Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-11
ONE WOMAN'S WAY
THE STORY ORA GIRLS FIGHT FOR SUCCESS
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ly breakfast and was gone when we
sat down. She had left message
with Ellen.
Miss Annie said she had an err
rand to do before she went to the
Office"
Frank was plainly perturbed all
through the meal. He ate scarce
ly anything, even failed to ask for
a second cup of coffee. He hurried
off in a manner totally at variance
with his usual deliberate move
ments.
That day I sent two girls down to
the investment company. They were
bright, clever girls who had worked
so earnestly to perfect themselves
in certain branches Of the business
with which they were unfamiliar,
but where there was an opening,
that they had equipped themselves
to commence the work they were to
do in record time. They were girls
from comfortable homes, girls who
might have been supported until they
married had they SO chosen but to
whom independence, doing some
thing to help carry on the great
business of their country, looked al
Turing, attractive, as compared to
the uninteresting and unhelpful life
lived entirely at home.
CHAPTER Lx1I
you are looking much bet
SS " ter" Frank remarked at
dinner. Il wonder if you
feel able to go out tonight?
There is new musical show on
should like to see"
81 would love to go"' L replied,
with enthusiasm. 1t was no part of
my plan for winning Frank back to
object to what he wished to do to
pass the time. And l was so deter
mined to win him, his love, that
should have been willing to go even
had my arm panied badly. L must
feel that 1 had his entire love be-
fore he knew.
We went to the play and L enjoyed
it almost as much as Frank did, al
though my arm gave me twinge
once in a while that took my atten-
ton from the stage. When we reached
home I proposed a little supper, so
we ravaged the refrigerator and then
sat costly down to cold chicken.
salad and some beer.
This is jolly. I always enjoyed a
snack like this. Someway it tastes
better than when it is served proper
ly," Frank remarked, his mouth full
Of chicken.
There is no reason we can't have
a snack as you call it, whenever you
feel in the mood. There is always
Here was another little thing my
husband enjoyed which 1 knew moth
ing of simply because l had been so
engaged with my work before / mar
ried that food had been really sec
ondary consideration to me. If had
my dinner, why, that was sufficient.
I never ate again before retiring. so
I had kept on in the same way aft
er marriage. 1t may sound foolish
perhaps it would give US both indl-
gestion, but as [ saw how Frank en-
joyed our simple little supper togetn-
er, how chatty he was with me, l
resolved that it should be repeated
whenever he felt so disposed. I would
caution Ellen to keep watch that we
had something tempting always on
| hand.
L had not realized it, so was rath-
er astonished when Frank said:
do you know, Olive, this is the
first evening we have spent alone
together that you have not talked OF
those classes of yours or of invest
ments the women were making?"
"Why-have L been as bad as
that"
Yes. That is one reason women,
married women especially, should let
business alone. AS you know, I have
not objected to your work, have put
nothing in the way of carrying 1t
on. But men learn to lock up their
business when they lock their office
doors. Women are so new at the
game that they. carry it into every
phase OF their lives"
"And it gets monotonous? l, for in
stance, have bored you?"
Yes, at times. You see, Olive, while
am perfectly willing you should do
what you wish in the matter, am
not overly interested. [ am not yet
persuaded that the time is ripe or
J,o+ ad1INata6 m wha I
is required to make them stable bus
mess propositions. You are, perhaps,
an exception. Your education, then
your extensive war work, has given
you a grasp upon affairs which most
women lack. Yet, [ have business
all day. 1t isn't much chance for me
or any other man to have business
talked all evening""
DO men never talk their affair S
outside of the Officer" l asked, sm11-
ing at him.
'Often, too often. But it is as un-
wise. in them as it is in the women:
A wife, should understand enough OF
her husbands business to be apprecl-
ative of his work, to, perhaps, occd-
Sonally discuss some phase OF 1t.
But it is no more fair for a man TO
come home and spend the time talk
ing unimportant details of his bust
ness to his wife than it is for her to
ers equally trite and uninteresting
with him. 1t is putting into their
home life things which should be
confined to the office"
81 see your point. I guess | have
been selfish in talking of my work,
| the wonderful progress the girls and
women are making. You are mistaken
| in thinking the time hasn't come for
| them to take their place in the world
of affairs, but I am glad the subject
came UP. 1 will try not to dras
them into our conversation in future
unless I have something very out Of
the ordinary to tell YOU"
Frank made no answer, but while
| putting away the remains of our sup
per I made a resolution never agar
to intrude my class work, my bust
ness, into my home. l was learning
had a husband who demanded
amusement, entertainment in his
home life. And he had not had i
save from Annie. | had been simply
boring him all the time L imagined
[ was being interesting, when 1 talk
ed Of my work.
CTo Be Continued.)
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