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The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
BY Clara lmez Deacon

When old John Beckworth reached
home after an absence Of twenty hours,
In which his wife had worried herself
almost i'll, she dared to look at him in
terrogatively for the first time in her life
Il had to go out of town on business
he said as he kissed her
The old man kept to his promise. For
a whole day he was reviewing his deeds
and there were immediate results. He
owned a much better cottage than the
one in which he had been held to ran
som. and within week 1t had been deed
ed to David and his wife and partly
furnished. Then he presented himself at
their rooms and said:
David, I've been chasing some Of the
meanness out OF my system It came
hard, but did 1t. You can have all the
money you want to go into business."
But father"
And hear that your wife is looking
for a cottage to rent
II think found one today" answered
the bride.
Don't bother with it. Here is deed
to one as a bridal present.
Eyes bulged out and mouths stood
open.
And don't forget mother and the old
homeI'
More mouth-more bulge,
And. David" concluded the father, 'ff
this wife ever starts to give you any
advice don't squelch her. II will be worth
listening to and obeyins"'
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been your all there would have been gen.
eral rejoicing. II you had been found
dead here nobody would have mourned
you,"
David has never talked to me as you
have" said the old man.
Because you have made him fear and
hate you"
But 1 sent him to school"
And every day he was there was a
humiliation to him, and you were glad
Of it. Oh, what a devil a human being
can becomer"
IF I've been a little hard on David
I'm sorry for It II he'd talked up to me
mebbe I'd have been different"
And maybe you were always hoping
he would. so that you could 1nd excuse
for turning him out Of doors"
IF he wants that money yet"
No beggar in the street would accept
your aims IL he knew your mean na-
ture,'
But about the ransom?" he asked
after a silence.
TT is this: take a whole day to think
things over and see il there is any hope
for you. II you conclude that you must
continue to be a human hyena II you
live. then hang or drown yourself! I will
now release you
IF this should get out"
You would be ridiculed to the day Of
your death. and everybody would say
that it served you right. 1 shall not
even tell David about it"
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He had been genuinely surprised when
she refused him. Not that he had an
exaggerated opinion of his own eligibil-
ity. but she had seemed to care, and he
knew marriage with him would take her
away from the narrow confines Of Glen
vile into broader. happier life in the
far West. She had even admitted that
she was beginning to care for him; but
said she did not want to marry anybody
not for long time. at least When
pressed for a reason. she had told Of
plans for a career. They seemed vaguely
formulated.
Heavy hearted. he sat beside his mother
that evening during the program which
preceded the reception for the Louisine
Club. Judith had refused his escort that
night. and at first he thought she was not
there. but presently he saw her near the
front with some of the Louisine members.
Il wonder which one of those strangers
is Olive Dorset, the writer" whispered
his mother
Edwin felt no interest, but it was evil
dent that those about him did. for he
heard the same question asked several
times during the program.
When the president of the Louisine Club
rose to give an address. there was quite
a stir Of anticipation. for all knew at the
close. the distinguished writer would be
introduced.
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IT isn't q circumstance to Glenville's. And
it's up to those who are in the lead to
take the initiative"
Neither answered. and he added:A
I'll wager neither of you can name q
single thing that's really to her dis
credit"
Ada bridled. Nothing actually to her
discredit. perhaps. But she says and does
indiscreet things-however. I suppose
that's the way she's been brought up"
Edwin's firm young mouth settled into
a determined line. That's the way with
you women in speaking Of another. You
say: I'd like to invite her-but She's
all right-only-' II you'd condemn her
outright there might be a chance for
refutation." With this parting shot he
left the room.
Thereafter. partly from perversity. but
chiefly because he found Judith really
very attractive. Edwin devoted himself
to her, and in terms of his college vocab-
ulary, gave her rush." while all Glen
vile stared and wondered. Ada frankly
disapproved, but her absorption in her
own interests at this time kept her from
realizing the serious turn her brothers
affairs had taken.
The Kosmos Club was to entertain the
Louisines. literary club Of the neighbor-
ing town OF windmere. at . reception.
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SUZANNE TACKLES
THE NEW lEslEM11ENlSN1

is not husbands, il must be children the
ladies' want most" I said. Of course,
l don't believe in that old stork gag
Most OF the feminists have children.
Miss Suzanne" said Gwendolyn. "In
fact, many of our leaders have raised
the families and the children have mar
ried and left the home nest"
Il get you'll" I said. THE danes are
out of a regular job and have been look
ing around for something to play with.
1t does gall a modern dame to have to
fall for the mother-in-law job. They
make such swell street gowns for ell
derly ladies nowadays, don't they? Well,
60 ahead. Sling this feminism business
at me. I'll be good"
Men have always stood together
says Gwendolyn, but women have not.
Among women there has been no
Solidarity"
Hold onl Wait until look that one
up in the dictionary" l said.
Il mean that now all women mean TO
stand together for the, good of all wom-
en-. The men have stood together; now
the women will stand together to COM
bat the selfshness of the men,"
Il see." said. at means it will be up
to Algy to get breakfast. If he don't
all the women will stand together and
make him.
Algy wiggles.
Il don't think it means that, does it,
Gwendolyn" he asked. Il don't have
to get breakfast, do II"
"Of course not, DEAR" said Miss
Gwendolyn, you will hire a maid to get
breakfast. 1t means the broader things
The big things of life. The vote, wom-
an taking her proper place in the world,
doing tsome of the real work"
Excuse mel" l said. Il see what that
means. Algy, your wife viii be coming
down and chasing me out of this job
She'll hit the keys for Perkins and Part
ner at this little old No. q"
81 guess notT said Algy. "No wife
of mine will pound a typewriter. Not
while 1 can hire a girl to do that work
at"
Hold onI" 1 said. Don't give it
awayl I'm not ashamed to take the
wages you and Perky dole out to me.
but I'd hate to have real feminist
know how much it wasn't. Go on Miss
Gwendolyn. l can't seem to get at what
the new feminism is trying to put over.
What is the bitter truth. What do you
want?"
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from the agent to inspect the place.
In one Of the bedrooms she discovered
old John Beckworth- 1t was the day
after he had been kidnapped, and he had
no. been reported missing yet She had
seen him a few times and recognized him
at once. She had also learned from her
husband about his meanness. Her first
thought was to rush out and give the
alarm. Her second was to have a little
talk first.
The old man had had a pretty hard
time of 1t since recovering conscious
ness As II happened, he had only about
hundred dollars in his pocket when
made captive and this was far from sat-
isfying the hopes Of his captors, Of whom
there were three. They wanted his bank
check for $4,000
You don't get it for even a dollarT"
was his reply.
feet, but he would not give In.
They bent two OF his fingers back. but
still he defed them.
They used him cruelty in various ways
for two or three hours. and then left the
house with the threat to return at night
and kill him IL he did not give up. He
had passed many hours bound and gagged
when the young wife discovered him.
Hs recognized her. as she did him. and
the first words he uttered out as she re-
moved the gag were:
This Is some of your work-yours
and David'sr'
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Several other windmere people were
there, so it was not until the train had
gone and they were walking down the
now familiar street leading to Judith's
home that Edwin had q chance to speak
frankly with her about the surprise she
had given him and congratulate her on
her success.
Don't, please don't say anything about
it. I have had enough tonight"
II can understand now, Judith, why
you don't want to marry a plain chap
like me. With your beauty and talent
and the advantages resulting from your
success. you will have the whole world to
choose from
She laughed. 'Tm-not sure I want
the whole world to choose from" she an
swercd slowly. Il thought I did. I
thought success would cure the heart
aches of my restricted girlhood, and bring
happiness. But they're all there-the
stings and slights-under different guises.
Will 1t always be like that. wonder, out
in the world? Always a sense Of lack
and disappointment"
Without love-yes, Judith. For we are
taught to believe that love is master of
all art"
I'VE do not need to be taught-we wom-
en-we know instinctively-" Her voice
ended in a breathIess little laugh a. she
yielded to his arms.
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Two persons in the world knew just
how mean old John Beckworth was
They were his wife and SON.
The wife was a humble little woman
who had never dared to argue or to diff
fer, and whose existence was scarcely
suspected by the world
The son, David. had grown up in such
a mixture that his face carried the look
Of a man puzzled to know why he was
here on earth at all AS child he had
been awed and frightened by his father.
AS a youth he had been made to feel that
he was in the way. At the age of eight
cen he was sent away to school He was
a gawk and an ignoranlus. For the first
six months he was the butt Of the school
Then he began to pick up and astonished
every one.
Old John Beckworth passed as an er-
ratio. Many a mans meanness has been
covered up under that term. He was a
note-shaver and a money-lender, and he
spared no debtor. There were two or
three business men with whom he want
ed to stand well. and as they had spoken
of the son he sent him to school. At the
same time his table was SO meagre that
his wife went about half-starved.
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has given the subject proper thought
~Sure she will" says Algy. Suzanne
is hot stuff"
Can that, AlgyP I said. 81 may be
warm, but I'm not so hot that ! burn
my tongue every time / suck my thumb.
What is this new feminism? II I'm to
be for it / ought to know"
woman is as good as man." says
Miss Gwendolyn. "She is his equal in
intellect. She is entitled ITO vote. She
should hold Office and serve on juries
and manage her own affairs. She
should have all the privileges of the
male"
I'm with" says.
II knew you'd be" says Gwendolyn.
T can only say that was born with
red. Some folks are. I've tried bleach
ing it, and I've dyed it at times, and"
Pardon me-" says Miss Gwendolyn,
"to what do you refer?"
-My head of hair" l said. Didn't
you ask me why woman hasn't every
thing she wants? want bunch of up
holstery stuff on my Uranium, that don't
look like the Union Square tulip bed on
May l."
II meant the more important things"
said Miss Gwendolyn. The big things
that really count in life"
you never had scarlet locks" said.
"or you wouldn't talk that way. The
most important thing in life to a girl
with hair that looks like tomato is that
hair. ! thought you really meant what
you were saying, but if it is only josh,
go aheadI l thought maybe this new
feminism came in bottles. If it did and
one application daily would give me
raven locks you could put me down for
a dozen bottles c. o. D. But get you,
nowl The new feminism is good
thing. 1t worked in your case, didn't it p
"Pardon?" she says, trying to be
sweet, but with hunch / was teasing.
WELL" l said, you copped off Algy."
"Pardon?" she says again.
oh" l say, maybe Pm mistaken
again. thought you were limiting that
this new fenninism was going to get
us ladies everything we wanted, and
next to a chignon that wouldn't glow
on a dark night, the thing little Susie
wants most is a husband"
You probably do not know that most
Of the feminists already have husbands,
or you would not make that mistake"
says Gwendolyn.
well, you make me blush, but if it
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GlenviIle was q town of many clubs.
but OF them all the Kosmos was the most
exclusive. Its members had organized
during their school days and formed q
1'set'' after the mysterious. immutable
ways Of girlhood.
The social events Of the Kosmos Club
were principally feminine affairs. for the
simple reason that in Glenville there were
few eligible young men. Therefore. when
Ada Marston's handsome big brother
came home during the holidays after a
three years sojourn in Nevada, she took
him to ibrary-benefit dance and intro
duced him to her friends with an I'll
give-you-a-prize" expression.
The other young men present were ia
miliar factors. so Edwin Marston was
the hero Of the hour; but with the per-
versity which many an older and wiser
hero had shown on similar occasions. he
passed by the cream Of GlenviIle society
with mere perfunctory poiiteness. and de-
voted himself to pretty Judith McKerney
IA girl who for some inexplicable reason,
people did not invite.
why don't they invite herr" Edwin
bluntly demanded of his sister next
morning.
Ada looked up from the book she was
reading with frovn OF perplexity be-
tween her smooth browA
~
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1--WE want a broader

I'VE want a broader"
"You said that. Honest, that don't
mean anything to me. You want to
vote, don't your"
I'VE want to take our proper place in
the world For centuries woman has
been cramped mentally and intellectual
iy and"
"I'm 'onp I said. II get you. now.
You want a right to sass back. Say,
why I'm a feminist and | didn't know
II! I've been sassing Algy here for over
year. I've been making Algy and
Perky pay me wages and I've had them
both so scared they don't dare swear
in the Office. And vote? You ought to
hear some of the schemes they wanted
to start, and little red-haired me just
raised one little tootsie and stepped on
them and that was the end of them.
Why. my dear girl, I've got the new
feminism in my pocket and safety
pinned in. Every pay day get my lit
tie wad of cash and it's nobody's busi-
ness how I spend it. It's nobody's busi-
ness whose lap sit on in my boarding
house parlor. I've got no husband boss
ing me, and you don't see any kids
jerking at my skirts and bawling 'Maw-
mawr do your
"But the new feminism is broader-"
Broader" / says. Honest, il can't
BET I'm loose Nobody has any string
on me at all ! can read any kind of
sisterhood paper want to, and if don't
like the clearinghouse prunes l can go
out and buy an ice cream soda. II
anybody don't want me to wear a slit
sllirt-pishl I can stay out all night if
I want to. / don't have to ask anybody
anything. Me-Pm the real little fem
mist"
Well, Miss Gwendolyn just smiled
sadly at me.
"But, my dear girl" she says, If you
married%
We'll, what if / married?"
Would you be free then? Some
selfish man would rule your days and
command your nights. You would be
his slave under the law of this land.
You would have to obey him"
''If he was man enough to make me-.
/ said.
Certainly" said Miss Cwendoiyn.
well, if 1 didn't think he was man
enough for that l wouldn't marry him."
I says. "Pve had a lot of feminism
since I began to whang the typewriter,
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and I'm ready to throw up the cause
and kiss the man that is boss enough
to tell me, 'Woman's place is in the
home as if he meant it. See? That's
little red-haired Susie. Gee, whizi l
don't want to yotei want to sit in a
real house and boss Polish maid and
have alright to yawn when my husband
tries to tell me why he is going to vote
one way or the other. / know what l
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NAY, honest, what do you know
about Algy: He's the limit ]
~ just when / was getting used TO
having him propose marriage to me
eighteen times day. and beginning to
like II, what does he do but stop! Amt
that life? You can wear your young
life away gagging on salted olives and
then just when you learn to. cat them
without having to hold your palate down
with spoon, along comes a special ex-
ira with a scare head "Olive. Crop To-
tai Failure" Algy's engaged
You can take II from me that il had
to be some dame to wean Algy away
from little red-haired me, just the same,
and she's all of that. Algy had her
down here in the Office yesterday, lead
ing her around the ring so Perky and
/ could see her fine points. She steps
high and has a free hook action, and
I'll say this much for her face-either
she don't enamel or she ran out of lime
the day Algy brought her down. So |
knew where to pigeonhole her at the
first jump. It's getting so there are
just three kinds of ladies-the enamel
faces, me, and the suffragettes. I had
the suffragette label all ready to paste
on her when Algy gave me jolt.
Miss Gwendolyn is a feminist" he
said with sweet grin that meant that
she was something great"
Come again." l said. She's a who?"
Feminist" says Algy. She's a be-
liever in feminism-in the new femin-
ism"
"Ohi" l says, 81 didn't know These
guys that draw the funny pictures in
the afternoon papers get up so many
new words a poor working girl can't
keep track of them. You put one over
on me that time, Algy. l suppose it's
the new name for the Lady Voters
Union"
"Oh, far broader than thatP says
Miss -Gwendolyn. 'I'm sure Miss Su-
zanne viii be one of us, Algy, when she
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lBReezA 5UzAnR6 Byf Ellis Pnkefgnder

want. l want what every girl in the
world wants ten thousand times more
than she wants vote. want a hus-
band. l want a real. oppressive down.
treading man"
"Humphl' says Miss Gwendoiyn, dis
gusted. Il guess no man has ever asked
you from the way you speak.
"No," I says, looking full at Algy, mo
real man ever did"
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Well. Aigy biushed. II was mean to
jab him that way when. of course, he
couldn't get back at me. / didn't want
him. / wouldn't take him If he had
proposed million times. But It mads
me sore to think anybody else had him.
All girls are that way, l guess. Maybe
that's the way with this feminism busi-
ness. Maybe its case of the nightin.
gale wanting to be a crow.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-18
NEW INDUSTRY
At CHARLESTON
German Steel Company Takes
over Baldwin Plant for
American Branch.

CHARLESTON, June 1S.-Charles-
ton is to have a 100000 steel plant
and which promises to be in operation
by August /.
The deal has been closed whereby
the Becked Steel Company of Germany
is to establish its American factory in
South Charleston, which will be under
the control OF the third largest steel
plant company in Germany.
The negotiations were put through
by Charles Capito, president OF the
Kanawha Banking and Trust Company,
Attorney Richard Price and other local
men. The German representative of
the Charleston plant is to take charge
today and will use the factory es-
tablished by the Baldwin Steel Com
pany, which has been turned over to
the new concern.
| The general superintendent OF the
Charleston plant is expected to ar
rive here about July Is. He is one of
the seven Becker brothers interested
In the big steel manufacturing COM
panies in Germany.
! The Becker company will produce
similar line to those they have for
many years been turning out in their
factory In Germany, such as rife bar
rels for the German army. light armor
plate for the navy, ball bearing tubes
and high grade steel wire.
Two hundred thousand dollars
worth Of material has already been
shipped from New York for the
plant.
Pennsylvania attempted to secure
the industry but after Mr., Becker
had visited this section, gone over
the grounds carefully, he Immediate
" decided to have the plant located
in this city.
The company has no connection
with the United States Steel Cor
poration.
The local plant will employ hun
dreds of skilled men and many of
the skilled workers will remove here
from Germany.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-18
ELKS
GET REVENGE
On the Wheeling Team by De-
feating 1t in Reunion Base
ball Game.
PARKERsRTrRG

PARkERSBURGn June IS
.Clarksburg got sweet revenge on
Wheeling in the B. P. o. E. baseball
game at Blenerhassett island yester-
day afternoon, the former winning a
five-inning contest by score OF Is
to 5. The Clarksburgers had been
in training for the contest since a
year ago, when they were defeated
by Wheeling at the Wheeling renion,
and the meeting here has been touted
as one OF the events Of the get-to-
gether.
After the second inning it was
Clarksburg's game, and at the end
of the fifth the game had become so
lop-sided that both teams were will
ing to adjourn for refreshments. The
breeze from over the river carried
the odor of hot beef and ham over
the ball park and bats and mits were
tossed into the air.
Rogers. of Wheeling, outpitched
Lye, of Clarksburg,, allowing nine
hits to Lye's ten, but errors behind
Rogers proved his undoin. Wheeling
having an average of one error to an
inning, and they came at a time
when they meant runs. Lye aided
his good work in the box by pounding
out q home run. Sellsburg, OF
Clarksburg, also knocked a home
run, and the Clarksburg boys led in
stick work that counted for extra
bases.
Score by innings:
Clarksburg. =. 1 2 3-13 10 /
Wheeling. -. 2 IL o 8 S
Batteries-Clarksburg, Lye and
Smith; Wheeling. Rogers and Ruble.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-18
REUNION
of Baltimore and Ohio En-
ployeS Will Take Place at
Harper's Ferry July 80.

Employees of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad are planning for their
thirty-third annual reunion at Har-
per's Ferry. which is better known
as the Jennie Smith picnic and which
will take place July 80 at Island
Park. Committees OF railroad men
from all sections of the road east OF
Pittsburg and Parkersburg are ar
ranging the program and working
out the details. ]. W. Gardiner, of
Baltimore, chairman, and T. l..
Stacey, secretary of the Railroad
Branch Of the Young Mems Christian
Association, Is assisting the commit
tee OF sixty. The ladies auxiliary OF
the reunion committee is headed by
Mrs. Albert Wall.
As has been her custom for thirty
three years, Miss Jennie Smith, the
national railroad evangelist, will de-
liver an address of welcome and talk
of the earlier days of her experience
with the Baltimore and Ohio en-
ployes. Miss Smith is affectionately
called the Good Angel of the rail-
road men" she having devoted her
iife to the uplift of the men who
lAOfC NhV VI lAb GOuhIl
Her attachment for the Baltimore
and Ohio dates from the time when
as girl invalid she made trip on
a cot in a baggage car on her way to
a doctor and the railroad man sug-
geste2 that she pray for her recov-
cry.
The program includes an address
by the Rev. B. l. MCGOWAN, of Bal
limore. zimmerman's concert band
will furnish the music and other
forms of entertainment will be pro-
rvided. a nominal charge of FIVE
cents will be charged for admission
to the park
The railroad will operate special
trains to take the excursionists to
the reunion. A train will start from
Baltimore and Shenandoah Valley
points and there will be special .ac-
commodations from Cumberland and
points intermediate between Pitts
burg and Parkersburg.