The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-03

What a clever idea" exclaimed
Helen, pointing to a step-ladder which
was tied up by two big hooks on the
wall OF the bathroom
Yes, l didn't have any place to mi
1t. SO ted 1T up there. It's out Of the
way, and it doesn't look so bad. does
it?'
But how did you get all these things
surely you don't get it furnished for
s24?"
''Qh. mono, they're all mine. Wait,
I'll have to turn the chops"
1t was not until they sat down to
the dlnner that they really had
chance to talk
1t all came through this ADVERTISE
meht -darting into her bedroom and
coming back with a newspaper clip
Ping which she laid by Helen's plate:
'WANTED-To sell the contents OF
four-room flat. No reasona BILE of
Ter refused. Party leaving the city.
III desired, flat can be rented for $24.
Apply Powell. No. -, w. 156th ST.
L saw that in one of the Sunday
papers and came right up An old
lady had i'll; she was selling out to 70
TO live With her son. She let me have
everything for $50. OF course. it's all
cheap furniture, but it's not in such
oad taste. and everything was Clean
why L think that was wonderfully
cheap-$35, Not the rugs too"
Yes, the rugs and curtains-every-
thing but the china and kitchenware, I
bought that new but it cost very lit
tie This blue china is all ten cents
except the meat platter-that was SOC
Now you must have another chop
they're SO SMALL
They'e delicious, You're a wonder
ful little housekeeper. But l don't
see how you have time with all your
work at the office
1t doesn't take SO much time. I've
learned to get my breakfast in twenty
minutes, and I wash the dishes when
I'm getting dinner. During the week
don't try to do any cleaning except
busting. But Saturday afternoons
give the whole place a thorough going
over. Last Saturday / got home at
half-paSt one, put on an old wrapper
and went to work. 1t was after five
before L Was through-bathroom, kitch-
en- and all. Then I took a bath laid
down, rested for an hour and walker up
feeling perfectly fine. Perhaps you
like more oil in your salad dressing?"
No, this is just right. And you're !
never lone or afraid ?"
young girl is here at night She's a |
telephone operator Poor child. she
only gets IS a week. 1 don't see how |
she lives on it. l hope they will make |
that 50 minimum wage law. 1 don't |
believe this girl has enough TO eat |
half the time. 1 can't bear to see her
go out Of here without breakfast so |
have been giving her cup of coffee |
and roll. She's studying shorthand |
SO She can get a better position Oh |
1 didn't tell you that I was studying
Spanish
You very wonderful person. said /
Helen. Now. when do you find time to I
study SPANISH"
Two evenings a week. You know |
there's a great demand for Spanish
stenographers. Use this for your but
teri haven't any bread and butter
plates yet
And you mean to Say you come
from the office, get your dinner and
then go out and take a Spanish les
SOM"
yes. but OF course on those eve
nings 1 don't try to have much dinner.
Usually 1 just beat UP an omlette-
that's quick and easy
We'll, my dear, there isn't one girl
in a thousand that would have had
you're doing. 1 think you can afford
to be very proud of it,
Il am laughingly, land I love to
feel that I've done it all myself. Sat-
urday afternoon when I got through
cleaning and laid down to rest, I felt
that was about the happiest the most
Independent and most self satisfied
young woman in New York.
Helen watched her almost enviousir
she cleared away the salad plates.
and brought on little bowl Of fruit
jelly with whipped cream. She knew
what the feeling of independence. "of
having done it all herself must
mean
She thought of the time when War
rem was out west, when things were at
the worst between them, when she felt
she would soon be thrown on her own
resources. How helpless and terrified
that she was so inca pable of making
her own living.
How many women, she wondered,
stayed with their husbands for the
simple reason that they cannot sup
port themselves. This was a humilia-
ton that Laura Wilson could never
know. she had proven so superbly that
she could make her own way. Should
she marry now, the man would know
he could hold her only through love
and not merely because he supported
her
Don't you like fruit jelly?" disap-
pointedly, for Helen was toying alb
sently with her spoon.
ooh. yes, 1 was only thinking"
wistfully chow wonderful it must be
for any woman to feel that she's SO
whatever happens She
can always be independent
MUST GET PERMIT