The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-04-28
CHAPTER V.

efY REALLY have you to thank
for It, Anabelle," she said
when the two were alone
~ have plenty OF energy but
OF your push"
at isn't push. It's lack OF fear and
aink ng fast that gets us ahead Now
look as meek as anything to some
eople, dare say, and they may
nagine haven't an ambition ahead
working here. But some day OPP
ortunlty will come flirting around,
ear enough to grab onto. and, be-
eve me, I'm not going to wait until
he knocks. It's right to be happy N
'hatever place we find ourselves or
here we have 70 be, but being pa
emily happy doesn't necessarily mean
patty as so many people think 1t
oes. Resignation is an awful word
. means the end Of everything and
hould be striker out of the diction-
ry. Patience is all right. That means
ring in wait"
(which IS exactly what I've been
,1Aing, only | didn't label 1t so. But
NNyou hadn't pushed me toward
opportunity I'm afraid I'd have wait
d until she came in the conventional
Vay. I'm not nearly SO keen and
lert as you are"
"Perhaps not in business. You
NOV I've Been looking out for my
Ielf these many years. But you Il
earn. Your wits will get some eXer-
Ase when you begin selling cars in
sarnest. You're worth just what you
make somebody else think you are,
continued Anabelle with her usual
sophistication. Confidence is the
word. See how quickly you brought
Ramsey around by believing in your
self enough 10 forego the drawing
account and buy your own car. That's
what did the trick, not selling the
car. And | hadn't a thing to do with
that. If you just keep on believing
in yourself and the automobile, your
fortune is made. Your appearance
and manners are tremendously in
your favor, too. There are plenty OF
things l could do besides this" Ana
belle swept her hand grandly over
the Uttered desk and everything ad-
accent thereto, "Sut l couldn't sell
automobiles because l haven't your
personality
considerably more than that to sell
AuLDIllOJllfot AltAA = 80 ~ ASNAANt
she actually got into the work. She
odd them. more than Ramsey mag
med she would, but not nearly
enough to put her in the class with
elIccessful statesmen. Yet, in the next
four months she managed to pay
enough on her car to keep him from
eing sorry he had allowed her "a
AZ If. and in addition paid out OF heI
Arnings the cost of room and board
Ear savings account contributed
,wanl her clothes, which necessarily
al 10 be up to the minute ana good
Che was always enthusiastic and
ersistently happy, enjoying the lree'
ON of her new work and the oX-
erience of meeting people. hel
ours were more flexible and ther'
nas considerably more freedom thaT
allowed u fling clerk.
And then the umtCd SUdlee BoI ny.
he war. Since this is not n wal
lorv | shall not go into the details
Margaret's emotions when there
sas n call for Red Cross nurses. SUI
"a 10 saw she sold her car, oegal
ospital training, and in January
bis, sailed for France.
III probably would have happened
nvv,ay but was inevitable after shl
sarned that Judith and her husband
tho were in Japan at that time. bur
Ied hack to France, she 10 become
urse and he to join the y, M, c; a
,rces there. Margaret wondered
eople like her didn't offer their ser
ices, from whom could they be ex
Her experience abroad differed lit
! from that of any other Red eros
3,urse. Perhaps her return was JUS
the same as theirs, at least the sam'
as those who had no one waiting TO
them. Judith and her husband Wer'
still in France, doing reconstruction
work. Anabelle had opened a tel
room IN Washington and was making
abupdantly good. The only othei
close woman friend Margaret eve