Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-13

will make you this promise, Helen he said. when
learn dress themselves without making rolling
mills OF their husbands I'll vote to give them the ballot
Mrs. Farley, looking out of the window,
thing that caused her ignore the remark "Oh look,
DAM she cried excitedy, pointing into the street.
There's sutfraglst meeting on the Let's join
them"
Farley drew away and looked at her reproachfuly.
do you want me to make speech against MYSELF" he
asked.
But don't you want to hear what they have to say?
We've been married seven years. Helen. l don't
have to go to sufragee street meeting to hear myself
abused" Another survey of the decorations deepened
his gloom why don you go out the street
with your frends?7 he asked. "Show them what kind
of district leader you be-
Il can out alone this dress, she replied regret
fully; for the suggestion pleased her
"Sure you They're swels. Go ahead You be
the politician One in the family is enough. I'll stay
home and look after the house.
"a fine job youd make of it," she retorted sarcastic
ally, as he departed in the direction of the kitchen
WHEN he reappeared she turned from the window
and gasped. He had added housemaid's cap
and apron to his evening dress and in his hands
custer h and ia dustpan He leaned the broom
Dan, you look like fooll' she said.
take look out the window" he suggested, waving
his buster and sending of flowers crashing to the
hearth. Another bit of brc-brac from bookcase fell
in fragments before his brush. Mrs. Farley rushed
toward him.
"Stop! You'll smash everything" she cried
He held her off the length of the feather buster.
Hands off Woman' he said sternly "The sphere of
the politician outside the home. / not be tyrannZed
over Me for the easy, peaceful domestic life 1t takes
the of today for the strenuous game of politics.
He threw down the d1ster seized the broom and
began to sweep with tremendous energy.
Mrs. Farley sneezed. you're doing nothing but
raising the dust, Dan' she protested.
Your friends out there trying to raise-some-
thing else he remarked indfferently. But
mind. All! It's happy peaceful life, the sheltered
lstence IN the home that is coming to when the
get the vote.7
He gaily hummed "The Wearing of the Green while
Mrs Farley in desperation seized her hat put on and
began to jab hapns through it with fury Over by the
desk he paused picked up of the circulars and read
it. The broom and duspan fell from his hands to the
floor with catter and he turned face upon her in
which there was wrath that genuine She stopped
putting on her hat and waited in trepidaon for him to
speak.
as this the kind of stuff you have been sending out to
the voters in my district?' he demanded.
"Why-I-I don't know, Dan. It's from headu,ar-
ters.'
DO you know what's in this CIRCULAR"
NO, Dan. haven't read it."
Then lsten and he read oracularlv from the sheet
OF paper. daniel Farley is the Tammany Hall candi-
date tor the Assembly in the Eighth District. He has
refused to give his Endorsement to suffrage He
owns featy only to his pocket. He has grown
wealthy through the protection of illegal liquor traffic
gambling houses and other forms of public vice"
She listened in establishment and dismav taking off
her hat and shrinking within herself When he finished
reading he looked her with the witheringlv sarcastic
comment:
Now that boost to be proud of"