South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-07
Margaret Stands By The Cause

works in an once and haSn nad
the advantages Of having been
brought up in the secluslon OF her
own home Is no reason why she
shouldn't be just as honey as-as
you are"
Then he continued: But Of
course YOU won't discuss that sort
OF thing with Margaret just for
nv sake" He wanted at least 70
make IL easy for Margaret 10 main
tain her noncommital point OF view
for Margaret had agreed or silence
on the subject only so long as the
mother did not introduce IT,
Although Margaret had protested
against agreeing 20 silence of this
sort she was really not especially
eager 20 impart 10 the lady who was
TO be her mother-in-law the fact
that she was leader and president
of the stenographers suffrage or
ganization in a large downtown dis
trict. or that she had firmly made
UP her mind that after her marriage
she should call herself Mrs Mar
caret LOOMS" and by no means
Mrs. Blackstone LOOMS. She real
lied as we'll as did Blackstone that
the circumstances in which she and
his mother had been reared had
very much altered cases, and she
was no more anxious 10 hurt or
shock the elder woman than was
ne to have her do so.
That night at dinner first impress
sions were as favorable as first i'm
pressions auspiciously may be. and
in order 20 prevent the conversation
from taking a personal turn Black
stone monopolized IL TO an unusual
extent. He had made up his mind
not 70 leave the two women alone
and not let them guide the CONVEX
sation. So he went into needless de-
tails regarding his latest law case,
explained the meaning Of profess
SiOnal terms that were quite beyond
the ken or interest OF either Of the
women, and gave a resume OF a
brief in which he had been recently
engrossed.
For a week things went on thus.
and the only times that Blackstone
feared an open expression OF opinion
was one night when his mother and
Margaret CHANGED 10 meet for din
ner before he could get on the
scene But apparently nothing dis
concerning occurred and immediate
~ after dinner Margaret excused
herself for an important engage
y Getting OF her suffrage club. The
next night Margaret had another
suffrage engagement, and Black
stones mother claimed 81 engage
ment, too. so it was not until three
nights later that the three again
met at dinner afer Margaret ana
Blackstone had closed their Office
desks
Following dinner came a play.
and in spite Of the fact that Black
stone had taken his mother and his
fiancee TO an especially diverting
dining place, and in spite Of the
fact that the play was uncommonly
good that night. the evening hours
passed slowly and Blackstone felt
the effect Of the depressed spirits OF
the two usually high-spirited wo-
men.
But he felt even more depressed
when he took Margaret home that
night after they had seen the moth
er go TO her downtown hotel to-
gether.
Blackstone, I'm sorry" Margaret
said when they had reached the
shelter Of her apartment. Il m sorry
but / can't keep my feeling 20 my
self any longer. I feel like a traitor.
The meeting night before last made
me feel what a culprit have been,
and then last night at the mass
meeting when 7 looked around at
those women from all over the
world working together for each
other 7 wondered how 7 had been
so despicable as 10 promise to con-
ceal my interest in the cause from
anyone. You don't know how a
meeting like that fires and thrills
one"
The fact that Blackstone's spirits
had already been depressed made
him especially susceptible TO take
offense.
Then II Il were a question Of
suffrage or me. 7 suppose you would
take suffrage" he said. Il simply
asked YOU TO use a little tact in or
der 10 prevent my mother being un-
happy, and you don't care enough
about me or her to do IT, I'm sorry.
Margaret, but it is better for us 10
find out now than later"
Decidedly" replied Margaret
who could be just as quick 10 JUMP
at conclusions as her fiance And
when, a few minutes later. Black
stone was out Of Margarets apart
ment i'm the street il was with the