Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-22
And So They
We're Married
By HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
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D JTH discovered just about now
~ that things wcrc' being shaped for
her and that she herself was having
very little to do or say about anything.
People had begun to accept hcr now as
working woman. and she didn't know
whether to like it or not. Even Scott
was becoming casual in the way of
money, and in many ways had grown
to accept things, as, matter of course.
They had grown TO look forward to
Saturday nights AS celebration nights.
On these affairs they ate dinner out
somewhere. and Ruth had suggested
paying her own way.
The first time she had done this Scott
had refused, but in the flush of her
!. first pay envelope. Ruth had insisted.
v 1T wouldn't be fair if you didn I.
SHE had insisted, and after that Ruth
always paid her way and Scott did not
refuse. There were other things too.
that Scott was becoming careless about.
He now invested her with all the com =
mon sense that he would have thought
belonged to any man.
IF | were really in earnest. ! would
pe uiHcl'hl' SH' """'" ", SUI
self. But the truth OF the matter Is
m light. there really nothihg 10 me-
and | mustn't let scott suspect any
thing. Business isn't romantic: it 5
not bit like | thought it would he
1t $ not even a new experience ana
have to work harder than ever Worheu
before.
The time mad come Whcn huth oiuh
even care about what people thouSh''
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slightest nrctcXt To return 10 hcr hH'S'
keeping. but there WASH a rrct"Nt Sh'
could uSc.nnd every on" KEPT l"rrihG h"I
on. Scott ana with MS acceptance o'
matters AZ they were her trends ana pE
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Mrs. Raymond, >h" asked r""lf
handling III" il'tl" plc'' OF paS'"o"ar'
mat pore hn'h name
Understood 'h'r' was vacancy
kuth explained coming lhi'h'dial''H II
the point.
w" o"rElonhllH Il" nave Va'ahr'
mere Sa'd MISS f"h'"h' implying INA
IN" positions were many ana NOT AZ Il.
. choice
lh'S was particular P"N,' ION
hu'h cNp'aih"u h"r 'n''NH ''''"'"@
Hhc Wond'r'" II MISS r'h'"" Wrr .''
ing inc interview purPoS'lA "'hl'"'''
"What experience" hav" YOU had:'
Il am with the New Idea PubII~hIn
Company now Ruth returned, PRAY
ing inwardly that the next question
might not be to ask her in what capacIt,
she worked for tho New Idea. AS
happened and to Ruth's great SurpriS
it wasn't. Miss Fcnton said instead.
Il don't think that this situation
would do for you at all W" usual,
take girls who are fresh from college