The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-12
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One morning aicElway Robson opened
his newspaper 70 the column Mime Help
Wanted and studied II with a selfish
Interest. Al % he was about! 10 do his
first Work. Not that he cared TO work
or knew how to DO any useful kind OF
work, but he had a vague apprehension
that unless he worked he would ,starve
to death. sB's we
For the first time in his life he was
In actual need OF money. Except as TO
money he was well equipped, Against
the wall In his room ut the hotel we're
two trunks filled with clothing. The
man himself was In robust health,
He had graduated at an eastern uni
versi,y. dawdled IN Boston society,
Travelled In Europe and led the LIE OF a
clubman. When his father died the es-
tate dwindlcd away under Il settlement,
nnd McElway CAME Into a few thou
sands, which he spent generously but
in no thuste. III
iWhen,the thousands had been reduced
to,hundreds, McElwayt Robson bCgaiftU
dread the prospects of showing his pov-
erty 10 hfs Boston friends, SO he Folded
his numerous trousers into trunks. and
with two hatboxcs and IA bundle OF
sticks aud umbrellas. he hurried away to
Chicago. He had been told that Chicago
was.tlie place fora young man without
capital 5E ytFi
After a week In town and a ,promen-
ade along Michigan avenue every sunny
afternoon lie counted his money and
found that his capital had not Increased,
iu spite OF the fact that Chicago had
been recommended to him. That Is why
one morning he had 10 look at the coll
umn "Male Help WaHedS
lie shivered as he glanced ut the list
bakers cutters. feeders. horseshoers,
shoemakers. tailors. and so on He.
turned to the sub-departmont, "Miscel.
laneuus" Clearly he was one OF the
"miscelia reous." lie noted that
agents" were wanted. He lshivered
again.. Then his eye fell on the follow
ing:
WANTED-SoCIETYs YOUNG MAN,
TO Undertake light employment: lib
cral pay: must have complete wardrobe.
speak modern languages and be good
conversationulist. No one well known
in Chicago need apply. Address y X X
81.
That's my description" said .McEl-
way Robson. reading 1t again; but
what In the world does It mean?" /.
He wrote note TO Y y Xs2l. using his
own.stationaty, with the gilt crest. and
carried Tito the newspaper office. cThen
he wen. TO his room and had a reflect
I've smoke. and that afternoon took his
usual turn in Michigan apenue3t When
he came back to his hotel he found 4
communication summonirg himto,room
rs Cloud BUILDING. Dearborn street.
The building was pointed out to him
an immense shaft with windows In it,
and IN few minutes he was counting
the numbers along II dim corridor of the
seventh floor. As hetopened the door
into us he saw q short anu rudy man
nj rather bare dask make signs Of dis
n!!ssul TO slender youth in Il crumpled
sick suit. 7a
'.No-.o need to waste your time"
said the man at the desk. Il,
We'll. II It's a Job where I've got TO
go and entertain people at parties. can
play a Exile and sing faltered the
youth.
Mi McElway Robson had an inwar:
sinking He had read OF bankrupt
wells being paid TO attend dinner par,
lies and entertain dull people. but II was
a kind OF employment he held in abb
horrence.
You won't do,'' said the man at the
desk, decislyely. and The persistent
youth went out and slammed the door
behind him.
"Have:I- the honor Of addressing Mr..
Robson ?" asked the little man. with All
entire change OF manner
Yes. sir: my name is Robson"
Wont YOU be seated? Yes, 1t was
very good OF you To- call L." and the
little man stopped and beamel In al-
miration
"Will you be kind enough to tell me
what sort of employment you, have to-
offer?' asked McElway, carelessly pat
ting his knee with a glove and looking
at the little man with cold polIteuess.
Beautiful" exclaimed the other still
regarding him with pleased smile.
"Mr Robson. you should have seen the
gang that's been up here to-day. That
last one was q fair sample, Just i'm
ag!ne sending that fellow,to a swell din
ner,"
pray explain yourself-and permit
me to tell you that ! do not know. card
tricks and my comic songs are very
bad"
I'm not looking for anything of that
kind. Let me ask you few questions
first. This is Confidential, OF course"
Mr.. Robson saw no harm in telling
about himself TIE little man at the
desk beamed with increasing satisfac-
ton.
''Mr; Robson you're jus, the man I
want" ~.
''Quite so-and what am to dor
You are to attend an occasional din
ner party and say pleasant things
about your host or hostess. as the case
may be. That's not hard to do. 1t Isl"
No! but why shouldI do it?''
in the first place, BECAUSE will 'uay
YOU literally In the SECOND place. be-
cause your host or hostess needs-weE,
good advocate. Let me explain. Sup
pose family with money comes here TO
Chicago. takes home or a fine suite
Of rooms and wants 10 get into some
kind OF society-not the best, perhaps
but good. What that family needs Is
n little outside influence. II Is vulgar
for any family to sound Its own praises
Somebody else must do that. S,ipposr
havea client living at swell hotel"
"a client?"
That's what call him. Suppose lie
and his vile want to get acquainted
with the best people IN that hotel. They
can't give dinner party and Invite ali
these people. Somebody else must do
that" y -,
Then You want me"
NO: that isn't your part. Ifknow,
plenty OF bright and Trustworthy women
who are willing to give dinners II some
body else Will foot the bilis-uuder-
stand? What want you to do is TO be
there TO help along the couple that
wants to break into that set, Il / must
put 1t plainly. You are TO pretend That
you. knew them at their former home.
and you are to say COMPLIMENTARY
thngseabolt them. inGorse them with
out any equivocatlon ana take especial
TWO POINTS OF VIEW.