Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-20

her. He went to see her every day in
her apartment in frivolous and popu-
lar hotel and told her how intensely
he disliked women who lived in hotels
instead Of in homes of their own. He
sent her violets because, he said, they
we're symbolical of the, type Of woman
he most admired-sweet and modest.
The legislature convened and he
was compelled to go to the state CAPT
tai for the winter session
A week later, Mrs. Bonde Boyde,
grandest of all grand danes. whose
social and club activities fill the soci-
ETY. pages, went to the capital, and
with her she took her niece, Dorothea.
The Women's Progressive league had
prepared bill granting women GER
tain municipal privileges, and this bill
was to be introduced in the house.
Mrs. Bonde Boyde was president of
the league.
She and her niece reached the CAPT
tai late in the afternoon and went to
an historic, old hotel.
After dinner Morton Kenneth came
to her in the hotel drawing room He
sat down on a slim, squeaky little
chair so close to her that his shoes
touched her new, rose-colored broad
cloth.
What are you doing here?' he ask
ed, gloomily.
81 am here because am interested
in certain measures pending before
the house"
What? Lobbying? You? Doro-
thea" His tone was exactly what
it would have been If he had caught
her in the act of hanging her grand
mother.
House bill 153," she went on tran
gully.
"Womans suffrage? You? Doro-
thea"
81 desire you to support that bill"
she said, as if she were asking him to
call the waiter. 1T will be read in the
house tomorrow and referred to a
committee of which you are a mem
Der. You will see that it is reported
favorably out Of the committee and its
next reading in the house you will
make a speech-a good, strong speech
lin favor of it. You will vote for It
and you will secure for it every vote
you CONTROL
Then the shoulders Of the young
mans wrath became a conf1agration
intended to destroy all her assertive
and progressive tendencies. For two
hours she listened to remonstrance,
expostulations and downright refusals.
The next day she heard from the
gallery of the house the bill read and
referred to the committee on resolu-
tions. Mr.. Kenneth bowed to her,
from distance, in the house and in
the hotel dining room
For several days he treated her with
high and mighty disdain which
should have reduced her to the cling
ing vine state But it did not.
The chairman Of the committee on
resolutions gave theatre party one
evening and after it supper at the
hotel. He was young man and very
charming. Morton Kenneth was not
invited to the party.
When the chairman put Mrs. Bonde
Boyde and her niece into the elevator
about midnight, Mr.. Kenneth was sit
ting in the corridor on seat opposite
the elevator staring into space and
busily engaged in not looking at them.
A few minutes later a maid brought
Miss Hillwood letter
Dear Dorothea: am tired of fool
ishness. Drop this ridiculous woman's
rights business and marry me. You
are frittering away sweet, womanly
soul in an Improbable, insincere life.
Every woman should be in home Of
her own with husband to take care
of her. Won't you take the home and
the husband offer you? Give up this
chase after fads, this artificial way OF
living. I love you. | want you for my
own. Won't you marry me, dear?
Morton"
To this she replied:
Dear Sir: Your favor received. |
j wish to express to you my apprecia-
ton Of your kindness and my SINGER
est thanks for the honor you would
confer upon me. But feel that have
no right to unite my worldly life with
one as pure and innocent and unselfish
as yours.
Again thanking you, | remain,
Yours very truly,
"Dorothea Hillwood
| Next morning the telephone waken,
ed her
Were you that kid?"
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