Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-02
n The Rec. loaded Seaside
OUNN 01 HE ENIHnlENHNH1R10I Decides $
Something of q Bluff.
BY AMERE MAN.

"All mon were created free and equal"
observed the Boss of the Establishment,
oracularly. AT least the declaration of in
dependence says So But 1t doesn't say
anything about women. The signers knew
better 1 guess they were mostly married
men"
1.-THE Fourth Of July is over" the Boss
wife dryly reminded him. Whence this
sudden burst Of patriotism?"
Il was thinking what lot OF undemo-
cratic snobs you women areI" confessed
the candid critic.
Meaning that 1 don't intend to answer
that Mrs Browns invitation" replied the
lady OF unerring instinct. Why should 1?
What do know. about a person met for
two weeks at summer resort? What right
has she to ask me?'
''You might have given her your address
or she couldn't have written YOU" the Boss
retorted. why, the way you two chummed
when we were at the seashore I thought
you'd found the friend OF lifetimer'
That's because men are so literal" his
wife exclaimed. How could 1 help giving
her my address when she asked for it?'
Then after e pause the Boss spouse con-
descended to explain.
You see, my dear" she said, you can
know almost any kind of a person out of
town, but when you're In New York you
ought to be fairly certain that none OF your
friends is in the rogues' gallery. And really
don't see why you're SO terribly inter
ested in this Mrs. Browni"
She cast a swift glance Of suspicion at
the Boss, who. eager to justify himself,
replied: I'm nothing OF the sort There
was only one women In all that crowd, II
you want to know, that thought was fit
to be your friend. and you didn't seem to
take to her at air.
"And who was she3" inquired the lady.
But I'll bet 1 can guess t was that
woman with the red hair that was always
late at breakfast, wasn't itT"
Yes" the Boss admitted. 1T was. She
seemed to me to have some class-some
reserve. But how did you known"
The Boss wife laughed good naturally.
Because she threw the most bluffs"
she explained, lapsing into the vernacular.
such a woman can fool some of the men
all OF the time and all Of the men some of
the time, but she can't fool another woman
any of the time" said the Boss wife
conclusively.
Now, for instance" she continued, with
tantalixing frankness and positiveness,
her box at the opera l was laughing In
my sleeve. She was really flirting with
you, and you were so innocent you didn't
know #! And when she asked me II ]
didn't disapprove of the low-neck gowns
and said she didn't like to appear decollets
in public place l could see you were
thinking what a fine woman she was. But
made up my mind right then that she
works somewhere for eight dollars a week
and that II you ever met her downtown
she'll ask you TO take her to lunch"
''Nonsensel" exclaimed the boss vigor-
ously. II know the world and / know
women. and II 1 ever met a carefully nur-
tured. wholesome. high class woman II was
that one. Everything about her showed
that she was accustomed to the best She
is the sort OF woman that 1 IKE TO have
you know"
The Boss wife smiled cyhlcally but said
nothing
IL was less than a week after that she
persuaded the BOSS 20 accompany her on
a little shopping expedition. although he