Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-31


HOHE doesn't need the posi-
ton, have made inquiries"
y This sentence 1 overheard.
1t was Dodge speaking. l
had not. the slightest doubt but that
I was the subject of their converse
ton. 1t was the day after the ep-
isode of the missing letter, and L
was still angry at myself; very
much annoyed because of my care
leSsnesS.
They haven't any business in
such positions" the man to whom
he spoke answered. at is all right
for them to be stenographers, but
| when it comes to taking the posi-
other thing and should be stopped.
There amt enough of them as it is
to go around. Good ones, l mean"
This man was in a mediocre po-
sition for the simple reason that he
was mediocre man.
This feeling as regarded women
was a surprise to me in a sense
that of coming from a fellow work
er. AS l have said, L experienced
nothing of the kind in the differ
the few short months 1 had been
in the office I had twice been con-
fronted by the fact that men OBJ
jected to women entering the world
of economics in any but the usual
and the menial-so poorly paid way.
Lloyd Walker wouldn't marry a
woman unless she gave up her plans
for the betterment of woman, plans
which would necessarily take some
DE her time from him. And Hayden
self, because unable to control his
temper. They had widely divergent
| reasons for objecting to women sue
ceeding in business, but the result
might easily be the same to us.
Their jealousy must be overcome.
But how?
If it were not, it would be a con-
| tinual stumbling block to success
| in that it would take q woman's
mind from what she had to do. And
| necessary desideratum if women
were to succeed, and one Of the
hardest for the ordinary woman to
| conceive.
Women must do their work SO thor
have no room for jealousy. They
| must be compelled to realize that
a good position was open to the one
| best qualified without regard to sex:
Then if a woman got it instead of
being jealous, men would know
| that the woman outstripped them In
all that was necessary to fill the
requirements. I sort of figured that
helped them to envy. Men had al
mercia1 world. Why shouldn't they
go on having them indefinitely?
| Why should woman butt in?
But all my thinking did not elm
| mate Hayden Dodge and his deter
| mination to get me out Of my posi-
| ton. Mr.. Stevens arrogance made
me uncomfortably conscious that ne
| still had my carelessness in mind.
| And when as l babe him good night
he said
81 shall expect more attention to
! my work in future, Miss Morrison
1 felt like crying.
| l am sure Mr.. Stevens did not
realize it, but 1 had given him much
more than is usually given even by
| q private secretary. l had not spar
ed myself in any way. Often when
it was necessary, or deemed 1t
! SO, 1 had remained long after the
that needed his attention in shape
so that he could quickly grasp them.
In hundreds of little ways l had
tried to do all [ could find to do,
in such a busy office. Not that
| 1 spent one moment regretting any
| thing l had done. No, indeed! My
| regrets were all because Of my care
| lessness.
Several times in the next ten days
| I found Hayden Dodge lowering
about. lie would halt and glance
! over my shoulder as he passed my
{ desk. Once he stopped and picked
! an empty envelope out of the waste
| basket and held it up to the light.
Are you looking for something's
| l asked.
mot exactly-but it is we'll to
see that no further mistakes are
made"
There will be none" | was an
CRY, yet l tried not to show it.
"Im not so sure. Women are not
| fit to have responsibilities. Their
minds aren't always on their bust
ness. Thinking of their beaux and
getting married, most of them.