Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-04
BUSINESS CAREER
OF PETER FLINT
n Story of Salesmanship BY
Harold Whitehead
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CLXXXIX

CLAAhlA
mHOTHER and Dad left for Farmdale
lx1 late Monday evening. Dad had
some business in New York. so Francis
and l piloted Mother around during the
day
Francis asked US TO stop at his bank
while he cashed a check, and, while
waiting, / saw a woman. dolled up to
the eyes step out Of one of those million
dollar buzz wagons and enter the bank.
She went straight up to the paying
teller's window, butted right in front
of Francis and said in one of those
hifalutin voices:
Cash this check for 5000"
The paying teller looked at Francis
who smiled, and then taking the check
6ounted out 5000 in bills and showed
them through the gate.
The woman looked at the bills like
Bhe hated them and. showing them back.
1aid, II want small bills"
The teller split the notes into fves,
kens, some twos and ones and showed
EN- at her.
She glared at him and snapped: Don't
vou know what small bills are? want
bnes and twos"
She got 'em and grabbing 'em up, she
rave a sniff at the teller and high
btepped out of the bank as II she own
I'd IT.
VINO tndt' neaTa rrdHcis ash
Ire teller.
.'she's the wife of one of New York's
hg men, She's a society leader"
A%Poor fool" laughed Francis. "She
|hinks that money is substitute for
Ireeding and manners IF she only
aacw what a laughing stock she makes
aAherself. Does she always show her
Rorance like that?"
Sbe is the wife of a very good GUS
7 20 iGfx
~ trs," was the slick. answer of the
Iother had noticed the stunt and
s|r we left the bank, she said, Rosie
never is ten times a better woman than
that disgraceful snob'
And that's going some for Mother.
She generally ands excuses for every
body.
After we put Dad and Mother on the
rain for Farmdale we returned to our
tooms and, then I bumped into another
upset.
Gee Life seems to be falling down
Ind getting up again.
There was a letter from Farmdale
Waiting for me and when / opened it I
found II was from Mary Gillespie.
what on eanh can she be writing
About 2" / wonrered.
soon found out when I read the fol-
lowing:
my dear Peter-It was a most de-
iehtful surprise when I received a letter
Prom your Mr.. Goldman at the Magni-
snde Life Insurance Company, telling
ne that you we're going tQ win me, me
Move all people. a handsome silk UNI
breila In a sales agents contest.
stsYou dear boy. but you ought to have
Tiven II to your mother. Never mind,
now, though. Peter, for I've set my
heart on It and shall be ever so proud
Of II when get it-and you will win it.
won't you?
sHow / wish you could have been at
vour house when that darling little
;orneranian Prince which YOU and Mr..
3rabam. gave Lucy for her birthday
vas Introduced to Mrs. Kxuger,
ssPrince evidently thought that Mrs,
Krueer was something to play with and
began to bark and jump around in great
HhSpe. Mrs. Kruger. however. as BELTS
great -great-grandmother and the
1sokhsr Of four tiny babies, felt that II
r9h ,indignifed. SO arching her back and
.Shins her tail into an Imitation Of a
<1n|tSy brush. she just stood still aud
i5S7 sssrt1 and contempt at that good
sI;ns1 4 fhiak that Nrs xrussr