The Washington times., 1914-03-26
Kind of Girl
a Man Likes
The Patriotic Girl.
By NORVELL ELLIOTT.

was On some great man 8 DlftnOay,
when conversation naturally turns
i to Things patriotic. Several girls
had dropped In to spend the after
moor with me. and. toward twilight. the
four Of US were in the midst Of heated
discussion when my bachelor friend
stopped by on his way from a strenu-
Gus day at the office.
Whats all that talk about in there?'
he asked me. nodding toward the living
room as I shook hands with him In the
hall.
"Just an argument" I replied, and
explained to him that the object Of the
discussion was Betty Beaumont As
We entered the room the big man by
my side called out:
Don't you want me to be the Judge
Of this argument. girls?''
Sure! The very man! Great idea.'
from the girls.
"As understand it." said the SELF
constituted judge. establishing himself
on the sofa by Marcia Clements. some
Of you think Betty is foolhardy to in
sist that her father accept that dan
gerous commission from the Govern
ment; others agree Betty is only prov
Ing her loyalty to the country. Am !
rigkt?"
That's the thing in a nutshell" an
swered Marcia And we're not going
to tell YOU which two Of US are for Betty
and which two are against her. You
shall decide the issue from an unbiased
standpoint"
II am decided in my views: won't take
me long to Judge. Perhaps am not an
altogether competent Judge. for I know
ONE girl here who agrees VITA me-"
and my bachelor friend grinned-at no
body in particular!
I've always thought every game in
life was better played II two worked to-
gether-a man and a woman. The wom-
an upholds the man: she's something
sure for him to count on; she gives aim
confidence"
Hear! Hear! Ye cynical bachelor"
interrupted one Of the girls between
bites Of hot fudge which I had just
taken from the plate.
"I mean 1t. giris-even though don't
SEEM to-" replied the man. and con-
tinued his subject.
"Betty's father idolizes her. she
knows II she asked him to even his be-
loved government would be second. But
Betty is a soldiers daughter, and from
the time she has been able to lisp
'sthars and stwipes' she has understood
the meaning Of a deep and unbounded
patriotism. When she was q tiny bit Of
a girl sae learned the sad part Of war.
saw her uncle and fathers best friend
sacrificed in that little tiff with Spain.
Even her mothers life paid the price
after a long fever siege In the Philip
pines. -.-.
"I understand when her mother was
dying shc called the slip Of a child to
her and whispered country first. little
daughter. So you see. girls. Betty is
rot only a soldiers daughter, but q
courageous woman's daughter. and. IL
she fiinched now. when the need for her
sacrifice has come, she would be un.
worthy OF them both.
II say Betty Is patriotic-patriotic in
the finest. biggest sense of the word.
She doesn't go about with a red. white
ard blue flag pinned to her coat; she
carries the love of that flag in her heart
1t isn't foolhardy Of her to want her
father to accept his dangerous commits
sion-it's brave OF her. You were say
ing as / came in that she was posi-
lively cheerful about it, as though her
cheerfulness were a crime. But ii seems
: to me that smile Of hers in the face
of supreme sacrifice is the bravest,
sweetest most patriotic Part Of the
whole thing"