The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-19
THE EVENING STORY
Her Right to Vote.
(By Marian Gordon.)

/ 'I hope you appreciate your privi
leges in this respect" doomed Miss
Millent's deep voice.
| Little Mrs. Cabot drew her face
into proper solemnity to meet the
icountenance of her guest.
Indeed I do, Miss Millent," she
said earnestly. IT told my husband
last night that L should certainly
exert my privilege as a voter and cast
a bollot at the school board election
tomorrow"
"And what did Mr. Cabot say to
to that?" asked Miss Millent aggres-
sively.
| Mrs. Cabot blushed warmly. He
didn't say anything she admitted;
the just smiled-well, you know the
way men smile when a woman at
/ tempts anything out of her sphere"
Pardon me, Mrs. Cabot, but I take
exception to that phrasei Enjoy
ment of the suffrage is entirely with
! in womans sphere, as you call it,
and especially in the election of a
school board should a woman come
prominently to- the front and declare
her sentiments
"tOf course you are right, Miss Mil
lent fluttered Mrs. Cabot. II told
Mr.. Cabot that 1 should consider it
my duty to vote upon the school mat
ing else. He will be growing up very
soon and the question of his educa-
ton must be discussed"
You must vote for the sake of the
cause" insisted Miss Millent in a
displeased tone
well, if it wasn't for the children
there wouldn't be any cause-they
are future citizens" protested Mrs.
Cabot.
Miss Millent waved this argument
aside and arose to her tall height.
II can count on you to vote for
Mrs Es1U2'' she asked.
"Of counsel" assured Nelly Cabot
in shocked voice. Belle Ely mar
ried my cousin, you know"
Miss Millent cast a baffled look at
way and her farewell was frigid in
deed.
Dick said Mrs. Cabot to her hus-
band that evening, Hannah Millent
was here today and reminded me
that 1 must vote on the school board
tomorrow night.
"Going?" asked Dick 1aconically.
IF you will stay home with baby"
'iSure I'll do that-only get home
in time for me to go down and cast
my ballot. Suppose you're going TO
vote for Belle Ely
"Of course! She married Jim, you
know
Dick Cabot threw back his head
and laughed.
You can laugh, Dick, if you want
~. suppose my cSeCAAPeo ~ SeN-AO
my prop-proper pl-place in the
w-world of men and women Of af--
fairs looks rid-ridicu1ous in your
Importance quavered Nelly, with
tears in her eyes.
Her husband arose and came
around the table to wipe the tears
away with his dinner napkin.
Honey girl" he said soberly, st
makes me downright mad whenever
you mention Hannah Millent's name"
why, Dick? / know she's plain
TT isn't her looks, Nelly-she's
good looking enough for some man
to break his heart overi"
what man?' asked Nelly so quick
ly that her husband laughed gleefully
and went back to his seat.
Its strictest confidence, Nelly,
and 1 would not tell you if I didn't
think you might help him out"
who is it?" repeated Nelly.
Arnold Russell
Your bookkeeper-why, thought
he was a confirmed old bache1orr'
"If he is Hannah is responsible for
il. He's never looked at a woman
since she turned him down."
why, Mr.. Russell would have made |
a perfectly lovely husband, he is so /
kind and seems so fona of a home. !
always feel sorry for him. 1 wonder |
why Hannah did it?''
Told him she was going to devote |
her life to the cause of woman-down-i