The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-24
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DICK AND MoLLlE DISCUSS
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Copyright. 1914, by the Newspaper
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Look here. Mollie. cut out the
Joy riding with your boss
This was Dicks greeting 10 Mol.
lie. who had come over 20 have
dinner with us.
Noble flushed and then threw up
her hands with characteristic
gesture OF independence. Dick.
| think You are at least getting old
enough to speak good English, es.
peclally as you are living each day
with Margie. who. believe. taught
Engliah In the schools before she
married YOU.
You remind me OF the boy who
corrected his fathers speech when
asked TO solve a simple problem In
arithmetic" answered Dick, but
the fact remains you will get into
trouble II you mix emotional cpl.
sades or even social pleasures With
business
DO YOU never meet any OF your
business associates In "A social way,
Dick asked Moilie quietly.
That's very different matter.
| meet Smith and Jones AT the
club. have dinner or drink with
them and the affair goes no fur.
Their. but when woman attempts
to hob mob with any of the men
she Is brought IN contact with In
a business way you can make up
your mind there Is trouble brew.
Ing"
Dick looked Al Moilie rather mar.
rowly and then remarked In a
somewhat surprised tone OF voice:
by Jove, Mollle. you are a
mighty pretty girl and don't
blame Hatton for falling for you.
"nrothers are the last ones 20
see the beauty 81 their sisters" I
interrupted. Consequently when
any man pays one of them marked
attention they are usually at loss
for reason"
but stlil rise 10 remark that II
n not good sense TO let your boss
pay attention 20 You. except In n
business way. When any man
sees another lunchlng with hls
stenographer he mentally regis.
tera something doing even II he
does not speak OF H. ! don't want
To be Obliged to knock any man
down for making siurring remarks
about you. little sister" and Dick.
with an unwonted burst Of affac.
ton. patted Mollie's shoulder.
Ser. SET. SEX ann so tired OF
the word" Molllc almost shouted.
do you mean 10 tell me there
Ia ser In ability. In energy. In cour-
age. In endurance. In reasoning
power: In short, In brainsy"
Perhaps not. my dear child. nj.
though when have more time I
may discuss that matter with you.
but when you have recited all
these wonderful neutral attributes
you must add 10 them others in
which ser Is always apparent. TEN.
permanent Is not neither Is
intnition. nor sympathy. nor loyal.
~. nor self.sacrifice
The mere fact that men and
women dress differently surrounds
them with an atmosphere OF ser. |
want to tell you one thing. little
sister. right here; No man gets so
old. so muchly married or so self.
Ish that the sight of pretty girl
does not quicken his cooling blood
for q moment or two at least"
Mercy. Dick, In IL so bad IA
THAR" exclaimed. The Turks
are right TO cover the faces Of
their women. not only 10 protect
the sanctity OF the harem. but pro.
teet man from his own weakness.
II your theories are right. my dear.
every husband should be stricken
blind on his wedding day"
what are you going to do about
it," interrupted Moilis. Women
are going to work with men more
and more. Today there In hardly
successful business that does
not employ women In some capac-
ity. Are there any more intrigues.
any more scandals than ever be-
foreg"
Il think not" interrupted. We
only hear more about them.
don't believe. either. that every
man desires every woman he sees
that Is over i6 and less than 40.
provided she is good looking"
And yet you and every other
woman trade on that principle"
said Dick Unexpectedly.
What do you meant" asked
both Mollie and In breath
Il mean that every day. almost
every hour OF your lives. you ask.
either consciously or unconscious.
ly, OF the men you meet. things
that are given TO you on account of
your sex--and II you are good look.