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

their wild raids and strange destructive
schemes. l do not think that is the case
1t still must live.
I know the spirit of a Galahad shonc
in that iceman's kindly face. He drove me
10 the nearest boarding house and rang
the bell.
We must have looked a curious COM
blnaton he and 1. The woman at the
door eyed me suspiciously. She gazed 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.
felt as II pail Of ice cold water hat
been thrown on me! once a. my London
boarding school that actually did nap
pen, and had the same sensation now
then. 1t was the funniest thing tha'
ancient episode. on Sunday mornings We
were ploted to church in one long croco'
ollie, two by two. quite on the scheme ol
Noah's Ark-and always passed beneath
the windows of Guys Hospital. Amonh
the medical students there was one ga!
youth who from afar cast amorous eyes
upon the prettiest scholar in the school
Nay more. he wrote her dnily tender
sentimental notes, until one snd day our
German fraulein intercepted them. hNit
the prettiest girl from that prim boarding
school
Th. would be medco was sadly daunteu
by this sudden strange reverse, this tor-
tunes twist from tender dalliance to
tragedy He plotted cold revenge upon
that placid Tcuton's head Beneath the
windows OF Guys Hospital we once more
marched. our footsteps churchward oeht'
lnI
cold water On Fraulein's military toque
he cast an angry venEeful eye But DIS
Amounted love made his hand tremole' ne
missed aim! Upon my innocent head Ine
hoods from heaven broke. For German!
nisdeeds poor England SUFFERED
THE GALLANT ICEMAN.
Rad the same sensation once again
that evening when the door slammed smut
upon the gallant iceman and myself
We clambered on his wagon once again
and tried another boarding house-also in
vain! l must sign an agreement TO stay
there one week at least and pay % III
advance. So on we moved.
Al length we reached cheap hotel:
which made no difficulty in taking me; l
Thought II was a dreary LOOKING pldCe' Nu'
glad l was to get there,
I thanked nv kindly iceman, ana ne
atood there fumbling with his hat lie was
a well-dressed, stylish YOUTH SO u''teI S''t
from that class of worktngman at nome,
"Geo-whiz." said he. as l held out my
hand TO bid him thanks and an adieu'
..,a,,be 7 wouldn't like to have a date
With YOU, Maybe I wouldn't IKE 10 ps
YOUR steady! I suppose you "ou'u"
think of me as a steady fellow
To have a date''-what could ne ilieal ,
He must be Offering some trult 70 '',. ho
And STEADY fellow"-why, OF COURSE ie
in his race.
az know YOU are n steady man.
said. I'm sure you're splendid al your
work. won't take ANYTHING to to .,,n. Sn'.
though, thank you. They Il get me sup
Dar when l 90 inside, Good night
P',- -..-1 ~ IN hrank astonlshment.
~Good-night"' he said. with strange
r+ci word. ard a strange
emphasis on each. 1t sounded Ike new
slang word to me. 'GoodInISn,I,' am
girls the oldest. funniest things
entered the hotel and ordered tea.
The negro waitress seemed to think that
strange She brought at last grimV
tray, and poured out that tea so eager
iv was so tired and thirsty, and at
sI,cb times an Englishwouan's standby is
a Gun of tea Alas, alas for rosy hopes
OF "the cup that cheers, but not in
ebriates" Its villainous taste still fingers
in my memory.
That night I slept my soundest sleep
for many a day. for was quite worn
out. I think that disaPpotntments bring
yrsater nhvsicaI exhaustion in their train
Than any mere bodily EFFORT ever could.
THE NEXT MORNING.
Next morning. I woke early to a blazing
day. l used TO love the sunlight as II
gently shone on English woods and fields.
IT made the little weakly things-people
and pIants-grow big and strong. The
old folks at the cottage doors sat in the
sunlight all day long. But this heTce
glaring sun hurts and DESTROYS the weak
iy things The poor old people In the
streets are overcome, while great strong
men mop their wet foreneads wearly.
Strange insects buz2ed around my room
in that hotel. for l had drawn the win
dow down from the top. I soon found out
what a mosquito bite Is like
breakfasted, then sat wrapped in
deep thought. reviewing my position. My
assets now were but s7 inthe world good
health and a courageous heart-and II
that failed? II must not fail, II should
not fail,
= am the Master Of, my Fate,
I am the Captain ~ my Soul''
said I courageously. The tide must sure
" turn for me, and I shall work so hard;
Next. I then planned sort OF working
scheme A private seCretaryshiP 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.
My letter soon must reach my uncle.
and. anyhow. ! would request his new adj
dress be given me at the general post
ofice. Thither I set on hopefully An
other disappointment awaited me there.
''Cione on with no present address
given" was all that they could tell me, T
asked them to direct me TO the nearest
employment agency-and there another
gad disillu5ionmetn awaited me.
AT THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.
II was long. low room. and ~ a
desk a stern faced woman sat. with two
assistants close behind. on a long row
OF chairs were tired women workers NJ all
ages. all with dull md apathetlc look.
TO me there was pathos in that room.
in their strained. anxious faces. Would
/ ever grow to be like one Of these? An,
no
when my turn came. / found | must
nav a dollar 10 enrol my name upon their
books. The stern-faCed women then in-
auired what I could do? She had a
GEAR and penetrating eve which strangely
dlsconceTted me | know she summed me
IN as 'ipcfiiclent" at a glance, HeI
voice was like her eve. most penetrating
ana rang through that long room,