Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
ELLEN ADAIR SEES
KNTGHTLY CHIVALRY
IN ICE MANS ACT
Her Gallant Attentions Sur
prise While They Sustain
Her in New Disappoint-
ment = Seeking Employ
ment.

ne hHlbHtlN CnlNdlrN or ancient DAYS
is still alive, | think, though people Otter
say It died long years ago. some say the
suffraEettes at home have ended It, with
their wild raids and strange destructive
schemes 1 do not think that is the case
It still must live.
l know the spirit of a Galahad shone
In that iceman's kindly face. He drove Inc
TO the nearest boarding house and rang
the bell
We must have looked a curious COM
bination he and l.. The woman at the
door eyed me suspcously. She saaed at
the ice wagon in an odd surprise. "Did
you come here on that" she asked.
The iceman moved to lift my luggage
down
You need not bring that trunk inside
this hall" said she I'VE have no room
here. anyhow" and closed the door
I felt as If pail of ice cold water hac
been thrown on me! once at my London
boarding school that actually did hap
pen. and had this same sensation now
ae then. It was the funniest thing, that
ancient episode. on Sunday mornings we
were piloted to church in one lonG cfoco-
dile two by two, quite on the scheme oI
Noah's Ark-and always passed beneath
the windows of Guys Hospital, Among
the medical students there was one say
youth who from afar cast Gmorous eNes
upon the pretticst scholar in the school.
Nav more, he wrote her daily tender
sentimental notes, until one sad day our
German freulcin intercepted them ENit
the prcttiest girl from that prtm boarding
school! ..
The wuuld-be mcdico was sadly daunted
tunes twist from tender dalhance 70
tra-,5y He plotted cold revenge upon
,bat pIacid Teuton's head. Beneath the
windows of Guys Hospital we once more
marched. our footsteps churchWard othI'
He had the bucket ready, hl!ed WIN @ lSs
cold water On Fraulein's military toque
no cast an angry, venEeful eve but as
nn,ointed ,' love made his hand trembie; he
missed aim! Upon my innocent heHH lI.e
hoods from heaven broke. For Germany
misdeeds poor England suffered.
THE GALLANT ICEMAN.
had the same sensation once AGAIN
that evening when the door slammed smut
upon the gallant iceman and myself
W. clambered on his wagon once AGAIN
and tried another boarding house-also IN
yainl 1 must sign an agreement 10 stay
there one week at least and pay s6 III
advance. 50 on we moved.
At length we reached cheap hote!,
which made no difficulty in taking me.
thought il was a dreary loo".nS place. ouI
glad ] was to get there.
thanked my kindly iCeman. ana ne
stood there fumbling with his hat. lie was
a weI-dressed, stylish youth, SO dl1eFsHI
from that class of work.nsman at nome,
"Gee-whiz,' said he, as held out ny
hand 10 bid him thanks and an aaltu
Il, s1-a n
With you. Maybe | Wouldn't Ike % y.
your steady! suppose you WoN'u"
think of me as a steady telo"
To have A date'-what could he mean
He must be offering SOME fruit to me,
And STEADY fellow why, OF course ne
was. one saw it in his face.
II know you are a steady man
said. I'm sure you're splendid at your
work. l won't take anything TO eat
though. thank you. They'll get me sup
per when 90 inside. Good night
He gazed at me in blank astoniS nhloHl
"Good-night" he said, with 'lf'h-s
pause between each word and a strange
emphasis on each. II sounded like new
slang word 10 me. "GOod-ni-ht, AIN
rirls the oldest, funniest things"
/ entered the hotel and ordered tea.
The negro waitress seemed 10 think tHat
strange, She brought at last Erltuy
tray. and l poured out that tea so eager
". | was so tired and thirsty, and NJ
such times an Englshwoman' : stanony IS
a cup of tea. Alas, alas for rosy hopes
of the cup that cheers. out NOT IN
ebriates." Its vilainous taste stiA hnEers
in my memory!
That night I slept my soundest sleep
for many a day. for ! was quite worn
out I think that disappointments bring
greater physical exhaustion in their train
than any mere bodily effort ever could.
THE NEXT MORNING.
Next morning. woke early 10 blazing
dav. used 10 love the sunlight as it
gently shone on English woods and fields.
II made the little weakly thinEs-people
and plants-grow big and strong The
old folks at the cottage doors sat In the
sunlight all day long. But this fierce
glaring sun hurts and DESTROYS the weak
ly things The poor old people In the
streets are overcome, while great strong
men mon their wet fOreheads YEARLY
Strange insects buZzsd around my room
in that hotel, for I had drawn the win
dow down from the TOP. | soon found out
what a mosquito bite is like
I breakfasted. then sat wrapped In
deem thought, reviewing my position nv
assets now were but s. inthe world, good
health and a courageous heart-ard II
that failed? II must not fail, IL should
not fail,
= am tho Master o. my Fate.
said courageously. THE tide must sure
Iy turn for me. and / shall work so hard;
II must"
Next. then planned a sort Of working
scheme private secretsryship 10 me
seemed most attractive, Such posts must
he quite plentiful in this great city I
fondly pictured a nice residential post,
with pleasant occupation, pleasant hours.
NV letter soon must reach ms uncle,
and. anyhow. I would request his now adj
dress be given me at the general post
ONCE Thither I set on hopefully AM
other disappointment awaited mo there.
Gone off with no present address
given" was all that they could toH mo- T
asked them 10 direct me 10 the nearest
employment aEenCy-and there another
sad disillusOnmetn awaited mo.
AT THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
II was long low room. and at
desk stern-faced woman sat, with two
assistants close behind on a Ions row
OF chairs we're tired women worker. NJ III
aEes. all with a dun and apathatc look.
To me there was a pathos i'm that room.
IN their strained anxious faces. Would
/ ever grow Ia be like one Of these? All,
no
When my turn came / found ! must
pay n dollar 10 enrol nv nam" uTou their
books The stcru-faccd women thT0 in-
could do She had "a