Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02

to recall the moment. 1T took me all OF
a half hour to get him in. But 1 didn't
give up until l succeeded.
"Fishing on the west coast is very
delightful. They use glass-bottomed
boats. 1t is so interesting to see straight
you about the swordfsh Mr. Mcclure
caught You are astonished? Yes, !
am quite frank about the matter. y
was a sword fish and he weighed. lSa
pounds 1 was in the boat at the time
my husband pulled him in.
HE could have cut through the sides
of the boat, 1 expect But he did not, for
Mr.. Mcclure was pulling on him too hard
The monster carried US seven miles out
to sea. OF course. Mr.. MCGUIRE was not
pulling against the fish. The line was
only weighted for fifty pounds. The flsh
would have snapped it at once If Mr.
Mcclure had allowed him to drag in the
opposite direction.
Instead. he let the fish swim as he
pleased We followed him in the boat
with Mr. Mcclure pulling valiantly all
the time. Just sixty-seven minutes by
my watch it took to land the monster
Mr.. Mcclure is a big man, too. and yet
he was utterly worn out when the strug-
gle was over.
81 tell you I was mighty anxious to
have my husband bring the fish in. just
satisfactory bear hunt with relative
of ours This relative took Mr.. Mcclure
out for bears where no bears ever roameu
So wanted him to do better this time"
From the stories of wild bears and
swordfish the conversation changed to
the very domestic subjects of base ball
and social life in the winter in Washing
ton. Mrs. Mcclure likes base ball, mostly
because her husband is a fan. She Is
frank to explain that she doesn't enjoy
a game just for the love of the sport.
And entertainments? She adores them
all! Parties are great pleasure to her.
Oh, no, she doesn't mean to give them UP
this winter just because she goes to law
school in the mornings and has to study
her lessons every day.
1T can easily arrange to study when
have no other engagements she ex-
planned I'VE did have such good times
last winter. With some friends we organ
lied a dancing class and met weekly. We
had a teacher, a good one, too, and soon
tango.
mot the husbands, the perfectly sedate
dignified ones? Not Mr.. McGuire?'
'Why yes, indeed, why not? At first
the men were a little shy. But they soon
recovered from their reserve. Even Mr..
Mcclure as serious-m minded as he is, en-
joys the new dances now. My husband is
naturally a silent man. You know he has
made his own way and most men VINO
have risen under difficulties are of
thoughtful dispositions. 1t is the way for
a man to be. don't you think so?
He paid me such pretty compliment
the other day. He told me that I had
really taught him how to enjoy himself,
how to act frivolously once in while.
When we go to New York, l pick out the
plays that / want to see, write them
down on q piece of paper and send Mr..
Mcclure scurrying off to get the tickets.
He didn't like the theater much before
we were married. But now he enjoys a
good show wonderfully well. oh, We do
have such good times together. We take
long walks and drives and are the best
of chumS.
Mrs. Mcguire spoke of the way women
are REGARDED in the east and in the west.
''In the west women are at a premium, -
she said. But here it is the men who
are. Why, I remember when I came east
a bride folks actually congratulated me.
Out home they had wished me happiness
and congratulated Mr.. Mcguire. I COM
planned Of this queer treatment to my
husband. He was not seriously alarmed.
Its perfectly simple he explained.
Here men are scare, actually scarce.
Husbands are rare. Out west. women are