The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-11

responsibility for the home and children
as the father, She should be az free as
he is to do her work out In the world.
have her interests and her friends. live
her individual life. The home making
and the child training should be done by
women hired for the purpose and who
have chosen these as their especial fields.
No Intellectual woman should be deSrad-
ed by waiting on a man"
The editor looked pained.
But II she loves him. he objected,
fecbly
Mrs. Warburton's voico took on Its
platform note.
with the truly masculine theory. If
she loves him she must wait on him,
The proof of women's love, In mems eyes,
is servitudc."
Jessica's glance met mine and we rose
and led the way into the drawing room.
only the other day." murmured Mrs.
Warburton. softly. as she walked beside
me, Il saw an exquisite woman, fitted
for the highest duties, sewing buttons on
one Of her husbands garments. / can
not tell you how inexpressibly the sight
panied me-
BET 1t would have panied him a lot
if she hadn't sewed 'em on" murmured
the editor. sullily. 1t was obvious that
the conversation was getting on his his
him TO little alcove. whence the smoke
Of his cigar soon curled forth. Mrs, War
burton sinking into a great chair before
the open fire, surveyed IL with n sternly
disapproving eye,
oh how can you?" she sighed. How
can YOU let him smoke In these ex-
Dear Mrs. Warburton." pleaded,
well never, never think alike on any
Of these things. But we like you very
much, and surely we can be friends and
still hold our own opinions. can we
not?"
Mrs; warburton pressed my hand and
sighed again.
"Oh. yes" she said. "ot course we can.
and we Will. But I'm disappointed. ]
wanted you both under my amer
Then, with the tact that usually dis
tinguished her she turned the conver-
sation 10 Jessicas latest educational text
book and the discussion OF woman and
her ball and chain was over for that
evening
ton thus auspiclously begun, ripened by
slow degrees into a really pleasant
friendship. We saw much OF her as the
months passed, and even as the intimacy
grew so grew our admiration for this
gallant leader OF cause already lost.
She had many qualities none too COM
mon in this disappointing world. She
was frank. she was loyal: she was hon
est, and she revealed occasionally the
artless simplicity OF a little child. More
over she was also busy. and she had
the workers respect for the time OF
other workers. She lectured, wrote. lent
her presence 10 such assemblages as she
felt might help her mission. and yet
found leisure TO drop In upon us with
equally delightful because so obvious.
Once we attended a reception in her
apartment far uptown but we never re-
Deated the experience. With charity
far broader than our own. Mrs Warbur-
ton threw open her home To extremists
Of every type, who. in turn, were at
tracted 10 her by her radical Views ON
this occasion I fell into tho hands OF
woman anarchist whose y,arnIng for the
blood OF somebody. anybody. was as
strong as 1t was ungramyatlcally cX-
pressed, She was short haired and yn-
manicured. and altogether Objectionable.
but she held mo fast In a corner for al
most an hour, I subsequently learned
that during this period Jesslca was ia
vored with the views OF a lanSuorous
youth whose Immediate conviction that
she was his affinity was unshakcn by the
presence OF wife and little brood at
home. We both drew a long breath as
we emerged into the outer air.
UGH grosncd Jcssca, 'how can she.
with her daintiness, endure them? For
she is ms dainty mentally as she Is
physically. though she doesn't know IT,
How can she tolerate these creatures I'm
her home? Really. we'll have to drop
her II she keeps il up"
We did not drop her. We merely
dropped her receptions, and, under plea
OF excessive work, urged her 10 come 10
us when she could. and forgive our fall
ure 10 return her visits. This she did
with the utmost good nature. She
seemed TO have a genuine Hiking for ug,
and her frequent fierce arguments with
Jcssica were evidently highly stImulat-
rng TO them both Our housekeeping was
also OF interest to her. and tho stead
fast glitter Of our metal belongings filled
her with awe.
How do you keep them so?" she once
asked. curiously. Surely you don't de-
base yourselves by cleaning thcm?"
We hurriedly mentioned our incom-
parable waitress.
Mrs Warburton's face shone again:
''Ah. surely" she said. graciously. you
hire it done by an intellectual inferior
That is right. That is what ] do. Only
she added with UNCONSCIOUS palhos
mine. doesn't clean things after I've
hired her.
1t was plain that she did not. Our
visit to Mrs. Warburton's home had
taught ms that,
! frequently. and finally did not come at
! all. In June We had hurried note
from her. explaining that she was leaving
! town for the summer, rcgrettinS that
time would not permit a farewell call,
aud referring vaguely To Il reunion in the
! autumn when she returned 10 the city,
Jessica and looked at each other.
shes offended" announced Jessica.
positively. but at what. in heavens
name? Have YOU done anything. Hclcn?'
hastily dlSavowed The taclt charge;
spoasGGs- SGT: PeThsps; sPgrest@d %i." your punt
I Jessica smiled In her most superior
| fashion.
MY blunt speechcs!" she repeated.
Grace Warburton has said more brutal
things 10 me in ono evening than you
and I could think OF in a month ~ We
put our minds TO IT,. That was one Of her
! charms" she added. rcflectivcly.
[ sighed. for this was true. No amount
| of plain speaking would hurt Mrs. War
burton, and / recalled now that our last
evening together had boen unusually har-
moniouS.
'IIavc we begun to boro her. do you
think" I hazarded. Jcssice turned upon
me an expression made up, in equal parts.
OF human cXasperatl0n and Christian
! fore bcarance,
! How could VIC bore herr" she demand
| ed terscy "Shn has read text
books and she thinks were literary" To
| this rctort Il rcVcrcntial slcncc seemed
! the only fitting tribute. and l gave it,
/ We discussed Mrs Warburton'S letter
! further for a few moments. even, casual
ly for n few weeks, Then. leaving town
! ourselves. our mental picture of her fad-
cd into a dim background. in the dark
est rcccSscs OF which lurlsod mystcriously
| n ball and chain,
1t was not until tho following Novcm-
Der that Mrs. Warburton emerged from
the obscurity in which. so 10 speak. she
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