The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-15
A Stenoerapher's
Romance
BY JANE PHELPS
DISSATISFIED HILDA.

CHAPTER So.
In Mr.. George Fallon's office ives .
woman of about 40 who had for years
acted as his private secretary. she
was good looking. well poised
woman, who had made herself tn
valuable to the firm. Her name was
Jones. and from the first she had
taken an interest in Nellie, while the
younger girl thought her a perfect
ipattern of all business wowan
should be.
She had gone to the elder Mr..
Fallon as a stenographer. then when
been turned over to him because OF
ther efficiency.
Il like the way you dress, Neliie."
she once said. Et-f
\ That's Cora's fault, not minel I'd
be a regular fluffy-rnffles If it wasn't
for her" So
| Miss Baker is an unusual girl"
Miss Jones had made Cora's acquain-
lance after she opened her adjoining
office. You are very fortunate to be
with her. to have her for friend"
Don't I know thati I never would
have amounted to a hill Of beans II It
hadn't been for her"
II think you would, Nellie, but per-
haps you would not have got on so
tautckiy. was a great deal older than
4
i--or was given so much responsibility.
That, with this firm, means a good
Ideal. 1t is a great thing for young
girl to have the respect of her en-
ployers. and you have won it, I am
very glad for there never has been q
girl here who ! would have liked to
see IN my place--until You came"
four-place-you aren't going to
iieaVe The thought of being private
secretary to Mr.. George had>not en-
terea Nellie's mind-even now no such
Itnought came to her
Not now-no. But I am getting
along, and perhaps-sofne day"
go. never!"
I'VE won't talk about it, but you
keep on giving the best that>is in you
land study-learn to understands the
details OF the business, the things en-
trusted to you. No one knows what
the future has in store for them-I-''
!ney We're interrupted and whatever
MISS Jones intended to say went un-
Hilda Moore and John Erdman had
quarreled. Hilda had taken I'D wifi
flashy fellow Cwhom the girl,
.noueh. iar interior to John). a mar
none OF them liked
I'm tired to death OF working Tn
Only staying on until 1 find a fellow
VINO can take care of me, and he can.
asked. S"rs
Hes in an office and gets ss5 {
;, week Most of the girls 1 know fee
Just as do. They work because the,
nave to, but thy're looking for some
! one to marry"
fou'li be jumping from the fryin,
! pan into the fire. like Miss Carte
used to say" Nellie had listened 1,
silence until Hilda finished. H"and .
, miss my guess If you don't find tn
, fire darn sight hotter than tn fry
ing pan. From what I've seen o
married folks-folks like us, the,
9oht nave no Sunday school picnic
me girl who works has them skinned
to death. Please give me cents car
saare' or Mary needs new shoes, o
+Tonmie has the measles Where
the money coming from to pay tn
aoctor isn't in it with your owl
pay envelope, that you can bIoy
what's inside just as you want 10
Especially If Tommy and Mary's d;
amt all right, and thinks more o
himself than of you and Mary ant
Tommy. That's a swell dresser you'v,
!, caught on to. but If he dresses Xix,
.. that and only get $35 week, how.
he going to pay rent and dress you
To say nothing OF the twins when the,
come! don't say there aren't SOM
all right married folks-but / haven
been introduced to them. neve
heard of a girl marrying Just for
home that was happy"
Perhaps when you get as tired o
? working as 1 am you'll talk differ
emily"
NIX on the marry for little Nellie
: Give me liberty or give me deathH ;
: she quoted in a way that convulset
even dissatisfied Hilda
wait until the right man comes
Nellie" Cora broke in. Then to Hilda
: f"Be sure you know all about the mar
: you marry, Hiida-as much as posi-
I BILE. II you love him and he loves you
you won't mind hardships SO long al
tyou are together. But IL you dom
: have love-you never will be happy
'FWell I'm not happy now. 80 what,
i, the difference?"
(Tomorrow-Au amusing epfsade \