Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-05
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A Woman Halter.

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A cfusty old bachelor told me this.
he ought to be ashamed Of himself:
Dear" said young Mrs. Herkimer,
what DID you mean BY saying to
Tom Fowler that you are 4 woman
aaterl He'll tell biz wife, and It will
get Ill over town."
We'll, sweetheart, 1t doesn't matter
o. you. 20 long % I don't hate you"
Yes, It does. Every woman wishes
see husband to Be liked by other wom-
u. OF course your saying such Z
ming win make you dreadfully I'M.
popular"
1T can't be helped now. The deed
done. Fowler. know, 10 4 dread
tul gossip. I suppose III soon get cut
right and LETT
"Indeed you win. And what VIM
people think Of met They win nat
orally infer that you have derived
-FOUR bad opinion Of our sex from me-"
II shall continue to show them BY
~ treatment Of you that you are tho
only one Of the lot I love-"
TIE next evening Mr.. and Mrs.. Bob
6erkimer went to Mrs. Ellis recep-
don. When they returned and were
preparing for rest Mrs. HeFkimer. do
lhg her hair. said:
Bob. / was standing among q group
'enight when you passed with Gertrude
IL6e. A woman near me, not moving
was your wife, said:
| There goes that horrid Herkimer.
He avows himself woman hater. He
should be read out Of society"
The lady's ageT' asked Herkimer
lnperturbably.
about nfty."
Married or SINGER H.
Single"
"Name. please"
Miss Susan Jones'"
"Niss Jones doesn't count With me.
0As 10 aggressive. ambitious and, above
Ill, very smart"
THAT'S the worst Of It. She will say
'ots Of bright things against you"
well, dear, I'll have to endure it.
Good night. I'm tired and sleepy"
The Herkimers were ''out" q good
deal, and Mrs. Herkimer was much
troubled about an evident change in
her husbands position. Several wom-
en- whom he had known gave him the
cut direct while others spoke to him
when they met him very coolly.
you see." said bis wife, the folly
II your indiscretion."
II have not yet been cut by any wo-
man whose opinion I value. Most Of
them are old maids, and none Of them
b Of m especially feminine type.
Mn. Montague u the mother Of fami-
y. but she 10 more interested in the
extension Of the vote to women than
the interests Of her children. Mrs.
Tweed = engaged In fighting her broth
err and sisters over her late fathers
WIN. Mrs.. Arbuckle II using Mrs.
Tweed to help her into society. I'm
waiting for woman to cut me who u
. real good, lovely woman"
you'll ind plenty Of them In time"
every well, sweetheart; since you
are 90 distressed about It IN zee what
can do to get myself liked again"
"Wtu you attempt to placate the NO
msn you have mentionedT'
by no means. shall attempt to
overbalance their opinion by making
friends with the most attractive"
Mrs. Herkimer maintained 4 profound
silence for several minutes. Then she
said:
perhaps you had better let the mat
ter drop. They will find q new sub
ject to talk about soon."
You are the one to decide that mat
ter, sweetheart. It u you who arc
sensitive over my disgrace, not L
Since you wish it viii take no &C.
t1on."
4 few months later Mrs.. Herkimer
oaA in IN impressive. measured tone
% her husband at the breakfast table,
Bob. have concluded to regret al
invitations for the balance Of the year:"
why %. sweetheartT' looking up.
surprised, from biz paper.
FOR some time past have noticed
that certain women Of our Get arc en-
dsavosing to attract your attention"
You don't mean it,
Yea, do, and don't like it,
DO you blame met"
| mot at al. They are making q dead
ct for you"
you must be mistaken. That Cos
sdping Fowler gave mo social black
eye BY spreading my talk about being
Z woman hater."
"U.m."
"WenT'
1T didn't work Just tho way
thought it would. It's true certain wo.
men were very bitter against you. but
they were mostly Of our higher grade
Of women. Intellectually considered
rye been surprised to ind that the
women who covet attention have been
swarming about you Ike 20 many dis.
gusting bees"
"Ohog'
The way Lucy Turnlee palavered
lover you at the Ashtons' last night
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