Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-21
Chantc- XIII

caused by his speaking as ne nad
of Annie. But l was very busy, and
soon forgot all about it.
Chaptc- XX11I
Frank LanpIfecr was as we'll
equipped to deal with affairs in e
broad, general way as any man 1
ever had seen, but he was too i'm
patient to deal with little details.
He had P keen commercial sense OF
the constructive, creative type. OBJ
Viously adapted for business life.
That with these qualifications he
would object to any really business
like plans of mine, anything 1 want
ed to do, never had occurred to me
That I had not discussed what [
wanted to do-some time in the tu-
ture-with him was simply because
my plans We're in rather a nebu1ous
state and before talking with him /
wished to have hem perfected.
This feeling was caused by pride
more than anything else. He had a
very keen, analytical mind, and was
very prone to impotence if an UNI
formed plan of any sort was pre-
seute1 to him. His own conclusions
were so quickly reached and acted
upon that to hesitate, to think and
cogitate details as I had Gone-1
thought would be almost incompre-
Errsible to him.
That my being ! woman would al
ter this feeling in him never
sociated sex and business that 1
gave no thought to what others
might think on the subject. Espe-
cially would l be immune to such
thoughts of Frank. He had met me
as a business woman, had, so he
said, learned to love me while l was
in an Office. Why should [ think
mould he
tween us CIR be made the excuse Tor
neGlect?
So I was quietly happy and busy.
My evenings were devoted to Frank
as were MY Sundays. At other times
my mind as well as my time was
engrossed By my office responsible
ties. which constantly grew greater.
This was partly my own fault, as 1
av:dly seized every chance to learn
the intricacieS OF the investment
business IS we'll as to acqua1nt my
self with all the details.
And, in sd far as [ could, took
ArNlie Fagin along with me. She had
energy, courage, natural OPTIMISM
and enthusiasm. Then, 2S l have
for meeting people easily and 1nt1u-
encing them With the intensive
training she was getting each day
she would qualify in a comparatively
short tine-considering her original
iimitations-to be one of the utmost
assistance 20 me. She also had one
other asset I have not mentioned
radiant. infectious youth.
I realized to a certain extent that
women had great deal to undo as
we'll as to do. Yet I do not think
taht 1 for years appreciated how
radically they must change the opln-
ions so long held by men; those IN
L Of a VI n.
en- is either a simple housewife or
a household pet, to be cared for and
shielded from the rough world in
either case. no matter what her own
desires might be.
The languishing Lydias of other
days were still in evidence, so sun
the sought after type with some men
casionally present in the MINDS OF
many men when they thought OF Wo-
men, or perhaps of a woman Whon
they would want to call their own;
whom they would marry.
Even the great world war had LETT
MANY men unconvinced that a woman
has any real business doing anything
outside of a home-proV1ded, Oh
course, she is fortunate enough to
have a man, money earning man.
scarcely provide decently for him
self. If she is single, why that is
another matter as long as she does
not take a mans place in the business
world. She is then unfortunate IL
she hasn't a man. and so must exert
herself or Starve.
In a way [ had come to realize that
woman's independence of thought
and action had done away with that
Cdious appellation "old maid" usu-
ally given the single women or a fam
lily whom all the other members
q of chill
dren nurse through Illnesses, keep
house when the lucky married ones
wanted to take a trip, or on occasion
Go anything needful-and without
money and without price
1t has made things rather hard for
the family to have the spinsters-
another odiOus rame-become 2 val
liable member of the social and eco
nomic world. valuable because she
has learned to put her talents to &C
count. and now gets paid for what
size does. so refuses to be called upon
by Tom. Dick and Harry for every
thing or anything they choose tc
ask.
Before the war the quiet. capable
business woman was Il rara avis
Now they were Swinging up on al
sides: the type of business woman
before whom the complaints Of mer
were stilled. and to whom they lister
with respect. even though they mel
Their ask nor follow their advice.
Men were Beginning to realize thai
women We've often original in their
methods That we had departed from
the cut and dried systems in use be
fore we entered the arena of the
business world in ro wav had mill
tated against us. IF. added to this
n woman possessed y pleasing per
sonaltv. so much the bettGr-if she
knew how to use it.
In all business relations with mer
I found this "if'' an important de-
sideratum: also one of the hardest tt
impress unon my girls.
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