Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-25

vinced that Mandel was in love with
Ruth. That her advances in salary
were simply one Of his ways of show
| ing it.. Regardless Of Ruth's explana
tion as to WHY her pay had been in
lcreased, he was positive in his. own
mind that she did not really EARN
fifty dollars week. 1t was unbe'
licvable. A girl with no business ex'
lperienee. 1t was all very well for her
to tell him it was because she knew
what was needed to be done to those
old houses and to the rooms which the
firm redecorated; that might go with
some men, mot with him. Mandel had
been struck with her looks, had hired
her, and now was in love with her.
This was the way Brian figured the
raise III Ruth 5 salary. That her ar.
tistic ideas were worth much more thai
she received, he would not have be.
|lievcd. Neither would it have made any
difference in his ideas had he known
that since Ruth had worked, for him
Arthur Mandel had never once over.
stepped the boundaries Of proper con.
duet toward hcr-that Of employer and
employed.
Ruth often had thought Of Mandel y
|punctiliousness. He seemed always to
be interested in her only because Of her
work. 1t gave her an easy feeling and
mannor when with him which would
have been absolutely impossible to her
had she known his real feelings.
But Arthur Mandel was a patient
man. Rome WASH t built in q day, I"
he often said to himself when he
thought Of Ruth.
Ruth had quite naturally been thrown
with many wealthy clients Of the firm
Men and women who were thoroughly
abreast Of the times. and who were both
entertaining and interesting.
Mrs. Curtis said to her one day,
when, as they often did, they were
lunching together:
"Thosc people you have been telling
me Of are the people You should know
socially. They are your kind. | mean
it, at nod Of dissent from Ruth
s'Y You were brought up with that sort.
You II never become acustomed the
crowd Mr.. Hackett--like so many
clever affected before he met
YOU. I'm not knocking them. Some
Of them are Immensely clever. But they
are too unconventional to please you
brought up as you were. And you won =
be able to overlook their familiar ways
because they have brains.
Ruth knew, down in her heart, that
Mrs. Curtis was right That never
would she feel at home with the set to
which Claude Becky and those Oh MS
ilk belonged Yet she was not quite
ready to admit that it was SO.
Don / you think it is wife s Guty
to make her husbands friends her
friendsg'' she asked. Especially
when he has taken her to live among
the people he knowsfh
s'Well--perhaps, in way. But am
beginning to think that we women are
too ready to give up our ideas, even our
individuality, TO please our husbands
And / also sometimes wonder if they
would not respect us more, even love us
better, If we were not quite so slavish
in our attitude Not you'll you are one
of the advanced women who do what
they like,'' as Ruth had been about 10
speak. SIT is wonderful. I often think
of you. and how brave you are to get
up and 70 to business every day
woman brought up in luxury
seIt isn't brave at all. - Ruth
replied. cit would be real
bravery for me TO stay at home and
do houscwork. That requires more
courage than / possess. You see, Il
really love my work. .
Tomorrow Ruth Is Again Obliged
to Go Away. Brian Objects at First.
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