South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-18
REVELATIONS OLA WIFE
\ Vote Revenge.

\ Vote Revenge.
Upon the face Of one woman in
particular. Mrs. TaymOre, there was
a look so expressive that il seemed
almost as If she were speaking. OF
all the women 1 had met in the club,
J liked Mrs. Taymore the best She
did not have as much wealth as did
Airs. smith. but OF bra4ns and tact
and ability she possessed much more
than the really considerable amount
OF those qualities belonging TO Mrs.
smith. She was the only woman IN
the club whom L had ever seen diff
fer from Mrs Smith on any impor-
tant question.
] had a curious little premonition
that Mrs Taymore intended doing
something. j did not know what. 20
register her disapproval of Mrs.
Smiths rudeness. Her expressive face,
with its mutinous eyes. appeared 20
be saying 20 me. Just wait, this in
cident has not been ended yet
The knowledge Of her sympathy
and that OF the other women braced
me. When I had finished my lecture
and sat down, / had the pleasant
consciousness that 1 had never spok-
en- 20 better advantage. The burst Of
enthusiastic hand-clapping which
rose at my final words confirmed
my own opinion. II had hardly sub
sided when Mrs. Taymore sprang to
her feet.
Fellow members Of the Lotus
study club. she began II think YOU
Will all agree with me that we have
never spent q more enjoyable and
instructive study afternoon than the
one just finished. IL seems TO me
that we should mark our apprecia-
ton Of it i'm some other way than By
our applause.
Il therefore move you, Madam
President. that a vote of thanks 10
Mrs. Graham for her excellent be
ginning Of this years work, and 20
Mrs. Helen Brainerd smith, who first
learned Of Mrs. GrSham's work and
secured her for US, be spread upon
the records"
She sat down. evidently tryins
hard 70 control a smile The woman
sitting next TO her. a very pretty
young friend of hers. whose voice
was rarely heard in the club meet
ings. promptly seconded the mo-
ton
The sheer audacIty and humOr OF
the thing evidently caught the fancy
of the clubwomen Many of the
women present had witnessed my
first clash with Mrs. smith the year
before, when she had tried 10 de-
prive me Of half the sum she had
promised me for my first lecture.
They knew that if Mrs. smiths mar
row and vindictive mind regretted
one thing more than another, il was
her introduction of me to the Lotus
Study club, but the coupling of her
name with mine i'm the vote OF
thanks made it impossible for her 10
resent either openly or secretly the
voting for the resolution by any
woman present.
OF course, Mrs Taymore knew
Mrs. Smith was fully aware that her
motive in making such a motion was
70 heap as much chagrin as possible
upon the head of the august score
tary of the Lotus club.
could have laughed aloud at Mrs.
Smiths face as she heard the reso-
luton, but there was absolutely
nothing that she could do, save sit
still and try 20 smile.
When the rabbit-Hke president
put the motion every woman in the
hall voted Aye" and I could hear
suppressed gigsles from some of the
younger and more irreverent mem
beers i'm the back rows
Did / avenge YOU 90 whispered
Mrs Taymore mischieveously to me
when the meeting was over.
"Gloriously." 1 whispered back.
Thank YOU so much"
You can always count on me, -
she said, giving my hand a little
squeeze. and ] felt am my annoyance
at Mrs. smiths pettiness vanish in
TO thin air.
WHY DICNN'S MOTHER SAID.
DO YOU KNOW THAT MAN?"
You must have had "a long ses-
sion" my mother-in-law comment
ed, acidly. when ] finally arrived at
the room which we had taken for
her i'm the Sydenham hotel.
u went over TO Lillian's TO get
the hat apd suit I am going TO wear
on the boat tomorrow" I returned
quietly. You remember i had this
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