Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-05-21
BY OSBORN MARSHAL

'NVPgHshts 1918. BY the Mcclure NrWsp,
Der SyndicateJ
Ohe cold night seven winters ago. a
thin, very tall lrishmen was passing
me night In the New York subway
tie had been walking the streets dur.
lng the day and at night for the price
81 ticket he inhabited the subway
II was sheltered there and IL he kent
moving from one station to another
there was no danger OF having pqo.
pie ask him troublesome questions
Clearly he was one OF the citys down
and cutters, but he hadn't the slightest
ambition to Join the ranks OF the pref
sFably unemployed.
On this particular night John teln.
ster. the tall. thin lrishman in cues.
ton. had made up his mind to make
good or perish in the attempt. The in.
oentlve vas a letter he had Just re.
eciyed from home. Il was a notifca.
ton that his father had been knightcd
by the English king and had refused
the higher honor OF becoming baro.
not which was held out to him be.
cause that distinction was hereditary
and John Lalnstor. ST.. had been un.
willing TO dlscredit the British arts.
tccracy by handing down a baronetcy
TO such n son.
John Loinster. Ir.. paled with shame
and rags - 30 read this dlsquieting
letter. as was rcspector OF rank
In spite OF his ail.fellow.well.met man.
ners and his shabby clothes. The
sting that came with this letter was
keener than the drafts that blew into
his subway refuge.
John Leinster was past thirty. He
had begun life AZ the only son OF an
indulgent father lilo had been ex.
PEELED from the university. had tried
his hand nj business In Dublin. then
had drifted about In India and Africa
and had now landed discouraged and
friendless In New York.
That Was the Turning Point.
hut that night. as he ro.read the
letter from his father. he made ny
his mind TO make good. lie had has
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q one OF his fathers mercantile enter
nrises in ireland. and so he determined
10 be an advertising man. lie could
already picture 10 himself the subway
fllled with the clever copy OF his ad
vertisemonta.
That last night In the subway wal
the turning point Somehow JOIN
Leinster made shift to get a little OF
nee and few pieces OF furniture ant
20 put out his sign aA an advertising
man. For stenographer. ONCE boy
telephone operator bookkeeper an'
general factotum there WA Becky
neat. freckled. red.hldred. East sid'
Becky. who came straight from bust
ness school for six dollars week.
But things didn't run along a
smoothly as John Lelnster wished
First the telephone was cut on To-
non.payment OF fees and when Becky
salary could no longer be scraped to
gethor John had TO close the office.
Becky got job somewhere else-ii
another advertising ONCE. When the!
parted Leinster advised her TO learI
all she could about advertising meth
DDS. and he got Job elsewhere as
shipping clerk. In that position h
made enough 10 keep up the rent O
the ONCE, so that he could have al
address at which 20 receive letter
concerning a mail order scheme tina
brought IN about twenty dollars
month. His creditors we're insistenl
and Il was for that reason that IN
door OF the ONCE never opened durin
business hours. or course Leinster ~
tended 10 pay sometime but he coul
not face his creditors with an emp'
purse. Therefore In the darkness Q
every night. Leinster would steal INT
the ONCE and a few minutes late
Becky would Join him, and togethe
they would carry on what little BUS
ness there was TO be done Beck
was engaged TO be married to youh
East side lawyer. and after she an
her impecunious employer attended !
the mail and talked over the prospect
Of business, Becky would meet ne
fance, who would escort her home !
the East side, and John would cum
10 his little top story room to dreai
dreams OF his advertising contracts
Becky Was Faithful.
or course there wasn't cent 10
for Becky at the time. and she wa
shreyd enough 20 know that IN
chances were against Leinster' ~
then the cultured Irishman eorreele
her English, taught her French e.
presslons, and gave her the adVah'at
OF his wide travel and experience =
pecky's fianee told her, It was pe.''
than night school. and he advised ne
: 10 pro6t by it, AS the winter Wahe
and spring advanced, matters 8
worse with Leinster. He lost MS y
after a few weeks illness ana Ia
meant further curtailing OF expense
So he gave up his top story room u. az
managed somehow to live In his ono
SIN the neat little, freekled hees
. was faithful. She made her appea
snea every noon and every e'e"''