The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-12-26

Pierce came out. He did not sit down,
but wandered around the room, not
talking to anybody, but staring, when
ever he could, at the prince. Once |
caught Mr. Won Inwald's eyes fixed on
him, as If he might have seen him be-
! fore.
Senator Biggs was the one who real
| ly caused the trouble. What do you
think of American women, Mr.. Won In
wald?" he asked, and everybody
stopped playing cards and listened for
the answer. AS Mr.. Won invalid repre-
sented the prince, wouldn't he be like
ly to voice the princes opinion Of
American women?
It's my belief Mr.. Won invalid was
going to say something nice. He
smiled as II he meant to. but just then
he saw Mr.. Pierce in his corner
sneering behind his pipe. They looked
at each other steadily, and nobody
could mistake the hate in Mr.. Pierce's
face or his sneer After a minute
the prince looked away and shrugged
his shoulders, but he didn't make his
pretty speech.
American women!" he said, turning
his glass of spring water around on
the table before him, they are very
lovely, of course. But they are spoiled.
fearfully spoiled. They rule their par
ents and they expect to rule their hus-
bands. In Europe we do things bet
ter; we are not-what is the English? ?
-hag-ridden?
There was sort of murmur among
the men, but the women all nodded
as If they thought Europe was entire
ly right. They'd have agreed with
him if he'd advocated sixteen wives
sitting cross-legged on a mat, like the |
Turks. Mr.. Pierce was still staring at |
the prince.
What l don't quite understand, Mr.. |
Won invalid" the bishop put in in his !
nice way, lis your custom of expecting
a girl to bring her husband a certain
definite sum of money and to place it
under the husbands control Our I.
American girls control their
own money" He was thinking of Miss
Patty, and everybody knew it.
The prince turned red and glared at
the bishop. Then | think he remem-
bered that they didn't know who he
was, and he smiled and started to
turning the glass again
"Pardon!" he said rs it not better?
What do women know of money? They
throw it away on trifes, dress, jewels
women are extravagant, 1t
S one result of their-of their spoil
ng."
Mr.. Pierce got up and emptied his
,ipe into the fire. Then he turned.
I'm afraid you have not known the
lest type of American women" he
aid, looking hard at the prince. Our
representative women are our middle
lass women. They do not contract
European alliances, not having suffi-
lent money to attract the attention
( the nobility, or enough to buy titles,
s they do pearls, for the purpose of
dornment." /
Mr.. Won invalid got up, and his face I
-as red. Mr.. Pierce was white and a
leerlng.
Also" he went on, when they Z
larry they wish to control their own Z
loney, and not see It spent in-ways a
ith which you are doubtless familiar" 4
We were all paralyzed. Nobody a
owed. Mr.. Pierce put his pipe in his Y
ocket and stalked out, slamming the d
Dor. Then Mr.. Won invalid shrugged n
IS shoulders and laughed. t
Il see shall have to talk to our S
,ung friend" he said and picked up Il
s glass. 'T'm afraid I've given a Il
rong impression. 1 like the Ameri- c.
IN women very much; too WELL" he Il
emit on With dash Of his teeth, lOok-J 4