Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-12

showed spark of affection for me.
put studied her. I couldn't believe
that one so young could so persist
ehtiy hide every vestige of feeling.
Sut IN her entire sojourn here in the
CITY she only once gave any sign of
human feeling, and that was when she
said good-by to Carp
could fill book with things about
her L am going to have her visit me
IN the Spring to try to know her bet
ter. am putting her into my new
book, too. But Helen, here 1 am raw
ing about myself, when 1 can tell by
your face that you have something to
tel me. You don't look well. Are you
getting out enoughY
Helen smiled. 1T isn't that.
really came down to ask your advice
ABOUT matter that is puzzling me
terribly, and without any more pre-
ahDIe Helen poured out the entire story
to Frances
You see," she said, as she finished
nave always longed to do something
VI course this thing wasn't what L had
looked forward to, but when Warren
acted so scornfully about 1t, and said
wasn't fitted for work, l somehow
forgot all my resolutions and just de-
termlned to accept Ned's suggestion.
FRANCES, do you think possibly that
could make good?"
FRANCES considered a moment. "Well,
DEAR don't know exactly hat the DO
sltlon would require, but you know
yourself that where responsibility is
concerned. you get awfully nervous
You say that Ned insists you are just
the woman for the placer"
Helen was looking at Frances in
amazement. She had not expected
TINS, she had thought that Frances at
least would side with her.
you're surprised that L don't ex-
actly approve, aren't you? Frances
asked quickly. well. like Ned Burns
q lot l think he is a really fine chap,
but L know that he is desperately in
love with you and 1 don't think he
would stop at lie in order to get you
to do what he wants. You see, it does
look as If he wanted to get you into
his firm.
His very action of frankness in tell
ing warren was to put Warren at a dis
advantage before you. He really want
ed TO make Warren appear very Ear
row and old-fashioned; the whole story
look that way or course 1 don't actual
ly know, 1 can only judge from what
you have told me, and from what 1
know of Ned Burns"
Helen did not care so much what
Frances thought of Ned Burns. What
she wanted to know was whether or
not Frances thought her capable of
holding a position. That was what
was hurting her pride more than any,
thing else.
Il agree with you in everything you
say about Ned, Frances. But do you
think, as Warren does, and as Louise
said yesterday when l told her, that 1
am not a business woman and never
can be? Why is it that some women
can do things and others are fitted to
do nothing but be homebodies? I'm
tired of being homebody. 1 want to
get out of it,"
From Helen this was an unusual out
burst; but Frances answered quickly
enough.
necessity often makes business wo-
men or the least promising material
Helen" she said gravely; so don't
know whether you would make a good
business woman If the time came But
do think that 1t would be foolish for
you to take an office position in your
present state of mind. You would be
sorry Tor 1t later. You are not suited
to 1t. You are a wife and mother; you
voluntarily chose that kind of life and
have been happy in it for many years.
rms unrest that you feel now will
leave you. l believe in women having
Things to do, an interest outside of the
home, as 1t were. But you must re-
member one thing, you never had to
give up good position, to become de-
| pendent upon your husband. If that
mad been the case everything would be
different. But you nave never earned
your living and for that reason Won
are different from women who have
and must keep so. You have seen peo-
pie like me who have had to work and
you think that by comparison you are
being left behind.
Perhaps this will all be changed
IN the future, and things will be so
| that
and take care of the home too. Rut
unless the need should come for you
to do something, 1 don't think it would
| be right for you to work in an office.
1t isn't fair to Warren, really 1t isn't?"
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