The Washington times., 1916-02-26
Are All the
Young Girls
HedrtleSS?
Nine Times Out of Ten, Yes,
But When They Have a
Sense Of Humor in Ad!i-
tion to Being Able to
Travel, Talk and Tango,
They Are Wonders The
Story Of the Young Thing
Who Nas the Exception.
: y COURSE she had a seat.
4 She was one OF those auto
j matio unseaters. From the


She was one OF those auto
natio unseaters. From the
crown OF her chic. new. black
straw bonnet held on apparently by
q mere suggestion OF a veil. to her
high top lace light gray boots. she
was what sixteen males would refer
to as "some queen" Her suit. too.
wes new ana dark blue. and her furs
were black. Her cheeks were so arr
tistiealiy pink that one rather prais-
ed her for her skill than blamed her
for her indiscretion.
She sat on the aisle seat, In one
of those Fourteenth street cars. In
the seat with her was nondescript,
who hnally arose and pushed his way
out.
In the aisle, wearily holding on to
the ssat backs, covered with mud and
plaster, dropping with q weariness
which everyone could see. painfully
embarrassed. stood q young boy. per-
haps twenty years old. He was COM
pletely surrounded by long necked
youths Of the clerk type In cleaning
white collars. and well pressed suits.
which fitted ct the waist. Their hats
sat snugly upon their ears. Their
him. In a million little ways they
The crowd standing in the aisle
watched for the little tragedy. because
time 70 let one Of the well-dressed
youths slip into the seat, or mayhap
send one OF them an appealing glance
to save her from this horrid working
man"
Everyone waited.
But she didn't move over at ALL She
made II perfectly patent to the youth
who started to take the seat that she
would choose her own fellow passenger.
She waited until she caught the heeting
ElaHce OF the tired boy. touched his
hAn1. and looked him sauarely In the
TIN moving over. Have a seat" she
suggested, with q 22-karat smile which
was 20 full OF humor and klndliness
that the Tired oy managed to scate up
Ne stepped near the seat. but hesi-
tated. The atmosphere seemed charged
with the unspoken thoughts of the
cierks. She might have just been play
iaG .i t. the gallery. and hadn't meant 1t
But thar smile,
"Guess ia better stand. I'm pretty
dirty he suggssted wryiy. But he
apes and understanding ss ~ she replied
the overAnxious Willie boys):
Well. that doesn't keep you from
having leEs. And you are much more
young captains of finanoe!''
And no ono smiled until q man in the
bAoh Of the car said In q STAKE whisper
".tRs ".tRSscSSsm.ts.R SaE ..ttsSRped'
We Didn't Know Il Was Allowed.
We read In recent issue Of our own
paper that
Miss Mary c. L.. one OF the
guests. wore q set Of buttons from one
Of Wssbington's Uniforms"
Bone.
Secretary Redheld said the other day
that we had millions of dollars worth
OF rich bono deposits In the Pribilof
Any suftragist could have told him
where he can md bone jrst as plen-
ufgl q whole lot nearer than the
@rriSiiof ETH islands. In fact, on Capitol
And he actually had the temerity 70
let out the fact fright before the House
Merchant Marine Committee) that raw
ground bone wa. bringing 'sS a ton.
WHY NOT,
DIT. bva Harding Of Topeka, Kan, IL
cut for the Democratic Nomination for
Congrees In the First district. She has
declared for national good roads river i'm
Rrovemsnt. OLD age psnsions, rural cred
IL, and nationwide prohibition.
While you're about II DR. Eva why not
make Il unlawful for jut-toothed women
70 wear wells. for women with q limbs TO
wear skirts above the ankles and for
mothera and fathers 10 make respectable
Self-BupportinE women over twenty-five
Year. OF age always give q strict account
Of thsnSslvss and never stay out alone