Show 1 Wanted Pay Equalized Two women did similar kinds of work for the Chicago Dally News several years ago One of themlets call hor Mrs B received S20 a week and the other Mrs X If you please received 1G Ira X seemed contented enough with her salary until she learned that Mrs B received moro Then there was trouble and John Ballantyno the managing man-aging editor was In the very thick oC It Mrs X haunted his office with of this complaints about the Injustice dlbcropancy Hardly a day passed that she did not give him to understand she was as able a writer as Mrs B that ahu ought therefore to have as much pay that she was being treated very shabbily Ballantyne bore with this as long as forbearance seemed to be a virtue Then one day whon Mrs X had poured out her jealousy In especially violent language he thought to shame her with fine sarcasm Very well said he I will reduce Mrs Ba salary He looked her squarely in the face He wanted to see the blushing effect of this sharp thrust Veil she answered with triumphant triumph-ant gratification Jn her spiteful tone I should think It was time you did Some women are so funny as funny I even as some of us men Brooklyn i Eagle I |