Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-10
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YESTERDAY was a very dlsappolnt

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YESTERDAY was very dlsappont-
l. ing day.
| I interviewed dozens of statesmen (?)
and not one worth the creak OF
cricket's knee.
They nearly all beat 1t as soon as 1
told them It was straight commission.
1t so got on my nerves that I got to
telling 'em that It was straight COM
mission as soon as they came, and II
they weren't interested. not to waste my
time.
Between 10 and 2 o'clock they came
in droves MY office was jammed full.
SO instead Of attempting to talk to
them one at time. told 1t to whole
room full at once.
But seldom got through all my story,
for one after another would sneak out
till there was just me and MINI g Sloan
she's my stenographer and bookkeep-
er, you know-left in the office.
I wish hadn't been in such an all.
fired hurry to get n stenographer Miss
Sloan's all right, I guess, but there's
not thing for her to do.
He wanted Job and said he was
willing to work on straight commission.
"I know lot of very wealthy guys.
VERY wealthy, and they know me-
They trust me, yes NAM. All l gotta
do is to say, You know me, an you
know that II I say a thing, It's all to
the merry And they say to, me. II you
know anything good, let US in on IT., AL,
old man; you know we've got the coin
and your words good enough for u.s.
didn't like the look of the old
geezer. but II he could sell some lots,
could do with the business, so l said:
"All right, II you want to sell to your
friends, I'll let you." and then spent
half an hour telling him all about the
land
He kept nodding his head and saying
"A grand opportunity" When l fin
ished he stood up. jerked his vest and
said, "I'll have fifty lots sold by Sunday
I'm going to see the Mayor, he's
good friend Of NINE"
GO to It." 1 said heartily. for In
spite of his bum appearance he'd almost
convinced me he had friends who would
buy.
He picked up his hat and casually
remarked "By the way. I've left my
pocketbook at home; just slip ten
spot to carry me through the day He
held out his hand just as If he eX-
pected 1t and my hand automatically
moved toward my pocket, but l pulled
UP in time.
anything about you"
He looked staggered. what! refuse
to help your own employe? Hire me
and get me to give up good prospects
to work for you and then refuse me
paltry carefare expense"
His voice rose in anger, You can't
trim me, though. I know my rights.
You give me my money, or I'll have
your number. I'll see the Mayor and
have your license took away. Ill"
Just then Henry came in My, that
old colored janitor looked good to me,
for the old chap was getting me scared;
and as for Miss Sloan, she was in the
corner of the office. clutching her face
| and gasping, "Mother-for the luva
| Mke--Mother-for the luva Mike"
Henry without word, yankod the old
chap by the collar and rustled him
along the corridor. He only tried once
! to talk, and then Henry said. Jest
shut yo' face, boss. or III bust yer
, nose"
/ had lots of telephone calls asking
what my proposition was. At first 1
started in and told the whole story
about Clearvale house lots. When l
asked who I was speaking to, the usual
reply was, That don't matter, l just
wondered IL 1t was anything that might
interest me anu lUeil lHcy u HdIB UP
/ Sometimes they'd hang up while 1
was talkng-say, but that sure swiped
my pet Angora.
Now when anybody calls, I tell them
| they must come to the office. Then
they'd holer, Hold hard n minute, I'm
busy and can't get down-how much do
you pay? Then I'll know whether it's
worth while coming down"
Then hang up.
1t worried me, though. to see the kind
of fellows who answered my advertise
ment. / wish had some one to help
me. I don't know how to write an ad,
don't know how to interview prospec-
tive statesmen, I don't even know how
to find something for my stenographer
to do. don't know how to find pros
pects-I don't know how to run a busi-
ness! ..
I guess I don't know anything about
business. q