Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
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T HAD a letter from Wallace llillnr this
i morning reminding me of my promise
to come to Boston a week from tomor-
row TO the wedding. He sliprad G i.ttle
note into 1t from Margaret. This is what
II said:
MY dear. dear Peter-I am looking
to seeing you on Saturday week. when
I marry the dearest fellow in the world.
Philip Is a dear fellow. and he Is so
strong and manly. He is just the kind
of man any girl could trust and lean
on. tAnd in brackets she added, fig
uratively speaking. of course,'D
Il remember the fine evenings we used
| to have with you at our house. and we
| look upon Peter as one of the family.
| You know, dear friend, we are all inter-
| ested in you and your happiness. How
wish you could find some sweet girl to
whom you would bring the same hap
piness that Philip brings to me.
| Your sincere and affeCtionate friend.
MARGARET KILLER
When I read that letter l saw at once
why | never had a ghost of a show with
| Margaret-not that l ever fell in love
with her. | guess 1t was only kind
| of calf affection. She is so able to take
| care of herself that instead of n fellow
| taking care of her. / guess she would
| be more likely to want to take care of
! him. When | see how she thinks of
| Philip. | realize that I was wro,g
think all girls like fellows who can run
| the show. as 1t were.
! | am trying to run the show with
+, Rosie, but I haven't had much success.
| | think I'll tell Margaret about Rosie.
| She'll understand.
Francis tells me that the deal has
been fixed up between the bank and the
Consolidated. Apparently there was
one awful dust-up. Question and Pills
bury both refused pointblank to even
think of a sale of their preferred stock.
The banks lawyer was prepared for this,
however, and clapped an attachment on
them at once. They asked for twenty
four hours to consider it and see their
| lawyer.
Finally they came across with the
| stock. but managed to get a concession
| from the banks lawyers that they
! should retain their executive positions,
claiming that IL they were not allowed
to do this they would go out of their way
to make all the trouble they could as
minority stockholders.
Francis is to go to the company with
the title of general manager: the bank
put a man in as treasurer, while Ques-
ton Is to be head of the manufacturing
department and Pillsbury of the sales
department.
| asked Francis where he came in on
the deal one was to boss one-half or
the business and the other to boss the
other part Seems to me- | said,
that you have been stung somewhere.
Francis"
Well it doesn't seem to have worked
out exactly as | had hoped he said, and
| H. he
bank assured me that when things got
working out right they would gradually
drop the other three folks and leave me
in control"
ut won't be very nice for you, work.
ing here with Question and PiIlsburg
will it,"
NO. | am afraid 1t won't be as happy
as ! hoped, but-well, it's only for a
short while and then-and then we'll
| see"
have great new answer for the
argument that a fellows wife objects to
his taking out life insurance. | tried 1t
today on one of those fussy. henpecked
little creatures who wear No. 13 col
lar and fringe of chin whiskers.
was tackling him about insurance,
and he said "Oh, no! ] couldn't pos
sibly think of taking any insurance. My
wife doesn't believe 1t. l have men,
toned it to her once or twice before,
but she objects"
Then ] sprung my answer and got
him going.
That's all right, cir" l said; your
wife might object, but your widow
won't. Your widow would see how
foolish your wife had been to object, but
it would be too late to correct the dam
age then. The thing for you to do is
to take out an insurance policy and
don't say anything about it to her"
The old chap stammered and suffered,
and finally he let on he couldn't do that
because his wife knew how much pay
he got. l guess that poor devil had to
come across with all his money and she
probably gave him nickel to buy gum
with.
Gee The girl marry isn't going to