El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-21


NNIE ROONEY was not a we'll
q educated girl but. like others
n of her class and nationality.
she was a rather keen observer Of
human nature. and somewhat Of
philosopher
She therefore was sure that some
other emotion than the physical dis
c9nfort OF hunger had moved Agnes
} Merely to speak as she had done 1t
could not be animosity against Philip
Hale. for she had met him but once
before to-day. and then only for
minute in his fathers office.
Moreover. anyone could see that he
vas nice. gentlemanly chap. Annie
could understand that any woman
would dislike or distrusJ old Balm
bridge" yet Agnes had never spoken
III that sharp tone Of hirn-even though
the two girls had discussed him freely.
There was surely some other reason
Tor that irritated tone and manner.
And suddenly the Irish girl hit upon
a solution that she was sure was the
~oprrect one. AS soon as she and her
companion had ordered their lunch
con. she spoke out her thought.
See here, kid" she said, I guess
that perhaps young Hale's way of
speaking TO you has made you feel all
OF a SUDDEN lnaN spite OF MS pOllle-
ness. tipping his hat, etcetery-he Is.
after all. the son of your boss and
that YOU and him are in a different
class. But let me tell you've all
60 through that sooner or later
oppose it's harder for you than for
what do you mean?" Agnes asked.
puzzled
We'll. I'll tell you what mean"
Annie explained. You're better ecu-
you wasn't YOU wouldn't hold down
the job OF Mr. Hale's secretary Yet,
for all that. you feel you aren't on the
same level as his son and his kind
are You know that now don't you2"
Agnes Agrees.
! "Of course, I know it." Agnes ad-
mitted- She knew it only too we'll;
she thought swiftly. But not in the
way that this girl meant
Well. even with me il took A good
while for me TO swallow the truth that.
just because I have to work for peo-
pie. I'm not as good in their eyes as
a rich girl would be. But now I don't
care Some day I'll get a chance TO
marry well, and then I'll marry. and
Ill get a man that can make his way
- the world. and I'll be just as good
as any of those rich swells
That's what you've got to remem-
Der about yourself-that all this kind
of work you're at now IS only for a
married. That's what she was meant
for-to make home and be A wife
and mother But, until she can do
that. she sometimes has got 10 sup
port herself But-tha don't make her
less of a lady. So don't YOU 80 TO
getting that notion in your head
I'm telling you this for YOUR own
good, for I guess the way that Hale I
chap spoke to YOU tas II YOU was as |
good as he is himself. YOU know, !
which you are, tool made YOU remem- /
Der all of q sudden that you're not his !
social equal Well. cut out that stuff, /
It makes me tired, We're as good as /
him and his set are any day in the
week. As I just said II Is only for a
little while that were here. Then our
chance will come"
But am glad to be where I am
and as 7 am" Agnes protested earn
estly. 4 have my life 10 live indie
pendently of any man I'm not even
thinking OF getting married"
That listens Welli" Annie laughed. !
But. believe me. there's no girl but
who hopes to get married some day. !
Here's our lunch. It looks good. to-
Neither Of the pair spoke for sew
eral minutes. then Annie broke the
silence with. That's what gets me
mad about a guy like cambridge If 1
he realized that were his equals he'd /
not get fresh with US Men like him