The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-16
(SDeWS Of he Week

It seems like carrying Goals to Newcastle
or proffering plans for worlds fair t.
Isaac Taylor to sit up and beg the bushes.
woman to be busfnessiike.
The feminine teller for bread and Jam has
become so vital factor in the busy world
has been so much exploited. abused. ridi.
culed. respected, tolerated and finally lei
severely alone. that any remarks. deroga.
tory or otherwise. as to her methods are
trite. at the very least.
But cannot resist telling you the gist OF
luncheon conversation which / enjoyed
one day last week with business woman
My recital can't do the average woman
who works. she who is sensible. self-sup-
porting and strictly square in her methods
any harm; and II may do some of the
would-Des-those who continually handicap
the rest of us by their foolishly feminine.
parior tricks-a tr:iie of good. especially At
they are inclined to adopt the tactics that
my business friend overheard.
Il had an errald with one of the railroad
heads said the little woman. whose bust
ness training. entire nous. began ten years
ago in her fathers office. and who is to-day
cne of the best that know. II went over
tc his Office after ascertainirg by telephone
that he was back from luncheon.
The Office boy. when ! handed over my
card. said that Mr.. A. was engaged. Be-
Eg very much rushed that day myself did
not want to waste time in making another
trip. but gently urged the boy to carry in
my card and find out. If possible. Uhen Mr..
A could conveniently see me- Somewhat
TO my surprise, The boy came back with the
request to follow him into the inner sane
tum. did so. hut halted on the threshold
for close beside the railroad chiefs desk sat
woman. talking busily and much en-
crossed. The chief faced the door and rose
instantly on my az preach. reassuriEg me as
10 tie intrusion by few courteous words
and requesting me to have a chair l sat
DOWN. thinking that the conversation with
tie woman probably was at an end
30 1t was. from the mans point of view.
but not from hers. Did she take the hint
and beat hasty retreat? Nothing of the
Kind. She sat there fully fifteen minutes
after entered. paid no more attention to
the presence Of third party .han Il
had been a bump on a log. and proceeded
With the conversation at the exact point
where 1t was when came into the room
OF course. l went to see Mr. B.
another railroad ofiiciaD the moment 1 ar
rived in town. but do you know he is the
very hardest person to catch! made four
trips to his ONCE. and never found him in
once. We are old friends. Mr.. B. and /.
such lovely man! Don't you think so?'
sfnfhng giriishly into the railroad CHIEFS
face. An inclination of the head and
ettnening Of the lower jaw were his only
responses- She didn't notice them, however.
She was entirely engrossed in her own CON-
versation, II went on at a trimming n.ce.
OF course. 1 felt terribly tn he strand.
ed way out here like this You know we
New Yorkers always think 6. Ior,. e. en-
far away. but when 7 get hack HON. = shou
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