The evening world. Newspaper, December 14, 1918, Page 11

Dozen Ro - For the Girl ads to Success Who Works | By Charlotte Wharton Ayers Copyright, 118 by The Press Publishis No. 4—T BUSINESS MANAGUR (er on in the country, who has employed hundreds of stenographers for all | 3 of his business, say about steno deparim things for the girl who is ambitious and determined to get ahead. ow, | sup; zical smile when ties of advancement for a stenograpter, me to gay at once that Women have been doing such wonderful things !n business since the war began, they will have everything their own way in the future. Granted—the first part of it, anyway. | to say seriously ; if they will onl, ton the job as aman would who Wt. Quit trying to vamp the e try.to be an honest-to-goodness ry time. BJust to cutline a few of the pos ra girl of nd good traihing as a ste- raphe: he continued, “lét me say Ua good stenographer:—and we’ @iscusting one with only ordinary | it} { “that type will never wet be- d@ Ner first position. But a fool jographer will make an effort to every detail of the business sire She will realize th: requires in intelligent. Intes- tation aside front punctuation and ction. . - “Bhe will be a girl to whom we all “ information is recognized » is @ sort of neral information bureau, (hen she WMI be given special work to do be- cause she knows something about it. srhe moment: the head of the firm Dcalizes that she is specially equipped with information regarding tLe modus erands of the business he, will at ce begin to depend upon b work id eventually she will find Bed, up to the sosstiva in) fecretary, office manager, oF ‘other position of trust and 1 pusibili You can't beat it! It's as true os he claws. Do you Know what Vd to it I were a girl, after getting 4 job?’,be asked. “I'd look the place (oar and selc.: the position I thot could eventually qualify for. I'd make it my business to get 4nformation ‘Telating to that partis wer department that T could. rt jiight take’ more time and enersy and Giteet-application than [ anticipated, hut I've yet to see the thing wor aving that didn't tke all those a. Yes. Then I'd go to it. That's t ‘ay aman foes afte end there is no reason why @ 6 eliould not show the same itiative. “And, you know he continued, that no other individual inthe oftice will Rave the same opportunity fye acquiring al} this general know! i'm @peaking of as « well grounded gtenographer who !as to take dicta, tion from many different people dur- ng fhe day, and all of them touching n Aifférent angles of the same busi- s, I say Again that it's a, walk- for tho stenographers if: they “pealized it. ,) But there is one quality we sel- Som, get from our girls which. often hinders (heir natural advancement Lo jusiness, and that is loyalty. TH veaj true kind that wil! put their cn- ’ interests aticad of their per: womial ‘inclinations. A case in point oceurs ‘to’ me. We had a stenog- rapher who had been with us for several years, She was one of the sweeping Niobe’s I've spoken about os Beélng a’ nuisance in an office. Bhe cried for joy dnd she cried for sor- row. She wept in sympathy and sobbed when she got mad. But we were sorry for hr: “Shé had a lot ef family trouble—inv:lid “brother an@ widowed mother—and it took all she could carn to kéep the pot a- botling. “Finally she came to me one day end vald she had to have more money beoause sof ‘her responsibilities ‘at home, She said she could get more somewhere else I told her that she wadn't really worth the.money we were giving her, That she was’ al- a few moments lato in ‘the mornings, and took: overtime every Junch hour, an did sloppy work, and that I wouldn't have the nerve to ask for a raise for her ynless she would yromise to reform and give as the best setvice of which she was cap- ble. “She cried and prontised to do better 'd only try and get the raise for wr, As we make it a rule to keep our irlg as long as we’ possibly can, ac- p to_every reasonable request thy jake, I told her to try for two w/ Aito work up to a better .tan- @ fi and I thought I could manage 3 pNow 'd think that the eirl, PUSSY-FOOTER, ITTLE Joey Jesso was entertain- ing his sister's nefvous admirer, ‘and, after making the usual ju- mile rémarks on marbles and tops, suddenly announced. “Btbel told ma yesterday you was rh politician, ‘he young man was delighted, and, hing to know more, ked : sked: Ss she think %, ? y ¢ 4 hat so? Why d . 's just what ma wantid to iw, and Ethel said it's becai: » you Sao #0 much talking without coms " yourself,"—London Answers. ~“ E STENOGRAPHER ! executive tury {| Pad to jack her up three times dur- even dc-| what he wants} ng Co. (The New York Evening World.) | e of the largest advertising concerns had some very interesting things to | graphy as a stepping stone to better pose,” be said, with a somewhat quiz n I asked him to outline the possibilf- “you'll expect But 1 just want that the opportunity 1 here, all right, y forget the sex proposition and get had a family to support. Cut out the mployer,. Leave off the make-up dope business woman. They'll get there | ig she was on probation taise, would have made every cffort [X06 make good. As a matter of fact, ‘or a jing the two weeks and tell her that | if she couldn't du better L would be | | unably to give her more money. {'Finally sho managed to pulj through and % got the raise for her. 1 told | her that if she would keep it up for another six weeks I'd give her another two-dollar raixe. “She promised to do that. At the end ‘of another two weeks she came-erying. tome so #ay that if I would transfer her to another department she thought she would be ablo to -ant- ahead: better She hatl had a dispute with some une. in her department ' “L thought, shat, she had finally de veloped ambition, and made room for her in anothér departmént, causing | some disorganizing to°d6 so. W! sho had been there » Tew woek Jef. withont oven notifving me. us at when we were ri With orders umt-it wie most ine venient, 1 didn't hear from her ove month, when she phoned in to know if we wouldn't take her back | as she didn’t like the new place ut | all ¢ w time you beat it 1 eed with him, but 7 5: that she the exception proved the rule'in this instance allright,” Ne said with a and to prove that 1 thial such cases do not count collectively, Vil tell you that we are going to t} fifteen women tn men's positions on | Monday, and it ail be an interesting | experiment to make, tor they. ay meant to.be nermanent—ndt just ‘for | the duration of the war!'" | sted that was , ‘td * ee et cell ne reg eR ayn gta me ens eam tT TE TE HOME PAGE Saturday, December 14, 1918 Can You Beat It! Soup. THE SALT Box FELL IN THE JHE POTATOES omy! Boeo Day AND ARE SPoiceo | 1 Ay LEAVING _ MY “TooTH HAS INFLUENZA a \ tre Pie Fen) "By Maurice Ketten ddie Kl] aire STEAK CAUGHT FIRE | TS BurnTup! Kh | ..°'The Wedd Our Christmas Play Dear Kiddie Kins Which of you can make flowers? Cousihs whe know how to make flat that look real enough to pluck. ) / Down he Wishing Ring.” Dune WAITER! | picture it will make espectally if the ae love red and pink flowers. Don't yor The H So save up the posies which your date of our play's performance. This is one of the opportunities act have to help make our Christmas Your Kiddie Klub pin will admit j}of the Manhattan Opera House on the Looking forward to seeing you th: Loyally th. aes ‘YOU HELLO WireY ! €AT IT if | HAVE BROUGHT ry | HONE 4 Squad SOLENT EDICATED TO FRANCE. DINNER Liew a land that is covered with burn- Seay aoc ing towns, i A land that t» filled with ruined homes, \ land upon which the tyrant frowned. It once was a land of quiet pe ce, But now the oruel fates of war Have ruined most of its beautiful homes, And what is this sadness for? If n tyrant killed your children, Hurned your houses to the ground, You'd be glad to fight against him, To hear pund, gallant Frenen have fought the avenging cannon’ Mies Jones gaps Wins. | | | | (Copyright SYNOPSIS’ OF Victor Jones of Philadelphia goes tos tdi himaglt cbeoke Then Noy fal John rn euny } with Voles. | Hocheater's that hie ha rm coat min be hero Misunde) kuiocks Mani te an Impont him, end, hh out. that Jones's story Ws true, Ji he has @ case against the famtty CHAPTER XVIII, HEN things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they gener- ally come down witb a crash. That one word “Sunday” was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, Bank. and everything; com- ing on top of events of the last twon- ty-four hours, it brought hts mcrital complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath, ~ Red rage filled him, Well, he would bite, He would strike, He would at- tack, careless of everything, heedl(ss of everything. A mesmerized looking taxicab, crawling along on the opposite side of the way, fortunately caught his ey “Il make hay!" erled Jones, as he rushed Across the street, He stopped the cab, “10A, Carlton House Terrace," he cried to the driver, He got in and shut the door with a bang. He got out at Carlton House Ter- race, ran up the steps of 10A, and rang the bell. The door was opened by the man who had helped to eject Spicer, He did not seem tn the least surprised to see Jones, Of Rochester, “Pay that taxi,” said Jones, “Yes, my Lord," replied the flunkey, Jones turned to the breakfast- jroom, The faint smell of coffee met |him at the door as he opened it, There were no servants in the room, Only a woman quietly breakfasting with the Idfe of St. Thomas a Mompls by her plate, seeking a mupi Yo.with Lord Rochester wh pr Jones his twin image, Jones and Rov av moming ig a st discovers ye has been left to ty A lady in th rh Alster and upraide him by the. pape | f ones’ clot * alse the Love of His “ Wife?’ And Tells His ‘‘Family’’ to Do Their Worst Company.) EDING CHAPTERS. Je fails and finds closely resembles Th woot cele Tt was.Venetia Birdbrook, She half rose from her chair when she saw Jones, He shut the door. The sight of Venetia acted upon him almost as badly as the word “Sun- day” had done, “What are you doing here?” sald he. ‘I know-you and that lot had me tucked away in @ lunatic asy- lum; now you'have taken possession of the house.” “Since the hause is not yours,” said she, “I fail to see how my presence here affects you. We know the truth, Dr. Simms has arrived at the conclusion that your confession was at ‘least based on truth, That you are what you proclaimed yourself to be, a man named Jones, We thought you were mad; we see now that ycu are an impostor, Kindly leave th house or I will call for a policeman, Jones's mind lost all its fire, Ha- tred can cool as well as inflame and he hated Venetia and all her belong- mgs, including her dowager mother and her uncle the duke, with a ha- tred well based on reason and fact. All his fear of mind disturbance should he go on playing the part of Rochester had vanished, the fires of tribulation had purged them away. don't know what you are talk- bout,” sald he. ‘Do you mean that jo! I played on you all? I am the E of Roch- ester, this is my house, and I request you to leave it. Don't speak, I know what you are going to say, You and your family will do this and you will do that. You will do nothing. Even it I were an imposter you would dare to do nothing. Your family washing js far, far too much goiled to expose it in publle, Venetia rose and took up her book, “Your house,” said she. “Yes, mor hous From this da: 4, Bouse, forth, But thet is not all, De Ver To-morrow I will get lawyers to work and I'll get apologies as big as houses from the whole lot of you--else I'll prosecute.” He was getting angry, “prosecute you for doping me." Rec= ions of the Barometer man's ad- came to him, “doping me in or- der to lay your hands on that million of mone; He went to the bell and rang It. We want no scene before the ser vants,” said Venetia hurriedly. "Then kindly go,” said Jones, “or you will have a ect. panorama before the servants, A servant entere “Send Chureh he Mr. Chureh came in said Jones, “Church,” said Jones, “I played a practical joke on--on my people. I met a man called Jones at the Suvoy—well, we .eedn't go into de- tails, he was very like me, and I told my people for a joke that I was Jones The fools thought | was mad. ‘They called in two doctors and drugged mo and hauled me off to a place. I got out, and here I am back. Tell them to bring me some breakfast, and look here, Church, I've told my sister to leave the house at once. I want no more of her here, See that her lug- gage is taken down at once,” “Yes, my Lord." “And see here, Church, let no one tn I want a little peace. By the way, have a taxi sent for, and tell me when my sister's luggage is down,” In the middle of breakfast, Church came in to say that Miss Birdbrook wag departing and Jones came into the hall to verify the fact That evening at 9 o'clock Jones sat in the smoking room writing. He had sted Church with an important ission, on the upshot of which his whole future depended At half past nine a knock came to the door, It wag opened by Church, who ushered in Teresa, Countess of Rochester. Jones rose from his chair, Chureh hut the door, and they found them- selves alone and face to face She did not sit down. She stood holding the back of a chair, and look- ing at the man before her She looked scared, dazed, like a person suddenly as wake from sleep in a strange Piijones knew at once. You have guessed the truth, he, “and I'am not your husband “T knew it,” she replied, “when you told us in the drawing room—— The others thought you mad. I knew you were speaking the truth.” “That was why you ran from the room.” “Yes: what more have you to say?” I have a very vreat deal more to say; will you not sit down?” She sat down on the edge of @ chair, folded her hands and continued aid looking at him with that scared, haunted expression, “IT want to say just this,” said Jones. “Right through this business from the very start I have tried to play a straight game. I can guess from your face that you fear me as if I were something horrible, I don't blame you. Task you to listen te me, » Le e we = “~StacPoo Scan WN UNenOS VOLS cecLSOeRRT OSC? DOSIn, oe SLE To nian Sea “Your husband took advantage of wrestling with an Insoluble problem, two facts—the fact that Lam his twin while she sat looking at him, image, as he called it, and the fact “Which is the easiest for you to that I was temporarily without money 407" asked she. and stranded in London. I am not a “Oh, me," said he; “I'm not think- drunkard, but that night T came un- Ing of myself—back to the States, of der the influes of strong drink, He course, but that's out of the aus took advantage of that to send me there are lots of casy things home as himself. I am going to say DUt When my case comes in contact @ nasty thing; that was not the action With yours, there's nothing easy to of @ gentleman.” do, Do you think it was easy for The girt winced. me to go off that night apd leave “Ne went on Jones, “woulda I YOU waiting for me, feeling that you RE CL Se RO ONDER PH kneeling and holding her band, For.a moment thoy said net one word, Then he spoke a@ though an- swering questions. “We can get married t don't mind going on being the Ear f Rochester. ‘There were times when | ed——but now you h, Lreckon I can go on an have the mar. ceremony formed twice—of it would have to be private t think this is true—I don't be- thought I'd go crac know thé tru pretending. riage de Say things against a man who is dead, thought me a skunk? No, that was jieve you can ever care for me-—T yet I am forced to teil you the truth, "Ot easy. don't know, maybe you will—-do you xo th, She had been sitting very for me for myself in the least— you may ace this man as he it.” then sudd urst into tears was still up till Ww now He went to the bureau and took ut | “kon I'm half mad, but say-—when you begin to like me for myself—was fome papers. He handed her one, She hn,” « why were you not jt only just because you thought I was d the contents: him--if he had only been you. unselfish-—was it"—— Stick to {t--if you cam You'll geo cared nothing for me, yet [loved him “If ] jike you at all,” she sald, with why | couldn't, you--you" @ little cateh in her volce, “perhaps tt “ROCH ER.” a cate for nothing at all but you,” was that--night"*—— id he, “What night?" “The night you struck”—— he Russian—but you thought I was he then." “Perhaps,” said she, dreamily, “but 4 thought it was unlike him—do you understand?!” “I don't know. T understand noth- ing but that I have got you to care for always, to worship, to lay myself down for you to trample on." “Good-night,” said she at last, She was standing, preparing to ¢o “The family know the truth, at east they are sure of the truth, but, as vou “ay can do nothing. fmagine thelr feelings when I tell them what we have agreed on! With me on your N wide they are absolutely helpless,” She shuddered all over and turned ber head away My “That's the mischief of it as far as Tam concerned,” he went on, “I can't © without injuring you and so myself yet I don't wonder at your hating me." She turned her face to him, it was flushed and wet “Ido not hate you,” sald she; “you are the only man I ever met—u4- selfish.”” bs he said, “I'm selfish, It's because I love you that I think nd I love nd sweet. t because r wom: That 1s your husband's handwrit- 4 Yes." He handed her the Pliniimon let- ters. She read them carefully. While she was doing eo he sat down and waited “These were written two years ago, said she in a sad voice, as she fol them together, “a yoar after wo were married.” It was the tone of bh voice that did it—as @he handed the letters back to him sho saw (Jat his eyes wero Alled with teare, nie an wee iinet He put them. back in bas AU Rest gay zood without a word, He felt that ha had YOU because you are Rood poll [could not do you wrong § atruck the innocent again and most oe ihat. If you were anot the bureau The Evening World's ub Korner Conducted by Eleanor Schorer Covrrieht, 1918, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Brening Word.) > == Can You Make Flowers? Garlands of Flowers Are Needed For the Coronation Scene in ing Ring”’ to Be Given at the ! MANHATTAN OPERA HOUSE mu On the Morning of Friday, December 27th I dare say that T have « great mat? colored papers into chubby blossont set Hundreds of such flowers are needed for the throne room scene in “The We wish to make it the prettiest scene of all. actor on the stage is to hold a long garland of blossoms. Bvéty What a very gay flowers are mostly red and pink. I property man at the Manhattan Opera House will receive the | dfowers on every Monday afternoon between now and the 27th at 4 o'clock, diligent little fingers have been busy fashioning In spare moments and take them ali together to the Maniattan Opera House at four in the afternoon on one of the Mondaya before the which kiddies who do not dance or play @ brilliant spectacle. be The other way that all Klub Cousins can help our show {s to come gid, enjoy the play and applaud the good work of your Cousin actors, you and one adult escort at the doo® morning of Dec. 2 at day, 1 am, yours, COUSIN ELEANOR, rest »S.-Do not bring candy or gum to the Manhattan Opera House he For the sake of jiberty, ‘uth the shelter of Heaven's blue] And the Lord of Hosts wan with them In their struggle to be free, Ry FANNIE HARRINGTON, o thirteen, Elmhurst, Le 2 HELP THE Boys. 5 Think of the Loys over the sea, > 22 Who fought for you and fought for me, Aren't you going to do your share, Won't you help them “over there?*”= Help the boys who: won. thie war, 42! Help them who whipped the Kaiser sore; So buy War Saving Stamps each day, And you will fina that it will pay. tana very soon will come the ‘ When our boys wiht ee own Broadway oe ey When our boys come back. tromp there, m \ bee Won't you be glad you did your share? By NAINA PLINT (aged fourteen), | NOVEMBER: CONTEST WiQNTEST AWARD | “My Prayer to Santa Claue™ Christmas now is drawing near, i! pray you dear old Banta hear My prayer and grant me what [ 1 hope it's not too hard a task, Hl hls year I want no baby’s toys, or . ets <9 pow I'm one of the wrownsap! The kind (hat mate on ee eee 88 And please bring all ty. friends we same; 4 T now will thank you in thelr’name” But don't forget our'woldi sh Pleawe grant’ them all te areateat oat joys, And wish them for me, s: , ' 1 . Santa dedi? A Me y Christmas and bright New: By CORNEL eleven eee ris MUULVRy, wer BLE MENTION, +9) 1 1 shall 7, and tell a few rea: ne Kiddie $ ; one will agree with me Pikes Brevy 1 wame Cousin Eleanor as first ast best. She is so sweet and Bente any friendly to every one ant so capabht! 4nd she directa this big organisation In the efficient manner that we sec, Then we find this a klub where evepe one has an equal chance. to . their ability in whatever mi they may choose, ia The Kiddie Klub strive: = our talent in its members aoe iene courage every one to do his.or her Dest, as is shown in the performances so many of us have enjoyed: Thowgl” pase salts I would not bother about you: I'd be ‘Phere ts, fortunately enough, no law are many more reaso: ca ian eee Meck te ihe ohate crucl enough, I reckon, and. go Of preventing two married wcople beine | MOE AP is allowed. | Biva those, atodd holding ‘its back. and Jeave you Hed up, and Het back remarried, privately; the good old|hich are to me more than sufftelent “You s be Wa ara. bei plnad to the States, but you are you, and lawyers of England considering, no|‘? make me love the Kiddie Klub, sald he. ) prove your husband's weat’s my bother. sis our ous doubt, that a mon having one! 4.0, 98% DEAN MUNROR, 1. y nusPanes now ho’ as tied to you; yester- through the ceremony once ed eleven, na death, Bim e stress reule. neve day at that saylum place and all last (hink it enough, many One WOUlg is x Staten tire 7 ae ot yen Hight T did not think of you All this that | have been telling you PEN M mind.” Phe tert af bib suielac, ght was to gat away habpened some yearn ago. years ea mistla lal ag the fs sik on ia Namen Ot o-day, driven by marked by some very practical and Sorters Va Nest; Brong: Sree tine at SOE hie owners money. I was #0 angry with tho brililant speeches in’ the House ot | £ Smith, Staten Island; Frag and again, Yet, look at your ponis Whole business, f determined to go’ Lords and thé death of the Hon, Ve- | Brookly Se 3 14h tion—t-do not know what we are to On being Rochester-then you came netia Hirdbrook from liver compia'nt jew Yor Tina Frieg:; do. If 1 go away and go back to the into my mind and J sent Church to It is a queér story a vklyn, N. ¥.; Suzanne Maps States, | leave you before the world 8k you to come and see me~tmuch than the face of the a eons, Walden, Ne ¥ ward Short? wife of a man still living who 6004 it has done,” of Rochester w she reads in pri lerrniem N. Y¥.: Helen ‘De Frick serted you; if [ stay and go “I don't know," she said vate all the nicé complimentary things | felend ciiye Maen ete, Rist, Lon ing th of Rochester, you He looked at her quickly, Her that the papers have to say about her | joy ity) Madeline Aquaro, Brook! are tled to @ phantom.” glance fell. son. yn, N. ¥.; Madeline Muller, New Yor! He paced the floor, head down, Next moment he was beside her, (THE END.) City: George Gibson, Yonkers,’ Ni PPP LL Follow the Thread of Hulbert Footner’s | York; Emanuel De Gomar, West New? York. N. J.; Robert Wuestefem, Brooklyn, N. ¥.: Charles Knetta Brooklyn, N. Y.;.Noram Lenz, Glew dale, L. L; Helen Newman, New You? eennpaneaaeeanement HOW TO JOIN THE KL OBTAIN YOUR PIN ANDY Intricate Mystery Story HIEVES’ WI | BEGINS NEXT MONDAY ON THIS PAGE ee A Ee pn a med . 4 Wwust state your NAMB, AULy DDRWAS, Dresente; yenabersh