"
"On the whole, you would rather be a teacher than an office
stenographer?" suggested Louis, with a touch of mischief in his tone.
"You know, I've always been a bit disappointed that you didn't come into
our office, after working so hard to make an expert of yourself."
"That training wasn't wasted," defended Roberta. "I'm able to make
friends with my working girls lots better on account of the stenography
and typewriting I know. And I may need that resource yet. I'm not at all
sure that I mean to be a teacher all my days."
"I'm very sure you'll not," said her brother, with a laughing glance,
which Roberta ignored. It was a matter of considerable amusement to her
brothers the serious way in which she had set about being independent.
They fully approved of her decision to spend her time in a way worth the
while, but when it came to planning for a lifetime--there were plenty of
reasons for skepticism as to her needing to look far ahead. Indeed, it
was well known that Roberta might have abandoned all effort long ago,
and have given any one of several extremely eligible young men the
greatly desired opportunity of taking care of her in his own way.
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