Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-27
CLXXVI

A FTER l got my money from the
"A cashier last Saturday I returned to
ioidnan's office. By this time Dad had
put on his hat and coat.
~ Well, have to go now. Peter. hope
Icu will go over to Newa-h this after
ealoon Mother and | will be thinking Of
fyon. Keep cool head SON"
III turned on my heel and left him.
-. why Dad should want TO 20 and inter-
fere In my affairs, l don't know. AS
was going through the outer office Cold
~yfnan called me and said, say. Flint,
couldn't you get through your business
oy o'clock and run up to Farmdale
over the weekend to see your people?
II you do, why it will be all right If
you are late getting in Monday morning,
you know"
Thanks for nothing" I snapped. II
2 don't want to go to Farmdale"
Well, if you change your mind, go to
As | stepped Out of the elevator into
the hallway, I felt as II l were in another
world and scores and scores of hurry
ing people seemed TO be everywhere II
was just O'Clock ard the big downtown
buildings were just emptying themselves
OF their thousands and thousands of
workers.
lodged my way through the crowd
70 the Hudson tube, was fortunate
enough 10 find u vacant strap and on it
swung and jerkcd my way 20 Newark
~, After coming cut of the station. |
walked across the park to Rosies store.
\ for. of course. she would be working
N hurried TO the glove counter TO find
but just what time she would be through.
but to my surprise. she wasn't there
b "Can you tell me where Miss Lever
is?' ! asked one of the girls
ny Rosie's real poboolar, isn't she ?"
What do you mean--popular?" l
smiled
oh, you're the third gink who's been
after her today
The third? OF course Da1 had been
in. SO he was one and
'.Who were the other two?" | asked
innocent-like.
oh, one was tall old gent-got
moss on his chin, all gray Nice-looking
old cove. Don't look the sort of guy
would chase a girl like Rosie. though.
"a He saw the fioorwalker and went off
with her. She has the rest of the day
on. you know"
That's Dad. all right said to my
1self. He'd be tickled to know that he
is nice old gent with moss on his
chin"
who was the other guy?' asked
"Oh. he was some bounding Percy
He's been hanging around here for some
time"
From her description of him. I guessed
II was the fellow ! had met al Rpsie's
boarding house and who / had scrapped
aakiih
- "Oh, Is that :he guy Rosie goes
Erithy'
"Naw," said the girl contemptuously
die Just hangs around, out Rosi.
s%~doesnt have nothing to do with hi.
Kind. She looked at me with a grin
4 and said. You're more like Rosie.
: kind--something soft and easy-like.r
R took her by the arm and off w.
n marched into the street.
Lets take trolley out somewhere
Peter. where we can talk quiet-like.
We had had hard work talking abou
little things all this time. but / felt /
Was no good asking her what fatbe
X had said while there was a lot of folI:
around. The first chance we had how
: ever. said:
s. -wbat did the old man say to you
Resie?"
That did IT, The waterworks war
{ burned on again Rosie cried and erie,
~ though she was never going TO stor
rAw. gee" I said. trying 10 conffor
her. quit II. quit II. Let's get TO tn
bottom Of 1.-THE old mans all right -
/ "Yes. Peter, old dear. l know tina
+ Nos xli right and you're all right, bu
I'm not. You'll have to give me ur
Peter. ! realize I'm no good 10 you a
Don't you love me?" ! asked. kotIy
<r1ay. Md. do you think II didn't Low
4 1on would hang around your
~ stopped crying.
( a Axe told you. Pete. your folks ar
- fo throw me 10 the dtscard--exi
r. xnyes v tbs povn-and-out Club.