Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-21
LIGHT ON A PROBLEM
By EVELYN HOGE.

Don't tell me-" said young Clekky, 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 ehe 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 fasci- nating 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 F7umey. dimpling. Then she looked stern. "I am not thinking of myself" she said.
 Suppose" went on Miss Flumey, "that 1 was poor woman with six children and drunken husband, who didn't earn a cent and came home only to beat me and take away the money had earned over the washtub wouldn't it 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 fort"
 T should think such a 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 1t for potatoes and cabbage and things for the six hungry children. That's the trouble with money-when you 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 poll. tics was the only conversational topic In which bunch of men could gambol untagged and unwatched. Women knew something about everything else and I 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, agiiely 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 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, have!" said young Clekky firmly. You'd be surprised to know the hours I've spent studying woman She"
 T think" interrupted Miss Flulney "that we are talking on entirely diff ferent subjects!"
 'Not at all!" said young Clekky You can't understand woman suffrage If you don't understand woman, car you? Tell me what you are going tt do after you have attended to ths drunken husband with the yearting! for washtub. earnings?" T know you're making fun of mel 1 said Miss Flumey, 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 o abolishing clubs entirely and turning all golf links into picnic grounds Thel we shall set business hours from 2 a m. till p. m., with only twenty min utes for luncheon, because you mel 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 good lool at you! don't suppose the other girl can be like you, but they must b, faint limitations, and if there are 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 gc ing to accomplish! Come, now---wha led you to be one?"
 'W-e-ll," said Miss Flumey, "1 you don't play auction bridge an, aren't suffragette there isn't a sir gle thing to do, because you don't ge asked anywhere! But, truly, believ in women having the vote!"
 My dear child" said young Clekk with all the benevolence Of his twenty two years, 'I believe in their havin