The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-21
Where Did She
Get It9
by ALAN HlNSDALE !,

al open IRE was little girl abor
iihe years of age. Her young face ".
.pe very antipodes Of the fam,,,a
wien warming her hands. bur thor
vas IN It an intelligence beyond m
ehild's years. onu u
lou re Jim's chum. aren't your. sb
Yes"
III, In your college are they all men p
They are"
they" no. uoh
Aha! | perceive thar Won ara
y me votes for women party. or Won,
.no'her Is Since you are too youno
70 MT upon this reform vonrsalr i
presume You get it from mamma
sue neither affirmed nor denied tbiS
put continued her anathemas unon
men. upon
Don You think that when Wa
iiah lharries its mighty mean thar she
sn"uid give UP her name aud be tagged
On 10 her husband." she asked
IF that were not done what ro,t.,
We tue names of the children? What's
your first namef"
"lmogen."
ven suppose you grow up and are
married. But perhaps since Won don,t
IKE men YOU won't ever be narr,ed .
Yes, | will. DO you think want to
DE an Old maid? But l won't take my
husbands name, though
you'll he lmogen Wardeld Now
/ suppose you marry a man of the name
or Brown. What viii your daughters
name beg
she II he lmogen Brown Warfield."
ald suppose she marries Mr.. Jones
Hhat VIII their daughters name beY"
ny, 1t can be Imogen Brown.
Jones' Warlield."
Ana suppose this girl marries Mfr
smith. What will he their daughters
namet"
lhlosen Brow Jones smith War.
held Bnt she needn't keep them nil
She can be the same ms am-Imopen
Narlield."
1 smiled. She had been too smart |
for me. Why not retain the name OF
Wariield instead of the names OF the
successive husbands?
Is Your mother president OF a wo-
mans organization for propagation OF
the votes for womans cause?"
No. Mamma doesn't take any inter.
est in that"
We'll, I'm sorry that you have i'm.
bibed such notions"
Why, don't you think women ought
TO voter"
No. I'm an anti. | don't like that
sort of women. I'll never marry one
Of them"
The child's attention was attracted
from me to some one who entered the
room at the moment. Turning, | faced
. young lady.
Good morning, Mr.. Ellis" she said.
putting out her hand. I'm Jim's sis
er Alice. We've heard lot about you
rom Jim and have wished to see You
or some time. Run away, Imogen."
lmogen went out Of the room, leav.
ng me alone with her older sister.
After few general remarks | asked
prom whom does the little girl I'm
'ibe her prejudice against menf''
Has she such n prejudice2 She Ger.
alnly cannot have imbibed 1t from me. :
have no such prejudice myself"
Other members of the family came
In a M .
ms aspirations was not again men
Toned. We all went in TO breakfast
ogether ana my visit had begun.
If Jim had Invited me down for nv
ompany he must have been diSap-
ointed. | spent most of my time with
Is sister who was very pretty and
therwise attractive girl. saw moth.
X more OF lmoSen, but became 50
raped ua In Alice that | forgot to
lrsue by inquiries as to whom the
mid had drawn her ideas from with
gard 10 men. Her mother was a
cry feminine woman, and. as for Alice
le was gentle as dove At any rate,
she recorded men as tyrants She
rely excepted me for she accepted
cry attention gave her aud when
# the house the day before the open
Z II tie new year ! certainly had
ade myself an object OF interest 10
G rest ~ the family rs a possible
rty for the oldest daughter
When the spring recess occurred
allied myself ~ II TO 60 down and
G Alice again AMI proposed to her
was duly accepted and rejoiced in
e prospect Of possessing one Of
e most unobtrusiye. self abnegating
ung women had ever met.
was graduated In June and went
the city. There encountered a con-
ntion OF sufiragists On the day fol-
wing my arrival there was large
minnie parade Curiosity led me TO
md on curb and view the process
n. What was my surprise 10 see at
. head of one OF the divisions. |
united astride. 10 mans riding cos
ne, my fiancee. Alice Wartield,