El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-04

j HIS afternoon I made a sale o.
bonds As far as can remem-
Der this is the first thing in my
life 1 have put through by sheer force
Of work anu effort / sold two S5Ol
bonds TO Col. Gregory, who was quite
determined not TO Duy, and who assured
me that 4 was q real salesman when L
had persuaded him that he had a $1,000
larry crying 10 be invested IN the par
ucular bonds that Sidney barrow *
cOmpauy's salesman. Max. handles.
Two percent on 1000 IS z0-and that
little sum represents my earnings over
and above my salary Tor M first week
OF work In future 1 shall save my
extras until l have enough TO start
myself IN business, though L must con-
less that day seems sadly remote TO the
beginner at 49,
FRIEND Diary, I hope you viii ap-
prove Of what / am going 10 do with
The fruits of my first sale. Ten dollars
VIII send Manette 10 the country over
ldem rial day. one of her little school
mates lived IN New London and Is tax
ing my niece home for a visit L saw
the Two children off at Grand Central
at I today. 1Iauette carried a big box
of chocolates to her little friends moth
er, and in her mUIre bag was q 50 bill
and her return ticket The two girls
We're fairly tluIterlnS with excitement
over the good times their weekend"
was to hold
am blessing that sale that came
lAsA az l-AE L4e-LlL lllDLlEAAL 70 permit me
10 give Manelte this little outing and
10 start her of with a bit Of return at
IenJiOn TO her hostess.
1t seems queer TO think that I shall
be spending the holiday in town Guy
Norwel suggested a trip to the Berk-
shlres and Allen Harding asked me
down to his place on the Sound, but I
told them both that L had other plans
wonder II they couldn't guess that
the other plans were not 10 strain
my slim finances unouly-
May 3l-TWO holidays in succession
should be prohibited. Two successive
days without work are two too many
for any but the man who owns a yacht
or a car-and all days are holidays 10
him anyway
JOve, but yesterday dragged
No one / knew in my days Of afflu-
ence was likely to be in town. So even
at my lonesOmest moment 1 dreaded {
the humiliation Of telephOning and be- I
ing told by some SuperCllOuS man ser
want who probably knows all about the !
failure made Of Y & Co., that his mas
ter was out Of town for the holidays.
4 Long Day.
At 6 weakened and called Sally. but 4
she had mOtOred down to Long Beach {
with party
I had filled up my morning with a /
walk and the afternoon was devoted !
TO going over some papers But 1 fairly /
dreaded the long evening alone. So I 4
dressed and went 10 a 65 cent Ia bic 4
O hOte down in Washington square and (
walked home up Broadway.
The street held a stream of humanity,
but 1 felt desperately alone. I was
glad to get back 10 my room Ny books
and pictures and your dark green COW
ers had look of welcome and friendly
greeting But I couldn't tell you how
felt them, Diary It all hurt TOO
pOignantly to write about.
This morning I woke with a CHASTITY
feeling that here was another day to I
be got rid Of went out for walk
1t 10 and dreaded the lOnesOmeness so
that I took the Fort Lee ferry and
lined over on the Jersey side. When
got home at 6 I found that Sally had
7hOned just after I went out and had
eft an urgent message that If I got
1ack any time befor 3 I should come
light over, as festive party was tax
ne the Iron steamboat TO Coney and ,
wanted me 10 Join the merrymakers
II seems a bit malicious OF fate 20 : /
ave started me off on a lonely tramp
ust early enough To miss a little fun /
nat was well within the reach Of my
can purse
You and my pipe must be my consola-
ion tonight, friend-and tomorrow