The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-08
Where Did She
Get 1t?
By ALAN HilNSDALE

early and went downstairs.
In the library warming her hands be-
lore an open fire was little girl about
nine years of age. Her young face was
The very sntipodes OF the familiar
witch warming her hands. but there
was in ii an intelligence beyond the
childs years.
You're Jim's chum, aren't you?" she
said.
Yes"
In your college are they all men?"
They are"
Men think they know a lot. don't
they"
"A-hai | perceive that you are one
oil tie votes for women party. or Your
mother is. Since You are too young
to hit upon this reform yourself
presume you get it from mamma"
She neither affirmed nor denied this.
but continued her anathemas upon
men.
Don't you think that when wo-
man marrieS it's mighty mean that she
should give up her name and be tagged
On To her husband:" she asked.
If that were not done. what would
be the names of the children: What's
Your first name
"Imoscn
ell. suppose YOU grow up and are
married But perhaps since YOU don't
Ike men You won't ever be married"
Yes, | viii. 10 you think want to
he an old maid? But | won't take my
husbands name, though
You'll Ice lmogcn Warlield. Now.
suppose You marry man of the name
Of Brown What will your daughters
name hey"
shell he lmogcn Brown-Waricld."
And SUPPOSE She marlics Mr.. Jones.
What win their daughters name bc?"
WHY. il can be lmogcn Brown
Joncs-Warhcld."
And suppose this girl marrics Mr..
Smith What will be their daughters
namet"
"lmoeen BroWn-J Jones smith War.
field. Eut She needn't keep them all
she can he the same us | am -lmogen
Nariipld."
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 IA wo-
mans organization for propagation Of
the votes for woman'S causcf'
NO. Mamma doesn't take any inter
est in that"
Well, I'm sorry that you have i'm
bibed such lotions"
WHY. don't You think women ought
10 votef'
NO I'm an anti | don't like that
sort Of women. I'll never marry one
of them
The childs attention was attracted
from me to some one who entered the
room at the moment. Turning, | faced
n young lady.
Good morning, Mr.. Ellis" she said,
putting out her hand. I'm Jim's sis
ter Alice, We've heard lot about you
from jim and have wished to see you
for some time. Run away, Imogcn."
lmogen went out Of the room, leav-
ing me alone with her older sister
After u few general remarks l asked
From whom does the little girl i'm
bibc her prejudice against men?"
Has She such "A prejudice? She GER
tainly cannot have imbibed it from me-
| have no such prejudice myself"
Other members of the family came
iato the room. and the matter OF wom-
ans aspirations was not again men
toned. We all went in to breakfast
together. and my visit had begun.
If Jim had invited me down for my
company he must have been disap-
pointed. | spent most Of my time with
his sister, who was a very pretty and
otherwise attractive girl. | saw moth
Ing more of lmogen, but became SO
wrapped III In Alice that | forgot TO
pursue 10y inquiries as TO whom the
child had drawn her ideas from with
regard To men. Her mother was
very feminine woman. and, as for Alice.
she was gentle as Il dove. At any rate,
If she regarded men as tyrants she
surely excepted me, Tor Sne accepted
every attention | gave her, and when
left the house the day before the open.
Ing Of the new year | certainly had
made myself an object Of interest to
the rest Of the family as possible
PARTY for the oldest daughter.
When the spring recess occurred
ayailed myself ~ it to go down and
see Alice again and proposed to her.
| was duly accepted and rejoiced in
the prospect Of possessing one OF
the most unobtrusive self abnegating
Young women | had ever met.
| was graduated in June and went
to the city. There encountered a con-
vention Of suffragists. On the day fol-
lowing my arrival there was a large
feminine parade Curiosity led me TO
stand on curb and view the process
sion. What was my surprise to see at !
the head of one of the divisions |
mounted astride, in mans riding cos