South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-22

ding" corrected the Widow.
And OF chorus girls. and moving
picture stars. went on the Bachelor
with dilsbolical enjoyment, and Of
married women"
Married women have no place in
the game" declared the Widow
Either a woman should be quite
unmarried-or she should get un-
married One can't be half-married
or half-dead. any more than an egg
can be half good. Married firts
have my utmost contempt"
They are cats suggested the
Bachelor.
( "Profteers and welchers." cor
rected the Widow who insist on
having their cake and eating il,
| too"
! "Of course. agreed the Bachelor,
soothingly. In short. the modern
woman is not jealous OF her maiden
aunt OF her grandmother, or her i've
/ year-old niece or OF any woman on
! earth-except happers. widows. di-
! vorcees. married women, blondes.
| brunettes. red-headed women, clor-
US girls"
"Oh. have it your own way
/ laughed the Widow. fingjng up her
! hands in surrender. we are still
| cats-if you insist, AT least, the
modern woman is honest enough 70
admit when she's beaten. Make love
A.. love 20 your little happer-"
MY little fapper." exclaimed the
I rr-oc~ft NY 1iffla
happer. That was my little niece,
in Town TO buy her wedding cloth
/ es"
What a pretty. PRETTY girl
cooed the Widow. dimPling with
pleasure. why didn't you say so,
before? You've almost spoiled my
appetite, III have some olives and
celery. and consomme and fish and
n guinea hen and few frogs legs
and asparagus. and salad with Rus
sian dressing and-Oh well. the rest
can wait I'll later"
Il have a confession 20 make
said he Bachelor renitently, layine
q box OF long stemmed roses on the
Widows knee. "Wm you forgive
me?"
burying her face in the roses with a
smile Of grateful appreciation; II
forgive YOU. auyhow-perhaps But
why should 1 reward you. by letting
YOU revel in the luxury Of CON
FFSSINCi TO me? That's putting q
premium on sin Next 10 his sins
the thing a man enjoys most in this
world ia 'Confessing' them 10
woman"
you don't understand" persist
ed the Bachelor. stretching himself
In the cushioned chair before the
fire. with sigh of comfort, I'm
just FULL Of repentance and com
: Function and contritiOn and self
reproach-"
And bright ideas. and clever
alibis. and n yearning impulse Z
r talk about your soul" put in tn
Widow mockingly. Confessions ar
q SO cxhilarating. for the moment
= just like wine: but they are apt T.
: leave a bad taste in the mouth, mex
morning. Mr.. Cutting. Besides. If
> let you confess, you'Il go away feel
ing so noble and virtuous and i'm
=. peccable. that you'll be almost pat
ronizing the next time we meet
81 That's the man OF it," and she drop
t ped the roses in tall satsuma vas
and stood off to admire the effect.
But there's something on m
g mind" protested the Bachelor.
I And now" retorted the Widoy
70 sinking gracefully back on the blu
, velvet divan. you want TO get it OF
V YOUR mind and Lut IL on MY min
= to keep me awake nights NJ
L thank you
Il don't! It's just that my con
: science
= rs spotted. and you want 10 Civ
10 it a coat Of whitewash-at my ex
pense." laughed the Widow.
What"
ooh. when a woman repents," ex
planned the Widow. she bleache
her conscience. as she bleaches he
= hair. down 10 the roots; but a ma
just covers his with fresh coatin
Of Blanco. as he would a white can
vas shoe-and To- II is good for an
other day. He mistakes confessio
for reform, because Il makes hir
feel 90 good and pure. II takes hi
sins right or his conscience-an
puts them on the woman's con
science. Besides. he just LOVES {
confess, because il gives him III
opportunity OF revealing in his sin
all over again, and enjoying ther
IN retrospect. 7 have even know
men 10 confess 20 wild. mad flirta
ton and cruel heart breaking act
OF which they were not guilty. 70
the pure enjoyment il gave them Z
contemplate such things"
"Oh we'll" retorted the Bachelor
piqued at last. i've known a fe'
girls 10 indulge in that sort q
thing. too. No man COULD deligh