Show mm B l f B HI 4 P f i X tL vA 1 k S Sa Si h S a i r 1 k kj j I y 1 I y Miss Eloise S iY k ati 4 Hardison the 1 hi minded high i in n d de e 4 young stenographer who brought a happy ending to what promised to be another tragedy of married life HEN girls first began to take WIlEN employment in business offices it was natural to expect that the new and casual association with men would frequently lead lend to love affairs It did o People became accustomed to to reading In the newspapers the ever ever story of the pretty little stenographer who married the boss and never had to take dictation any more Which was quito quite as it should be The world that lovesa loves a lover gave three rousing cheers But s as as the thousands of o girl girls in the nations nation's business offices became millions word of another sort of love Jove affair would occasionally be bo nosed noised nol ed abroad The sort involving a married and possibly pos pos- possibly pos possibly sibly middle middle aged aged man of affairs birs and the young wom woman who who typed his letters letters or read his office maill main Folks began to understand that a girl can be just as in the bigand trig tricky habiliments habiliments of the modern office work worker r as in the slinky garments that used to be fashionable beside the tho River Nile In the last ten or fifteen years stenographers raphers and other women office workers have figured often in those eternal tri tri- triangles triangles triangles angles which are offered for solution In the divorce courts Which makes the story of Mr Justin real Williams of 31 St Louis a prosperous estate man not only unusual but pos pOI pos amazing It is the story of II a a little stenographer who wouldn't be a vampire to advance her fortunes who wouldn't be trapped in inn 3 corner of a triangle who had more strength oi of character and more sense employer and than her coming and his handsome wife who saved his bis home his future and his bis honor bonor for him in spite of himself And after It was all over and his bis infatuation In- In in infatuation had cooled all she would say was that she take tako advantage of a woman who wasn't present and wouldn't steal ten another womans woman's man Ho lie e told the tho story the other with day day with without out extenuation and without shame hame for he says be is Ia much as other men I 1 was mad for a little while whilo and she kept me from making a cad of myself said sardo I Iam and ruining several lives be he am not particularly ashamed ashamed I wish to to tell the story in glorification of Eloise and other girls gir of her working kind kind girls who hold their heads high and carry Into the business office all the spirit and pride and gentleness that used to be con con- considered considered peculiar to the woman at home The girls girl's name Is Eloise Hardison Bardison and she is still in the employ of Mr Wil- Wil Williams Wil Williams liams llama and is now one of his wife's beat friends The greatness of the tho kindness she did the boss hoss may be estimated when you remember that he be is ia a typical keen keen- twitted keen witted business man with with-a th-a th of ij M or r it y humor and Is L quite willing villing to tomake tomake make himself ap- ap appear ap appear pear a little bit ridiculous to honor her and let let the world word world see see eee him do it it Ill never forget the day Eloise came cameto cameto camato to my office he said The stenographer stenographer stenographer I had before that was iwas a rather rather faced horse faced female She was so homely and depressing in fn fact fac ih that that t my exceed exceedingly jealous wife liked her She had a tiny mustache mustache and a baritone voice Eloise was different Although not pretty in a cheap and ind obvious w way y she be had flashes of beauty it if you get the distinction The beauty of honesty simplicity sim- sim simplicity sim simplicity and and grandeur of soul soul I 1 now believe She is an attractive little thing by reason of other her cheerfulness arid and pleasant manners and she was like a combination of the muses and the graces after the he regime of her rock ribbed old ld predecessor r sor As soon as my my wife set eyes on Eloise she disliked her which was silly of my wife At that time I had bad eyes for nobody but h her r while she begrudged begrudged me the very hours I 1 SPent earning a living and suspected everything In skirts Time did not rob Madge my wife of her suspicions which she was unwise enough to let and Iguess guess I was wasso wasso wasso so sore I wasn't any too ta tactful in set set- setting setting setting ting her mind at rest If I was a half halt hour hour late to dinner she Ehe would accuse me of of skylarking with Eloise If she made a sudden descent on my office and found the girl innocently inno inno- innocently innocently taking dictation in my private e sanctum she would smile with smile with that that exaggerated ex- ex exaggerated ex exaggerated sw sweetness which with some kiss women precedes the the kiss of death Six or seven times a day she would call caU my m y office on the telephone disguise ber voice and ask my clerks where 1 was was- was intending to catch me out for lunch with my stenographer Still in love with with my wife wile and at Ute the same time disliking to expose the girl to such venomous though hidden hostility I promised to discharge her But theres there's no meeting the caprice of a Jealous and unreasonable woman I 1 Iwas was subjected to fresh insults insults I 1 Iwas was assured wanted I 1 to meet Eloise outside and that Wino wasn't deceived If It there Is anything that will throw a man into the other womans woman's arm arms than such a campaign 1 I dont don't know what It Is is I 1 caught myself survey surveying In I Miss Oar Bar Bardison Car dison dison as a woman Instead of a cog in the theoffice theoffice theoffice office machine 1 l caught myself thinking some soma of her charm must most have eluded me if she ehe could throw another woman Into such a panic If It Eloise had been an- an another an aft another other type of woman my home today day to would be a memory In the morning after the regulation argument with Mrs Williams I 1 would arrive at the office remembering a red red faced laced faced though handsome woman in iD dressing gown gown and slithery mules mules who screamed accusations at nt me while 1 gulped my coffee and bolted my soft soft- soft soft boiled boiled egga eggs I 1 would find at at the office offic a 1 Infatuated Viii I begged Eloise to run away with him He He- promised her marriage as soon oon a as hi his divorce could be arranged and the lineal finest of oi clothes clothe and homes home But to all hi his pleadings pleading Miss Miu Hardison only shook hook her head and andt t pointed the the wa way to a tc Hb reconciliation with his hi wife wile i had calm well poised young woman who had learned to do her stint liken like a man and had better better ih than n amans a mans man's self control It 1 I 1 stopped in midst of ot dictation to look l look ok out of ot the window Miss liard Hardi- Hardi Hardison son Hardi-son I- I Iso son so would waft wait for f for i- i ime me to to pickup pick up the thread of thought again patient and se- se serene rene none If I look looked d tobe to be wool wool gathering at at home Iwas I was was accused of dreaming of of other w women women men and pl plotting t ng untold infamies So sunny many married women tear their h hair ir over what whit they they regard gard as the Inti- Inti Intimacy inti macy of the association association cl between between their husbands and the at the office who wont w nt take the trouble to be he good sports and keep keip their Ue loyal lorn by choice instead of by by necessity It IU a ast st stenographer allowed her her moods moods and whims to make her useless or or worse worse for days at at a a time time-as time a as does many many a a law fully wedded wife wife-sha wife she w would uld always be b out out oat of a Job Men being what being what they are they will mak make c comparisons and nd if the rl i girl at a the theoffice theoffice office shows up b better ter- ter tha than the girl girl at home the best thing th the wife can do is try to master ber her temper and moods moods and nd b be good fellow and good good soldier the working girl has to to ba be if she wants to to keep on working The attitude of too many women to- to tow to toward w warda ward rd rda a husband Is is that o once ce hes he's c caught theres there's no further cause for considering him or his bis silly silly Eilly old old whims The cr crusade sade of my my wife went on on and little by little it began bean to have bave an effect on a man who who is s naturally con con tr ry and stubborn I 1 began began to discover myself harboring those warmer wanner senti- senti sentiments senti sentiments ments for the girl girl girl of which Iwas 1 I was was for for forever ev ever r being accused And I 1 guess 1 let lether lether lether her see th that t I 1 was bat she took no ad- ad advantage ad advantage vantage of It it and continued to be the model stenographer stenographer- and to do bet ber work One day following a trying scene at home and while revelling in the tho placid placid atmosphere that pervaded my office I Iwas Iwas Iwas was moved t to to invite M Miss Miss- s Hardison out oat outto outto to lunch with lLeo n-e n It was something 1 oar I r e r sg M t 7 j L d j t i rt r h h 1 r r st r I y Mrs Madge Madge- Madge Williams wife who now realizes how un- un unfounded un unfounded founded her jealousy was and how much she is indebted to the strength of character Miss Har Har- Hardison Hardison dison showed in refusing to become a corner it of ofa a love triangle I But Put It Never Came Into Being Because Mr Williams Stenographer Stenographer Eloise Hardison W Was as a Girl of Too High Honor to Play the Role of Vampire and Let Him Desert His Zealous Jealous Wife for Her 1 r ra J r f t j 1 i f t a- a ar r r ta F k Justin Williams the husband who tells here day to-day how glad he heis heis heis is that his stenographer refused to love had been wrongly acc accused sed of t doing doing a hundred times But On the way back ck I stopped op in ii at the and purchased a h baia half f a Il dozen roses I 1 dropped them on on her her er desk passing by She put them in two vases vases without protesting and there they to- to remained re remained throughout the afternoon When we were cl closing sh she fixed ed them back bad in the tho box boz and banded them to me saying We have enjoyed them so much to- to today today to today day They hue hive brightened op up the whole office Dont Don't you yon think think yon you had bad better take them home bome to your wife wile now It was my first Inkling th that she abe knew of the state of affairs at home Bot But of course she shedid did know and had bad for some sometime sometime sometime time I did take them home and give Mrs Williams It helped us to end more or less leas peacefully a day that had begun with wilh storms fanny 1 Madge now naw admits herself that her nerves were wretched and she made manY many unjustifiable charges s against nie me meat meat at the time My Iy nerves better andI stopped refuting her charges and took took refuge in Burli surliness s and secrecy fearing every move would be mis mis- misinterpreted misinterpreted interpreted Tha That I Idid did not cast off ll r is not to to my glory but to th that t of the girl Miss Hardison ardison grew on oa online ne me With fric- fric friction fric tion at homeI home I realized zed all of her allure allure A quiet sort she flashes Bashes fire at un unexpected unexpected x moments and I Crew grew more more and more of her asa woman and made advances to her ber 1 I plead pleaded d with with knees her and got down on my my knees to beg fOr fOr- her love An An excellent fencer she fencer she was able to put m me of off without giving me mee a down down- downright downright right rebuke e And And in quiet ways when Iwas master of myself she was always campaigning in behalf of f my absent wife arid and the rest restoration r of of our time old old feeling I I cant can't her Infinite tact as she strove to reunite a a fOol m man n who who w as drifting apart from from a wife who had had nagged ragged him int into rebellion and was trying to nag him back Mon ore More than once when Diy my wife to b her i over the telephone always poi poi- poisonously poi poi polite of courSe course Eloise has humored me into going home to try to comfort her Never by direct speech did sh admit that she knew w Madge w was s jeal jealous us of her ber never that is until alter she she had bad see seen to it that that we were reconciled Of course such things always reach a crisis crisis Mine came cam one spring day after a series of disagreements disagreements with Mrs Williams Tears accusations and in in n had made the night horrible and andI I 1 was I in no mood to s settle down to an- an another another an another other day in the tread treadmill iII when I reached the office I slammed slammed my way way in and I 1 declared loudly and unequivocally unequivocally cally tally that 1 I wl was was s through ugh 1 I was g going 1 J could stand It no longer 1 Madge could have me ma arrested for desertion 1 I woul l pay her ber alimony settle a generous sum sam upon her bet and and and the call chil children dr dren dren- n But I 1 could stand it no longer longer o I I 1 asked Eloise to come come along with me I 1 promised her ber marriage as soon oon as- as as my wife had bad freed me 1 pr promised her prosperity and freedom from work ork aud and worry When she would not Usten listen I pleaded with her to welt walt forme for me n until I was divorced and then then join me as m my wife While Iwas I 1 was speaking she got busy husy with the telephone and a few seconds later I 1 realized she was talking to my wife Yea Yes Mrs Williams 1 j heard beard bet ber saying be hes bes in la atte of d He is almost ready to commit suicide be be- because cause bo ho e thinks you do not care for him Can you come como down right away Im I'm he be needs sure you Madge Madg did come down There was a tearful but glorious reunion of two tired and nervous people in is our oar inner office with Eloise holding the door against pos pos- possible pos pos-Eible sible intruders intruders The The light seemed to break suddenly upon my wife She un on understood that t I had not been untrue to her and that her own suspicions were driving g us apart apart At the same time she understood that the greatness of soul of little Miss Miss Hardison was what bad had stood between us and real tragedy There were mutual promises and mu mo mutual confessions and after that we went away on a second honeymoon trip to rela relatives relaves ves in the West West Vest while Eloise stayed stayed out at our house nights to help the maid look after the children That vacation was the salvation of my home borne I 1 proved perhaps more amiable than when I bad had been facing the theoffice theoffice theoffice office grind grind- grind Madge became again the girl that that tat I had married We planned for forthe forthe forthe the not future future not in joyous ignorance as ason ason ason on the first honeymoon but with a clearer understanding of of the trials of matrimony Eloise wrote and wired wired all of the household happenings to us the month month we were gone and had bad the be kids down to the train to meet us My wife cried when she wo wouldn't consent to to live on with as for asfor abile a while bile But s she eho o is a proud little woman as well as a wise one and ehe preferred her Independence Eloise can have bave a a job as long as I 1 have I a shingle over the door and a 8 home bome ahome as long as my wife and I have a roof roof above our heads what She's I call calla callo calla o a really 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