La Junta tribune., 1910-08-13
: WOMAN'S
IDEAL HOME
Showing How the CometWas
a Blessing After All.
By A. B. SEARlE
, Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.
By A. 3. SEARlE
Copyright 1910. by American Press

'N'o"S' sn" s>cu NVlSSs aS tuey
were packing up to leave the univer.
sity AT the close Of their college course.
Il have a proposition to make. Ny
cousin Loretta Butler
THE pretty one you we're gallivant
Ing around with on class dayT inter
rupted Fred Mason
The same She's gone out with
lot OF girls and old maids to establish
new woman's institution OF some
sort They call II the Womans Ideal
propa ca nda for the amelloration OF the
condition OF women
"Woman's rights. votes for women,
equal pay for women with men and all
thntf" 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 sayr'
That Invited we stay. forbidden we
go"
Don't you fool yourself about get
ting In easily" said Griggs, Wen
have TO effect an entrance by STRAIT.
cgy"
After conference the young men
decided to write a letter to the prcsl,
dent OF the Woman's Ideal home os.
tensihly from one OF several women
desiring TO establish similar insfitu.
tion requesting permission for com.
mittec TO Inspect the home and look
into the constitution and bylaws. As
soon as the young men were esrab.
lished In 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 but three out Of a dozen
young men Of sufficiently delicate and
youthful appearance TO warrant their
attempting TO persOnate women. These
were Ned GriEgs. Fred Mason and Clar
encc Hughes.
ladies" said the president OF the
home on receiving them, Il welcome
you TO our institution In the hope that
you may duplicate II. and others may
duplicate yours TIL our land Is full Of
Sucn homes Tor women.
Mrs. President" replied Mr.. Gricgs.
III will Ice our object TO duplicate the
work you are doing"
The president designated three eld
erly maiden ladies TO show the visi.
tors the institution. Mason and Hughes
were so disgrun,ied at the selection OF
the guides that they came near giving
away the party by their sfified gruuts
| and crimnccs. 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 Al the cud OF twenty minutes
there were siill three guides. but an.
other visitor was missing The In.
spectors seemed to be melting away
IKE John Browns little Indians in the
nursery rhyme. Just half nn hour aft
er the start the three elderly guides
stood alone together wondering what
they were there for
The Hrst visitor TO drop OF was Ned
Griegs. His cousin. Miss Butler. had
recognized him Shocked AZ his pres.
ence In the home and fearing the con.
sequences for him n detected. she had
beckoned him to drop behind with a
view TO getting him out ms soon ns
possible The second dropper out.
Mason. had taken n desperate fancy to
n black eyed girl the pnr'y had passed
on their tour and concluded TO get
what information b" desired about the
home from her rather than the rcsu.
larry appointed guides, Hughes. find
Ing himself deserted. told his con,
duciors that he feared something had
happened To his two associate commit
tee women and he hnd better 20 and
look for them Coming upon blue
eyed. nnren hnlrcd girl. b. begged her
to assist him In his search
The president was looking over the
proofs OF nn article detailing the oh.
jects OF the home when the three
guides entered The president looked
up and. seeing the ladies' alone. was
ssionishcd
Where are the ladies' you had In
chargcf" she asked
Don't know" said one OF the
guides
Don't know. What do you meani"
"one after fh. other they disappear
cd
Good grncious.'
Stepping to u bell button. she push.
ed i've times. which meant that every
woman In III. institution should rcpor,
In person Immediately nt the prc-i.
dents of'icc In n twinklin. old. mid
die nrcd and yoDn. indies cninc pour.
Ing into the room. when there seem
I'd To bc no more to come the president
ordered.
call the roll"
The roll was called. The As were
NIL present. but when the Ms were
reached Miss Butler loretta, was nb,