Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-25
BUSINESS CAREER
OF PETER FLINT
A Story of SalesmansI'ip by
Harold Whitehead

WTHEN 1 stepped out OF Grand central
w Station into Forty-second street l
was stunned by the confusion of traffic.
After the three quiet, peaceful months
I've spent in dear old FarmdaIe'
noticed the change very much. Besides
I expect that having been so Ill and
seeing few people. except mother and
the rest of my folks-and Mary-Mary
Gillespie, I've got into a bit of rut
In a few minutes, however, I began
to feel more at home. OF course. Fran
els met me at the station and W"
walked to Broadway, then took an up
town car to Mrs. Sampcr's.
ITS been lonely in New York with
out you. Peter" he said for the flfth
time. I've missed Francis, too. although
he. came to Farmdale for two wcek-ends.
during which time he saw me for about
ten seconds. the rest of the time being
spent with my sister Lucy
He told me that Max Beitman, the
| East Side hardware man. was asking for
me and said that IL ia left Lee, the
realtor. he'd be glad to have ME work
for him at $25 per. ..
"And that reminds me- went on
! Francis, IA friend of yours, a Mr.. Crof.
ton, has asked me several times about
you. and also a Mr. Riller from Boston
tried to get in touch with you-you
seem quite popular"
I sure was tickled to think that &C
C." cared enough for me to ask after
me while I was so i'll.
BY this time we We're at Mrs Sam
per's She cried--yep sure enough
Cried-when | got there.
She had a big spread in honor of my
return to New York
After dinner we all played rum fol
an hour and then we adjourned to oui
rooms. When we got to our combina
ton bedroom-sitting room Francis lit {
cigar. I lit a cigarette and we settled
down to an hours confab over my
future work
, why don't you go to Betman's for 6
few months, Peter? He's real white
man and you'll learn lot about running
store that might come in useful shoulc
you ever want to take up your dad
line-and a drug store is a pretty goot
, place to live in and to own"
! / shook my head, mo, Francis,
wouldn't want to do that l like ole
t man Beitman a heap, but I don't lik,
. his kind of business-that cheap trade
you know" l explained as Franci
J looked puzzled when i said his kim
of business"
He stroked his chin thoughtfully fo
a few moments. Then he came across
with this plan: You were very success
t full with the Magnitude Life Insurance.
: Company. Why not go and see tina
AIR." ..s
MIR. Goldman" I suggested
Eyes. see Mr.. Goldman and see If yo,
can't get back into the staff"
: Moo. ] don't think SO. old chap, al
, though as I'd be working for a straigh
:, commission. he would be glad to hav
S me back, I've no doubt, was my com
= ment.
t He urged me so hard that I reall
t began to consider it. in spite of my ex
: pressed determination to open a rea
c estate Office of my own.
t you know nothing at all about rea
/. estate" he said. land to tackle a bus'
= ness of which you know nothing an
i without any idea of how to run it
: decidedly risky. Get back into the ir
C surance business; you can make goo
It money in that, then put your energy !
e studying up business subjects"
g or course Francis means well, hi
when he says don't know business he
l. dead whoug. I've always noted care
o. fully how anybody ! worked for CeXCei
d my first job at Marsh & Felton's up
,r Boston) handled things
,r Well, we thrashed the matter ovt
= TIL near midnight. apd | finally decide
IS very reluctantly-that I'd go to I'll
Magnitude tomorrow and see Mr.. Golc
,r man and Mr.. Perkins and arrange
3, put little more time in the insurant
= bpsiness-that is, If they were Willing
er don't need any drawing account an
l. more. I've got real bank accoun
s I've opened one in the Manufacturer
4. and Commerce Trust Company. I 81
l. by my check stub that I've exactly $50
N there-some little choke horse" ro
9 that would make