Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15

WV f.Nl, -'N't
LNlu
NOV I'll record what philip Rogers
said to me last night.
1t was S:30 before pot o. hi, ,,..,...
because | just had to take Rosis for a
na'R, told Rogers so when he nsI.sI
me why l was late. '''
asked casually '''''' Lever ne
30 not as much as I'd like TO-"
I'll, S'eadS' old man. How would YOU
''Np l'er TO meet your mother"
never thought Of that before. hu,
Rogers. '''u 'IiS 70
Believe me, son, whenever YOU arc
Min Biri Cor fellow for tho- mat.
"n"m you would not like your
.n'Jner to meet. wouldn't wastc n,,Ich
time With them"
A@ you lnSnuating anything about,
rosie asked rather hotly.
On don't he a FOOL p,. tba ura,
now Is the cNchequcr?r
went cold at the reminder of my
,aP'uIy dwlndlinE roll Somehow. for,
,H" iast two days l had lost sigh, of
lne lact that hadn't money coming to
me on Saturday, and barely enough n
ke' through ill Saturday. Then / had
my room rent TO pay and $3.50 to nav
On that note ON which | had forged
i'osef name, 50 | replied rather dis
cohsolately, Pretty low--about 81 al.
together"
what gnspcd Rogers
lh"n l remembered / hadn't told him
now absolutely dead broke | was
you've only got four left and no
money IN sight and yet you can afford
70 take girl to the movies and out
70 supper? Say, Peter. are you crazv?"
| sure did feel small, for everything
he said was true, but stuck UP for
myself saying Il fellow must have some
fun.
In that case" he snapped "r guess
you'd better'--then he stopped Let's
have another try. How did you get on
today?"
told him about my experience with
Binks
But l told you 10 be prepared with
reasons why any one can use your serv-
ices. Peter, Is IL that you haven'r got
"A mind or that YOU just won't uee it?"
say, If you think | am going to sit
here and let you roast ne you are mis-
taken. l don't call that helping "A fell
low" The very minute said it I was
sorry, but l was too sullly to say 50.
Rogers must be quite man. for he
made no rotor" at all. merely saying.
IAN right, in future, I guess you'll re-.
member to be prepared TO tell anybody
why he should employ YOU Anything
else you care to tell me?"
Yes, 7 wrote after two Jobs that were
advertised in the paper" showed him
the clippings. THE first advertisement
was for the agent to sell specially"
Don't waste your time With AN ad
like that" was his only comment.
"Why not?''
You'll find it out in sine. How did
you answer the other?'
oh J replied, Il asked them to let
me know how much they paid. what the
work was and told them | was out Of Il
job so could start right away" passeu
him the copy Of the letter | had written.
We'll. neither Of those two ads Is GO
ing 70 amount to anything. You have
killed any chance of hearing from tnis
one by the letter you wrote
whats the matter with it?"
well If you We're hiring anybody,
what would you think Of person first
asking how much money he would Ec2
and thor what are the hours. Here,
I'll write you the kind Of letter you
ought to send In answer to an nd like
that" This is the lette: he wrote;
Dear slr--Answering your advertise
ment in tOday's -: May l have
the opportunity of showing my quail
fications for the position?
! am twenty years old, have had a
good education, but only about three
months business experience. I believe,
however, that l am quick to grasp
| things, and If given an opportunity will
do my best 20 make good,
would be glad to call upon YOU at
any time you care to appoint.
IIupiug 10 be favored with this uppor-
tunity, / am. respectfully, yours,
That's good letter" exclaimed,
hut wouldn't II help for me 70 say |
was out OF a job now 50 l could start
right away?
- wouldn't mention that until you
re, an Interview People won't waste
time seeing unemployed people If they
can avoid it,
81 should think the Lease they could
do would be to find out the reason .
man was unemployed
"Remember," said Rogers. that there
arc probably "a hundred other people
answering that ad beside YOU
"Now you're joking
/ "No. I'm not, and I gamble the ad-
ver.iser will have a stack OF letters
mat high" here he held his hand about
six inches above the table. obviously
he is only going to pick out h"it D
dozen of the most promising letters
Another reason why your letter vas
worse than useless Is because II was
,,,ittcu ON hotel stationery. That" a
pretty cheap trick you Know Pcte.' Hucn
botts,. INV a 10 cent package Of station
s,.,. Using hotel stationery makes poo
,,1c tbiul; YOU are a hanSer-on A. hotel