Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
ELLEN ADAIR MEETS
y AN AMUSING GIRL,
: WHO ADVISES HER
She Learns to Typewrite,
and Takes Up a Temper
ary Position in a Large
City Office.

nnd kindly FOLK aNounding everywhere.
My second night in Philadelphia | felt
80 sad, and then a kindly thing occurred
TO cheer me on my lonely, quiet way.
outside the moving-pcture house where
had seen that lovely play called Hearts
Adrift." l was accosted by a checry,girl-
ish voice. Gee whiz. there. kid Amt
you the little English girl who didn't un-
derstand the working of the phone up in
our officer"
turned around, and saw one of the
girls who had so laughed at me before.
! nodded, and lump came to my throat.
! felt just like the story-girl in Hearts
Adrift'-for I was drifting drifting all
alone, quite penniess, and with no friends
at all.
81 know I bundered dreadfully today
/ sadly said.
"Oh, lsh gebibble about that, my dear!"
said she, after you left. we all did feel
real mean. The boss pitched into us just
right and eft-said you We're a real lady,
and We all were NUTS, l know I'm
tough. but l should worry. Still, I did
feel so sorry after l seen you run hight
out like that l chased right to the
elevator after you, but you had gone"
II know acted stupdly, and proved
quite inefficient, too" | said. 1T was
the best thing could do. to go!''
az S4Al StIHtu b'NIl NY lHIAS III UPIS.
Say kiddo now" she cried. maybe
you amt the sweetest. most forgiving
little soul. Let me advise you about get
ting another job. Can you typewrte?"
Il cannot-but Id like to learn" said l.
She nodded sagely in reflective mood.
81 have a genl man friend, Il real cutey
he is just the dandicst oollin' chap. that
works for typewriting firm in town.
I'll tip this guy a wink, and then l guess
he'll fix IL up SOS YOU can 80 and prac-
tce on his firms machines I reckon
you could learn within a week from now,
If you just practiced hard. Do you get
me. Steve?"
still l saw she was kindly girl. and
accepted her kind offer then and there.
A FRIEND AT COURT.
EFF you are stuck for money" she con-
tinued chcerfully. Just take my tip, and
pawn a thing or two. I have another
gen'rman friend a Jew he Is, who does
little business in that line. He has tn"
Cutest little pawnshop on the street. No.
don't thank me, because l always ike
TO put a bit OF business in Abraham Ebe-
nezer Cohens way! I figure out that II
! work things well, why some day
may be-why. Mrs Abe I have heavy
date with him tonight. so III be Oft.
Meet me tomorrow right at Gimbel's
door at o'clock" and she was off,
1 spent the following week in hardest
= work. I moved To a much cheaper Iodg-
ing house and sold some little triffes Of
my own 10 none other than the respect
ed Mr., Abraham Cohen. so that l could
have this one, clear week for Cultivating
the gentle art Of typewriting. 1 prac-
ticed till my eyes and head and heart all |
ached together.
why. kiddo you can hit the worries !
like a streak now" said my new-found .
champion cheerfuIly, at the end Of the .
week
So l secured a temporary post as sub .
stitute" in a big office close to Market .
street
LIFE IN AN OFFICE.
In all my life I never shall forget that |
week! The sun shone blazing not until /
the very pavements cracked, and human .
heads seemed fatcd to emulate the /
strange antics Of the cracked pavement, I
too, in sympathy.
I sat all day at large. awe-nspirinS .
desk with great typewriter In front Of .
me, ana by my side the assistant manager .
sat all day. a little. dark, Eood-IooknE, +
nervous man. We worked from carly
morn TIL dewy eve, ana oh. my in"tt- /
cheney worried him, Those endless, end [
less orders to be entered!
II set so nervous" he explained 70 .
me. confidingly, while he dictated. for
all those Internal orders must 20 through
tonight. although the very heavens should /
fall! For heavens sake, Miss Alair, /
don't YOU get nervous, too, or We are /
lost Please, please. don't twist your /
fingers, or youll make me JUNIPER than !
am, Gee whiz, lie IS Just one darned .
thing after another, isn't it?"
From till o'clock We worked away.
the little man and / Without a coat or
collar he there, the uCTzuira ti0u