Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-08-27
WOMAN'S
IDEAL HOME
Showing How the Comet Was
a Blessing After All.
BY a. D. SEARlE
Copyright. 1910 by American Press
Association.
By a. D. sEARLE

were packing up 10 leave the uniycr-
slty at the close Of their college course.
II have a proposition TO make. My
cousin Loretta Butler
''fhe pretty one you were gallivan.
Ing around with on class day. inter.
rupted Fred Mason.
THE same. She's gone out with
lot 81 girls and old maids 10 establish
new wolnan's institution OF some
sort. They call It the woman's Ideal
home. The object ~ TO establish
propaganda for the nmclloration Of the
condition OF women
"Woman's rights. votes for women,
equal pay for women with men and all
tlint:" asked Clarence Hughes.
Exactly. They won't have man
on the premises. Now. propose that
we investigate the woman's Ideal
home. What do you say
THAT invited we stay. forbidden we
GO"
Don't you fool yourself about get
ting In easily" said Griggs. well
have TO effect an entrance by STRAIT
egy"
After a conference the young men
decided 10 write letter to the presi-
dent OF the Woman's Ideal home os-
tenslbly from one Of several women
desiring TO establish similar institu-
ton requesting permission for com
mittee to inspect tho home and look
into the constitution aud bylaws. As
soon as the young men were estab-
lished In a camp which they had pre-
pared for their summer outing the let
ter was written. and In due time re-
ply was received inviting the commit
tee to the Woman's Ideal home.
There were hut three ont Of dozen
young men of sufficiently delicate and
youthful appearance 10 warrant their
attempting 10 personatc women. These
were Ned Griegs. Fred Mason and Clar
ence Hughes.
Ladies'" said the president of the
home on receiving them. II welcome
you 10 our institution IN the hope that
you may duplicate II, and others may
duplicate yours till our land Is full OF
such homes for women"
Mrs. President" replied Mr.. Griggs,
at will be our object 10 duplicate the
work you are doing"
The president designated three cid
erly maiden ladies 10 show the visi-
tors the institution. Mason and Hughes
were So disGruntlcd NJ the selection Of
the guides that they came near giving
away the party by their stifled grnnts
and grlmaccs However the three old
maids and the three visitors sailed
forth on the tour. At the end Of ten
minutes there were three old maids
and two visitors One of the visitors
had Jagged behind and couldn't be
found. At the end of twenty minutes
there were still three guides. but an
other visitor was missing The in
spectors scemcd 10 he melting away
like John Browns little Indians in tho
nursery rhyme. just half nm hour aft
er the start the three elderly guides
stood alone together wondering what
they were there for.
The first visitor to drop OF was Ned
t;riggs. His cousin. Miss Butler. had
recognized him. Shocked NJ his pres
ence In the home aud fearing the con.
sequences for him II detected. she had
beckoned him 10 drop behind with a
view To getting him out ~ soon as
possible The second dropper out
Mason. had taken Il desperate fancy to
n black eyed girl the pnriy had passed
~, th.f, tnt,r ot,I concluded IN
what information he desired about the
home from her rather than the regu-
larry appointed guides. Hughes. find
Ing himself deserted. told his con-
tiuctors that he feared something had
happened 10 his two associate commit
toe women and he had better 20 and
look for them. Coming upon blue
eyed. naxcn haired girl. he begged her
90 assist him In his search.
The president was looking over the
proofs OF an article detailing the OBJ
jects of the home when the three
guides entered, The president looked
up and. seeing the ladies alone. was
astonished.
Where are the ladies you had In
charger she asked
Don't know" said one Of the
guides.
Don't know. What do you mcnnf"
One after the other they disappear.
cd"
Good gracious.'
Stepping TO Il bell button. she push
cd FIVE times. which meant that every
woman In the institution should report
In person Immediately at the presl-
dents office. In twinkling old. mid
die aged and young ladies came pour
Ing into the room. When there seem
ed TO be no more TO come the president
ordered
call the roll"
The roll was called The As were
all present but when the RS were
reached Miss Butler U.orctta was alb
sent. Among the rs Miss Fairchild
DORA failed To respond. A third
ominous silence occurred when Miss
Waterman dIelem was called upon TO
answer.