Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-21
Business Career of Peter Flint
A Story of Craftsmanship by Harold Whitehead
Copyright. 1919


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THE silk umbrella contest is warming
L up in great shape. Last week the
fellows didn't seem to enthuse worth n
cent, but I guess the girls they NOM
mated have been jabbing 'ein up.
At any rate, sixteen fellows are climb
ing up the one hundred point ladder. 1t
was funny to see that little bit Of a
ladder with sixteen dolls, each labeled
for some fellow. hung on a rung repre-
senting the number of points earned.
Miss Tobin's policy for $500 has
gone through fine. She passed the doc
tor with flying colors and paid up like
a bird-bless her old heart!
Yesterday morning 7 landed a $1,000
policy from that fellow who bawled me
out so that wet morning, and In the
afternoon a Scotchman I've been work
ing with for months and months came
across for $1,000.
Funny how that happened. T was
going by the publishing house where he
works and decided to drop in to see
him just to keep the case warm-like.
AS soon as MacTavish saw me he said
in his usual slow. stodgy way. I'll be
ready moo to tax a policy for twa thou
sand dollars. I'll have a t~wenty-pay-
ment life with ma wife as the bene-
feeciary. with the preevelege of chang
ing II reserved TO naSelT.
He told me every time | called that
he'd give me his business when ina
views on the matter are fully. ma
toored." OF course. ] thought he was
just giving me the old stall.
Perkins told me that kind Of 4 fellow
usually says just what he means. but [
sure was one surprised kid TO get il
so easy at last.
That policy put me up sixty points
and made me third on the list as Well
as earning me ten bucks.
The positions of the leaders on the
ladder today are:
erosion 6o points
Garta Observation-Disclosures. 81 points
Flint 90 points
Six other fellows are over forty points.
Hendrie is still twenty-five and has
dropped from first place to eleventh.
We had another bulletain handed out
last Thursday. This is It:
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Half the time expires on Saturday.
By the look of the t~ail-enders some
of them have expired also.
in this bulletin. Well make good
and want every agent to do the same.
A TTN-DOLLAR GOLD PIECE
will he given to every agent securing
his proportion of business each week.
Therefore. every one getting fifty
points or over by Saturday noon will
receive a $40 gold p~iece-this is in
addition to the usual on Ission. of
course.
AND THAT'S NOT ALL
Every agent who gets his 100 points
worth Of business by the closing day
will a r for The lady he nominated
A HANDSOME, GOOD-QUALITY
UMBRELLA
Every agent who considers himself
worthy of the Magnitude will surely
win that sweet somebody an UNI
Now-altogether:
90 points by Saturday.
rs points by a week from SATURDAY.
100 points by two weeks from satur-
Weather for the week: Chilly round
the feet for the cutters; breezy
bracing weather for the boosters.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Otis-Yes. your quota is right. We
arrived at it after considering your
experience, territory and an opinion
Of your ability; It's up to you 70 say
compared with that of your fellow
agents.
Flossie-Yes,, my dear. I had your
letter; Instead Of refusing TO kiss
brella. why not offeffr him a kiss for
every point he gets? It's more encour-
aging for him, and for you it's-what's
that? 1t isn't? Don'r believe you,
SO there!
Jack-No bets allowed. but IL they
were, we'd advise keeping your eye
on two fellows - never mind the
names, let's say G and +.
I'm due at old man Beltman's stor,
right away. SO will make a noise lik
a flash of lightning.
oh! 1 had a letter from Margaret