Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-28
ONE WOMAN'S WAY
THE STORY OLA GIRLS FIGHT FOR SUCCESS
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ing to speak of, they had no train
ing to common sense.
SO, gradually once again my hopes
and aspirations filled my life. l saw
Lloyd Walker occasionally, always
on business, and he had, perhaps un-
consciously, resumed the manner he
used toward me before he and | be
came friends as we'll as associates
in business. l was very grateful!
to him for this, and soon l became
as unembarrassed and easy with
him as | had been before he asked
me to marry him.
Was this another sign | had no,
loved him" | don't know. Many /
am sure, however, will think so.
ChaDter VIII
~ INA BROWN, one of the
M Stenographers, came to me
eyes. She was an innocu-
ously pretty girl, a fluffy blonde.
What is it, Nina?" L asked.
"Oh, Miss Morrison, L know L am
going to lose my job! L was late
again this morning, and Mr.. Blake
(the man whose dlctation she took
is awful angry. 1t amt only that,
either-heing late L mean. L made
lots of mistakes. 1 was TO a dance
last night and it was most morning
when l got to bed, and L was so
SAeSpy coutuh h0eP lily 0S Z" 0lU1i'
NO working girl can dance all
night and do her work well, Nina, ."
| said as kindly as l could. The girl,
naturally bright and witty, was u
constant annoyance to me. Her yell
low hair was piled high on her head
and she affected peeK-a-boo waists
spoken of her manner of dressing
and also her attitude toward the
men in the Office. Perhaps L had
better let her go, | thought, as l
face down which ran a dark smudge
caused by her hands, which were
soiled with carbon paper. Yet l hes
itated to dismiss her. One never
knew how desperately such a girl
needed her position or what she was
saved from by having one.
Come in here after the rest go,
Nina. l can't talk now,"I told her
as some one asked for MI. Stevens
and was referred to me.
That afternoon 1 waited to see
Nina. She seemed to have quite re-
covered her usual sangfroid ana
came in smiling. l said:
"Now, Nina, tell me all about it,"
"Oh, Mr.. Blake got miffed be-
though. He said l had been late
right along. l really do get here
as early as [ can. L hate to get up.
Ma has an awful time waking me-"
The girl was very pretty, and had
all the little mannersms that take
the eyes of the usual man. Her Ian
guage was often very ungrammatl-
cal, slangy and at times almost
coarse. Yet she felt abused because
she had been reprimanded for beinS
late and for making mistakes.
Il shall have to repeat to you,
Nina, something heard a very Won
derful business woman say. She
was the wife of a millionaire" L
added this bit of information know
ing it would have an effect. She
had great executive ability, and
managed one of the largest and most
She claimed there are three abso-
lutely essential requisites to a wom-
ans success in busineSs-punctual
ity, accuracy and integrity You see
that you have failed in two of them
by your own confession. You were
neither punctual, nor accurate, and
what was she working for? She
might have given her money. and let
some one else do the work" AS L
thought, the mention of the wife OF
a millionaire had caught her atten-
ton, but in different way than l
expected.
Because there are some things
that people, no matter how much
money they have, feel they want to
do ,themselves--,that it is their
While I talked.
81 think they are awfully silly.
If 1 had money I'll bet 1 wouldn't
work. 1 hate this getting up morn
ings and hustling into my clothes,
then rushing down here only to be
scolded if 1 am two minutes late"
81 am never even two minutes
late; neither is Mr.. Blake"
'I wouldn't be either if 1 got the
pay mcr Top f do gu9 wse if v g09 was ye5
sore, too"
81 wouldn't get any more than you
do, if 1 made a practice Of doing as
you do
Nina opened her eyes.
The boss likes you. The girls
all say so. And that he pays you
great big salary because he wants
to keep you fussing around his Of
fice.'
The boss, as you call Mr.. Stew
ems, would care no more for me than
better work. L do all he pays me
for doing and little more. You
don't understand now, but as you
grow older and more experienced
you will find that men are willing
to pay almost anything to employees
upon whom they can depend. Ii you
would give up all the foolish things
you do, put your mind on your work
and dress more appropriately tol
an office girl. in few years you
Honest, could l, Miss Morrison?'
Yes: Nina. And if you will try
L will DO all can to help you"
well, I am going to try. Honest
l am. I'd like to be like you on4y
I don't know how. But if you'll help
me" Again 1 gave her my prom
Use.
1 am telling Of this conversation
with Nina Brown because of its eff
feet upon me, upon my plans fer
the future, more than of anything
it might convey about Nina.
(To be continued.)