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THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL SUNDAY MORNING. JULY 6. 19X9.
THEIR MARRIED LIFE
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We Cut to the Quick in Everything
is Part of Our Regular Merchandise.
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less than manufacturers can produce them on today's market 3
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handise in Our Store, and Quite a Lot Things Have jutff
)and You'll Find Each Article Priced in Plain Figures
Wprr U Annoyed Whan H Laam
That Hi Stanagraphar la About
to Ba Marriad.
"Well. I'm toing to loan Miu Perry."
and Warren due almost vlcloualy Into
his grapefruit.
Helen looked up In dismay. Mlsa
Perry haa been Warren'a etenegrapher
for almost two years, and waa ex op
tionally accurate.
"You mean ahe's learlnc. Why 1
thought she liked the work ao much."
"Got a better Job." grimly, "at least
she thinks It's better."
"And you Just raised her salary
Christmas." indignantly.
"Not that kind of a Job; she's going
to get married."
"Oh!" Helen's momentary resent
ment against Miss Perry was replaoed
by intense curiosity. "Who to?" eager
ly. "Some fellow she met down there,
clerk in one of the offices."
"Do you like him? Do you think
she's doing well?"' breathlessly.
"Think she's doing a whole lot bet
ter right where she is. Don't take
much stock In that fellow."
"Why?" anxiously, for Helen had al
ways liked Miss Perry.
"Well, I think he drinks for one
thing."
"Is he good looking V
At this very feminine question War
ren shrugged a disdainful, "Imitation
sport."
"And she's very much In love with
him?"
"That's right," savagely, "go ahead!
Fire some more questions. Want to
know the color of his hair?"
"Why, Warren," flushing, 'Tm nat
urally interested. I think Miss Perry
deserves somebody worth while."
"Well, she's not getting much in this
fellow. I as good as told her so she
didn't seem to like it either."
"Oh, you didn't say anything againat
him?"
"I hinted pretty strongly that aha
ought to know a whole lot about a man
before she married him. Miss Perry
is a mighty decent girl, and thla fel
lowwell, I don't like hla looks!"
"I suppose she hasn't had many
chances," reflected Helen sympatheti
cally, "and it's only natural for her
to want a home of her own."
"Well, I've my doubts about what
kind of a home hell give her $18.00
a week. That's all he gets."
"Why, that's Just what you're paying
her. Isn't it?"
"Yes, and they'll find it mighty lit
tle for two to live on. I'll wager she'll
be working again within a year. He's
probably counting on that. Why
doesn't she wait for somebody who
can take care of her?"
Helen was thinking that possibly
Miss Perry was afraid there might be
no one else, for her opportunities of
meeting people must be limited.
"None of my affairs of course," went
on Warren grumpily, "but I hate to see
a girl like that throw herself away."
"That's why it's so cruelly hard to
be a woman. She must choose her
husband from the two or three men
who happen to ask her and some
women are asked only once."
"Huh. that's complimentary! So I
suppose if you had a wider choice
you'd have made a better selection."
'Possibly," admitted Helen mlechev
iously. "Well, if men do have the choosing
they sometimes show blamed poor
Judgment.
"Now, dear, that's not a nice re
mark." "How about yours?"
It waa all so childish that Helen
laughed outright.
, "Here," thrusting at her his empty
eup.
"But, dear," seriously, as she poured
the coffee, "don't you think most wom
en in Miss Perry's position marry men
Inferior to themselves? Isn't the wom
an clerk who makes $1S to $20 a week
superior to the man In the same posi
tion?" "In most cases, I suppose she Is."
admitted Warren.
"Then don't you see how limited are
her chances for marrying- well? And
Miss Perry must be at least twenty
five or six. Oh, I can understand,
she's waited thla long and hasn't had
any better chance, and now "
"Well, she, doesn't have to mrry.
does she?" curtly. "She's got a good
Jot why chuck It for some no-account
fellow?"
"Oh. that's the woman of It," mused
Helen sadly. "She wants to feel that
h belongs to someone."
Warren pushed back his chair with
in ImpatWit gesture.
"Huh! Belonging to someone on $1
oer isn't what It's cracked up to be.
She's had that much to spend on her
self. Walt until she tries to make It
rsy the rent, the grocer, and all the
other bins. She's making th mistake
of her life.
Waa she? Would Mlsa
happier In marrying thla man. in a7'
Ing aomethlng of the wonder ct Wtf
hood and motherhood, a van UwucSi
many hardships cam with It. Or If3.
aha batter keep her lndepandasMa. hff
comfortable salary, and her pi asp sots? J;
of oldmaidhood?
All morning; Helen's mind ravol? f
about Miss Parry. She waa attta
very young nor vary attractive yat.
a girl of unmistakable refinement. Jt
was hard to think of her as betas en
gaged to a sporty-looking youth.
Soon after lunch Warrtn called up
about soma papers. He thought he had
left them in the Inside vest poeket ef
the suit he had worn yeeterday. He
held the phone while Helen looked.
"Tea. they're here."
"All right, get a messenger, will yott.
and huatle there down?"
"Why. dear, can't I bring them my
self? rm coming down thte afternoon
about thoae carda yea know I want
to try your engraver thla time."
"AH right, but don't make It later
than four." ' '
Helen had thought only of eavlnat
the needleaa expense of the meewesajrea.
but now she realised eke would aea
Miaa Perry. She wondered: If she
would speak of her engagement- ;
It was half past three whan Kale.
entered the towering TJmted TrntV
building, on the seventeenth floor kj
which Warren had hla offieea. Aa ahax
went up In one of the haae lieuaar
elevators, she thought of Miaa ftn
coming here day after day. .
Wonderful aa waa the arniaaphersi
of thla great building, with lta imoaaaH.
ing hum and activity It waa not m
woman's atmosphere. '
Helen could underetand how Ml
Perry might be longing to leave It a
for a little home of her
though that home meant the eheape
of tiny fteie.
Down the marbled hall and He1
paused before the door of "afarren'a
office. The outer room waa empty
She started Into his private offSee, then
paused. It waa Miaa Perry's yetea
talking over the phone. "
"Of course the rooms are not vsrjrl
large, and It's four rights up, hut ft'ai
better than anything- else we're aeeni
at twenty. And the Janitor aald theydi
re-paper the living room. !
a "Oh, what do you think Mr. Curtis.
asked me this morning? If X hadn't
better ret a woman to do my heee4
work and not give up my position. Off
course I said you wouldn't hear to
tbst." ;4 '
"Why, Will. I I thought you werJ
so potlslve about my not go trig on,"
there waa an unmistakable quiver 4n
her voice, "I thought you had decided
I waa to give thla up."
"Of course, we can manage! And
If you're promoted thia fall we ean
have a wonderful little home. And
that a what I want ao a home. To
you know," hopefully, "I think I might
get some copying to do here? I could
rent a machine, Mr. Curtle would give
me any extra work he had. and I krow
several other lawyers. Oh. I'd love-Xo
do that. It's only keeping- on with the '
office work that I dread. Somehow"
I I wouldn't feel quite married."
The door opened, a postman enter-'
ed. threw down some letters and
slammed out. Then Helen realised.,
that she was deliberately listening.?
She started in to the inner rooa-ty
but Miss Perry was now saying rood
bye. 3
"We'll talk it over thla evening." adf
she hung up the receiver. Then, see
ing Helen, she started up fn eeftftwlpi
"Oh, Mrs. Curtis!
'Tve brought these papars for
He Isn't here now?"
but he said he'd be back hy4
Curtis.
"No,
four."
"Oh.
d?
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tlpni
then
m
I'll not wait.
Ipiv them with vou."
Miss Perry took the papers, looking)
at Helen with shining eyes.
"I I wonder If Mr. Curtis told yatfl
that I am leaving him next week? PttfJ
to be married very soon." J
Helen hsd always thought Miss Par!
ry plain, but she was not plain tiow9
Her face was Illumined. , .
"Tea. he spoke of It this rooming.!
Helen held out her hand lmpulerrelya
"You have my beet wishes. I hope! '
youll be very, very happy." A .
When Helen went back down 'tM
hall to the elevator she saw only Mlast
Perry's face, tremulously, qulvertngffy
hsppy transfigured by love. (; ,
As she left the building, HeletC
paused on the steps to look Into the
faces of the mass of people that hur
ried by. now strange, anxious. queruJ
lous all of them were! And these facaaf
typified their llvwe except for the ISM
menU. Even if Miss Perry must Wow
that she must pay for her moraeattf
with years of sordtdness, might aha)'
not, rather be swayed once to the very
heights than never to know them af)
all?
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