Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-20
TO MEET Mr.. JONES AND MISS

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SMITH
BY DOROTHY DIX
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman
Writer.
IN tens Of thousands OF American
homes, at this season Of the year
there Is being enacted domestic
drama that 10 either tragedy or com
edy, according 10 your point Of view,
They who went forth to college last
fall plain Bobby Jones and Sallie
Smith, have returned TO the bosom oil
their families Mister Robert Algernon
Jones and Miss Sara Smith, and their
bewildered parents are realizing, with
amusement and despair, that Of all
strange people under the sun there n
none with whom they are 90 little &C
quainted az with their own children.
Bobby Jones, who went away, was
such a nice, jolly, enthusiastic lad,
and he was 90 proud Of his parents
and his home and his town. The
Robert Algernon Jones, who has como
back. 10 q blase creature who has dis
covered that the world 10 stuffed with
sawdust, and 10 generally cinders,
ashes and dust de patronizes every
body and everything, from the Deity
down. He calls his home town hole
not fit for q dog TO live In, and does
not conceal the fact that he considers
HIS father and mother superannuated
proyincials whose opinions are only
to be accepted with plying federation
BY one who has been privileged TO
have . wider outlook on life.
by George. can you beat itf says
Father, surveying Bob Robert over
the rims Of his glasses. II have Al
WAYS regretted that did not have the
advantage Of q good education when
/ was young, but n this ID what coll
lege does TO q boy. thank God that
the only education I ever had ] got
N the University Of Hard Knocks,
which, at least beats some common
sense into the thickest head"
And then Father gives 9 contemp.
tuous glance az Robert Algernon's
fIamboyant hat and tie, his dinky ht.
lie stick, and the two sit up N en-
barassed silence when lett alone 70.
gether because they have not got
enough points Of mental contact TO
even start q conversation.
And mother looks at Sai-Sara ex
actiy as the old hen who Matched out
3 awan must have looked at her
fIedgiing. The Sallis mother knew
was sweet, simple, clinging little
eiri who flushed 70 the roots Of her
hair II you spoke 70 her Suddenly.
This strange sara Il an aggressive
young woman with radical opinions
about NE and expressing ones own
individuality and ones duty 70 one'n
inner's self, and 90 On, and Ehe dis
cusses with perfect frankness. In
mixed company, subjects that mother
has never mentioned except IN Q whis.
Per. 70 her family physician.
Moreover. Sara considers Il her
duty to raise everyone up 70 the high
er level she believes she has attained.
and she has scarcely bestowed kiss
az greeting upon her parents before
she begins trying her prentice hand
on reforming al Of the pleasant.
comfortable. hon:ely ways In which
they have logged along tor thirty
years. No more sitting around In
slippered ease IN the evening for
father. No more doughnuts for break.
fast, even II mother Il famous for
making them. Daughter ii home from
school ana she a putting "a her yaca,
ton doing missionary work on her;
long suffering family.
II declare, says Mother with q
tired SIGH, q don't know what TO-
make or Sal-Saza. she's 50 changed
/ used to think what pleasure and
comfort ! would take IN her society
when she rot grown. but now she cor
reefs NY pronunciation and my gram
mar until ] am afraid to open my
mouth 70 speak, and as for having
any real talk with her. why I'd know
4 lot more what to say to the Queen
q ENGLAND thnn ! do 70 my own
daughter.s
OF course Il y easy enough for
fhoee az u on the outside 20 smile
N The guperclliousnoss Of youth. drunk
IN ne first draught Of the heady wine
al culturina We may even assure
and 6alIioiB dIGtrnuHht father
I'd mother that the symptoms that
1nrn g alarming % then really mean
nrlfInr. They are tut q Inevitably
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