Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-16
BUSINESS CAREER
IT, OF PETER FLINT
A Story of Sdlesn,anship by
Harold Whitehead
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CLXVIu
LEFT New York at o'clock this
L morning and by $3.50 I was at Wal
lace Killers house. Mrs. Riller IS a fine
ol1 lady. She's one of those tall, stately
women who never get ruffled and who
'ake everything so calmly and matter
pl lact she has gray hair--and 1t suits
ner 10 and very little color.
never heard her laugh out loud, but she
has kind of-oh, don't know how "a
uescrlbe ia kind of a quiet smile that
means mere than a laugh does from
ANYBODY else. If I were ONLY one of
those writer chaps 1 could give quite a
good description OF the old lady. she
is the Kind of woman that if you had
no mother of your own, you would
choose.
Margaret was Just going upstairs to
get dressed for the event and, to nv
| surprise. she came over and kissed me
l could feel myself bIushing Mrs. Killer
exclaimed. why, the boy is blushing,
Margaret"
Margaret patted me on the cheek,
laughed and tripped upstairs.
am to sleep in Wallaces room to-
night. They gave me shakedown on the
| floor So Wallace took me up to his
! at 430.
We had hardly gotten into the room
when the door was pushed open and
Harry Boynton rushed in.
well, well, well, If it isn't Peter the
Hermit And he gave me a whack
across the shoulder that fairly stunned
me. How much will you charge to in
sure the seventh life of our cat? Like
the white lights on Broadway? What
| KIND of business are you getting up
there" Been on that trip up the Hud-
son yet?"
Held on--hold on" laughed Wallace
! You're exceeding the speed limit. I'll
have to throw some verbal tacks in
front Of you and get you punctured."
Il suppose you are still with Marsh &
Felton, I asked.
II am with them, but not very still
something doing every minute. isn't
| there. Wallace?"
Wallace grinned and said: What do
you think of this fellow, Peter? Had
a chance Of being made buyer for car
pets and turned it down.
Sure, turned 1t down. am making
| more money as a salesman than l would
get as buyer. You see. we sell on COM
mission in carpets. and l have bunch
of mighty fine folks around Boston who
| always come to me when they want to
buy carpets. Well, Peter"
My, what bunch Of live nerves Boyn-
ton is!
Come and weep on my shoulder. old
chap-come ON. You're in the same boat
| as / am, you know. You were one of
the alsO-rans, weren't you. with Marga-
ret? What do you say If you and me
just give Philip a rat-poison cocktail
then we'll order pistols for two, coffee
| for one and then the winner bag the
'gurr? I wanted to commit suicide when
she threw me down. What happened
to you, Peter?'
l had noticed in looking carefully at
Henry that he was getting very gray
and that he had a tired look about him.
OF course. always knew he was sweet
en- Margaret KILLER. but l guess 1t hit
him worse than 1t did me when she de.
cided to marry Philip Rogers. 1 guessed
that he hadn't gotten over it yet ana
that his joking was just put on.
had been undressing during this
! time. because felt tired and was going
to lie down for a half hour and get
some rest before dressing for the cere-
mony. threw myself on the bed, and
Henry said: Say, Wallace, can you
come downstairs? Phillips (who Is the
manager at the kitchen goods depart
ment at the store, you know Is down
stairs and wants to speak with you
Excuse me a minute, old chap, VIII
you?" And a moment later l was alone.
Killers house, an old-fashioned one
used to be a farmhouse until the section
grew up. Where the old barns used TO
be is a row of two-family houses. A
long I, which used to belong to the house
has been torn down for some years and
an apartment house rests one foot, al
II were. on the old ground.
On the other side there Is another
house similar to Riller's, while opposite
is another row of two-famiy houses
waIlace's room was formerly part
of the lobby leading to the old l.. since
tern down. His sisters room Is next to
his, There are two doors leading &c
Wallace's room, one from the present
landing and the other from Margaret
roor,. That door has over IL huge
transoa,, which happened to be open
/ suddenly heard suppressed giggie