The Dolores star., 1909-05-28
Copyright, 1871. BY Bobbs Merrill C0.)
SYNOPSIS.
: Illustrations by RAY Walters

visit with his hancee was inter
r9p.sed by a call .l,,, from his political boss
the girl more than he. because she had
arranged to attend dinner that evening
with him. She said she yearned for a ma
tonal office for him.
CHAPTER lion vernon's desk in the
senate he found a red rose, accompa MED
by a plea for suffrage for women He met
the authoress. pretty Miss Maria Greene
Of Chicago. who proposed TO convert him
into voting for house resolution No. Is.
CHAPTER III.-Miss Greene secured
resolution. He also aided her by convinc-
ing others. He took liking to the fair
sufragette.
CHAPTER Iv.-Mss Greene consulted
with the lieutenant governor. Vernon ad-
stirred strange feeling within him. He
forgot to read his hancee's letter.
CHAPTER v.-vernon made Q great
speech In favor of suffrage, aided by
glances from Miss Greene. The rssoiu-
CHAPTER VI.-vernon was enthusias-
tic on the prospects for the resolution He
was much in Miss Greene's company.
thoughts Of Amelia. He took Miss
Greene driving and laid out plans for the
success Of the resolution.
CHAPTER VIII. Vernon'a .na.,h
caused great newspaper sensation Hs
was being neglected by Amelia. who bad
not answered his letter. """
CHAPTER Ix.-vernon is "tipned ,r.
that his suffrage resolution may not pass.
As Miss Greene was due the foliouino
morning he had no fears.
CHAPTER X.-Miss Greene arrived
and breakfasted with Vernon. Across the
dining room, entrenched behind women
opponents OF the suffrage resolution. he
spied Amelia. He started toward her.
CHAPTER xL-she treated him cold
ly and the women opponents of suffrage
reproved him for his part.
"Thst may wuit::" safd MRS. over
man Hodge-Lathrop and John sprang
back out of range.
Vernon was determined. then. to
have 1t out
Really. Mrs. Hodge-Lathrop. jesting
aside"
"Jesting!" cried Mrs. Overman
Hodge-Lathrop, Testing! Indeed, my
boy, this is quite serious business!
She tapped with her forefinger.
We'll. then. all right" said Vernon.
Il don't know what I've done. All I
have done has been to champion a
measure-and may add, without
boasting, hope. with some success
all have done has been to champion
a measure which was to benefit your
sex. to secure your rights, to-
Morley" Mrs. Overman Hodge
Lathrop said, cutting him short Nor
ley. have you indeed fallen SO low? It
is incomprehensible to me, that a
young man who had the mother you
have. who had the advantages you
have had, who was born and bred as
you were. should so easily have lost
his respect for women!"
Lost my respect for women," cried
Vernon. and then he laughed Now,
Mrs. Hodge-Lathrop," he went on with
shade of irritation in his tone, this
Is too much!"
Mrs. Overman Hodge-Lathrop was
calm.
Have you shown her any respect go
Che went on. Have you not. on the
contrary. said and done everything
you could, to drag her down from her
exalted station, to pull her to the
earth. to bring her to a level with
men. to make her soil herself with
politics. by scheming and voting and
caucusing and button-holing and wire.
pulling? You would have her degrade
and unsex herself by going to the
polls. to caucuses and conventions; /;
you would have her. no doubt, in time.
lobbying for and against measures in
the council chamber and the legisla-
ture"
Mrs. Overman Hodge-Lathrop paused
and lifted her gold eyeglasses once
more to the bridge of her high, aria
tocratic nose.
1T is that kind of women you have
been brought up with, Morley? Do
we look like that sort? Glance around
this table-do we look like that sort
of women?"
The ladies stiffened haughtily, dis
dainfully. under the impending inspec-
ton. knowing full well how easily they
would pass muster.
"And. If that were not enough"
Mrs. Overman Hodge-Lathrop went on.
inexorably, I'VE come here to plead
with you and find you hobnobbing with
that mannish thing, that female law
yer!"
She spoke the word female as II Il
conveyed some distinct idea of ~
proach. She was probing another chop
with her fork. She had sent the rot
OF coffee back to the kitchen, ordering
the waiter to tell the cook that she
was accustomed to drink her coffee
hot.
"And now. Morley Vernon. listen to
me-" she said. as If he were about te