The New York herald., 1922-09-03

be the paramount and first and
last consideration o. ufe as g
should be lived
II.
ono would like time and space q
inger over the abundance OF delight
full happenings during Rosalie's yeaxs
spent at Mrs. Impacts High Cla0
Ladies' School for the Daughters q
Gentlemen OF the Professions; her
sudden friendship with 'Keggo.s
Miss Keggs, the teacher Of mathe-
matics. and her periodic Sunday din.
ners with Aunt Belle and Uncle Pyka
Pounce-Aunt Belle, whose one Joy
In life was an ostentatious pride IN
her solid silver. her palatial dinners
and perfect housekeeping. and Uncle
Pyke, who went at his soup with
enormous noise as though having q
bath In it, But the sum total a
what Rosalie got out OF school. out
Of Keggo, out. of those Sunday din
ners was the conviction that whfl1
men were not the worshipful giants
and GENT of her childish fancy, thor
nevertheless had better time" than
women. by virtue of their independ
ence.
I've always had the same att1p
tude toward men," she tells Keggo
"as contrasted with women, ]
mean. First awe. then envy. then,
since I've been growing up. just a.
having a desirable position In life
independence. career. work. tres
dom. a goal-yes. and goal that's
always and always a little bit In
'front.' always something better
That's the thing. Keggo ]
want a goal / can't win. One
that's always just in front"
Rosalie's chosen goal was Lom-
bard Street: she had visions OF her.
self as a woman banker The idea
was suggested by a book she found
In her fathers study-a book thai
years later she burned In dumb
aCOhy VA 00uk On0 AOaAQ A1h0 ~
unger over tho period of her nr8
bizarre plunge into business as Sec
retary to the wealthy eccentric. abb
srd Mr.. Simcox. who from shee9
idleness and boredom had taken M
the hobby Of answering ADVERTISE
ments. OF any and every sort, asAo
frr g. frfov-xn,f;ox, - <,~ oaxnrIA
copies. merely for the sake Of q fun
letter box each morning. Rosaiie's
Unborn genius for organization
promptly seizes the practical side
OF this hobby and converts MIR. Sim
cox's miscellaneous knowledge into
a highly successful information bu-
reau. specializing in such important
matters as insurance and high-claas
private schools. 1t prospers beyond
her dreams 1T grows and growa
SNOWFALL fashion. Before long
Fields Of Lombard Street, a private
banking house. hears OF Rosalie, q
interested in this advisory business
and makes her an astounding offer
which for the time being she de.
clines. But that goal which she
chose to have just ahead is paipahly
drawing nearer.
Meanwhile a phase OF Rosalieb
development is her scorn Of men,
her assurance that they cannot touch
har Life in any troubling way. Sup
Lose you wanted to marryf- Keggo
suggests one day. In the early Sim
cox period And Rosalie answers sn
her young arrogance:
Marriage, for me. Why. X q
million men came to me ON their
bended knees. each with a million
pounds on their backs. you know
perfectly well that I'd just feel sick.
Tame cats, tabby cats, tomcata.
Cheshbe cats. wildcats. stray cats
I'm rot going to set up a cats
home. TO. thanks"
This Is almost the last scene with
Keggo, before she vanishes from the
book-poor Keggo. whose practical
common sease could not save her
from her weakness for strong drink.
Keggo's last warning to Rosalie 10
worth quotiEsy. for it is full Of
wisdom.
Men go in.o dangers. but they
come out OF ticm and go home to
tea They can always get out