Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-01-16
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SHOWING HIM THE WAY
BY SHERMAN sPlcER.

BY SHERMAN sPlcER.
They said of Will Millington:
Must have been born lazy"
Hasn't got the pluck of rabbit"
will never amount to shucks.".
Been through college, but don't
know beans"
Ought to have dynamite explo-
SION to rouse him up.
I. And they said of Gladys Nestle:
4 Funny how she ever came to take
him.
But she will never marry him"
She's a great hustler for girl.
Some chap is bound to come along
and take her away from him.
She's got more hustle in one shoe
than he has in his whole body"
They had been talking that way for
about year. The persons meant by
they" comprised good proportion OF
the little town of Manchester. Both
the young man and the girl had been
born there, and were known to every
body. The couple were talked about
the first time they went skating to-
gether. There was more talk when
they went fishing together. VIII went
away to college to take the course In
civil engineering, and the girl went to
a commercial school, and there was
nothing else talked about for week.
What in the world does she want
of business education?"
He's too lazy to study"
There are people who are born lynn
pathic. This doesn't mean lazy. 1t
means disposition to get; along the
easiest way-to let the other fellow DO
the perspiring and the worrying-to
believe that things will come out all
right in the end. Such person is al
ways good-tempered and always ready
to say a good word for everybody.
There are plenty Of girls who were
born to be hustlers and would have
been hustlers but for circumstances.
They have what is called the CONNER.
cial instinct just as much as young
man. They can see opportunities for
speculation just as quickly. Given the
cash capital to begin with, they would
achieve success as soon as one of the
other sex.
Gladys Nestle didn't care for dolls
when she was a child. She traded
them off for pins or marbles. If she
got candy it was not given outright to
q boy. 1t was sold to him at halt
price. It was she who sold the paper
bags and made the buyer pay the high
est price. Her father had been q
grocer for ten years and yet did not
know how to make an inviting window
display until taught by his twelve-year
old daughter. A year later she waf
collecting on commission old accounts
that had been charged eff to profit and
loss. At fifteen she was earning
enough to pay her way.
For the six months that Miss Gladys
attended commercial college, Will Mill
ington didn't earn his board He was
civil engineer out of a position. He
wrote half dozen letters here ant
there, but as they were not favorably
replied to he ceased his efforts. Some
day his chance was bound to come
Why worry? He didn't worry ever
when his best friends predicted tha
no girl worth having would accep
such an easy-going poke.
Almost the day Miss Gladys cam,
home from school relative died AM
left her number of thousands OF dol
lars. Her father wanted the money
that he might enlarge his store. Sh,
proposed to use it to carry ou
schemes of her own.
The girls attitude toward the civi
engineer was a puzzle to herself. Sh'
loved him because he was good. ant
yet she was dissatisfied with hi
seeming want of self-confidence an,
ambition. Could he be reused out o
himself? If that we're possible then
! just how could it be done?
Mr.. Millington had been off on fish
| ing trip and therefore didn't know we
chat Miss Gladys was home, when
young lady called at his Office one aft
ternoon. He sat there as large as lif
and twice as complacent when tn
young lady inquired if Mr.. Millingtol
was in.
why, Gladys. what do you mean!
! he exclaimed.
Il understand that Mr. Millington i
a civil engineer and have some bus
ness with him."
but Gladys
F'Is he in or out?" she demanded
"Why-why, he's in. of course"
Are you the gentleman"
"Y-yes."
Then, Mr.. Millington, have fe,
questions to ask you in the way @
business You have just returned fror
fishing trip and haven't got rested u
yet. Suppose ! come in tomorrow a
this hour. when you may possibly fee
brighter"
Gladys. can't understand" h
began.
Tomorrow, them"
Fifteen minutes later friend of tn
engineers entered the office to find tn
young man wiping the beads of swea
from his forehead, and his collar goin
limp.
| Better consult a doctor at once,
was advised after long and surprise
look
At the same hour next day Mis-
| Gladys returned. Mr. Millingto
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Self-Evident Disobedience.
Little Jack was fearful and dejectet
What in the world is the matter?
| SnQ1irQd mamma