Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-11
BY A B. sEARLE


. : "NAN PaNAAAB w " itdte the uuiNef
sity at the close Of their college course
Il have a proposition 10 make My
cousin Loretta Butler
''rhe pretty one you were galllvant
ing around with on class dayf" INFER
rupted Fred Mason.
'"The same. She's gone out win a
lot OF girls and old maids to establish
new womaB's institution Of some
sort They call II the Woman's Ideal
home. The object Is TO establish a
propaganda for the amelloratlOn Of the
condition OF women
/ "Woman's rights. votes for wOn.ol.
equal pay for women with men and all
thatT asked Clarence Hughes.
Exactly. They won't have a man
on the premises. Now. propose that
we investigate the Womans Ideal
home. What do you sayT"
THAT invited we stay, forbidden we
CO."
"Don't you fool yourself about get
! ting In easily" said Griggs. Wen
have to effect m entrance by STRAIT
egy."
| After q conference the young men
decided TO write a letter to the presi
dent Of the Woman's Ideal home os-
tensibly from one Of several women
desiring 10 establish similar iustitl-
ton requesting permission for a com
mittee 10 inspect the home and look
into the constitution aud bylaws. As
soon as the young men were estpb-
llshed IN q camp which they had pre-.
pared for their summer outing the let.
ter was written. aud In due time q re.
ply was received inviting the commit
tee 10 the Womans Ideal home
There were but three out Of a dozen
young men Of sufficiently delicate and
youthful appearance TO warrant their
attempting TO personatc women These
were Ned Griggs Fred Mason and Clar-
ence Hughes.
Ladies" said the president Of the .
home on receiving them, II welcome
you to our institution in the hope that .
yop may duplicate il. and others may
duplicate yours I'LL our hand Is full If
such homes for women"
AIRS President" replied Mr. Grlggs,
at will be our object TO duplicate the
work you are doing"
The president designated three cid
erly maiden ladies 10 show the wish
tors the institution. Mason and Hughes
were 50 disgruntled AT the selection Of
the guides that they came near giving
away the party by their stlned grunts
and grimaces. However. tho three old
maids and the three visitors sallie'
forth on the tour At the end Of ten
there were three old maids
md two visitors One of the visitors
lad Jagged behind and couldn't be
0und AZ the end OF twenty minutes
here 'sere still three guides bnt an
lthnr visitor was missing. the Ia.
pectors seemed 10 be melting away
Ike John Browns little Indians iR the
nursery rhyme. Just half an hour aft !
r the start the three elderly guides
toal alone together wondering what +
hey were trere for /
The first visitor to drop OF was Ned ;
iriggs His cousin Miss Butler. Ind q
him Shocked al his pres \
nee In the home and fearing tbe con 4
oquences for him &c detected. she bad o
eckoned him 10 DROP behind with
lew to getting him out Hs sd9n rs
osslble The second dropper out n
Jason. bad taken desperate fancy TO
black eyed girl tue pagty had passed Il
d their tour and concluded to get
hat Information be desired about the o,
ONE from her rather thun the regu-
rly appointed guides Hughes, ind. il,
e himself deserted. told his con.
ictsFs li,at he feared something had q,
,ppened TO his tWo associate commit Of
e women aud he bad better ~ ard
Ok for them Coming upon a blue h.
ed. gayen haired girl, be begged her ~
assist him IN DIS search
The president was looking oyer tbs u,
0afs OF an article detailing the OBJ =
cts Of tue home when the three ,-
ideS entered The president looked ~
asa. seeing the ladies alone, was =.
a.
'where are the ladies YOU bad in or
nrgeT she asked.
Don't know" said one OF the 90
ides
Don't know! What DO you meanT" w
One after the other they disappear wd
% W
Good graciousr ssl
stepping TO a bell button. she push /.
FIVE times, which meant that every Nc
man IN the institution should report 90
person Immediately at the presi- m
IT'S office In a twiuEling old. mid tu
aged aud young ladies came pour "
into the room Whea there seem sie
10 he no more to come the president +"
cred. 81
Can the roliH g.
he roll was called The AS were YOU
present but when the Rs were 90
ched Miss Butler U.Orettai was alb ne
t. Among the t"s Miss Falrchild itoF
ral failed to respond \ third ~
nous silence occurred when Miss +
terman tHelen was called upon to ban
wer, turr