The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-14


'son the suffrage. woman suffrage
said the other hastily.
oh. exclaimed Dorothy. Il think
Il Il very nice. That is, don't know
fauch about IL, but"
Miss Tinker removed her glasses al
together and scrutinized the young APP
plieant-
think I could find out about II,
n ron want me to- said Dorothy.
Yea said Miss Tinker with af-
tected WEAKNESS. "Of course, we
Gtst You had better post yourself
on the subject OF course, IL you un-
derstood the subject you would be
nafErA9ist-
Accordingly the next day al
o'clock. Dorothy Wait, with a very con-
FUSED idea of q half dozen suffrage
pamphlets she had been instructed to
Rod. began her work AZ secretary of
4he mort advanced and altogether pro-
eressive suffrage club in the town.
When II came time to brew the after
noon cup Of tea for Miss Tinker and
Mtss Walker, and the others, Dorothy
hooked Ia vain for a knife to cut the
\ lenon.
4 r can't cut II with pen or a hat
\ ptu," she thought. helplessIy, and then
she asked Miss Tinker for advice.
n
Pencil Club. am sure one OF the men
up there will have a knife. Men al
ways carry knives"
Doruthy's eyes looked protestaxion.
Shall just walk right In? ?" she ask
4 ID. Wont they think IL strange %
ss6trange."& echoed Miss Tinker.
why. II 10 Just club OF young news
papsr men They are really very ohlig
Ing
Dorothy tinidly went up to the door
cf this Blue Pencil Club. which occu-
bed the floor above the Suffrage Club.
~ There was a young man-Robcrt
Bzyne, II happened to be--comfortably
D nprawiing. book In hand. before the
IRE In the club sitting-room He
Jumped to his feet as the unexpected
Euest pushed open the door.
Dorothy was Hpoiogetie and enibar-
Rassed. and blushed a little as she took
the knife the young man offered her;
and he. in turn. was also embarrassed
sHd laughed az her confusion. not I'M
kindly.
..you needn't bring II back again."
he said 'sFil come for 1t when want
II" And after she had left he won
dered Idly over his book why on earth
women wanted the suffrage. and
thought. Idly too. that the sort of fimid
blue eyes he had just seen didn't ex-
Actiy agree with his Idea of a thor
Dughgoing sutfragist.
When Robert Bayne called for his
knife the next day he looked with in
creaaing wonder at the gentle blue
eyes and the delicate curve OF the
pretty mouth.
~Are you really suffragist?" he
4 aaked biuntly.
~Oh, you, indeed" said Dorothy. re-
1nembering Miss Tinker's instructions.
\ Indeed. ! am Every one Ii who I'M
aersfands the subject Won't you take
some Of our pamphlets?" she asked az
al7e handed him an assortment OF bril-
1inntly printed pamphlets.
Robert carefully put the pamphlets
in his pockets and fingered several
minutes, When he did go and had
closed the door on the aliuring smile
u the little suffrage secretary he had
foReotten 10 take his knife with him.
OF course. Robert Bayhe had to call
tho next day for his knife. and after
I that he found. on his frequent visits
% the Eine Pencil Club. some sort OF
excuse to stop at the suffrage rooms
Z holow. The result of II all was that
within two months It was quite OBJ
\ vious. though neither Dorothy nor
4 Nobert had spoken of II to the other.
& that there was really remarkable
4 hond OF sympathy between them. and.
except for the question Of woman's
suffrage. which they never discussed.
4 Robert was sure they were two of the
most agreeable and companionable
people In the world,
Then suddenly Robert Bayne's Wis
ttn to the Blue Pencil Club stopped.
! -a8aAs~~fss Dorothy without really
Knowing why. found herself very weary
IL the long hours she spent at the SUI
trNEe Club rooms.
One day Robert did come back to
the Blue Pencil Club. ana, just rs he
WAS trying 10 pass by the rooms on
the second floor without going In, he
encountered Dorothy on the stairs.
4 suppose" he began. when he had
followed her into her Office, that 1t
did seem rather abrupt for me to leave
without saying anything about" He
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