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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-20
nous ct present, I have promised K
marry Col Carey before Xmas. SircAfe11

nous at present, have promised to
marry ll Col. Carey before Xmas. Sincerely
yours, I, = Helen Wishart."
Shiel's first impulse was to refuse, but
when he read Helen's calmly friendly
letter for the second time feeling OF
reinsurance, not altogether unmixed
with curiosity, stole over him. "
Punctually at 2:45 Mrs. Wishart was
somewhat stifly greeted by 9 well.
groomed person wearing top hat and
a gentlemanly glare. r..
$50 good and brave of you to comet"
she exclaimed with one of those smiles
which Shiel remembered ID being spe-
cially Irritating. sNow well walk lit.
tie way along-let's cross and make fol
Trafagar.sq-then I'll tell you why I've
been so shocingly forward as to ask
you here: This way!"
Quickly and gracefully Mrs. Wishart
scudded through lines of murderous
motor buses, politely jostling people
who got in her way-while Shie] fol-
lowed in the train Of her rustling silken
skirts, wondering as he went If any
thing was more revolving than q woman
who could take care of, herself.
His little Lillian always seemed in
need of . strong arm-even If that strong
arm wasn't the least bit of good!
"Good graciousl wna.eve1.s happening
heref" exclaimed She'll as . huge crowd
became visible massing round the base
of one OF the columns.
Lets 20 over and see," replied Helen
scudding as before till they reached the
scene of excitement.
'Votes for women!" demanded huge
purple banner nicely trimmed with
fringe, which rather rudely covered one
of those digniied lions who are forced
to listen to more piffle than any animals
In Europe.
And then Shiel Maclean knew he was
in the midst of suffragist meeting.
20, let's get out of this" he said, just
as the sound of a woman's voice. ros<
above the subsiding din.
He stafted-he 1ooKed-he pressed
forward-he put his gold-rimmed pince
nez-he uttered one gasping groan-
then he became mute and rigid as tn,
patient statue on top of the column.
II am: glad you'll let me say just on
thing more" continued that woman
voice which was clear and penetrating
although not strained or raucous, t'be
cause it's only fair for you men to Civ
me my chance. And beside giving me m,
chance now you'll help to give it to ever;
woman, won't your"
"A sense of fairness must make 70,
see that men have had everything thei
own way from the verv beginning. an
not only have they managed their ow1
affairs, but ours as we'll. Now we dom
want to interfere with them-we~ onl
just want to arrange our own bushes
because it's fact that men don't I'm
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With dramatic gesture his mother
raised the carefully drawn shade and
pointed into the blackness of the night.
Those people," she said shudder
ingly in explanation.
Howard made his way to the window
and peered out. On the we'll kept turf
OF the adjoining lawn were ugly brown
scars marking line close to the limit
OF the lot, and alreldy the excavation
for the cellar had been begun.
They beat us to it," I guess" he
said as he turned away. Its too, bad,
mother, but we can still build ours
when we: get around to it. They are
not building on our lot, you know"
But we cannot build out and get
light, too" she walled. 1T will be dark
enough with that hideous exerces-
cence. tr$@ >l.=%#&
We'll find way OUT said Howard
soothingly as the servant came in with
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How beautifully you express your
self" calculated Mrs. Wishart, with
hooking admiration. "And you like the
gentle creatures whose greatest witt.
cism is a monosyllable; who defers to
man as body and as an individually; who
never. raises her voice except to MARBLE
drawing room ballads; and whose re-
fined instincts would revolt at tales
about man.sweated factory girls, man
| oppressed seamstresses, and man-op.
pressed suicides? Is that what you like,
Mr.. Maclean?"
eyes, Mrs. Wishart, that is what I
like"
II don't believe you do really like that
sort of woman. At least, perhaps you've
never met one-have your"
| TI-er-think-'
| Il don't believe you have, 80 just to
test your theory, will you come to tea
on Thursday? I am expecting prim
little person-Iillian Dew is her name
she lives in tiny fiat with large
aunt)-who is all you profess to ad.
mlre. She bores me to death, and I only
ask her round from sense of social
duty and pity. Will you come and &C.
knowledge that you don't ike what you
think you like?" -
Certainly he would 90, and make q
point of showing Helen Wishart how
keenly he appreciated any woman en-
tirely unlike herself.
Il shall be delighted to take tea with
you on Thursday" he said.
Ihus-with smile-sneer from Heller
the matter was settled, and three
days later the argumentative enginee,
~1e L. =
widows house.
Mrs. Wishart, singularly overdressed
IN a smart, glaring tea gown, with he,
halr arranged in specially outre style
greeted him with blatant camaraderie
and presented him to the "prim person.
Mr.. Maclean, Miss Lillian Dew ant
as Shiel bowed he came to the decision
that the girl Mrs. Wishart had asked
out of pity, was just what a. girl should
be.
Her blue eyes were full of womanly
gentleness; her little mouth smiled rust
as much as it was decorous to smile
her left-cheek dimple was in itself a
protest against suffragism.
"Grotesquely cold today, isn't it ~ re:
marked Mrs. Wishart, with an affected
SILVER. ~....*
II don't agree with you'll find T. it
warm" answered Shiel pugnaciously
''What do you think, Miss Dew?" turn.
ing deferentially to the "prim little per.
SON"
eyes, I think it's warm" responded
Lillian in semi-whisper.
And from that moment Miss Lillian
Dew's conquest was complete-complete
partly because her sweetness and. pret.
tiness did really appeal to the tenderer
side of Shiel's nature; partly because
she was so entirely antithesistic to the
widow who had ANNOYED him. and ma I'll y
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-20
! prefer to wait, she said coldly.

Il prefer to wait" she said coldly. Il
But you can't" he insisted. "You
will catch cold, for the car will not Be
heated, and there is no way Of getting
anything to eat. Surely you will no;
let an absurd quarrel prevent you from
accepting my assistance s.ss#
Something in the frank, kindly face
won Daisy's approval 1T is not that
] was thinking 81" she confessed. 1T
is the fare. You see, had commu-
tation ticket and anG-I spent my last
penny for these. 1898
She held up 4 box Of chocolates and
Howard laughed. didn't buy candy.
So that / have fare for two, !" he cried.
Lets hurry for we shall BE late for
dinner, anyhow. !" - -
An hour later Mrs. Christy, peerinR
through the curtains, started in sur
prise as she saw her son coming dowr,
the street with the tiaus hter 81 the
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because the: feeling OF oppression raged
wildly within him. $780, +.
Tea and talk lasted: over an hour, dur.
ing which time Lillian said eyes," tsNo,"
20, DEAR" "Of course" :"No, certainly
not" just whenever Shiel felt she ought
to have said it, with the result that
when she rose to take her leave the ar
gumentative engineer asked permission
to accompany her as far as her fat, q
request which was granted with shy
courtesy, perhaps just family touched
with gratitude.
When they reached the fat Shiel
boldly asked if he might come in, to
which request Lillian answered. 20, yes;
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roller of wcman's triumphed independ'
ence!"
Shiel Maclean listened to the words,
deciding as e did so that he would not
make efforts to fill the vacant place
which the late Mr.. John Wishart had
left in Mrs. Wishart's heart-and as the
brilliant widow suddenly caught his eye
she realized this decision.
She had evidently made mistake IN
letting him overhear her opinion, which
was somewhat of a pity from Helen
Wishart's point of view.
She was remotely enamored of the
good looking engineer, but since he had
begun to follow in the trail of her silk
lined. exquisitely cut skirts, she had de-
cided that it would be possible to dc
much worse than surrender her two
year-old freedom to his advances.
He would be such an eminently pre-
sentable man 'to take OUT" he would
be popular with other women's hus-
bands, he would (she felt surrey return
all his wife's social leads with discretion.
he would take 49,.
But it was no good rejecting upon
antagonistic glance had told her (as
o1LSle SlduCeS OlCeu uOJ uOW cuIA1e4y A0A
reign had ended.
81 didn't know-er-Nlrs. Wishart
that you were female sufragist!" he
= said in an irritating tone of politely con-
temptuous banter that made Helen &C.
lively hate him. on the spot.
"No?" she replied, with an insolently
disagreeable smile. "Well, I don't as a
rule take the trouble of airing my views
except to people who-er-er-are likely
to understand them!"
And at that moment each wondered
how they could ever vaguely have con-
templated marrying the other!
-. You very much disagree with the
liberty of oppressed womanhood then,
Mr.. Maclean?" was Mrs. Wishart's next
remark.
II disagree with everything that
brings women into undue notorietv
cheaply bought by means of lick.
pressed opinions" answered Shiel, who
was getting rude before he could pre-.
vent himself. II detest your platform
woman, your Jail woman, your open-ai
denunciator in badly-cut Skirts, your
headstrong female in battered hats!
Men were made to think things and ar
range things for women, who should
only establish their sovereignty BY de-
pendence." - !.
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derstand us 4 BIT.

QereCand US bit. ~, 1880 d $3.50
"They are DULLES, everyone Of Them
not because they want to be. feel sure,
but because laws and habits and cus-
toms have made them 80. I don't say
Down with: the Men-I only say Up
with the Wonenl only"
Here suddenly the speaker paused
she had seen q face in The crowd-a face
crowned by, an immaculately brushed
silk hat and decorated by gold-rimmed
pince -nez ~- - ~
A lovely smile i}lumined the sufRrs.
gist's face-she bent forward and SPOKE
again. =
A hum-a roar-a few jeers, but much
applause, as a slender grey gowned fg.
lre stepped backward and one domineef.
ing man brushed his hand across his
eyes. :,
The suffagist had spoken and the
husband had heard.
II didn't tell you, dear, because Helen
Wishart advised me not to do so before
we were introduced. Then wh-when YOU
you got to like me, she made me prom.
Use I wouldn't say word till we were
married, and then one day she would
give you lovely surprise and bring you
to heal, me- speak. She told me you had
such sympathy with the movement that
when you knew the truth you-you
would care for me more than ever!"
Then Lillian, who had just come home
to find Shiel waiting in their coy red
and-oak dining room, slipped one hand
through her husbands arm.
do you care for me more than ever.
dearest?" she whispered.
Shiel looked into her blue ewes. then
took her in his arms and spoke ALSO.
lutely the truth. = -
"Yes-darling-1 dol" he said.
Now-Well now he takes the chair,
pours out glasses of water, and even
hammers the table at all the meetings
when his wife pleads her sisters cause,
Helen Wishart-well, she is very much
amused! Of course, she considered she
scored, and also revenged the loss Of her
own power over one mere man-but
sometimes--when the suffragette and
her husband look into each others eyes
she is not quite sure
| Perhaps it was the cause which
scored!-or the man!!! -
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and friend of both of the Messrs.
Jones It was his usual habit. after
Closing his store in the evening to
drop into the other shop for few
1n1nules' chat
Things went by rote with the three
old bachelors. On Mondays, Hi
ram Jones went into the CITY to pick
up bargains in tie dry goods line.
On tuesdays. the boot and shoe man
went in to fill any orders he might
have taken. On Wednesdays the other
Jones, whose first name was Thomas.
went into see about financial mat
tiers.
They had been doing this for wears
wle-- Hiram Jones came back one
a. ernoon looking very moody and
havino little 70 say His partner did
not seek to draw him out, but on The
next afternoon but one he came back
v''th the same demeanor When The
partners had looked at each Other for
a long minute in silence Hiram said.
"Tom. I'll bet I know what ais
you" '
"W=N?"
Same as allied me the other after
love-"
II did Hiram. Say. what glorious
golden hair!''
"And such brown eyes"
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well fix Il somehow .,

the dinner We'll fix it somehow"
His tone was reas3uring, but nothing
could comfort his mother. ,.~~.
The people next door had been an
affront to her ever since they had NOV
ed out to the residential suburb. Lots
in Homedale were carefully restricted
as to- the uses to which they were to be
put, but the real estate firm who had
founded the town had neglected to pro-
vide restrictions against tenants. ;
Mrs. Marvin, the newcomer, had
loudly declared the literary club to be
q l., fraud land announeed that for her
part she would seek entertainment at
the city theaters.,, s.s.. :g It,,
That sealed her social fate. Agwomar,
who would not join the Browning club
and who would patronize vaudeville
performances was clearly not of the
Home dale set and the new family were
/ left sadly alone. ..s.=&..
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still when ask you not to mention any
thing about. the matter to dear Lillian
until We have met! Half an hour after
I have seen you, however, she may know
all about it, so there is no dreadful de-
"ception, is there? And please don't be
afraid I want to :firt with you-indeed
such is not the case as, strictly entire
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Locomotives used foi the suburban
traffic cru1npled up at the impact.

Locomotives used tot the suburban
traffic crunpled up at the impact. "
No one was badly hurt, though
there were some cut from broken
glass; and the conductor gave comfort
ing assurances that The trolley ran less
than half a mile across the field.
Howard noticed that Daisy Marvi1,
did not join the general: exodus to the
had occupied. Thinking that perhaps
she was afraid to cross the fields alone,
he approached her anG raised his hat.
Pardon me-" he said, with smile,
but may a1ncighbors offer his escort Il:
time distress Az
II am not going % the trolley" was
the stiff explanation. s= &:
y. But there is no hope Of moving the
train for three or four hours, protest
ed Howard sSss.
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idea Of a. man Of yosr. age falling in
Hiram would grit his teeth and
make no reply, but, his time would
come on Wednesdays. Then it, was for
him to sulk and growl and mutter:
TON, you and ! have been part
ners and friends for. years. but don't
drive me to the wall. / There's no bust
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those brown eyes of hers. She's some
thing new around here. Either one
OF you old moss-backs run across her
yet?"
NO." lied Hiram Jones.
NO." lied Thomas Jones.
Then Graham spoke of something
else and went out wondering what
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was the trouble. A long three min
IS after he had vanished Hiram NUT
tered: -
The william! I will kill him first"
The wretch! H, shall die by my
hand" muttered Thomas.
The program of going to town on
certain days was maintained between
the partners. but 4 new feature crent
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letter addressed BY hand which al
one time had penned many playful lit
tie notes directed to himself. ,
'"Dear Mr.. Maclean-Please don't b<
alarmed when I ask you meet me to.
morrow Thursday at 2:45, in Charina
Cross frst-class waiting room. This
sounds shocking request TO make to
q happy young bridegroom, and worse
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-20
PERFECTLY TRUTHFUL.

Said He-"1f I were to ask you your
age would you give me a truthful
answer" - -
Said She-"1ndeed I would"
Said He-".Well. how old are your"
Said She-'"None Of your business.
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THEY ARE DULLES. EVERYONE OF THEM

that he and Lillian: were away did she
disagree with any of her husbands very
definite opinions, and as for asserting
such things as wews-heavens! she did
not seem to have: any. :~:::
Gne morning when Shiel reached the
office-about month after they were
settled in their 7pWh n, = lfsttrtts.-he found a
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into it. On Mondays, when Hiram
was getting ready to go Thomas
would sulk around and finally grow1
out: =: j.,
This going into town every Mon
day is all sheer nonsense and a use
less expense. The firm had better pay
that girl salary to stay. home: The
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please do-yes.' Then he was presented to
"auntie," and-well, as we of today are
too busy for detail, it is more censid-
crate to concisely state that three
months later they were engaged with
the wedding settled Tor. SIX weeks ahead.
When Shiel Maclean returned from
his honeymoon it was with the decided
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-20
OMAN'S weakness

weakness IS
only the outcome Of
her unselfishness and
mans strength is his
selfishness! Our sex
is strong enough to
be weak! But the day
is coming when male
omnipotence will be
crushed like a ia
er-worm beneath the
llo a
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opinion that marriage was success.
anyhow for the man who had married d
gentle, womanly girl to whom the un.
gentle art of argument was unknown
Never once during the whole month
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3Y these tears?" de-
manded H o w ar d
Christy as he came
briskly into the din
ing room.
"Our bay Win
dow!" gasped Mrs.
Christy.
Howard laughed.
For three years his
mother had been
o1,p1so~ hos, ..,:1
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dow for the dining room For the
same length Of time the plans had been
lyir. in her bottom bureau drawer
Ia,olg with her wedding dress, How
:-ds first baby dre:s and other fen1i-
n;-e t-ea enres. Always something had
: ,pened to delay the building. e..
Z Whats happened to the bay win
dow asked Howard. Elias it been
built and burned down alreaGy1"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-20
ONES & JONES wer,

ONES & JONES were
par:.1.ers in a dry
goods house in a SUI
burban village. They
were also cid bache-
lors, each being about
40 years old. Graham
was proprietor of a
shoe store in the
same village. He was
n1c@ III
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-17

Lose a good-pay tenant, or bOarder? Let
a want ad help you to take it like phiIoso-
Dher.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-17

Harvey Hicks, Southern California
welterweight champion, and G. w.
Isaacs, middleweight champion, will
take on numerous aspirants for the
honors in their group. 1saacS has a
boil on one cheek, but will enter the
contest rather than give up the cham
pionship by default.
Arthur Howard, an athlete of great
strength, but lacking experience, is a
new man in the middleWeight class.
Allen Davenport and r. G. Price also
have developed considerable skill dur
ing the past year and will give their
opponents a close run. Two other men
who have not vet handed in their names
most likely will be added to the midd2e-
weight class before Wednesday.
A. c. JorgstrOff, Southern California
heavyweight champion, will have a
number of adVersaries who will be
hard to down. Ernest COchrane, who
made a splendid showing in the last
wrestling match, is a probable cam
didate.
Dick Retzer also is entered among
the heavyweights. He and Cochrane
are matched evenly. Frank Sentous,
the veteran wrestler of the club, is still
strong, we'll muscled and in splendid
shape. He will figure among the
heavyweights A. K. Aymer also will
take part in the heavyweight matches.
He made a good showing last year. w.
E. Parker is a new man, but is be-
lieved by Mr. Treloar to be good ma
terial for a future champion. E. Galley
also will contest along with the heavy
weights.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-17
ANGELENOS ORGANIZE
EXCLUSIVE DUCK CLUB

Prominent citizens of Los Angeles
have secured a lease on Russell lake
in Mathison ranch, about forty-five
miles from this city, and are planning
to start a select and exclusive duck
club, to rival the best on the coast.
The lake is a large and fine body of
water and the duck shooting is excel
lent. Not only will the members of the
new organization shoot from blinds, but
they will also use punts in which to
paddle about the lake in pursuit of the
game. Volney Craig, a well known
local attorney, who is agent for the
owners of the Mathison ranch, is re-
ported to be at the head of the new
club and to be the prime mover in its
organiza ton.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-17

EFFRIES resumes his career as a
theatrical star this afternoon at
Frisco, when he begins his $4,000
stunt at the Wigwam theater. This
engagement extends only a week, but
it is probable that jeff will not be seen
back home for any length of time in
the next year, as he is receiving offers
from theatrical managers from all parts
Of the country, and the big boy is not
adverse to coping off all the easy
money hanging around loose. He will
not pay any attention to offers Of fight
promoters, however. He is reaping the
legitimate profits of his career in going
back to the stage, and if he so desires
he undoubtedly can continue to do so
for many, many weeks. In fact, he
can pick up as much money through his
vaudeville engagements as he could get
for fighting Johnson, and he will not
have to go back into training and en-
dure it's hardships and will not take
any chance of losing his title, which he
values higher than any other asset he
can claim. A broken hand or any other
accident might enable an opponent to
take the title from him, and that it is a
most valuable asset is proven in the
| $4,000 week engagement he enters upon
| today. He never will lose prestige with
the American public and always will
be a drawing card. His long retirement
ITOn Inc puDllc gaze mas not QlnnlGQ
| his glory one bit, and the hero Wor-
| shippers still want to see the big boy
who whipped all the real champions
and quit the game after he had beaten
every big fighter worthy Of considera-
| ton. Mrs. Jeffries will accompany him.
of course, throughout his theatrical
| tour.
Jack Ripper, the giant killer, received
| wire last night for Jeff from w. P.
Ready Of Nashville, which is as fol-
| lows: 81 herewith offer a purse of
! 100000 far a fight between you and Jack
Johnson to take place in California. 1
will put the money up Immediately
upon the articles being signed between
you and Johnson. Wire answer at my
| expense" Kip relayed the wire to
| Jeff, but it is dollars to doughnuts that
Jeff will decline even to consider it.
| Uncle Tom McCarey missed the Nc
Farland-Hyland scrap, not feeling well
| enough to come to Los Angeles at night
| from his Sierra Madre home. This is
the first scrap he has missed. in MANY
months. The sunshine encouraged him
to visit the races. yesterday, however.
and he had a profitable day.
Jake Marklein, who sold his horses 2
few days ago with the intention of re-
| turning at once to his home in Cincin-
natl, received a telegram yesterday no.
| tifying him that a letter was on the
way and for him to wait for it. He
believes that he will be able to remain
throughout the meeting and probably
will cut in again Wednesday.
Two books dropped out of line yes