Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-14

work, and now no happier, healthier
looking girl could be found than An
ne. She had taken my advice in re-
gatd to her clothes, as had most Of
my girls, and in her trim tailored
sfii waists, neat skirts Of dark cloth,
she locked the capable girl she was
only she was too pretty altogether
too pretty for an Office girl. Real
ling this I kept her away from the
masculine element we employed as
much as possible.
Bu. she was young and was en-
tilted to pleasure, SO she often went
cut with Nina and George, some
other young man making a fourth.
But did not feel at all anxious
about that after Nina told me:
II doesn't seem to make any Diff
ference to Annie who the fellow Is
as long as he is nice. The treats
then- all alike" This was of course
incomprehensible to Nina, who was
so !: love with George that she had
some out with no one else for years.
There's safety in numbers, Nina
Annie will not lose her heart like
you have done as long as she feels
that way"
"No-but-it is nice to care fol
some one, Miss Morrison, and-tC
have them care for you" The blush
which accompanied the words SHOW
ed plainly how Nina felt toward
4ONS1, LuG Hail VINO WOulQ not
let her work after he married her,
youth and much of her attractive
ness while she waited for that time
to come when he could earn enough
to support her.
Yes, Nina. We all need affec-
ton, L wish you and George could
also go right on Working.'7
He won't do it, Miss Morrison,
we were talking about it last night
and he said Thaf who OF ,,iS
wife go to an office after he mar
ried was no kind of man. That he
would be ashamed to do it!''
The sigh, only half stifIed, when
a9GGicompanleq the words showed that
Nina Nina would have gladly married
wait Tor happiness. But the gro
Gerry bookkeeper's pride wouldn't al
10Y her TO marry and keep her in
dependence as represented by her
pay envelope which would make Lie
comfortable for them both and per-
haps bring them happiness they
might never have otherwise.
1t was such problems as these
which kept my mind occupied even
when away from the office. During
the day L was too busy with othcr
matters. But when thinking Of MY
most OF themselves, how to solve
their problems, which l often found
were caused by false pride and Stub
bornneSs on their part or on The
Fart of some lover or relative, / al
ways longed for the time to come
when L could put the plan, which,
Iof years, had been in my mind, into
execution.
Yet L continually held myself
back, L was not yet sufficiently ore
pared to teach others in the way
longed to, l still had much. very
much, to learn. Yet as the DAYS
and months passed l felt that | was
forging ahead, that | was becoming
a real business woman. | studied
economics not only earnestly but
eagerly, as one studies that of which
they are fond. Neatly all of my
reading vas along those lines. [ was
learning all about investments, espC-
clally those which appeared to at
tract women. ! had, absorbed so
many of the details of the business
while caring for the more impor-
tant things directly under my SUI
TerVision that Mr. Barlow often re-
marked that l could run the entire
plant il l had to.
[ was very proud when he said
such things, and when he praised
me tC or before Frank Lamphccr
was doubly pleased. He occasion,
ally did SO when Frank came in on
some matter Of business.
i ;ecall you. told me long ago
that Miss Morrison was a wonder
Il have found you were right" At
which enigmatic remark Mr.. Barlow
looked PUZZLED, but made no reply.
We had at that time told no one but
mothe of our engagement.
(To Be Continued.)