Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-12-25

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 IL 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-
scented 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 IL 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 a 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 II he'd advocated sixteen wives
sitting cross-legged on mat, like the
Turks. Mr.. Pierce was still staring at
the prince.
What don't quite understand, Mr.,
Won invalid" the bishop put in in his
nice way, is your custom of expecting
girl to bring her husband certain
definite sum of money and to place It
under the husbands control Our
wealthy 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.
83Pardon!" he said is 1t not better?
What do women know OF money? They
throw 1t away on trifies, dress, jewels
American women are extrayagant. 1t
is one result of their-of their spoil
ing"
Mr.. Pierce got up and emptied his
pipe into the fire. Then he turned.
I'm afraid you have not known the
best type of American women" he
said, looking hard at the prince. "our
representative women are our middle
class women. They do not contract
European alliances. not having suffi-
cient money to attract the attention
of the nobility, or enough to buy titles.
as they do pearls, for the purpose Of
adornment."
Mr.. Won invalid got up. and his face
was red Mr.. Pierce was white and
sneerlng.
Also" he went on, when they
marry they wish to control their own
money, and not see 1t spent in-ways
with which you are doubtless familiar"
We were all paralyzed. Nobody
moved Mr.. Pierce put his pipe in his
pocket and stalked out, slamming the
door, Then Mr.. Won invalid shrugged
his shoulders and laughed.
Il see / shall have to talk to our
young friend" he said and picked up
his glass. I'm afraid I've given a
wrong impression. | like the Ameri-
can women very much; too WELL" he
went on with fash Of his teeth. look