. "Wild women" : the romance of a flapper . What is Love? What is love? Having found out at last the True Answerto this Question that has been puzzling WiseMen and Poets, etc., for Ages, I will make itthe subject of todays theme. 9 10 WILD WOMEN Having consulted the Dictionary for thedefinition of Love, and finding even that mostestimable source of Wisdom all wrong, Iwent in search of the Truth among thepeople, so to speak. To each one that I met,I put the same question: Love—what isit? I asked mother first. We were at the sup-per-table as usual and, as usual, mother per-sisted in misunderstan
. "Wild women" : the romance of a flapper . What is Love? What is love? Having found out at last the True Answerto this Question that has been puzzling WiseMen and Poets, etc., for Ages, I will make itthe subject of todays theme. 9 10 WILD WOMEN Having consulted the Dictionary for thedefinition of Love, and finding even that mostestimable source of Wisdom all wrong, Iwent in search of the Truth among thepeople, so to speak. To each one that I met,I put the same question: Love—what isit? I asked mother first. We were at the sup-per-table as usual and, as usual, mother per-sisted in misunderstanding me. Love? she said, growing very dignified atonce, Love is all absolute Nonsense, and Itrust a daughter of mine has Common Senseenough to be above such silliness. But, thats not the definition given in theDictionary, argued I. And Dad Mother floored him with a look. WILD WOMEN 11 Mother floored him with a look, then saidsarcastically: Well, if you want my definition for Love,Id say its a crazy idea that a young girl isapt to get into her head, that her own homedoes not offer excitement enough for her andcauses her to let some silly young man convinceher that darning his socks for him is the mostexciting thing in the And Dad disappeared behind the eveningpaper with a grunt, as usual after being satupon. I then turned to Sister May--hoping foronce she would forget that superior wray shehas of hiding her Ignorance under a cloak ofhaughty silence, but, as usual, she used me asa springing-board to jump on Mr. Jack. Mr. Jack is brother Bills chum and Fra-ternity Brother. He is a Senior in the Uni-versity here. He is very Handsome—hewould make a wonderful Leading Man onThe Stage. Some day I shall write a playfor him and convince him that I am NOT theMere Child he thinks me. Mr. Jack doesnt 12 WILD WOI know anyon
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