South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-04
Finding Her Job
By Kitty Parsons

Il can't marry YOU that way, in
sisted Lois. Il know you think I'm
queer. sam, but I just feel I've got to
be self-supporting first. l haven't
cent in the world and if you should
get tired Of me some day, you might
think I'd married you for your mon
ey-for an easy time. OF course you
wouldn't think that now, but no one
knows how things are going TO turn
out. and / just couldn't bear il! II
l were perfectly sure I loved you, ii
might be different but I'm not sure
of anything and I'm miserable
You're all wrong, Lois; nothing
like that could happen to US. 1 love
you much. You can't care about me
that's is, l guess"
Il don't know Sam-honestly !
don't know if / do or not. 1 don't
even trust myself to judge fairly yet.
I thought I cared for someone once
and | was wrong. That taught me
lesson in deliberateness. 1t wouldn't
be fair TO YOU 10 say yes now and
find out my mistake later, and I'd
rather be fair TO YOU than 10 any
one else in the world. Please help,
me Sam"
The man raised her hand 20 his
| lips. III do anything IN the world
can, he promised. "only please don't
mike it too hard
Then, don't come TO see me for
three months That will give me
time TO get ahead in my work and 10
see how I miss you. You've been
such wonderful friend that I can't
bear TO lose you, but I've got TO for
a time at least. Afterwards, 1 don't
know what may happen. If you still
want me at the end Of three months,
come to me, but if you don't, I'll un-
derstand perfectly. You mustn't
write, either"
Pretty stiff conditions, but I'll do
my best if it's the only way 10 salts
fy you. wonder if youH ever
weaken anyway? The chances begin
TO look pretty slim for me-"
Lois turned away 10 hide the tears
that filled her eyes. Then she gath
cred herself together and held out
her hand
Good bye, SAM wish it didn't
have 10 be this way"
He held her hands for a moment.
then dropped them and walked to-
wards the door. Half way there, he
wheeled and came back to where she
stood Without a word he caught
her in his arms and for a second
held her close. Before she had time
10 realize what had happened. he
had gone. For a long time Lois
stood exactly where he had left her
and there was a perceptible droop TO
her shoulders.
Although she had arranged ev-
erything to her own satisfaction.
Lois did not feel at all cheerful in
the days that followed. But three
months can go very quickly when
one is busy A week after
her talk with Sam she was made
private secretary 10 the firm Of Reed
& Stillweu. The work was hard and
the days were SO full that there was
little time for reelection The man
ager Of the firm told her that she
had a big chance ahead If she stuck
TO her Obj
The question is" said Lois 10
herself, which is my job and which
am I going 10 stick to-"
She had missed sam dreadfully. If
she had not been so busy It would
have been much worse. But sue
cess is very sweet, especially when 1t
is new. and IL is hard 10 give up.
IF I could only have BOTH sho
sighed. But OF course I can't"
Lois had almost made up her mind
10 keep on working when the allot-
ted time was up. She dreaded see
ing sam, but she did not think she
loved him enough 10 marry him, and
decided 10 tell him 50. But Sam
aid not come. Nor did he come on
the next day, nor the next week. nor
the week after that Another month
dragged by without a word.
Its what ] told him 10 do. If he
didn't want me sobbed Lois 10 her