The San Francisco call., 1910-03-13
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man hasn't the ghost of a chance at
finding out who she really wants"
What she really wants" corrected
A.en. THAT hits the nail on the
head What she really wants. II
isn't who any more, It's what.
Women are independent now and
most Of them want leadership, or
equality at least"
"A case OF heads and hearts are
equal. Ell? But everybody doesn't take
up with the heady sort. There was
wetherby's Old
s'Oh. 1 say. call il Of" came in half
whisper from another sbadowy corner,
where the artists ehum was entertain
ing himself with a jewsharp. Tiffany
here is the worst among you, he IN
sists that his courage is not up yet. be-
cause his wife win have TO share his
poverty. so that when they reach the
high road TO success he'll know she
cared enough 70 endure"
Picked out the fair heroine yet.
Tif?" Tiffany seemed as morose as
Wetherby was silent. and Billy Burden
came TO the rescue. Il never had
chance to propose: the girls all did It
for me-"
.'Get out: that does 70 tell We notice
you never accepted any Of them But
/ don't believe you'd ever be willing 10
give I'D those made-to-order chamois-
lined shoes for the best woman living.
It's my firm belief that you-as a~know-
ing club man OF selfish habits-have re-
fused every pronered hand"
NO. Ifl tell you the truth. SAID BIZ
6xr a sound
side. as of somebody cropping IN the hall
There was a slight lunge against the
door and Wetherby got UP.
There's poor old jim. III go out ana
bring him in I wonder Where ne
been lately; bU1- don't get him talking,
James Allison came in with a
shambling gait: he wasn't much tne
worse for wear or weather. ouS " ssnsI sLsI.
by put him. into the most comic rIanIe
chair. and in few moments Biiiy Bur
den had the floor again ,,,.
Shoes aren't the sore point; Mlhe
NAV hit YOU as high. but l could man
age TO wear something a bit less costly
if the amount saved would pay FOR rem
inine hat feathers. don't oeIeNe Jher9
are many men left who are WaltlhS %
assume a hat bill for life Flat rents
and good eating are high. but they
can't touch feathers"
Just here old jim got up. He was
few years older than the rest. The
fates hadn't been any too good TO nm,
and he had helped them along IN their
deadly work. He was knowing. and he
grasped what they were saying. he
usually did and he rarely failed 70
wind I'D their arguments, even II ne
had missed the beginning.
''Yos,'re selfish lot OF youngsters,
he began. There's not one among you
who isn't afraid OF a little reSpo2Sl oility.
You're even afraid TO board a wife till
YOU can house her You'd rather go
with full ard plenty for yourselves and
see the woman YOU say you love work
ing TO share with a soul There's moth
ing generous about you. You'd give
away a cigar or a match because you
know you'll get il back"
Allison got hotter as he went on:
You're thfrty-nine and heart whole.
and you don't consider it cause for
shame" He pulled himself away from
the restraining hand OF Wetherby.
Il won't sit down yet, and I won't be
still. I'd keep quiet II hadn't done ny
part long ago; but I'm telling you all
the truth. and it's this: You want all
You get for yourselves
He sa-rk into his chair az the edge OF
the little group where the shadows
darkened-
There was a restless silence. made
moro uncomfortable by the persistent
tang Of the jewSharp. And then some
bly. There was a suggestion OF a
laugh and one open admission that old
Jim was right
AS the party broke up to go home
Billy Burden got in his final argument
TO a trio of half-wflhng listeners:
Millinery is at the bottom Of il. L tell
you. for all anybody can say 70 the con-
trary- I'm a living embodiment OF nv
own assertion that the Hymen Special
was tagged by red feather