Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-12
Men and Men.

Men and Men.
Herb was frowning when l
looked at him, somewhat timidly.
couldn't understand whether 1t
was because of his long distance
talk with Ria or for something
that | had done. l concluded that
the best thing to do was to wait
until he was ready to speak.
'I should have taken you with
me-" ne exclaimed. II might have
known that if left you here that
some cad would have considered
you his prey"
AS | did not answer, he con-
tinued:
81 don't know what am going
to do with you. If l appoint my
self you protector everybody in
town will talk about you. That
is what it means to have my repu-
tation. But unless someone is TAX
ing care of you, you are going to
get into all sorts of trouble. can
see that. You look too innocent,
my dear"
Surely Herb, Mr.. Stratton was
disinterested. He took me over to
Miss Samson, you know"
Theodore Stratton's methods
are not crude. If you succeed in
this work you must work and fight
like a man in this game. You must
not expect or want chivalry from
the other sex. For the much
vaunted chivalry of men in these
days is only the polite attentions
they pay to the women they are
wooing. Some of them, like Al
Brown, will frighten you by say
ing: What not now!' and others,
like Theodore Stratton, are will
ing to whisper to themselves:
'Eventually!'"
"Oh, yes" he continued savage
ly, 81 know l am giving the whole
game away"
isn't that an indication that !
you have turned over a new leaf |
yourself, Herb?" l asked with a
smile.
Eyes, it is. And l am thorough
ly ashamed of the way l have lived
before this. But honestly Virgie,
| can not get over the idea that
every woman must be taken care
of by some man. She must either
have father, brother, or some
man who loves her to protect her.
1t is an old tradition, my dear, and /
1t dies hard. Consequently, when
one of us sees girl like you, pret-
ty, innocent, courageous, we never
stop to give her the benefit of her
doubt but ask sneeringly, if our
advances are repelled: Who is the
other MANI
Theodore Stratton appointed
himself the other man in the little
comedy that has just been played,
my dear" j
Cant you give him the credit
for being disinterested, Herb?"
mo. Theodore Stratton would
have never come near you had he
not been interested"
But what of Maud Samson"
"Oh, she knew it. She has had
% swallow her pride many times
since she has known Stratton."
Don't you think that he felt
sorry for me?"
Yes, in a way, but she won't
eel sorry for you if you attract
STATIONS attention to any great
II
lnyoluntarily 1 rubbed down the
ront of my gown as though
something off. II
What is the matter, Virgie?
Did you spill something?" |,
mo, but it seemed that I was ,
oVered with mud, l guess"
Well, mud stains can be clean !
d off easily. The old saw about :
aud sticking has become about as .
osolete as fairy story, my dear 7
ia has often remarked that she
ad to apply a human vacuum
ieaner to her mind after talking I
0 men of certain caliber; and J
hen she could go her way and feel
erfectly decent again. t
l am sorry you have had this
hook, 1t is hard lesson, but vo.,
lust learn it," 7
Eventually?" I interrupted. I
Now" he answered soberly
Tell me about Ria"
Kitty Dalton-that little br
ian hyena-is driving CIori.
nd Some shyster lawyer got to 4
er and she declares that She i
oing to have me arrested claim
q Dig damages. I told Ria TO-
'me on back to Los Angeles ana
ave Kitty there. That there -
2 use OF her worrying. for II
'ould be up to me to ss,,Is -