Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-02
Business Career
of Peter Flint
A Story Of Salesmanship
by Harold Whitehead

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,chich are o,ohpnoVs must be iaaored. oass.
tlohS rcguriup TECHNICAL ANSWERS triI he Seut
colmgu. the mast Interesting Problems ot
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Eoomh, I've got job, pad gave me
a letter to fellow named Benton. He's
thc employment manager of Marsh &
Fel'on's, which I guess Is about the big
ecst department store iu Boston. II
looked u whale to me. You SEQ, We live
in farmdalc, about fifty mites from
Boston, and . town OF about $4,000. So.
ot course. Boston stores look about It,
to mo.
Well, 7 gave Mr. Ecnton the letter
which dad gave me. Artcr he had read
II lie took me in over his glasses and
said, HIM, 50 you're waiter Flints
boy. arc you?"
Yes. sir said l.
HIM" said lc, tapping his pencil on
his desk. "How's your dad
Pretty good. ! guess" As a matter
of fact, II never occurred to me to
wonder how he was before. and I now
remembered that the mater seemed &c
N'llF Hboll ilIl ut lllltS,
We wcrc at school together" said
the old inIn. Then he broke OF short
and switched over TO the cause of my
visit. $50 .ou want 10 worl, in a de.
partmcnt store, do you 90
Yes sir" said I: but the tact was
hadn't thought about It at yiL Dad had
wished 1t on me.
Between YOU and iuc. don't think
caro- for department store. II do"sn
look like q real mans job to me. though
Benton certainly looked the real thing
but then, Of course. | can never expect
TO he like him.
guess that Kind Of guy just gets
there by pull. In stories of husincS.
that I've read, it's always the boss
son who gets the big end OF the stick.
suppose I wouldn't have Il show OF set
ting a Job here II dad hadn't known Tho
boss
what makes you think YOU want tC
work lcrc?" asked Benton
why IL don't know" said ], bi'
ratified. pad just"
81 Soc" Interrupted Benton, "lou'
dad said to just come down her" an,
-" II could get you job. What d'
You want-.a job or an opportunity"
II didn't know what he meant 80
said. Either will do, sir
and then YOU can make your own oppor
tunity"
wish folks wouldn't throw high
brow talk TO me. !; always gets my
goat
How much money do ! G"t""
"Ha." said Benton. "That reminds M
how much work do ! GET
"I don't know, sir" ! admitted.
Then Ecnton turned around TO hi
Young lady secretary. saying "Grcci
things won't burn, will ~ Mis-
smith,
wondered il he meant me
"lll give you 81 "a week to start with.
An right said !. disappointed, 70
dad used to give III" that much spending
money was goi.G TO toll Bentol
that. when remembered dad'g adyic"
"Gf You get Il chance AT Marsh Il Eel
TONS take It. and If YOU don't gc
enough money 10 live on when YOU star
I'll help you out until YOU get on YOU
fc,t" SO | didn't say anything else {
Mr.. Benton. for lie had pressed a hut
ton underneath his drsl; and in poppc
Il chap he wanted to talk 10.
| was taken down 60 the kitchen good
department and turned over to a fcllo'
named Phillips, the manager.
Phillips rubs me the wrong way, He
going tu he a crab. all right.
"Flint. hey" said he. giving me tn
oncc-oycr after asking my name. You
parents are ilnty-hcartcd to wish Il jo
like this uu YOU. BE here at SO
sharp IN the morning" " Then he beat i
bet this will be Il bum job,
(CONTINUED MONDAH)