The Washington times., 1926-01-05
By Beat rice Fair fax
By beatrice Fairfax



s66WMEN must work and women
I must weep reads Vic
torIan pOefu another proof that
men had the best of L in those
days. For who wouldn't rather
work than shed tears Today
both men and women work and
tears are OUT 81 style.
Work has long been recognized
as 4 wonderful means or keeping
healthy and happy as well az use.
fuI. But there j another truth
that's not so generally recognized.
work is the very best balm for
broken hearts.
Phyllis proved this fact Phyllis
was secretary Tor an advertising
firm. John. lfiee several others,
fell captive To her charm. And
Phyllis loved John with all the
intensity 0f her nature
Their twO-year engagement was
nearing an end Phyllis had re.
fused to marry and leave her
widowed mother until her two
brothers finished high school and
found posftioflN thus lifting the
burden of respDnsihilfty from her
own shoulders The two boys
finally graduated ana got jobs "
Esa1Iie Excuses
About this time John began
TO show lack Of interest IN the
enlightenment He broke dates.
to- write Pl1Elli IS while on his
vacation, showed indifference In
q thousand small WAYS
Phyllis nearly ill with anxiety.
heaitated 10 break the engage
nlent While she was debating
with herself one evening the
paper announced Johns eI0pe-
fnent with his employers daugh
ter.
Phyllis was Frustrated. She
was i'll Tor several wee ks
Re only could forget. she
sobbed But the more try to
FORGET the more remember
Travel and change Of scene
we're out Of the question because
of the straightened condition 0f
the family finances. She even
thought for an instant 0f killing
herself But luckily she possessed
too healthy d mind to harhof
such thought
i'm sheer despeFa tion PHYLLIS
finally threw herself into her
work as means OF forgetting
her tragedy. She lived for work.
Her youth seemed dead. She
u'amped FOR hours when her of
flee hours were over and walked
back and forth TO work IN all
kinds OF weather
To keep her evenings occupied
Phyllis took up course of ad
fertisement COPY writing though
the university extension. Her one
hope was to crowd her mind
with problems Of work so that
she should find no time To think
Of herself ITO fall into her bed az
night too weary TO lie awake and
brood
Cruel Experience
Phyllis was nor unusually bril-
liant. But her ceaseless hard
work in time showed results. She
was promoted &C the office She
was asked to write advertising
copy. Before long she built up
a reputation as a successful
young advertising woman.
This all meant more money as
well as recognition. She was able
for her mother 10 take Interests
ing vacation trips. TO go now and
then to the tiieater and opera,
to buy ii few OF the books and
pictures she loved.
Not until several years passed.
however, did Phyllis awaken one
morning to a realization that she
could think OF the past without
pain, and look forward happily to
the future
Ten years of systematic study
and hard work passed years OF
tremendous growth in charm for
Phyllis through her work and
study.
Today she is ilappily married
to a finer, higher type of man
than she, could have attracted or
appreciated at Is. She and her
husband and children enjoy all
the advantages that wealth and
culture can add 10 life.
TO lose the love OF the man to
whom you are. betrothed cannot
but be cruel and heart breaking
experience. But very often such
a catastrophe is "a blessing In
disguise. 81
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