The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-03-21

know-but there is tradition tina
: every woman expects every man sh
meets to offer her an insult-that'
the technical term-aS soon as the,
are alone.
/ 'That feeling is what women ar,
going to run into every time they tr.
to force their way into business. /
will die out, / suppose, to certain ex
tent, as you crowd into our field. L
will be one of the last privileges
you'll lose. You're already permitted
to stand up In street cars and go out
after dark alone. BY and by you will
have TO make your advances to the
men yourselves In the frankest man.
ner. instead OF subtly as now"
| Daphne broke in coldly, "That will
| be very welcome day to most of u.s.
| Somehow 1t did not sound convinc-
Ing to her. There was grave convic-
ton, however, In his response:
at will be mighty welcome day
to us poor men, Miss Kip. For most
men haven't the faintest desire to
spoon with women. It's hard enough
for some of them to keep their own
sweethearts and wives sufficiently ca
| rfssed. Then there's another thing
If I'm not boring you'll haven't made
as long speech since was school
boy and recited 'Spartacus to the
Gladiators.'"
$50 on, please" said Daphne. "a
woman doesn't often get the chance
of hearing man tell the truth about
these things"
Her sarcasm chilled him little, but
he went on:
Il just want to say this-it's an old
mans advice to a young woman go
ing into business: when q man asks
for a job he brings references, and
they are investigated; or he answers
a lot of questions, and he is given a
trial. Or when two men meet in
club or elsewhere they shake hands. |
That handshake itself is a kind of in |
vestigation of character. They learn |
each others politics and religion and !
prejudices as soon as they can.
so when man meets a woman
he is apt to be thrown with good
deal he is apt to say, What sort is
nan most about having TO do business
with woman is the fear that he will
either compromise her or disappoint
Ter. That's the first problem to get
tut of the way; and there's nothing
EASIER for woman to do than to con-
'ince a man that she doesn't want him
o try to f1irt with her-if she doesn't"
Daphne cried. in heavens name,
ell me how it's done"
''The way to convince him is to be J
onvinced yourself. If you're sincere
ell know it,
But / was sincere with you, and
GU didn't know it,"
81 didn't know it at first, but soon r
id think-and now that's what I'm l
irving at all this long while. If you're
Ding into business competition with o
len, play fair. Every now and then n
le of them, as soon as he finds him t
If alone with you. win be polite il
Rough to insult you. But the average
an will let you alone II you'll let p
IN alone. Suppose he does make a s.
istaken advance, il you could be s.
nsible enough not to get mad. not to f
el besmirehed, but just take it as RI
matter of course and say frankly:
%, thanks, I'm not interested. I'M 81
rstand you perfectly. but you needn't II
'ther,' or something like that, and d.
y 1t honestly, the rest would be plain II
ling. 81
And now, IL you'll forgive me for
king your arm off and II you'll prove /
by letting me help you, I'll promise al
yer to kiss you or try to till-till NJ
u ask me to- If
Daphne laughed refreshedly at his NJ
pudence. and he laughed, as well as dc
might. And they shook hands with m
ca
And may arrange for you to meet es
benz"
I hate tn ask you now. I've no en-
hit to trouble you, But I'm terribly tn
xious to get job" in
And I'm terribly anxious to get you pc
e. 60
You're awfully kind" she said, and
him to the telephone. stl
She felt that 1t would be indicate or
listen, and went back into the Hv- to
room Of the apartment. There TIL
ane Joined her In few moments co
y the terrifying news that Reben 70