The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-09
Eoening Story
Convincing Argument
BY RAY BAKER

AS soon as the tousle haired office
boy disappeared after depositing the
weekly Paragon" upside down on the
desk. with an eloquent flourish befit-
ting such an important attache in a
lawyers place of business, Cyril
Holmes unbent from his dignified pos
ture. With a chuckle that sounded
almost like gloating the young lawyer
seized the paper and unfolded IT. tear
ing one of the pages in his haste.
wait till Matte sees this an
nouncement," he said to himself giee-
fully. Maybe she'll come to the con-
clusion I'm getting on in the world,
after all, instead of being mere
groveler. as she told me / was during
our last quarrel 1t ought to be about
on page three, think Cyril Holmes.
Candidate for Prosecuting Attorney
or something like that. is the way the
headline should read"
AS he turned the pages in quest of
the announcement Of his candidacy,
Cyril settled back in the swivel chair
and lighted a cigar. But scarcely had
he tasted the weed when he sprang
out of the chair as tho eatapulted by
springs.
Good gracious!" he burst out.
standing in the center of the room and
looking at the printed page held under
his nose. Listen to this: Matte
Sheldon. candidate for prosecuting at
torney.' Whoever heard of such a
ridiculous proposition? A woman rum
ming for prosecuting attorney-and
against the man who expected to
| marry her. All, yes, here's my an
nouncement, buried at the bottom OF
the page. It's a wonder they didn't
i hook the two stories together and
make big splash. But this will new
er do. Just because Matte finished
| law school and was admitted to the
bar is no reason she should go after
public office like that. She never had
a ease in her life, and never in
tended to. It's just a whim with her
this study of law
! Yes. sir" agreed a small voice, and
| Cyril looked from his paper to dis
cover that, in vofcing his sentiments
! aloud he had been addressing the tou-
sle-haired office boy. who stood in the
doorway.
Glaring at the boy. Cyril hurriedly
donned a coat and hat and left the Of.
flee; making his way to Matte Shell.
Matte had a frank way of going
about things. she loved Cyril and
had let him know it, but at the same
time she had not tried to veneer his
| shortcomings. one of which was q
too easy going" nature
! Congratulations" she said by way
of greeting, smiling with a pretty rec
|
you've harnessed your ambitions and
are going after something. Blu
you're too late. With women voting
in the primaries this time vol
haven't much of a show of beins
nominated. However, to make mat
to withdraw. 1t would be the gal
liant, gentlemanly thing to do
Cyrils eyes widened in astonish
nent.
THAT would be fine!" he ejacu
lated. Il just came over to ask tn
same thing of you. Here you've beel
urging me to do something ant
when I take your advice and get am
bilious you set yourself in my path
as an obstacle. But that isn't the bi,
point. The prosecuting attorney
office is no place for you. Admitte,
you're capable of taking care of ii
you have no business in such posi-
j ton. Women should leave such mat
tiers alone. ! insist that you drop GU
| of the race. The one that stays in
/ bound to win the nomination. an
that means the election, because tn
other party hasn't a show in thi
town.
There followed an argument tina
consumed fully an hour, with eacl
contenaing that the other shoul'
abandon the campaign for nomina
ton as prosecuting attorney. Whel
Matte. brought out foreeful poin
in her favor. Cyril met 1t quickly will
a counter argument, and when h
boistered his case with what looked
like strong prop she prompt.
knocked it over.
Altho neither realized it, they wer'
both using their training in law school
and were arguing the case like two
attorneys addressing their appeals Il
a jury. And if there had been twelve
good men and true" to render yer
diet in this parlor Political trial the,
would have experienced considerable
difficulty in arriving at a decision, fol