The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-09-16
Gllzabetb's
Position.
By CARL WILLIAMS.
Copyrighted. 1908. by Associated
Literary Press

as she emerged from the station to
face the horde of shouting hackmen.
At other times she had come to the
city with party or she had been met
by the people whose guest she was 10
be This time she came alone to face
the new life which graduation and Il
determination to make career had
opened up to her.
In her pocketbook was $50. card
with the home address upon II In case
OF accident and clipping from the
Moreton Century These were the
shield and buekler in the fight she
was to make for success The money
would keep her going until she OBJ
tanned a position and the clipping
would cheer her 1t was written in
the editors best style and ran:
Miss Elizabeth Cady. whose graduation
essay on The Wider Scope of Womans
Sphere" was the sensation of the high
school exercises. VIII leave for the city
Monday to become valued recruit In the
great army of commerce We predict
that II will not be long before our ac-
eompiished townswoman leaves the ranks
to assume an important position Of com
mand.
With such an augury for her future
Elizabeth could not turn back. Her
mother had sent marked copies to all
their relatives, and, for her mothers
sake as well ms her own, Elizabeth
felt TINT she must succeed.
She swallowed the lump that came
into her throat and headed for the
street car In other days she had al
ways taken cab, but now She felt
that she could not afford the expense
1t WIS at the time when toilers We're
returning To their homes and the cars
We're crowded to the rails, but she
braveiy climbed aboard and thankfully
accepted strap with the feeling that
she WIS already one OF the workers.
The Home For Self Supporting Girls
to which she had been recommended
was vastly different from the accom-
modations 10 which she was aecus
toned The tiny room With its Two
iron cots and Its duplication of bureaus
and rockers sharply marked the line
that separated the two girls donliclled
together
There was no homelikc air about the
place, and the chill atmosphere Of the
dining room found IL responsive chill
In her heart She went to bed early
feeling that she must stitie her sobs 10
avoid annoying her roommate.
She lay in the narrow bed thinking
of the dainty room at home, with Its
white dimity hangings and its great
white bed. If she had listened to Joe
Trenton she would be there tonight.
dreaming Of tile time when she and
Joe would have home ~ their own.
4 score of times Joe had proposed.
but Elizabeth had made the career of
woman her fetch and she would not
sacrifice her freedom Joe's last effort
had been Ill timed for he had spoken
on the night of her graduation. when
the plaudits of the audience still rang
In her ears and bits of the essay echoed
loud and clear.
"Perhaps-w when | have found my ca
reer' the girl had promised gently.
but don't you see that TO turn back
now upon my own principles would be
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"Of course" she cried We who
would lead must be prepared to saerl.
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return home and confess failure
The thought proved upop her mind.
and daily she grew thinner and more
worried until the little woman at the
desk whose big. motterly heart was
great enough to embrace her whole
brood. sighed to see her. With beain-
ing face she came to ElIzabeth's room,
during the sixth week of her STAY and
announced a visitor. Elizabeth. Thin.
ing that one OF the many men who had
taken her address had come to an
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