Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-03-07
LIGHT ON A PROBLEM
By EVELYN HOGE.

with deep sorrow in his tones, that you are suffragette!"
 In spite of his protest young Clek- ky's voice hinted that he didn't care in the least what she told him, just so long as she continued to direct her conversation at him. In this sentiment young Clekky would have been joined by any man who had chanced to be in his place, which was next to a fasci- hating pink and white, large eyed di- vinity of eighteen, with sense enough to act as though she did not know ! that she was adorable.
 Indeed, I am!" insisted Miss Flu mey indignantly. Everybody is now adays. And you can't imagine the fun we have at the meetings or at the luncheons the girls get up! At mine Pm going to have cream of mush- room"
 Why are you suffragette?" per sisted the shocked young Clekky. Whats the use? Haven't you always got everything you wanted on earth. anyhow, just by looking as though you wanted it?"
 "W-e-ell," admitted Miss Flumey, dimpling. Then she looked stern "I am not thinking of myself.' she said.
 Suppose" went on Miss Flumey, that 1 was a poor woman with six children and a drunken husband, who didn't earn a cent and came home only to beat me and take away the money l had earned over the washtub wouldn't it be splendid to have law that would do something perfectly aw- ful to him and let me keep my money? That's what we are working fort"
 q should think such law would be good thing" agreed young Clekky, with enthusiasm. Any money you earned over the washtub ought to be framed and hung on the wall-only, suppose, you would have to spend 1t for potatoes and cabbage and things for the six hungry children. That's the trouble with money-when you want to buy all the orchids in the shop for girl you have to go and pay the tailor or your laundry bill. Oh, know you were using that merely as an ex- ample! But I think it is very com mendable of you, really!"
 "Your voice doesn't sound so," pro- tested Miss Flumey, dubiously. You'll see how it will be when women vote. Things will be very different!'' i've not the least doubt of it," agreed young Clekky. Until now poli- tics was the only conversational topic in which bunch of men could gambol untagged and unwatchedt Women knew something about everything else and suppose that's why they couldn't bear to leave politics alone. Whats the referendum and the recall?"
 That hasn't anything to do with suffrage" said Miss Flumey. agilely. You're like all men. You want to keep us down and in the dark!" "Never!" said young Clekky. If had anything to say about 1t I'd put you on a pedestal and show you of and be proud of you! Do you know, you remind me so much of"
 You haven't studied the question" :" interrupted Miss Flumey with some degree of haste.
 Yes, I have!" said young Clekky. firmly. You'd be surprised to know the hours I've spent studying woman. She"
 T think" interrupted Miss Flumey, "that we are talking on entirely diff l ferent subjects!"
 Mot at all!" said young Clekky. You can't understand woman suffrage if you don't understand woman, can you? Tell me what you are going to do after you have attended to the drunken husband with the yearnings for washtub earnings?"
 q know you're making fun of mel" said Miss F'lumey, with little frown. "Oh, we're going to do lots of things We're going to pass a law making smoking illegal and regulating the full ness of trousers, to say nothing oi abolishing clubs entirely and turning all golf links into picnic grounds. Then we shall set business hours from z a. m. till 6 p. m., with only twenty min utes for luncheon, because you men waste so much time. Also we are certainly going to tax bachelors halt their incomes"
 You don't need that!" insisted young Clekky. There won't be any 1 bachelors when they get a good look at you! don't suppose the other girls can be like you, but they must be
 faint limitations, and if there are any
 men left over they will go and beat their brain out against the first con
 venient stone wall. That's what your
 suffragetting and upsetting men is go ing to accomplish! Come, now---what led you to be one?"
 "W-e-ll," said Miss F'lumey, 'i1 , you don't play auction bridge and aren't suffragette there isn't sin gle thing to do. because you don't gel asked anywhere! But. truly, l believe in women having the vote!" My dear child,' said young Clekky [ with all the benevolence of his twenty
 two years, q believe in their having
 any old thing they please--because fl
 they want it they'll get it anyhow!"