The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-17

Without Sentiment
BY Sinclair HoIton.
I. Miss Fletcher stretched her bt

arms toward the fire. 1--WE are vastly
decision.
The young man lookeds.at her and
deliberated. 81 asss :s n
~ don't know that i don It agree
with you,O he said.
Tt s. all that sicklv sentimentality.D
hurried on Miss Fletcher. (which as
sunles @ certain relation Of the sexes.
Assumption It is presumption. How
I hate that false note ofEchivalry!,,s
$50 do u, he agraed. seagerly ct
despise it. Women should Be treated
like men.
In spirit Of camaraderie,'' said
Miss Fletcher.
For my part ''.said the young man,
81 frankly confess / hat Il can look on
beautiful woman quite unmoved.'
re stared coldly at Miss Fletcher.
.And beauty, after tall, is only skin
deep he added, contemptuous1y.
everything, :" she remarked. iudicially.
"But its Importance Is exaggerated. -
Crosby he said. emphatically. II
wouldn't give - 80 S.. s N.5
~ think it. might he sas well not to
err on the side Of .extrayagance,O said
Miss Fletcher, dryly..ssS3 a6f course, a
beautiful woman, like. a beautiful pic
ture or piece. of furniture, is nice to
look at r. ;I l5s: , ..glsys
THAT 8 it; she's: 40 thing more than
a beautiful piece Of furniture, said
the ey young mar, dding:
Miss Fletcher frowned, prettily, of
fSars fs..l ~ think quite time that
goods and chattels was outgrown," she
| ~ ought to be-, he said humbly,
For my part, I,take the greatest
pleasure IN seeing beautiful woman. -
80 90 H." said the young man
eagerly fixing his ardent gaze on her.
| Miss Fletcher shifted her position
and looked put out; she gazed at the
| door again. 1t was the young man
who renewed the conversation:
What you say is true and it has
Otter, occurred to me. Handsome is az
handsome does. Of course, beauty lr
! the abstract is to be admired. But how
lnsensate is this worship! OF beauty
and this artificial cultivation of it bJ
women! They should throw off the
1ram an OF .tfadltl9n ana ane move
tho the o other aeclafe 'nelF u
mmYYe-es,r assented Miss Fletcher.
And with that. would 20 as con
comltant economy. The amount spen
on inerry would be less; milliners
dressmakers> and linen diapers DILL
would decrease. -:
! Miss Fletcher took firm stand
''Women don't dress for men," sh
said loftily. ~. ~ A,
Why do they dress9'2 inquired tn
young man. 49,. IL w.. -.
To-oh, for their own self'respect,
Nshe declared. a., 81 IA. ..sv..:. q. =. =
~, noh!'1,-. This was rather a face1
Ihere did not seem to be any way roun'
it, and Miss Fletcher; seeing him re
duced to silence, kindly unbent. Sh
Icontinued the disquisition. j, 1.-THE Who'll
thing in effect resolves itself into thi
THAT women have other interests o
considerably more Importance than tina
| Of mere marriage. They re- not Away
thinking Of men and marriage as til
trashy novels; make them en- out to be. !:
Of. platonie affeetions,,I he asked. =
"Most certainly, 'said Miss Fletche,
\ $50 DO IT, he said cordially; q.
thoroly bel1eve@in it.. What is to ORE
vent man. and, a woman, even .youn
man a and a. pretty woman, being 200
companions7'' -
G5sNothfng In the world Except
conventions, = said Miss Fletcher on :.
>" Which wise, people, ignore cor
tfnued he. Say they have opinion
in common on---any subject, as, for il
stance, this matter we re: talking Of.
He paused. u Lid