She?' I managed to say, altho n
~, heart was beating wildly,
Yes, Lily cambridge, of course" al
Ter he laughed .Yo,, -,,s+ how .aa, A.,
now. good-bv nronoisad "A rooot ~.
SIX and in another moment 1 was alon
ne l sat silent for a moment; for it h:
as come like a shock, and I knew I was
'or lose my friend forever.
nd Then I opened nv 1e++er g.
ne Dear ~Johnaphene," it began. (Hc
ng hateful that name had becomeD st a
sending up for some things. I shall Ii
-, at the club for a while until I can see n
way more clearly. I will arrange an
art