The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-11
A Good Advocate.
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" opened. his newspaper to the col
ss.,..c "Mels Help Wanted" and studied
i ii with selfish interest. At 80 he was
about to do his work Not that he cared
TO work or knew how to do any useful
Kind of work, but he had vague app
prehension that unless he worked he
would starve to death.
For tAe 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 at the hotel were
two trunks filed with clothing. The
man himself was in robust health.
He had graduated at an eastern uni
versity, dawdled in Boston society, trav-
eled in Europe and led the lazy life of
| clubman. When his father died the es-
tate dwindled away under n settle
ment, and McElway came into n few
thousands, which he spent generously
but in no haste,
When the thousands had been re-
duced 10 hundreds, McElway Robson
began to dread the prospect of showing
his poverty to his Boston friends, so he
folded his numerous trousers into
trunks, and with two hatboxes and a
/ bundle OF sticks and umbrellas he hur-
ried away to Chicago. He had been told
that Chicago wac the place for young
man without capital.
After week In town and promen-
| ade along Michigan avenue every sun
ny afternoon he counted his money and
found that his capital had not increased,
| in spite of the fact that Chicago had
been recommended to him That is
why one morning he had to look at the
column MALE Help Wanted"
He shiyered as he glanced at the list
bakers, cutters, feeders, horseshoers,
tailors and so on. He turned to the sub
department, miscellaneous" Clearly,
he was one of the miscellaneous" He
noted that agents" were wanted. He
shivered again. Then his eye fell on the
following:
WANTED-SOCIETY YOUNG MAN TO
undertake light employment; liberal pay;
must have complet- wardrobe. speak the
modern languages aid be good conversa-
tlonniist No one well known In Chicago
need apply. Address y X X n.
That's my description" said McEl-
way Robson, reading it again; ''bu,
what in the world does il mean?"
He wrote note to Y X Y 2l, using his
own stationery, with the gilt crest, and
carried it to the newspaper Office. Then
he went TO his room and had reflective
smoke, and that afternoon took his
usual turn in Michigan avenue. When
he came back to his hotel he found a
communication summoning him to
room us Cloud building, Dearborn
street. AS he opened the door into us
lie saw n short and rdddy man at a
rather bare desk making signs OF dis
inissal to slender youth in crumpled
sack suit.
Have i the honor OF addressing Mr..
Robson?" asked the little man.
YES, sir; my name is Robson"
Won't you be seated? Yes, it was
very good of YOU to call. l." and the
little man stopped aud beamed in ad-
miration.
"Will you be kind enough to tell me
what kim of employment you have to
ctfer?' asked McElway, carelessly pat
ting his knee with glove and looking
at the little man with cold polite
ness.
"Beautifuli" exclaimed the other.
still regarding him with pleased smile.
Pray explain yourself-and permit
me TO tell you that l 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. The little man at the
desk beamed with increasing satisfac-
ton.
MIR. Robson, you're just the man /.
want"
Quite so-and what nm TO do?"
You are to attend an occasional din.
ner party and say pleasant things about
liyour host orhostcss. MS the case may be.
That's not hard to do, is it?"
NO. but why should do it?"
in the first place, because will pay
you literally In the second place, be-
cause your host or hostess needs-well,
good advocate. Let me explain. Sup
pose a family with money comes here
TO Chicago, takes house or fine suite
of rooms and wants to get into some
kind Of soc:et;-not the hest, perhaps,
but good. What that family needs is a
little outside influence. It is vulgar
for any family to sound it's own praises.
Somebody else must do that. Suppose
have a client living at a swell hotel"
"A client 2''
That's what I call him. Suppose he
and his wife want to get acquainted
with the best people in that hotel.
They can't give n dinner and invite all
these people. Somebody else must do
that"
"Then you want me"
"No, that isn't your part. I know
plenty of BRIGHT rrd Trustworthy worn
en- who are willing to give dinners If
somebody e'@c viii foot the bills--un-