The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-06
Warren 10 Annoyed When He Learns
That His Stenosraphsr 10 About
to Be Married.

1 warren 10 Annoyeo "hen ne Learnt
That HE Stenosraphsr 10 About
to BE Married.
Well, I'm going to lose Miss Perry
and Warren dug almost vtciously into
his grapefruit.
Helen looked up in dismay. Miss
Perry has been warren's stenographer
tionally accurate.
You mean she's leaving. Why
thought she liked the work SO much
Got a better job" grimly. "at least
she thinks it's better"
And you just raised her salary
Christmas Indignantly.
Not that kind of job; she's going
to get married.
OH" Helen's momentary resent
ment against Miss Perry was replaced
by intense curiosity. who tor" eager
iy.
Some fellow she met down there.
clerk IN one of the offices"
| DO you like him? Do you think
| she's doing well?" breathlessly.
Think she's doing a whole lot bet
ter right where she IL. Don't take
much stock in that fellow"
| Why" anxiousIy. for Helen had al
ways liked Miss Perry.
Well. / think he drinks for one
thing"
| lis he good looking"
| At this very feminine question War
rem shrugged a disdainful, Imitation
sport
And she's very much in love with
him?"
| That's right" savagely, 'go ahead!
Fire some more questions Want to
know the color of his hair?'
| why, Warren" flushing, Tn nat
| urally interested I think Miss Perry
deserves somebody worth while"
| Well, she's not getting much in this
| fellow. I as good as told her so-she
| didn't seem to like 1t either"
"Oh. you didn't say anything against
him?"
II limited pretty strongly that she
| ought to know a whole lot about man
| before she married him. Miss Perry
is a mighty decent girl, and this fell
| low-well. I don't like his looks!"
| Il suppose she hasn't had many
chances" reflected Helen sympatheti-
| cally, and it's only natural for her
| to want a home of her own"
Well, I've my doubts about what
kind of a home he'll give her-sfs.o0
a week. That's all he gets"
| Why, that's just what you're paying
| her, isn't it?"
Yes, and they'll find II mighty lit
| tie for two to live on. I'll wager she'll
be working again within a year. He's
| probably counting on that. Why
doesn't she wait for somebody who
can take care of herr"
| Helen was thinking that possibly
| Miss Perry was afraid there might be
no one else. for her opportunities of
| meeting people must be limited.
| None of my affairs of course" went
| on Warren grumpily. but hate to see
a girl like that throw herself away"
That's why it's so cruelty hard to
be a woman. She must choose her
husband from the two or three men
| who happen to ask her-and some
| women are asked only once"
| Huh. that's complimentary. So I
| suppose If you had a wider choice
| you'd have made a better selection"
| Possibly" admitted Helen mischev-
| iously
| We'll. if men do have the choosing
they sometimes show blamed poor
| Judgment.
| Now. dear. that's not a nice re-
mark"
| HOW ABOUT yours
| II was all so childish that Helen
laughed outright.
l. Here" thrusting at her his empty
cup.
But. dear" seriously, as she poured
the coffee, don't you think most wom-
en- In Miss Perry's position marry men
inferior to themselves? Isn't the wom-
| an clerk who makes SIS to $50 a week
superior to the man in the same posi-
/ tion?"
TN most cases. I suppose she is"
| admitted Warren.
| Then don't you see how limited are
her chances for marrying well? And
Miss Perry must be at least twenty
five or six. Oh, I can understand.
she's waited this long and hasn't had
| any better chance. and now"
| We'll. she. doesn't have to merry.
docs she7" CURLY. She's got a good
job-why chuck IT for some no-account
| fellow"
"Oh, that's the woman of It," unused
Helen sadly. she wants TO feel that
she belongs to someone"
| Warren pushed back his chair with
m impatient gesture.
Huh. Belonging to someone on SIS
| oer isn't what it's cracked I'D 70 he
| She's had that much to spend on her
self Wait until she tries to make n
nay the rent, the grocer. and all the
other bills. She's making the mistake
| of her life.