Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-29

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nLD Mrs. Minton is some mad She
" came into the store this morning
and said. Good morning. Mike" and
smiled on him so that thought she
was going to kiss him. She handed me
the ice water.
| gave a little laugh to show didn't
mind and said 10 Mike, Did you see
that?
He turned around like flash and
said, See here, bo. you've got yourself
In had and you got fired Don't try
to get me in bad You're all right. but
none of that smooth stuff for mine"
A fellow certainly has to he down on
his luck bit to know who his pals are.
I never thought Mike Cough would have
thrown me down like that Just let him
wait, though My turn will come and
| then I'll show him a thing or two, lie
always was too darned smart-that Kid
was.
| old man Mnton told me I had 10 go
/ to Boston to get n large-sizcd jack
plane which we didn't keep in stock.
! also had to leave note for Jack
Fields. the secretary of the hardware
association. After | got the plane !
! went around to Field = Office.
I I couldn't help laughing when I got
! inside. for there was a young fellow
/ struggling at the combination of that
| safe which worried me so much.
| Let me see. your name Is Flint How
are YOU" said Jack Field to me
Pretty good Mr.. Mnton sent this
note to you and I'VE got to wait for an
| answer"
! How did YOU come to lose your job
! he said as he tore open the envelope.
'Mr Miptpo nh ,isrtnI To my making
enough money to live on. He thought he
+ owned me. body and soul. for ten bucks
! per Expected me to give him the whole
of my time and attention for that
Isn't that what you promised 10 give
him when you started''
! Veg, butt
II see" he nodded his head, Il know
what yes but means-it means trying
to excuse n known fault"
An idea occurred TO me. 50 | said Pm
going to New York this week I've
got a new job on a newspaper. ! Won
der if you would give me a letter of
introduction to the secretary of the New
York Hardware Association.
Him. So you would like an introduce
ton to the secretary of the hardware
association in New York. so that when
you lose this new job you haven't yet
started you'll perhaps get another lined
am very sorry for you, young man. but
| cannot give you an introduction to
any one. I'll trust anybody once and
help anybody once, but if he falls down
ba dly. I lose interest in him till he has
made good"
He turned abruptly to his desk. wrote
a note and passed 1t over to me, say
ing. Please give that to Mr.. Minton.
Good day"
Good day. sir" and held out my
hand. but he apparently didn't see it.
When | got back to the store Mrs.
Minton said sharply. Who was that
doll-faced hussy who's been here to-
day."
Search me- I've been out of the
store all day How should know"
she asked for you. l won't have
those bold-faced creatures coming into
the store. Who was she?'
she was that same girl that was
here yesterday" chipped in Minton.
Then | did get mad
BY heavens! no one can talk like
that about Rosie and get away with it.
You old she-cat." | said, Just let
me tell you something. I'm engaged TO
be married to Miss Lever and neither
YOU nor your old dried-lemon of hus.
band can say things like that about
my girl If you were a man. Id smash
your face in"
"Ar-rr-rr-rr :" This time the old mans
growl was accompanied by a stronger
grip on my shoulder than gave him
credit for To my surprise. he wheeled
me around, pushed me to the door and