Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-16

Fellows" said Ned Griggs as they
were packing zip to leave the univer-
sity At the close of their college course,
II have a proposition to make. My
cousin Loretta Butler
THE pretty one you were Gallivant-
ing around with on class day." inter
rupted Fred Mason.
THE same. She's gone out with q
lot Of girls and old maids TO stablish
a new woman's institution Of some
sort They call it the Woman's Ideal
home. The object is to establish q
propaganda for the amelioration Of the
condition of women
"Woman's rights. votes for women,
equal pay for women with men and all
that?" asked Clarence Hughes.
Exactly. They won't have a man
on the premises. Now. propose that
we investigate the Womans Ideal
home. What do you say?"
That invited we stay. forbidden we
go"
Don't you fool yourself about get
ting in easily" said Griggs. Wen
have to effect an entrance by STRAIT
egy."
After conference the young men
decided TO write a letter to the preSi-
dent OF the Woman's Ideal home os-
tensibly from one of several women
desiring 10 establish a similar institu-
ton requesting permission for com
mittee TO inspect the home and look
into the constitution and bylaws. AS
soon as the young men were estab
lished in a camp which they had pre-
pared for their summer outing the let
ter was written. and in due time re-
ply was received inviting the commit
tee to the Woman's Ideal home.
There were but three out of a dozen
young men of sufficiently delicate and
youthful appearance to warrant their
attempting to personate women. These
were Ned Griggs, Fred Mason and Clar-
ence Hughes.
ladies' said the president of the
home on receiving them. Il welcome
you to our institution in the hope that
you may duplicate ii, and others may
duplicate yours till our land is full of
such homes for women"
Mrs. President" replied Mr.. Griggs.
sit will be our object 70 duplicate the
work you are dc.ng."
The president designated three cid
erly maiden ladies to show the visi-
tors the institution. Mason and Hughes
were so diSgruntled at the selection of
the guides that they came near giving
away the party by their stifled grunts
and grimaces. However, the three old
maids and the three visitors sailed
forth on the tour. At the end of ten
minutes there were three old maids
and two visitors. One of the visitors
had Jagged behind and couldn't be
found. At the end of twenty minutes
there were still three guides. but an
other visitor was missing. The in
spectors seemed TO be melting away
like John Browns little Indians in the
nursery rhyme. Just half an hour aft
er the start the three elderly guides
stood alone together wondering what
they were there for.
The first visitor to drop or was Ned
Griggs. his cousin. Miss Butler, had
recognized him. Shocked at his pres
ence in the home and fearing the con-
sequences for him if detected. she had
beckoned him to drop behind with a
view TO getting him out as soon as
possible. The second dropper out.
Mason, had taken u desperate fancy to
a black eyed girl the party had passed
on their tour and concluded to get
what information he desired about the
home from her rather than the regu-
larly appointed guides. Hughes. find
ing himself deserted, told his con-
ductors that he feared something had
happened to his two associate commit