Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-08
And So They
We're Married
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
Copyright. 1912. bv Public LedDer Co.
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SIARI THIS STORY TODAN
DCTH felt like the college man who,
It having just graduated, expects TO
got the world on fire Immediately by his
wonderful ability and is instead set to
ming cards or something of the kind In
order to make him familiar with the
business in hand.
She had hardly known what she eX-
pected in the way of position. The
feeling with her had been the same as
the feeling youth has in spring, that
vague yearuing after something intan-
gihle, romance perhaps. which is never
realized and which II 1t were would
not be the same a married woman
feels It, too, IL she Is not happy with
her husband. She wants something
more from life, she feels queer urgings
In her breast, she abhors the petty little
details. the small monotonies of her life
and she imagines how 1t might have
been to be married to almost any one
else from the yeriest youth down.
Ruth would have been far more
thrilled over position that carried some
weight with it and a small salary. much
smaller than the one she had been Of
fered, than she was with the prospect
of the one Elsie Jeffries had mentioned.
Her rosy dreams were somewhat faded ;
they had assumed a pale pink tinge. but
she was still determined not to show how
she felt and to find out more about the
job.
understand" Elsie Jeffries went on,
this position carries with 1t nothing
menial. In fact the stipulation is for a
college woman"
But what Advancement is there
There are always opportunities. You
can keep looking about or you can take
a course in something. Would you like
TO try thisY'
We'll" Ruth hesitated, "of course I
want to talk 1t over with Mr.. Raymond
first. When can I-'let YOU know"
''I'll Keep it till Monday"
"All right" said Ruth. rising, and
thank you. Elsie, for your interest"
She neld her head high as she left the
place arguing fiercely with herself.
After all, this was her first offer, and
she. needn't take the position. Perhaps,
too; it was q better job than. she mag
med, and as for the salary, that was
quite munifcent; the thought of earn
ing SIS week all herself was mighty
attractive. The more she thought Of II
the higher rose her spirits until she had
argued herself almost into an acceptance
of the position then and there by the
time she arrived home
After all. she argued, a position was
what one made of it, and she might
create more of an atmosphere in the
place than any one had before her. She
almost called Elsie Jeffries up to tell
her that she would take the job, but at
the last moment decided to at least tell
Scott and to see what he said.
The mail had come while she was
out, and she flung herself into a chair
with her things on as she slooked
through it. There were two newspapers
bill, couple Of advertisements and
one thick. creamy envelope. the envelope
that Is inevitably the courier of we'd
ding invitation or announcement.
Ruth ripped it open and drew out a
second envelope. with Mr.. and Mrs
Raymond written across it in a rather
childish uniformed handwriting. Inside
Z, was a heavily engraved sheet of double
stationery with the conventional formal
invitation on it. 1t was an invitation ia
the wedding of Natalie Ellsworth Jer-
gems and John Warren Bond at one Of
the fashionable churches. A thick card
bearing the invitation to the reception
ut the house afterward was incosed.
Somehow. coming just at this time, the
invitation made Ruth cross. II conjured
up a spring wedding, a bride in white
satin with many bridesmaids the peal
Ing of a giant organ, the scent OF flow
ers, the church packed with people; ir
fact. all the ceremony that went with q
wedding of that kind. She could moi
help contrasting it with her own wed
ding in the tiny chapel, with her mothe,
weeping behind her and the strange
feeling in her heart that she was slip
ping away from all the things she hat
ever known and loved. Natalie Jergens
that pretty little blonde girl with moi
very much to her, was to have every
thing that she Ruth had turned dowr
4 for her1ife with Scott. How just think
ift- of it brought everything back tt
her. her choice between Scott and Jack
Jacks failure to enlist and her pas
sionateA relief that he was not gont
across, Scott's eager enlistment and theI
her own change Of mind. The war i,
her own mind as to the wisdom of he
choice. the unrest that Jack was con
tent with things as they were. the new
of Scotts reported missing, her anguisl
of mind, Helen Townsend's interference
and then the blessed realization tina
Scott was safe and that after all he wa
her man and not Jack Bond. Now Jacl
was going to marry Natalie and sh
ought to besglad If she had everything
to do over again, of course she woul
do exactly as she had. Scott was sti
the biggest man In her life, the onl
man. 1t. was Just that she was tire
and disappointed with that job and tina
1t was spring. Somehow. spring wed
dingsrd did not seem to fit in at all wit
working in offices and with the lack o
money But what little fool she was
s never, contented with what she had an
4 always making mistakes of one kind o
( another.
Her thoughts leaped back TO the invi