Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-04-26

quainted with some of the prominent
suffragists here. That is why
dropped in"
Having filled his overcoat pockets
with pamphlets on the various phases
of suffrage the new member left the
headquarters for that day promising
to return the next day when Miss
Hazel Stoppleton-usually mentioned
in newspaper accounts as the "suf-
frage beauty"-was to give a talk on
the cause.
Hester thought it was perhaps be-
cause they were both secretaries,
though of rather different sorts, that
they were attracted to each other from
the first and she was not entirely sur
prised when after few interviews in
the headquarters, Mr.. Walker took
her completely into his confidence re
garding Mr. Stevens attitude towart
suffrage.
"Tll tell you how it is" he began.
young Stevens is very anxious to
know some Of the young women inter-
ested in the cause His grandmother,
who is completely absorbed with the
question, has made a queer sort of
disposition of her property. War
wick is her only grandson and heir,
and she has stipulated that she will
give him couple of millions more or
less on the spot If he will marry suf-
fragist, and If he does not marry
suffragist she will cut him off entirely
in her will. She has gone SO far as
to say that the girl must have been
actively associated with suffrage be-
fore she made that stipulation, because
it would be an easy matter for any
girl whom Mr.. Stevens fancied to as
sumo an interest in suffrage as pre-
text. However, Mr.. Stevens doesn't
care for any girl in particular, so he
is, to put it bluntly, in the matrimonial
market for an attractive young suff."
"Cah you imagine anything so cal
culating?" was Hester's reply. "He
must be rather mercenary to be will
ing to marry for money rather than
love-"
ooh, I wouldn't be so hard on him
as that He figures that the money
would be a rather pleasant little bit
to have and since he has never fallen
In love with any one yet he might as
well fall in love with suffragist as
anybody else"
Hester laughed. $50 he has COM
missioned you to meet some attractive
suffragists and introduce him to them
so he can find a wife to fill the bill %
eyes, that is substantially why I
came to the headquarters the other
day. And / must say 1 have had TO
report to Mr.. Stevens that there are
some very attractive looking girls in
terested in the cause. The idea used
to be that good looking women didn't
go in for that sort of thing, but judg-
ing from what I've seen over here
should say that the bad looking wom-
en- must all be antis."
''Wouldn't it be wonderful if he
should meet and marry Hazel Stop
pleton?" suggested Hester, beginning
to approve of the scheme. HE couldn't
help but love her-she is a regular
goddess"
81 don't quite believe Mr.. Stevens
goes in for the goddess type and if
you mean that tall, copper haired,
cold-blooded lady who talked with
broad AS here the other afternoon,
why / can just say that Mr.. Stevens
wouldn't fall for her one little bit"
~What type does he liker' aske,
Hester, quite willing to help in the
search for a wife since it was all for
the cause.
'Ive heard him say he was partial
to smallish, brown-eyed girls. I know
for fact he's very fond of dimples.''
Both secretaries redeemed a little
with confusion-Mr Walker, because
he felt he had said something rather
foolish and Hester, because she was
little, and had brown eyes and very
nice dimples. There was an awkward
pause, and then Mr. Walker went
straight to the point.
81 have an idea that Mr.. Stevens
would like wife very much like
yourself. Excuse me for being per-
sonal but ninety-nine men would lose
their hearts to you-that is, girl
like you-to the one that would fall
in love with Miss Stoppleton."
There was another awkward pause
and then: Pardon me for asking,
but if should arrange to have Mr..
Stevens meet you and he should fall
very much in love with you, as / am
practically certain he would-judging
from what I've heard him say about
his taste-is there any reason you
know Of why-well, what 1 want to
know is this-are you engaged to any
other man or pledged in any way that
would make it quite out of the ques-
ton for you to think of marrying Mr..
StevenS?"
Hester struggled to hide her embar-
rassment. She thought of half doz-
en- possible things to say to relieve the |
tension, but the silence grew longer |
till Mr.. Walker explained: "You see |
sometimes a man like Mr. Stevens |
falls very, very much in love with |
girl like you in a very short time-anG |
I'd hate to have him lose his heart !
only to find out that-that you were |
engaged to somebody else"
But, I'm afraid you didn't know |
that I'm only a paid secretary. To
be sure. I'm a suffragist but man in |
Mr.. Stevens position would want to
marry a society suffragist."
ssFThorQ was pOthipO ahout that in |