Women gathered in little knots to discuss the unprecedented "nerve" of the men.

By nightfall they were pretty thoroughly worked up over a matter that had mildly amused them at the outset of the day.

A comparatively small proportion had cared one way or the other in the beginning.

Most of them did not care at all.

Given time, however, to digest the thought, aided by such seasoning as could be supplied by a half dozen determined and more or less eloquent voices, they came in the course of a few hours to the conclusion that they never had heard of anything so outrageous, and, to a woman, were ready to fight for little Mrs.Cruise's rights! Several of the stewardesses and two or three women from the second cabin were avowed and bitter suffragettes.