Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-01-15
An 4 Attempt
At Conversion 81
BY EUNICE BLAKE

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"Sallie has joined the suffragette
movement. She's full of 1t, as all new
converts are of the cause they are con-
verted to. She's bound to march in a
big procession they're preparing for.
And. worst Of all, it's making her a
man hater.'
Edith has gone the same way. I've
lectured and scolded to no purpose.
She says that women have been subtu-
gated long enough, and it's time for
them to achieve their independence"
Il wonder, Jim, If you could have
any more effect on Sallie than |. |
think she rather admires you. Maybe
If you show her little attention and
bring In your antipathy to the suffra-
gette movement you might draw her
away from it,"
"Aad you might try for the same re-
suit with Edith. But. for my part, I
wouldn't come down on her fad at first
Id out-Herod Herod till got some
control over her. and then I'd put the
screws on"
Right you are. If yon agree we'l
start in at once. Will your sister be at
home this EVENING"
Il reckon So"
few weeks later these two young
men met Oh the street where parade
Of suffragists was forming Each man
carried banner Oh which was in
scribed Votes For Women"
Hello. Jim!'
Hello. Ned
what you doing with that thing?'
THE same as you're doing with
yours. suppose"
I'm playing suffragist in order to
work my way into the good graces of
your sister"
And I'm doing the same to ingra-
tiate myself with your sister"
There was silence for u few minutes.
each eying the other somewhat con-
temptuOusly.
Seems to me-" said Jim, that you
look ridiculous holding up a banner
like that"
How do you think you look your.
self?"
Il couldn't say 1t to any one except
you, but I'm on the eve of an en-
gagement with your sister, and it's
arranged between US that If I'll march
just this once with a suffragette parade
she'll have me. She says it's q matter
or pride with her before steering off
from the cause to show the sisters that
she doesn't do 1t to please any man,
her tiance being in favor Of votes for
women"
That's funny. l have the same ar
rangement with Edith"
You have?'
"Of course have. Do you want me
to keep saying it all day."
"Well. I'll be jingedr
At that moment came an order to
fall in. and each one of these young
men shamefacedly took position in the
ranks, and beside each was the girl he
was converting. But the procession
had no sooner moved than each girl
dropped behind the man with whom
she had made the agreement aforesaid
and, taking stuffed club from q neigh
Dor in the ranks. went through a pan
tomime Of striking the banner carrier
before her. only the club was not per-
mitted to reach his back The conse-
quence was that the spectators were
enjoying performance Of which the
principals were ignorant. Finally
blow fell unintentionally on Ned's
shoulder. He turned and saw the ranks
In the rear laughing at him. Throwing
down his banner, he left the procession
in high dudgeon.
The lines moved on, and pretty soon
along came Jim, whom Ned's sister
was treating in the same way Ned had
been treated.
Come out Of that, Jim. You're max
ing guy Of yourself. Look behind
you"
Jim turned and saw dozen or more
women showing their pearly teeth
except those that were golden-and he,
too. threw down his banner and Joined
his friend. The two elbowed their
way through the crowds Of spectators.
not speaking till they reached one Of
those side streets wherein are located
peaceful homes.
Its my opinion" said Ned, that
we've been done"
II think you're right"
II could have told you that any such
contract as that when made with my
sister Sallie would be a snare"
"And | could have told you that any
man who would make such a contract
with my sister Edith was a natural
born fool"
Here's the club Suppose we drop
In for rest and refreshment."
Suppose We do"
Later Ned received a phone message
from Sallie that Edith would be with
her In the evening and he was asked
to bring Jim around. When they found
the two girls together they were in
formed that they had both confided
their plan Of conversion to others and |
there had been leak. The girls laugh
ed heartily, but the boys couldn't see
the joke.
There was a GOODNESS between Ned
and Edith and Jim and Sallie which,
considering the position the girls had