Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-26
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DHEw. I'm mighty glad it's Monday
= again. l certainly had fierce time
this week-end-feel better now. but jim
miny crickets,
The last thing | wrote about was how
] got that Mr.. Featherstone to agree to
see the doctor for an examination to
fnd out whether or not he could take
I Insurance with the Magnitude Life In
surance Company.
As several of the other fellows had
failed to raise flicker of any kind from
Featherstone, | was feeling kind o stuck
on myself When | got to the Offices
i Of the Magnitude | made my report to
Perkins. As soon as ] had done so he
took up the telephone receiver. got con-
nected with old man Goldmans office
and said, "Flints come in now, sir"
For a second he held the receiver to his
ear. then hung it up and said. Run
right along into Mr.. Goldman's office"
At first | thought it meant that l
was going to have the can tied onto
me. but somehow | felt it wasn't that,
Tor I've been doing pretty decent lately.
Only last week. Goldman told me that
IL j kept on as / was going I'd make
q real insurance man some day.
AS soon as I got into his office | saw
that dad was upset, but, of course. L
didn't know what it was about. Gold
man Immediately got up and said. Flint,
your father wants to have a talk wifi
you, and | have told him that yau can
use this office without interference"
AS he passed me on his way out of the
Office he put his hand on my shoulder
for a minute as If he were going to say
something, then he patted me once or
twice and walked out.
"Hello, dad I said. Hope you had
q good time in Philadelphia"
.'Peter, my boy. sit down"
] did so.
Dad was just rocking back and forth
in a swivel chair, pulling and biting at
(. his lip, habit which he has when he is
worrying over something. After n min
ute he began.
Peter, ! have just come from New
ark"
"Lordy," I groaned TO myself, ''he
don't like Rosie"
II met Miss Lever while there and
had long talk with her"
''Yes, dad"
II am afraid. Peter, We didn't get on
very well together"
I'm awfully sorry to hear that, dad.
You see Rosie is bit different from
what We are and you probably didn't
understand her and she didn't under
stand you. and you seC-----'
''Yes l see." he said grlmly. Il was
very sorry, my boy but | am frank to
confess that | thought Rosie a rather
impudent. empty-headed chit of a gr'
who wouldn't be the kind of a helpmate
my boy would want Cor all his life
Perhaps have misjudged her as she
rnisjudged me. for as / left her she
called me stuck-up hayseed.'
flushed at this.
Peter. my dear. dear boy" and here
dad got up from his chair and walked
around toward me. DO you really fee
In love with that-that girl?"
-.I certainly do" Somehow the very
yninOke dad began to question whether
4 ehe wks all right l felt that l wanted
3 Rosie more than anything else in th'
world. &Rose and me have beer
4. through aNot together. dad. We've hat
eome pretty tough shedding here in New
York. She doesn't make any too mucl
money and / haven't had such ia
lot of help that I've made any to'
much myself -.
'IIave you gone short of food, Peter?
dad asked quietly.
NJ .No. dad" l felt sulky
"Come, Peter, you know that tina
LAYER girl is not the kind of a grill yo'
urouid like to introduce at home
Then my temper ran away with me