New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06

Sometime after the telegram came Caro-
lyn Dyas direct from picket duty in the IN
tercst Of the shirtwaist strikers. But, tortl-
fed by the friendship that had sprung up
between herself and her next door neigh
Dor. Dosia Varian had grown less fearful Of
Carolyn's inquisition Besides, she had
come in response to her telephone.
How lucky | dragged you to that Po-
ltical Union meeting!' she exclaimed, as
they slipped tea.
Lucky for me" said Mrs Narlan.
"And for the Cause, answered Mrs. Dyas.
The Cause? | am not a suttragette.
Carolyn Dyas tossed off militant hat.
whats the game, Dosia! Gong on the
stage?'
YES, a stage of mutual service"
Her friend picked up her headgear, and
PLAYED tattoo on its resonant crown.
81 have a Cause | want to propose to you,
CAROLYN, drama OF sane mutual service. NO
Ffth-ave. professions, lunch-cart propagan-
das, street harangues, no junketing to Albany,
Washington, etc, petitioning Legislature or
Congress for something for which we should
not have the time without negecting other
duties, even il what you ask for was granted.
81 see, Dosia, said Mrs. DyaS. You We
been hobnobbing with the ants. Silent IN
flucnce, hey?'
"Outspokcn, vigorous concerted action,
corrected Mrs. Varian.
without the BALLOT
an spite of it. Don't misunderstood. !
am not opposed to Votes for Women. |
have been studying the situation.
Good"
and want to make it equally good for
the thousands of women who, unlike my
self. have not accidentally wakened to the
real crisis, the real service they owe to their
husbands. their home, and the community
in which they live. There are responsible
ties, opportunities, that the ballot is power
less to give or to take away"
And so you propose"
"To wake up homemakerS, producers, and
consumers TO their tremendous unused
power Show them how each and every one
may contribute TO bring about better living
conditions
"Bravo!7 Carolyn's hat went up to the
Cupid-decorated ceiling with the surety OF
militant Rainbow Flyer.
"Let women concentrate for one year upon
systematic boycott of markets, tradeSpeople,
who give dishonest weight or measure, I'M
pure food, and the ballot will be theirs by
act of Congress- Mrs. Vivian caught her
breath. She had not had such an emotional
upheaval since Lady Carries cleaned up her
bank deposit. Let every housekeeper, ev-
cry homemaker, irrespective of income or
social position, do her own marketing, in
sisting upon value for value, be it yard or
pound, and Votes for Women are assured.
Carolyn Dyas was speechlesS Was this
cear-headed, far-seeing, eloquent woman
the overwrought restless, aimless creature
she had inveiged six weeks ago to the Politi-
cal Union3
"Dosia, you've certainly developed a new
batch of brain cells!' gasped Mrs. Dyas.
"And they are lined to rock bottom with
horse sense, by Jingo!'
"Willis!'
Varian stood on the threshold, caves
dropper to the whole.
Dosia's cry this time rang true; there was
no further need of assimilation.
"And | liked to Mexico for a business
partner!' hechuckled, smothering
arms. "And come back to the old shack to
find pard ready to chip in and help me clean
up the sluice boxes! Hey, little one! Here's
to the Cause!' he cried, decorating Carolyns
hat with half a dozen yellow bills. THE
Varians' contribution to the campaign fund.