The Raymer enterprise., 1915-05-13
How John Leinster Redeemed
Himself When Shame Drove
Him.
BECKY HELPED A LOT, TOO
Little freckied sseno2rapher Saved
the oay With Wax Candles and
Cleverness-Tali Irishman Be-
came Prominent in Adver-
tising World.
BY OSBORN MARSHALL

~
one cold night seven winters ago A
thin, very tall irishman was passing
the night In the New York subway
as had been walking the streets dur
ing the day and at night for the price
OF ticket he inhabited the subway
1t was sheltered there and II he kept
moving from one station to another
shere was no danger OF having peo-
lie ask him troublesome Questions
clearly he was one OF the city's down
sad cutters, but he hadn't the slightest
ambition to join the ranks OF the pref,
efably unemployed.
TN this particular night John I.ein.
ster. the tail, thin Irishman in dues.
aon, had made up his mind 10 make
good or perish IN the attempt. The In.
eentiVe was a letter he had just re.
'eiVed from home, II was notiioa.
ton that his father had been knighted
~ the English king and had refused
tho higher honor Of becoming baro-
nat which was held out to him be.
eaase that distinction was hereditary
ahd John Leinsier. Sr., had been un.
wiling to discredIi the British aris
tocracy by handing down baronetcy
70 such a son.
John l.einsteF. Jr., paled with shame
aud rage as lie read this disquieting
letter He was a respecter of rank
"a spite of his haitfeliow weII.met man.
hers and his shabby clothes. The
sting that came With this letter was
keener than the drafts that blew into
his subway refuge
John Leinster gas past thirty, He
aad begun life as the only son of an
tadulgent father. He had been ex.
peiled from the university, had tried
als hand at business In Dublin, then
lad driIted about In india and Africa
and had now landed discouraged and
tFiendless in New FORK.
That Was the Turning Point.
6ut that night. a. he re-read the
letter from his father, he made up
Wis mind to make good He had had
some experience in the advertising end
81 one OF his fathers mercantile enter.
arises In Ireland, and 80 he determined
IN be an advertising man. He could
already picture to himself the subway
allied with the clever copy of his ad,
FertisementH.
That last night 10 the subway was
mo turning point Somehow John
'einster made shift TO get little OF.
uee and few pieces OF furniture and
10 put out his sign as an advertising
man. For stenographer. office boy,
telephone operator. bookkeeper and
general tactctum there was Becky
aeat, frecaled, red-haired East side
tiecky. who came straight from busi.
ness school for six dollars a week,
But things didn't run along as
smoothly az John Leinster wished
First the telephone was cut off for
non-payment of fees and when Becky's
salary could no longer be scraped to-
sether John had To close the office.
Becky got Job somewhere eise-in
another advertising office, When they
parted Leinster advised her to learn
nlt she could about advertising meth.
nds. and he got job elsewhere as
shipping clerk. In that position he
made enough to keep up the rent OF
tho office, so that he could have an
address at which to receive letters
concerning a mail order scheme that
brought in about twenty dollars a
month His creditors were insistent.
and II was for that reason that the
door OF the Office never opened during
business hours or course Leiuster in.
tended to pay sometime but he could
not face his creditors with an empty
purse, Therefore in the darkness OF
every night. Leinster would steal into
the Office and a few minutes later
Becky would join him, and together
they would carry on what little basi.
ness there was to be done. Becky
was engaged to be married to young
east side lawyer. and after she and
her impecunious employer attended to
the mail and talked over the prospects
OF business, Becky would meet her
tance. who would escort her home TO
The East side. and John would climb
70 his little top story room to dream
dreams OF his advertising contracts.
Becky Was Faithful.
or course there wasn't cent in IL
ior Becky at the time. and she was
threwd enough to know that the
finances were against Leinster. But
then the cultured lrishman corrected
her English. taught her French ex.
pressions. and gave her the advantage
II his wide travel and experience. As
eeeky's fiance told her, 1t was better
.han night school. and he advised her
10 profit by 1t. As the winter waned
ind spring advanced. matters got
worse with Leinster. He lost his Job
after q few weeks illness and this
Aleant further curtailing OF expenses.
80 he gave up his top story room and
managed somehow to live in his office.
Still the neat little. freckled Becky
was faithful She made her appear
ance every noon and every evening