The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-25
CHAPTER VIII.

But the baby did not die, altho we
had three anxious weeks when l hung
over his little bed or held him in my
arms, There was little time to think Of
co-workers, hearing of my trouble, sent
flowers, which I hardly looked at. For
Il felt conscience stricken, as IT the
baby's sickness was due to my neglect
of him, and I vowed to myself that if
he recovered I would never leave him
again NV when he seemed the least M i'll. ~
Tyn reception, a regular business meet.
ing of the Nota .Bene was held. re-
membered the date, but, true to my
new resolutions, remained Quietly at
home. So firm was I in my resolve that
L did not yield even to the temptation
to ask Mrs Parsons over the telephone
The result Of the meeting. :
Not a word about the club had passed
between my husband and me since the
first night Of the baby's illness, altho
pleased that I had seemed to have, lost
my interest in club affairs. But the
morning after the business meeting he
laid his newspaper beside his plate with
a muttered: .---~ = !:
"Thunder!' -. -.
"What's the matter, JoeF" I an
q You sha mt CO., he announced.
| "GO whereof I asked, all innocent OF
HWhy to the Biennial 5aat
is-.,as delegate" he burst FORTH an
grily. ,., :, !,
CT don't know what you mean,"
answered with all the dignity could
muster-a manner I had never assumed
until this winter.
"Well, read that, them, and he
tossed me the newspaper. "But l say
again, you sha n It 20: won't have q
wife Of mine racing all over the country
with strong-minded females. Next thing
you II be lecturing on woman suffrage"
eff anything were to drive me. to
that.'' I retorted with tactless dignity
|'"it would be a husband who presumed
T. to order my comings and goings as If !
MeNs report Of the en Rots Bsne
! meeting, which stated that I had beer
|appointed delegate to the Omaha
Biennial.
Joe said no more, but, putting on hif
hat and coat in silence, went away with
out kissing the baby or me. When thu
the telephone and called up Mrs. Par
sons, only to be reminded by her. maid
that she did not rise until 10 O'Clock
And SO, leaving a request that she
should call me as soon as she. was
dressed, I had to content myself @ano
keep down my burning curiosity until
IL O CLOCK, when the telephone rang ano
I ran eagerly to answer it.
eyes, certainly, you were . guy P ane
my promises. Omaha is 50 near that g
,Ilot Of our members wanted to- be dele
gates, and a good deal OF pressure wal
drought to bear to get them all in. Wt
are limited, you know, but by q little
|{j z i wirss;;pulling got you on the
4 WYou're awfully good,' I answered
|"but there's a stumbling. block in thu
wa way % n 1 tie % Tas; zoe will never lei
"Don't ask him. she responded
"There are ever so many ways. OF get
ting your own way without asking hin
|if You may please have it. I think OF
starting class in the Nota Bene on the
mana cement of husbands. -
"But Joe was simply raving when hi
saw it announced in the morning paper
that I was to be delegate, - I an
swered. "He vowed. shall not co.
0h meyer ss mi9 nd was tie 6ea
say a word to him about it; not a word
And now I recall it, you we just got. tt
go. I'm asked by one of the chairme1
Of meetings to give the name of some
woman. from my club to read paper
j I I'M going to give yours !.
1 s'Horrors! IT cried in alarm. .sDon It
I beg of you. I"-but somebody rune
us off angrily, and I was left in such :
state Of doubt and trepidation, mingled
with thrills of ambitious pride, as
never had known before.
4 /, Johnaphene Henning, asked to reat
"a paper before the great Biennial Of
Women g Clubs9 Of course I could MOI
do it. did not know enough about any
one subject in the whole universe tx
write paper on it. And yet, if one
only could, what honor would be hers
what a position she might reach; what
ambitions she might crafty. If one
! Gould r. Had I not. heard Of en-
cyclopedias and libraries to be searched
and robbed of their treasures9 Ano
why could I not develop a mastery Of
the encyclopedia as we'll as any othe,
woman9 I recalled what I had heard
one of the women in another club OWL
frankly and charmingly a short time be-