The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-15
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY E. HOUSE
tF'rcm Philadelphia Public Ledger.l


Ha, Trap!
Sir-It is said the feminine gender
can never keep a secret. And it's true
sometimes, especially so Just now.
even thos~she gets her head in her
hands, not the name-she wouldn't
go as. far as that-but the fact that
the UTTERLY Disgusted' letters re-
Gently received by you were by
woman. She was honest and earnest.
too, in her first letter, for she has the
welfare bug" big in her bonnet, and
thought If she wrote over mans sig
nature you would, as is frequently the
| case, give her remarks more consider
alton She has always held, and has
no reason to change her views, since
you so lately corroborated them, that
men are responsible for the craziness
in womans behavior, attire and racial
decorations. That if it were not agree
able, attractive and preferable to the
stronger" sex-God save the mark
women would not dare go the limit as
they do.
When her communication received
at your hands your usual cavalier
treatment. it is needless to say her ire
was aroused Tossing her head she
declared: Watch me. I'll give Mr.
Smart Aleck something that will get
his goat" So she tackled you in the
spot she thought would be the tender
est, tho, being something of roman
tist herself, as you know, she didn't
express much faith in the truth of
| what she termed your Memorial Day
fairy tale Bets, if you believe me,
were laid as to the reception of letter
No. 2. Her husband-yes, she has
a husband-decided, Hell never
notice it," and put FLYER on it. The
| rest, being mostly feminine, followed
goose-gan der-like, his lead, tho not so
extravagantly as to cash.
In the morning bright and early she
made a survey of the situation.
Wouldn't notice my letter, chr she
given me three-fourths of a column
Hand over that five spot, Mr. Man.
And he did.
There'H be wigs<on the green I fear
me when the lady finds some one has
| spilled the beans. I don't mean you
| by some one" You'll read this close
to your chest, believe me- No bean
spiller you, this time.
A BETRAYER.
Construction, punctuation and type
writing disclose the fact that "A Be
| trayer" and utterly Disguised" are
| one and the same person. We should
| have known, of course that no man
would write such a series of letters,
| but We are only a hick from the mid
! die west and fall an easy victim to the
| sophisticated wiles of great city The
further. question seems to be as to
| Alexis goat. We are willing to let
| that go to the jury without argument
| We are not disposed to be unduly
critical of the attractive sex, but one
| thought in the connection strides upon
midic phraseology upon the lips of a
! woman is more offensive to US than
| the exposed neither limb or the shell
lacked countenapce. But that, of
| course, is a personal reaction and
binds nobody.
That is interesting speculation and
not without purpose. We have a
| theory-it may be fallacious one
| that a good deal of the failure of gov
eminent in this country is due to the
| fact that carping and. in many in
! stances, unjustified criticism takes the
heart out of many who might other
wise be efficient public servants and
renders them inefficient and impotent.
It is barely possible that were the
average citizen to make an attempt
intelligently to comprehend the prob
lens of a public official We might
have better government.
| This, you will observe. is our day to
be serious. We set out upon it in light
and fro1icsome mood, but "One-Eyed''
Connolly came in to tell Cullen Cain
the detail of his trip to the Pacific
Coast and made US discontinued with
our lot.
Old memories crowd upon US as We
assemble the days work into orderly
lines and paragraphs We found a
letter from Laura Jean Libbey in the
paper yesterday morning. We can re-
| member when Miss Libby was as
| famous as Harold Bell Wright.
And, if you care to leave it to us,
a blamed sight more interesting.
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