Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
WhereDid She
Get 1t?
By ALAN tllNSDALE


early anu Went downstairs.
In the library warming her hands be
fore alt open fre WAS little girl about
nine years Of age. Her young face was
the very antipodes ~ the familiar
witch warming her hands. but there
WAS In II an intelligence beyond the
childs years
You're Jim> chuIu. aren't YOU" she
said.
Yes"
In your college are they All mear'
They are"
Men think they know a lot. dca't
thsy?
Aha, | perceive that you are Que
" the votes FOR women party. or your
mother ~ since you are too Young
10 bit upon this reform yourself
presume you get II from numms
Sue nrt,h-r auarmed oor denied this.
but continued her austhemss upon
meG.
Don't you tbiuk that wheu a wo
nan msrrieS It's mighty mean that sue
SHOULD Sive up her nsms aud be tagged
N to her husbsad?' siie asked.
IL that vera not done. what would
- tho names OF tho chilareu? what's
your frst name"
''imoEeo
Wei. suppose you gov up add axe
married. Kut perhaps since y5u dSat
IKE meu you v's,t ever 20 wsysied."
"Yss, 1 Wit DO yon think want 10
be an old maid, kut wa', tsks nay
hus,a pd's name, thoagh.'
Youth br fmDSsn Waraeld Nov,
svppoAe you marry . maa or the aaus
~ Brown. Wat Will your daughters
name bs,'
She'll lee Iu0yeb Brown Va rdeid."
And suppose she marriss Mr.. JoAsS
What viii tseir daughters usms boy
Why. ii can ne imoSes brown
Jcns> wsrneid'
And suppose this giri nsrgios Mr.
sMlth What -ni be thor dauSht<r's
name"
"imoYea Brown Joses Bnit D War
a$ld But sue needa't keep them Az.
She can be the ssns as l am -Imogeu
WaraeId'
sini,-d. Ste had bre0 too smSc
FOR ME. Why not retAio the name OF
wardeid Instead Of the names "t the
successive hasbs nds?
is your mother president OF u W.
mans orgs nisatio for props "a ton ~
the votes tor w0wsus csuse?"
No. NsmIns doesn't take sny utter
ear lu that"
Welt. In sorry that you have ia.
btbed such noTions"
Why. don't you thlus wones ought
10 vote" r e.
NO. rm al .ati. 1 don't ike that
sort OF women. IN never marry one
of them SIS
The chiid.s affeutios. was Attracted
from me to $500 one who catered ti,e
room at the lncment Turulng. | faced
young lady.
Coed ncrnlng Nr. Ellis" she said.
putting ont her band 'l'm Jim's sis
ter Alice. We've heard 10, about you
fr0n jim aud have wished TO see you
Tor sonse time Run away. lmogen."
fwoxeu went out Of the room leay
lug me alone with her older sister
After few general remarks asked
''From whom does the little girl I'M
bibe her prejudice AKA inst meny
Has -he such a prejudice She Ger
tainly cannot have lmbibed Il from n-
have $50 such prejudice myself
Other members of the famiiy came
into the room and the matter OF wt1il-
ans aspirations was not again men
toned We all Went IN Ia breakfast
together. and nay visit had begun
II lin had Invited ne down ror ny
company lis must have been ii>ap-
pointed. ! spent most If my time with
his sister VITO VAS "a very pN'tty and
otherwise attractive gin | saw moth
Ing more OF lmogeu. bur became so
wrapped up ia Alice that / forget To
pursue by inquiries As 10 whom the
child had drswn her ideas from With
regard TO men Her mother was a
very feminine woman, and. AZ Tor Alice.
she WAS gentle as dove. AZ any rate,
II size regarded men ~ lyrsnts she
surely excepted me. tor she accepted
ever tttt-tii tf'li -dNF uNl, ttih " ttiii
left the house hc day before the open.
ing OF the new year ! certainly had
made myself MI object or interest to
the rest OF the family H. \ possible
party for the oldest daughter
When the spring recess occurred
awaited myself ~ /, 10 eo down aud
see Alice sgain and proposed To her
| was duly accepted and reioiced In
the prospect ~ possessing QUE Of
the most unoblfusive. self abnegating
young women | had ever met
was graduated IN June aud wen,
10 the city. There I encountered cou.
vention OF sutiragiSls on The day fol-
lowing my arrival there was a large
feminine parade Curiosity ed me TO
stand un curb aud view the process.
sion. What WAS my surprise 10 see III
the head ~ one ~ tie divisions
mounted a~tride. in lusn's riding cos
tune my fancec. Alice WarGeld
As soon as was appraised of her re.
turn 90 her home calied
why have YOU concealed from me
that you are sunraglst?' i asked,
Il haven't concealed. have merely
NOT mentioned 60. Tie morning after
your arrival 4 heard you say 10 limo
gen that YOU would hot marry sur
fragst. | determined that You should 3"
And she had hcr way Al women
do, before marriage aud after mar
riaee Why they want ans more ~
their way. 4 that were possible ean.t
imsrns