The Lamar register., 1919-01-01
The Haters
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By R RAY BAKER
1918. by the Mcclure Newspa-
-: per Syndicate)


copyright. 1918 by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
Maybelle st. Glare sat in her dress
ing room. smeared grease paint on her
face. recited sotto voce her great song
hit and hated men.
80. here's some more gorgeous flowers
-frOm a Mr.. Hendricks" announced
geraldine Alberton, her maid, entering
kthe room and holding bouquet of red
roses at arms length, so she could sur
vey II with the eye of critic.
And why shouldn't Geraldine Alber-
ton be considered "A connolsseur on
matters OF flowers? Hadn't she per-
sonallyreceived 519 bouquets addressed
to her mistress in the year and II half
since Maybelle had made her debut as
a singer and dancer on the vaudeville
stage?
And hadn't ench and every one of
those offerings from admirlng men
been crushed deliberately under the
same small foot or else dumped un-
tremendously into II convenient waste
basket?
"well. don't bother me about them"
grumbled Maybelle, as she penciled lit
tie black crosses at the corners of her
eyes. adding luster to her already vi
vacious countenance. Drop them out
the window. noticed there's an alley
there"
Not that Maybelle st. Glare. dainty,
diminutive. dancing damsel." had an
aversion for flowers. To the contrary.
she possessed 4 normal girls fondness
60 txss.s "a, 0l..e
sent them to her that caused her TO
spurn these particular bouquets that
were delivered to her room ON the av-
erage of four night.
When she lived In Lud;ngton, Mich.
Mabel Glare (the extra ~ and ''le'
and the "St." had been acquired since
the aforementioned debuD had not
been a man-hater. In fact-impos-
sible as 1t now seemed-she had been
In love. tremendously In love. ut one
time. That was before she decided
on a career Instead of dishrag and
carpet sweeper.
II was her only love AFFAIR. The
young man had wooed her for three
years and won her. when along came
this question OF women's rights. The
when study of suffrage and sundry 9TH
er subjects put that career idea into
Aabel's head. Her fiance objected seri-
ously to the stage. although she in
sisted that he should accompany her
: and utilize his musical ability TO help
make her famous. She had just about
won him over to her way Of thinking
when the suffrage question came up
to have Its fate decided by the electors
Of the state. Mabel took II prominent
part in the campaign. and when the
amendment was defeated she was
heartbroken. In the midst OF her tears
of disappointment. while her husband
to-be was attempting to comfort her,
she ceased sobbing sufficiently to re-
mark that she supposed. of course. he
had voted to enfranchise women. Be
ing an honest but undlplomatic young
man. he confessed that he had marked
his cross In the "No" square. And from
that moment he stopped being II pros
pective benedict.
You're just lowbrow. with back
woods ideas. and you'll never make
-ny progress" she had cried as she
we'd him the door. 81 never want
7ou again-or any other man.
get married-never I'll
'eer on the vaudeville STAGE
planned: but I'll do II with.
assistance or any other mans.
THAT men are not necesssry.
can stay here and rust nito II
pest ne'''ve up her position lin a dry
fight ing tore and went~to Chicago.
they retee had an augS whose husband
ton vill some innusn nee In the theatrI-
ever. and who had taken consld-
swb.S Rrs13fhetlc Rnrps3hetlc interest In Mabel's
footlight ambitions. The other aunt.
with whom Mabel lived in Ludington,
tried to idissuade her; but the obJec-
lions were overruled: and as both the
young lady's parents were dead, there
was no one to interfere with her work
Ing out a future In her chosen course.
She sent no letters to her erstwhile
sweetheart-not even a post card pic
ture of lincoln park. Hes too mar
ros-minded and we have nothing in
common" she repeatedly assured her
self TO assuage the pain that was
bound TO be felt after such long and
, serious affair of the heart.