Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-02-28
LIGHT ON 4 PROBLEM
By EVELYN HOGE.

Don't tell me-" said young Clekky, with deep sorrow in his tones' 'na' you are suffragette!"
 In spite of his protest young CieK' 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 1o1neo by any man who had chanced to De ID his place, which was next to fascl- hating pink and white, large eyed d. 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 I'm 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. ' am not thinking of myself" she said.
 Suppose" went on Miss Flumey, that l was a poor woman with six children and drunken husband, who i didn't earn cent and came home only to beat me and take away the money had earned over the washtub wouldn't 1t be splendid to have law that would do something perfectly aw- full to him and let me keep my money :? That's what we are working for!"
 T should think such law would be a 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 it for potatoes and cabbage and things for the six hungry children. That's want to buy all the orchids in the shop for girl you have to so and pay the tailor or your laundry bill. Oh, know you were using that merely as an ex- ample! But I think 1t is very com mendable of you, really!"
 "Your voice doesn't sound so." pro- tested Miss Flumey, dubiously. You'll see how 1t will be when women vote. Things will be very different"
 'I've not the least doubt of it," agreed young Clekky. Until now poll tics was the only conversational topic in which bunch of men could gambol untagged and unwatched. 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 it I'd put you on 8 pedestal and show you ofl 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 F'1umey "that we are talking on entirely diff ferent subjects!"
 'Not at all!" said young Clekky You can't understand woman suffrag. if you don't understand woman, cal you? Tell me what you are going tt do after you have attended to thu drunken husband with the yearning, for washtub earnings?"
 T know you're making fun of mol said Miss Flumey, with little frown "Oh, we're going to do lots of things We're going to pass 8 law making smoking illegal and regulating the full ness of trousers, to say nothing o abolishing clubs entirely and turning all golf links into picnic grounds. Thel we shall set business hours from 2 a n. till p. m., with only twenty min utes for luncheon, because you ne, waste SO much time. Also we ar, certainly going to tax bachelors hal their incomes"
 "You don't need that!" insiste. young Clekky. There won't be an, bachelors when they get a good lool at you! don't suppose the other girl can be like you. but they must b' faint limitations, and if there arc an, men left over they will go and bea their brain out against the first con venient stone wall. That's what you suffragetting and upsetting men Is go ing to accomplish! Come. now--wha led you to be one?"
 "W-ell." said Miss Flumey, "i you don't play auction bridge ant aren't suffragette there isn't a sin gle thing to do, because you don't ge asked anywhere! But. truly. I believ, in women having the vote!"
 My dear child." said young Clekk, with all the benevolence of his twenty two years. q believe in their having ~IL .