Evening journal., 1917-03-14
TIMELY TALKS
The Chatter Club Discusses the Cave Man

tomahawk, or something Or other, and
bang her across the head, then seize
her by the hair and drag her into the
happy ever after"
They all laughed
ITS a good thing you've got plenty
Of hair, Bott," said Nancy: But, poor
Elsie. I feel sorry for you, dear, fear
If Jack has to resort TO such means Of
getting you, he'll get sadly left, for
he certainly couldn't haul you very
far by your switch"
4 "Oh, no." said Suzanne" he'd have
70 sling her over his manly shoulder
| like he was butcher, carrying a side
of beef Or
"A bone man carrying a bag Of
bones suggested Nancy amid laugh
ter.
Elsie grimaced.
Think you all are funny don't you?
But 20 on, honey, (this to Betty,
don't pay any attention to them, they
don't know the meaning of the word
manners, but as long as this hap
pens to be my room, just reckon III
have something to say"
Sue and Nancy looked at each other
and smiled. said Nancy:
"Immagine Jack with Betty slung
Imply over his left shoulder, APP
preaching the elevator and saying, in
an authoritative tone of voice, to the
elevator man, Fifteenth floor cave
please"
Again the room was convulsed. Bet
" held up one forehnger and inspect
ed It carefully.
well" she said, Il don't care how
much fun you all get out OF It; but
you girls know as well as do, that
it's the truth just the same Eve (and
VIC are all Ewes at heart loves her
Adam. and she will never sincerely
love any other man. Much Of the mar
rage failure problem" continued Bet
w." can be traced to the fact that IN
these DAYS women do the hunting IN
stead of the men, Fair Woman sc
called by the poets, Is too easy to get
Man knows II. and when he goes oul
into the over-crowded Garden of Eden
he nonchalantly takes his choice an'
walks off calmly with the prize, anc
nine times out OF ten, she rs no prl1'
at all. for she hasn't even been won.
MAN today caters entirely too muci
TO the modern woman, ana down II
her heart the modern woman mas llt'l'
genuine respect for tho modern man
She may not own up 20 II, but It's th'
truth. nevertheless. To prove ina
statement lust give any woman hel
choice between a perfectly nice. re
enectable man, who couldn't THINK o
doing without sugar in his coffee ant
, a clean, bold, take person by sloiul
sort OF a man. and nine cases oVt ~ y
. ten she will choose the latter Np'
Why? Because she knows she can
, boss the latter, and therefore, she ga
: respect him. No woman can sincere,
!, love a man whom she does not tlul
y well. I'd lust like 10 see any ma
y boss Ml around" said Suzanne, tost
inc cor. head. The ring OF the telt
? nhone interrupted further conVers
q ton.
"For YOU, Sue" said Nancy, handin
over the receiver. Silence In the room
o "Hello." said Suzanne. in the 'phon'
, Came deep, masculine tones over
the wire. The girls nodded and signif
cantly punched each other m
II can't. Tom" said Suzanne, 1T
/, utterly impossible" Masculine tone
became gruffer, louder. mo, l.
we'll Thirty minutes is positivel
, the-- well make It twenty
oh, all right, then"
: Bang! Rereiver hung up.
81 have to meet Tom in fifteen min
, utes," announced Suzanne, startinI
: furiouhly to comb her hair. and a
the same time divesting herself OF tn
- suken negligee. Get my georgett
waist out of my box, quick, will yot
, Nance? That's an angel child, sh
|, said, jabbing hair pins through nc
a hair at a furious rate.
; ct lust like TO see any man boss Nj
r. around" minced Betty, picking u
IS some of Suzanne's discarded cloth'
n from off the floor and hanging thel
liz in the closet