The Washington times., 1922-11-09

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- was sitting In the library OF
u his big house up on the
avenue. apparently thinking OF
something that seriously worried
him. when his old friend Casey
the cop was announced.
I'm glad TO see you. you old
bonehead," Mr.. Hickey exclaimed.
Frightening up. "It's grand
thing when you're In trouble to
have someone to talk to that can't
talk back. bein' too ignorant to
interrupt a flow O. eloquence.
That's why you're always wei.
come. Casey. Sit down. man. an
mebbe Perkins will buttle US some.
thing"
whats got crossways In your
rickety old dome this timer" Casey,
inquired.
Its about the missus." Mr..
Hickey replied. "I been thinkin'.
o. what George Harvey says about
her not havin' no soul or nothin',
an I'm wondering should I con.
tinue to associate with her. In
them old days. Casey, before Uncle
Tim Flaherty went an died an
loaded all his ill-begotten gains on
my frail shoulders. an ! was still
drivin' night-hawk cab. It didn't
make no difference. The missus
was my equal. whether she had a
soul or not. But I'm a plutocrat
now. Casey. an that makes Il dif.
ferent. 1t amt proper for US plu.
tocrats to associate with them that
amt our equals. II the missus
amt got no soul. I got to treat
her accordin'.
"In them good old days, Casey,
before women folks began fightin'
for their rights, us men knew
just what to do. We made them
keep their place, which was
always right and proper. We
never let them set down to din.
ner with us or walk along side
us when we went out for a st-nlI
or went to church or some
where. Their place was three
PAGES to the rear. Casey. an
that's as 1t should be, they
'havin' no souls an not under.
standin' things like us men.
Lately they been gettin' out O.
hand. Casey. an it's a good thing
for some great an good man like
George Harvey to put them back
where they belong.
THE trouble is. Casey, the
women folks amt got no proper
respect for the opinions O. grand
men like George Harvey. The
missus wants to know who this
man Harvey is. Evidently he
amt married or nothin',' she
says. 'or he wouldn't dare say
things like that she says, or
he'd never have a days peace
afterward.' she says. It's always
them bachelors that knows so|'
much about us women she says.
For once you're right, Katy
I says to her. 'Knowin' all about
women is the cause why many a
mans a bachelor I says. He
knows too much to hitch him.
self up in the bonds Of matri.
mcny.' I says. thereby showin'
his wisdom an provin' he knows
what he's talking about says
'Mebbe George Harvey amt no
bachelor, but he talks like one
I says.
There's where the argument
with the missus broke off. Casey.
I see her reach for the bust o
the Angel o. Mercy that's on the
mantel, not havin' a flat iron or
a fryin' pan handy since we got
all that ill-begotten wealth an
her not havin' to spend her time
in the kitchen no more.
II knew she was goin' to ruin
that bust over my head. so I re-
tired to a stronger position. as
the military experts says. Which
proves, Casey, 1t don't matter
how much you know about WON
en- IL they don't know 1t. They
have a way O. runnin' things to
suit themselves anyhow"
what you goin' to do about
1t. now that you got all that Off
your chest7' Casey inquired.
"Nothin', as usual" Mr.. Hickey
replied. There's a lot O. things
I'd like to do. Casey. hut the
missus won't let me-"