Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
And So They
Were Married
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOH
Cop,,iobt. 1910. by Public Ledger Co.
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STARI This SlOhl
TT is onetthing to think about worN,.s
when one is safe within the preci't.
of ,,e,s own home with no possioio
cb.nce of having to work, ana uu''o
another TO go out m the con'p :.
world and seek a job. That 10
Is SO easy for one woman u
another and to say what might i'"
been done if she had had sense enoue"
to work But take woman III NC"
York city and make her race .'e ofore
sibilty of job. and what Is 'i,e' asstble
hero II she is trained 1t Is Poss -,
Gov ber +o narrow sne openings az"
"a few good possibilities; II sno o,,
,,ntra;nod there is nothing very ~
onon to her. no field that has not d"
ready been we'll combed by the -
other women workers VINO l,a nav and
trained In the school of experience anu
know what to expect. .,,, ann
Ruth Raymond had come 10 'l.c 90
clusion that what she wanted Ma oJ
worl, She wondered why she had staEeu
mp'n W. love, IN tbc background of life while
her friends had forged ahead: ose
inbued with the idea of Jop' w
H. ordinary life of a conventional wiz
seemed distastefut to her. Helen FOWL
send had secured job with apparel.lE
no trouble. vi Harper, VINO nau svne
TO college with her, was worhi's.
doubt there were many other irlenuS 10
NJ hers in responsible positions, possibly
many of them were married ana H''rt y.
interesting lives with their huspa,uS,
had taken her. q long tiIr to wake up
tlroodv with bcr decision to get work
shc had assumed quaint little dlEnities
that were charming One would nave
thought her already established III
nosition. Already she was planning 'ne
i routine Of her life, the clothes sne ~ Woulo
wear, simple plain things. IN ilnasl ma
'tion she could see herself. fresnly
.rroomed and attractive, bending WIN
wrinkled brows over some ili'pol I",',
rancrs that strewed her desk. She 'ou'u
hear the voice of her employer IN the
ntxt room. talking t. an important per-
sonagc, telling him perhaps OF tne !, ue'
he placed in his. secretary, MIS- Ray
mon1 : ,,,,i,,.
II was quite the most fascinating thing
,hat Ruth had ever looked forward 10.
The contemplation of it filled her WIN IN
iexpectant thrills, and only oCcaslohahy
was she a little bit undecided as to just
how TO proceed She hated to ask Heien
what she had done, and now that oco.'
had not seen fit to approve she hesl
tated to talk it over with MN o',e
wanted Scott to feel that sense of equal
ity that had surged through her ever
since her decision. When she was n
wage Garner there would be so much
more in their lives they would have so
much more in common.
Mrs. Rowland, received the news ana
was properly impressed. In 1act' shc
was plainly Mortified.
"This is Scotts doing, of course.
Ruth shook her head. mo, mother,
It isn't"
"Of course, it is natural for you to
defend him. but l know better. You
never had any of these ideas when you
were at home"
"Why should you object to my doing
It? Helen Townsend is working;
could name plenty of girls who went to
cole o with me who are doing things.
Listen to me. Ruth you cannot con-
vince me that what you are doing Is
right, and If Scott allows you to 60 on
with it and encourages you, l shall be
sorry you ever married him.
Mother, you don't like Scott; you
know you don't. You never have liked
him and you've made things hard fol
me in many ways since I've been mar
ried. In n way, / might blame you fol
this resolution, because you have tried
to make me discontented with life al
Scott and l have lived it. You have
held up other girls as models to me
you have criticized my home the way
dress-everything in fact, that we do
II not openly, at least you have sug
gested your meaning many times. I've
made up my mind now, and I'm goins
to do this thing in spite of what any
one says"
In consequence of this conversation
taI tn
with one of her headaches for three days
Ruth had rather expected every on,
to admire her for her stand, and she
was disappointed. Helen Townsend
whom she called up on the telephone
was busy and could not talk just then
but she asked Ruth to come down tt
lunch and talk matters over
Ruth was angry at Helen's disinclina
ton to chat over the telephone, bu
y after reasoning the matters out, decided
that. of course, it was due to offic,
routine, and met Helen at the plac,
designated Across the table she impart
ed her news. Somehow she had imag
ined Helen to be instantly champion
of her cause. Instead she asked:
what does Scott Think"
Ruth was taken aback.
''Why, what on earth did you ask me
that question for?'
well what does he Think"
'He doesn't approve; but, then.
didn't expect him to husbands wouldn't :
"Scott would if he thought you coult
do 1t. you know it."
Don't you think can do it? Yol
act SO strange about the whole thing
as IL you didn't approve yourself
You're always talking about careers fol
women
Ruth's tone was hurt and indignant
At every turn she had been disappointed
in the way people had taken her news
and to have Helen so disinclined to an
prove was the last straw.
81 do approve of careers for women
but you're married, Ruth, and, after all
dear what could you do?"
lin the next installment Helen admits
her disapproval and tells Ruth why.)