The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-19

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were doing things" however.
were not Lucy Stoners. advanced
as they might be in thought They
were mildly sympathetic, but rath.
er liked the matronly. and posses.
sive. prefix. And. after all, what
did It matter7 There were enough
tiresome barriers to scale. Heaven
knew. This was the age OF woman.
but man, heretofore predominant
by right OF brute strength and hal:
lowed custom. was cultivating
subtlety. and II he feminized while
they masculinized there would be
the devil to pay before long.
Miss Forbes was 4 tiny creature.
wholly feminine In appearance.
and in spite Of her public actfvi.
ties, her really brilliant and initia.
tive mind. was VIGOROUSLY depend.
ent upon her big burly husband
for guidance and advice In all
practical matters. When they took
a holiday the younger Of his chill.
dren gave him the least trouble.
for she had q nurse: he dared not
give his wife her ticket In q crowd
lest she lose 1t, far. less trust her
to. relieve his burdened mind Of
any OF the details OF travel: nor
even to order . meal. Neverthe.
less. he invariably. and with com.
plete gravity. introduced her and
alluded to her a. Suzan Forbes
(she even tabued the Miss). and
hs sent . cheque to the League
when it was founded. His novels
had q quality OF delicate irony.
but he avowed that his motto was
live and let live.
Miss Forbes was not pretty. but
she had an expressive original lit.
tie face and her manners were
Janet Oglethorpe was
q boor beside her. It was doubt.
full II she had ever been aggressive
In manner or rude in her life: a.
though she never hesitated to give
to the EXTREMIST Of hAp
opinions or to maintain them to
tho bitter end (when she some
times sped home to have Mysteries
on her husbands broad chest).
She Was one Of Clavering's "a
vorites and the heroine Of the com.
edy he 80 far rejected.
She lit 4 cigarette az the music
and pinched It into q HOLY
er nearly a. long as her face. But
even smoking never interfered
with her pleasant. rather deprsca'
tory. mira. 'ss
=. at must be wonderful to be IN
authentic beauty" she said wist.
fully. glancing at the solid phalanx
Of black backs and sleek heads at
the other end Of the room. "And
she's ravishing, Of course. The
men are sieepless about her al.
ready. Do assure me that she -
stupidi Nature would never trealt
the rest Of US 80 unfairly a. to
spare brains for that enchanting
skull when she hasn't enough to
go round 40 It Is. I believe I'd
give mine to look like that"
shes anything and everything
but stupid. Ask Cora They've
met already" ~ .
"Well. there's something" she
said wisely. "Law OF compensa.
ton. Although any woman who
can look like that should have q
special dispensation OF Providence.
Are you interested in her. Clavey?"
Immensely. But I want to talk
to you about another friend Of
mine" And he told her something
Of Anne Goodrich. her ambitions,
her talents, and her admiration of
the new aristocracy.
Suzan Forbes listened with smil.
Ing interest and bobbed her brown
little head emphatically. "Splen.
did! I'm having q party on Thurs.
day night. Be sure to bring her.
She'n need 'encouragem ct first,
poor thing. and I'll be only too
glad to advise. her. I'll tell Tommy
Treadwell, to ind . studio for her.
I've an idea there's one vacant In
The Gainsborough. and she'd love
the outlook on the Park. witt can
help her furnish: he's Q wonder
at picking up things. Mother can
furnish the kitchenette. DO you
think she'd join the Lucy Stone
League?" =,
mo doubt, as she was brought
up In the most conservative atmos.
phere in America. she'll leap most
Of the fences after she takes the
first. But don't think she's the
marrying kind"
II shall advise her to marry.
Husbands are almost indispensable
in busy woman's life: and there
are 90 many new ways Of bringing
up q baby, D'you like my gown3"
It was q charming but not ex.
travagant slip Of bright green chit.
fon and suited her elfshness ad.
m'irably. as he told her.
81 paid for; II myself. I pay for
ali my gowns, as ! think II con.
sistent, but I can't. afford the ex.
pensive' dressmakers yet At least
l think I've paid for Il Witt says
! haven't and that he expects q
collector any day. But must
have, because I told her to send
the bill at once 80 that It wouldn't
get lost among all the other bills
on the first Of the month. Your