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

outside the mOving-picture house where
! had seen that lovely play called Hearts
Adrift," l was accosted by checry, girl
ish voice Gee whiz, there. kid! Ain t
you the little English girl who didn't un-
derstand the working of the phone up in
our ofnce?"
| turned around, and saw one of the
girls who had so laughed at me before
! nodded. and a lump came to my throat.
1 felt just like the story girl in Hearts
Adrift'-for | was drifting, drifting all
alone, quite penniess, and with no friends
at all
Il know blundered dreadfully today"
I sadly said.
"Oh. lsh ge5ibble about that, my dear!"
said she, after you left we all did feel
real mean. The boss pitched into us just
right and left-said you we're a real lady,
and we all were NUTS. 1 know I'm
tough. but should worry Still, l did
feel 50 sorry after l seen you run right
out like that. l chased right to the
elevator after you, but YOU had gone"
Il know | acted stupidiy, and proved
quite inefficient. too l said. 1T was
the Cest thing l could do. to co.
The girl seized both my hands in hers
"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 typewriter"
L cannot-but ia like to learn" said 1.
She nodded Sagely in reflective mood.
81 have a gen'l'man friend. a real Cutey
he is, just the dandiest lookin' chap, that
works for typewrtting firm in town.
I'll tip this guy a wink, and then l guess
he'll fix it UP SOS you can go and praC
tice on his firms machines. l reckon
you could learn within a week from now.
II you just practiced hard. Do you get
me. Steve?"
Her language did seem strange, but
still saw she was a kindly girl. and l
accepted her kind offer then and there
A FRIEND AT COURT.
"If you are stuck for money" she con-
tinued cheerfully, Just take my tip. and
pawn thing or two: I have another
gen'rman friend, a Jew he Is. who does
q little business in that line. He has the
cutest little pawnshop on the street. No. /
don't thank me, because I always Ike /
TO put bit OF business in Abraham Ebe- /
nezer Cohen's way! figure out that #
I work things well. Why some day l |
may be-why. Mrs. Abe I have heavy |
date with him tonight. so III be off. |
Meet me tomorrow right at Giimbeis !
door at o'clock" and she was Oft.
spent the following week in hardest !
work I moved to n much cheaper !odg- |
Ing house and sold some little trihcs OF /
ed Mr.. Abraham Cohen, so that I could .
have this one. clear week for cultivating |
the gentle art OF typewriting. l prac-
ticed till my eyes and head and heart all
achcd together.
why. kiddo you can hit the worries
like a streak now" said my new-found
champion cheerfulIy, at the end OF the
week.
So I secured a temporary post as Sub
stitute" in 4 big Office close TO Market
street.
LIFE IN AN OFFICE.
In all my life I never shall forget that
week, The sun shone blazing hot until
the very pavements cracked, and human
heads seemed fated to emulate the
strange antics of the cracked pavement,
too, in sympathy.
I sat all day at a large, awe-inspirtns
desk. with a great typewriter in front Of
me, ana by my side the assistant manager
sat all day. a little, dark. good-look!ns
nervous man. W. worked from early
morn I'LL dcwy eve, and oh my inetf-
cheney worried him, Those endless, end
less orders TO be entered
Il get so nervous nr explained TO
me, couAdingly, while he dictated, "for
ali those Internal orders must 20 through
tonight, although the very heavens should
fall, For heavens sake, Miss Adair,
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aame was RuOkey and his duties seemed
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