Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
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TNlIE first thing this morning I went
to jim Barry and paid him my dol
lar. and found that I would have had
only So between mo and starvation IL
Dad ha6n't sent me the usual ten. with
II came letter, the sharpcst letter that
Dad ever wrote me-
1t seems Benton had written and told
him that he had fired mo.
was planning TO 40 home this week.
hut Dad said in his letter he would not
nave me In the house again until / had
R"of job and was making good Also.
Ne Would's mo $40 for one moro week
ana after that--aG I evidently did not
appreciate what he was doing for inc.
would have to paddle my cwn canoe" "
! am beginning to know Dad better than
| did, when lived at home | thought
he was easy, ] begin to think now that
cement sidewalk is soft and yielding
compared TO him.
The young fellow at the employment
agency said that he hadn't a thing to
suggest TO me. AS matter OF fact. he
said, "l'vc sent YOU to eight places now
and YOU failed each time"
Il can't help II IL they won't hire me-"
fired up.
We'll. for the love of Mike II YOU
can't. who can? Gcttin' a jobs like SELL
ing things. l send you To place where
theN want TO hire a follow. When you
go there you cannot convince them that
you're the fellow they want Had any
luck with the other agences?"
81 haven't been to any others"
We'll. what have YOU done after
You've been to these places | sent you
"Why--I-l'Nc done nothing"
Good Lord go he gaspcb "po YOU
mean to say that after | sent you TO
two places, and YOU fell down on both
YOU just ioungcd around by yourself?
Why didn't you 20 to any ether agcn-
CiCs""
You were getting mo Job"
Get that right out of your think tank
We don't get YOU or anybody else a lob
W." merely tell YOU that there Is n Job
Yourself. Didn't you go around TO any
business houses when you had pothing
TO do"
40 said. 81 never thought Of
"Yc gods and little nshes' Where's
Believe me-" said sharply. III I
waited fer you 10 set me a job 7 would
wait Tor ten years. ! am tired Of wait
ing amy longer. Take my name of
your books"
lie smiled and said, "Go 10 Il, son"
As | walked ont of the office young
fellow whom | had seen there two or
three times said to me. Say. do you
want a good job?"
"Oh, no." | replied sarcasticaIly: "I
just keep coming to this place to get n
change of air"
cut ont the funny business, II you
want a job, I'll tell you where there is
one, Go to thc'ClimaX Publishing Com
pauy. They're putting on a crew Of
statesmen. You ought to hook up with
body he Hfdcd maliciouSly
That's why thev 1ut you on" I re-
tortcd.
Instead of being angry, he laughed
and said; Good for you. Ycu got a
strike that time"
on my way TO the Climax Publishing
Company ! heard some one whisting |
looked around and saw Wallace KILLER
running toward me. .fIullo, Peter" he
cried; don't be in such "A hurry. Where
are you on to?"
10 nail a job"
"Iiavcn't You got one yet?
"No: but I think I've found n place
where they take on any old kind Of
dubs."
"s'ay, you're in the dumps, aren't
you? What are YOU dCing tOnight?'
Nothing at ALL" | replied.
"'fhCn come around to the house and
have dinner with us. will you? ] know
mother and Margaret will be glad to
see you"