The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-14
Chapter SO


Mss Jones often talked rather &eH-
ously TO Nellie. She once S2ld:
"Rospons: bilirv and promotion. Mel.
lie come oc,cuest TO ;hose who are
read for them. II NC arc to succeed
N l!te We must he dependable; then
ma ke ourselve snrcesssry.
Nellie determined to make herself
necessary II possible. She knew she
vas dependable a. FAY - she could be.
but TO be necrssary--to Mr.. George;
that would Re worth while.
As Nellie vas on her way home one
afternoon she met Hilda Moore-that
was. She had married the f!ashy EEL
low she had taken NJ with after her
quarrel with John Erdman.
How are YOU. IIildA and where DO
you i've" Nellie asked.
I'm all right" sulkily replied Hilda-
Then: You tod the truth Nellie when
You said Id be jumping from tho fry
Ing pan into The fire II I married Bert.
God knows I've tried but he's 80 self
,sh. Just as you SAID. He has clothes
and cigars no matter IL tas kids and
70 ragged and hunSry. You sized him
up all right. I'm leaving him. That
why I'm down here trying TO get a
job"
Go to Miss Mcbride. Hiida, and I'll
toll Cora Perhaps she'll have place
FOR you. She hires a good many G'r!a
at tines" Then: How many children
havs you. Hlda"'
Two, the twins you jokcd about.
| They're awful sweet, Nellie. II IA wasn't
FOR them I'd de. I hear John Erdnan
! Is doing awful welL'
"Yos. he has got on famously." Mel
lie replied. then changed the subject.
| H!ida had been fond Of John. had gone
| with thu irresponsible fellow she mar
ricd ont OF pique. had married him
because she was tired OF working:
wanted good times. Poor H!lda. Nellie
asked her TO bring the children to see
her. but she never did. She received
a short note 4 few days after their
meeting saying Hide had taken her
children and gone n Il to the little
town where her parents lived.
"I was sure marrying that fellow
wouldn't bring her happiness" Cora
said when Nellie told her OF Hilda.
"Wo working girls do get tired. long
for a different life at times. But be-
cause we have been working girls, had
our independence. and our own pay
envelopes. We are perhaps less likely
10 be contented than the home girl,
and should he even more careful than
they whom we marry"
Gladys was to be married. Cora had
No fears for her happiness however.
she was to marry a young accountant,
r4fned fellow Of good habits who
earned a fne salary. He had rented a
small apartment IN nles house In a
good locality. and had mad. II coy
and comfortable. Gladys wasn't to so
70 business after they were married
y wan. a hom.." Andrew Blake said,
and q dear It'll. woman named Gladys
n ~" Gbdv> had introduced him. TO
the girls. and repeated HIS remark.
He, IN. right kind. GLADYS not be
cause he doesn't want you to work.
hit because re loves YOU. and YOU love
him. Cora said. And he can fake
cnre OF you. I know YOU will BE- very
happy"
Going to ask Us 10 tire veddine?'
Nellie qurrird. because II you don't
I'll come anyway. never have been
to Wedding, only when I sneaked IN
the church at Tic Corners. Then I
couldn't see very well because I had
10 keep crouchnG down In tho pew 30
Miss Carter wouldn't see me"
"Of cou-sc you are coming" Gladys
returned laughing.
s1He NdS III h'Ic iS'iSio NNtui
Around the Corner. with two friends
Of Andrews. and Cora and Nellie as
witnesses.
After the wedding the girls saw
GLADYS only occasionally although
sometimes th-v dined with her on Sun
DAYS She called on them once In q
while. but she had her homo duties
and both Nellie and Com were busy.
He marriage WAS an extremely happy
one. and .hr grew almost beautiful. 50
rortsnted was rhs.
Happiness shows N peoples faces