The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-15
Returning Soldiers Are Taking
Back Their Old Jobs.
Brown Hued Envelopes From
Overseas Tell Story.
HARVEST Time FOR LAssIES
They Have Made and Spent
Their Money Easily.
Relief to Father Now Comes to
q Glorious End.

The office boy brought in the morn
ing mail to the boss. Two girls. their
Georgette crepe waists pressed tightly
against the desk tops a short distance
away, watched the "old man" as he
sorted over the letters.
Their tinted cheeks that heretofore
had been hula-hulaing a wad of
spearmint stopped as the chief" ran
his paper knife thru two envelopes
envelopes OF a brownish hue, well
known to all relatives and friends of
the boys overseas.
"Gee!" exclaimed the blonde in a
stage whisper to the brunette. Looka
that. The boss is hearin' from the
soldier boys. 'Spect any of 'em are
comm back?"
Dunno" was the answer across the
desk. Looks like it."
The office head swung back in his
chair For five minutes he read the
| letters from France. Then he pressed
a button. q buzz was heard and the
chief clerk appeared. The two con-
versed earnestly.
The girls glued their eyes on the
pair.
Two weeks later. the chief clerk
called the blonde and the brunette to
| his desk.
Girls" he said. without even look
| ing up from his Uttered desk to ad-
mire the creations of flesh and satin
that graced the background. "a cou-
pie of the boys will be back from
France soon. We expect them almost
any time now. This means. of course
that we'll have to take care of them
in the Office
The girls exchanged glances. They
| knew what was coming.
The chief clerk continued:
Now just to protect yourselves.
would suggest that you keep on the
lookout for another job. I'll give yor
1
| for at least a week yet"
There was a silence The girls
shifted their weight from one silker
clad limb to another.
"That'1l be ALL" came across to then
from behind the desk.
They shuffled back to their desks
their shoulders cutting a swath at ev
cry pace-one of those dance hal
movements picked up from thu
movies.
"Whatda tell va" the blonde blurt
ed as they slid into their chairs.
1--WE should worry" was the rotor
as a stray wisp of brown hair wa.
poked back into place.
/ And So 1t Goes.
So it goes all over Topeka thes
days.
The boys are coming back and tn
girls are, going back.
But it has been a harvest time TO
the young woman Their service
during the labor shortage were sub
ject to bid by employers over tn
city. Practically no experience ewa
necessary. Away to work they went
They drew smore money than the.
ever had dreamed of making in
months time.
And they spent it. While the lad
were fighting overseas. the girls a
home were appearing on the avenh
ana at the movies as they never ap
peared before. The high cost of cand
Il made no difference. They enjoyed al
the luxuries of the time. And the.
earned them.
Il Topeka employers are doing thei
best to take care of the returning sol
, diers. IT most cases 1t is necessar.
|; for the girls to step out that the boy
, may step in.
But the girls are not complaining
They realized at the time that the
were taking "war Jobs" Many o
/. them were informed that their worl
; was only temporary.
But they have taken advantage O
. the exceptional weekly or month";
pay checks and hundreds of har,
, working fathers have been relieved o
1 the dry goods store burdens.