Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24

ing his down the table TO that he had the
attention of the other boarders and much more intri-
cate The successful salesman is much an artist IN
his line the who paints pictures writes books,
ooh, there's nothing grand writing books, sad
Miss Harris. the manicure; except acting OF
Actors are grand. too But statesmen. | meet lots in
my business. and I'm not strong for them.
Mr. Gross smiled at her ndulgcntlv in the way that
became him best. "rhe power sell goods is talent
just like the power to invent machinery to rule =
city or-or to keep set of books. Don't YOU agree
with me, Mrs. Green?
Mrs. Green the andady, brown, gray woman in
black smiled frigdly. "You're SO original, Mr.. Gross
It's pleasure to hear YOU I'm sure"
Gross had impressive manner of plaglarlzlng 50
he pompousy, dropping shopworn bits OF phi
losophy from his lips, until young Mitchell, unah" !"
stand the light of admiration he saw in Miss Harms
eyes, rolled up his napkin to the size OF croquctc and
interrupted by showing back his chair and muttcring
under his breath:
"The fatheadl"
Mrs Green called to him, Its bread pudding, Mr..
Mitchell, and very nice.
"Thanks My govt is bad again, he said at
which of the more frivolous minded boardcrs
snickered.
mitchell is bright boy-in some ways" Gross
marked; "but he's too fresh. don't think he'll last
long at the office.
Instead of climbing to his hall kennel the fourth
floor rear Louis Mitchell out the rusty little
porch and sat down the topmost step, rejecting
gloomy that he had no chance against head book
keeper.
IFE at Mrs Green's boarding house crates six dol
lars up terms, six dollars DOWN had not been the
same for the Young clerk since Gross had met him and
Miss Harris in the park few Sundays before and, fall
ing under the wchey of her violet eyes, had changed
his residence coincide with theirs Gross occupied
one Of the front rooms, and commanded the envy
of those less fortunate boarlers to whom ten dol
lars week extravaganza Mitchell had
long adored the blond haired manicure; but once
the same roof sheltered her and the magnificent head
bookkeeper, the young his dream OF love and
two furnished rooms with ktchenette go gmmcring.
Time when Miss Harris had been content with
SUNDAYS in the park vaudcve-frs balcony-once Il
week and occasional assault upon some dcicatcsscn
dealer; but since Gross had appeared to discord
with his prodgaty she no longer cared for animals:
she had acquired the parquc habit and her appetite
had undergone subtle refinement. She criticized Mar
loves acting and complained that cold food gave her
Indigestion No longer did she sit the long evenings out
with Mitchell, holding his hand in her lap and absent
mindedy buing his nails warning him that his
cucle growing down., and in consequence fierce
warnings had awakened in the young mans breast
He was jealous; he longed to outsquander the cxtrava
giant Mr. Gross he lused to spend money in unstintcd
quantitcs-five dollars evening if necessary.
But there seemed little hope Of his attaining TO
such purseproud position; for while he loomcd fairly
large the boarding house atmosphere of Ohiost, he
small part of the office force OF Conner < Aahl
iobbcrs Of railway supplies resemble nothing
multiplied by itself He received twelve dollars week.
be sure for making telephone quotations and extend
ing invoices between times: but when he pocketcd his
cnvcop at payday it reminded him vaguely of black
mail for office boy who did not stuttcr could have
held his job.
When Miss Harris appeared upon the porch with her
hat and gloves and twodolar-cllct air and trppcd
away in company with Mr. Gross, Young Mitchell real
lied fully and finally that the OF living had increased
1t up him to raise his salary or lose his lady.
HE wondered if there really a science to business