The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-29
CURIOSITY AND SEX
kNASTASiA PUT UP SOME
STRONG ARGUMENTS.
Admission at the End, However, Some,
what Detracts from Their Value
as a Foundation for Calm
Judgment.

IF there's anything that beats the
colossal curiosity OF the average man
news of the same has never reached
this party" said Anastasia, the public
stenographer. as she quickly folded a
letter she had been copying Harry
who waits every right for Zula, the
telephone girl, has casually glanced at
it from his seat beside Anastasia' S
desk.
Every man | have ever met spends
most OF his time trying to find out
something that he thinks he ought not
to know. No offense meant, Harry,
but that goes for you, too. Why,
have a friend that's property man
at theater where they had for
women only beauty show while ago,
Forty-three OF his friends asked him
to give them his job that day. He
needed the money, so he rented the
place to a fellow for $40 Then he got
TO thinking it over, repented, borrowed
five dollars and bought the job back
for SIS.
When a mans debating a letter
here every man in the lobby moves
into the chairs within hearing dis,
lance. If the man begins letter My
Dear Louise | have TO put out the
s. Il. o. sign When | begin to copy
the letter they all come around and
talk, wanting to see what line OF talk
Louise is going to get
IF two men get, to talking on the
street and they argue aloud, watch the
crowd that gathers. It's all men. And
who runs to fires? Tell me that
Who runs to fires?"
Harry didn't. have a chance to an
swer the question,
You notice that women always
tend to their own business. Did you
ever see bunch of women trying tc
break down the door of Y. NJ C. A
meeting? YOU"
But men don't" broke in Harry
"Maybe they don't. but they would
II they could They always want tc
be in on every roll call. They're al
ways ready to run out to see some
thing"
Maybe women are blase, more
blase than men" Harry liked that
word. You surely don't mean that G
blase person"
"Lcok out in the street, see that'
said Anastasia
Harry turned quickly. What Is it!'
he asked, eagerly
Nothing absolutely nothing, Dc
you suppose woman would port hot
helm rs. fast as you cid every time
someone told her to lcok2"
Shed be afraid she'd shake oil hcl
puffs," g-owled Harry.
NO. she wouldn't" Anastasa in
stinctively felt of her hair. Shed be
too busy thinking of things that con
cerned her. Whenever | 60 anywhere
with a man | have"
by the way, how are you and Dicb
getting along these days. !" interrupt
ed Harry, who thought he saw q
chance to change the subject.
There 1t Is again. You can't keep
from being curious. But I'll tell you
Dick and | had a fuss a few Sundays
ago and he hasn't even called me ur
since"
What was the trouble?"
"Oh. nothing much He'll get over
It. We were out driving and wanted
to go cue place and he didn't want ia
go But ! kept insisting and I won
We went"
Where did you want to go?" asked
the curious Harry.
out to the farm where those reo
pie were killed. saw a lot of girls
! Enev and we saw the place where"
Ooh, said Harry, and he smiled
whats the" Anastasia stopped
and tlushed
And thcre was a confused silence
or the part OF Anastasia--for several
minutes.-Kansas City Star