Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

MIKE seems rather ervious Of my
lNl good fortune in getting a job with
Mr. Perry. selling newspaper subscrp-
tons in New York.
Old Man Min;on asked he If ! had
located ANYTHING and I told him about
It. He didn't enthu8e worth a cent
SO I could no. help saying to him. Mr.
Perry. my new boss, Is going to pay me
IS more a week than YOU pay and !
don't have 10 work Saturday afternoon.
Hin" said he so what you're after
is money-not works. that it? What
docs this new jcb lead to-
Il Just told you--sl5 week" and
then the old man began TO throw me the
same story that E!llrr and his sister
did about not getting a dead end job.
| sad. IT'S all right to talk about getting
something with future TO It. but the
, trouble is that all the jobs that don't
lead TO anywhere pay more money than
| the others to begin with
"Of course they do" said Minton. But
! who would 40 to them II they didn't:
non't you see. Flint. it's Ike this II
! I pay you $40 a week and help you to
/ learn business which Is stable and
permanent and in which there are plenty
OF big opportunities YOU wouldn't want
to work for anybody else for $40 p week
ahead Of YOU Now. those concerns
which offer no future have to offer a
little more present income - catch short
sighted Young men Ike YOU from pro-
gressivs positions"
Isn't there any chance OF getting
ahead in selling newspaper subscrip-
tons"
"Oh. YES indeed there il: hut vow
p haven't taken that job on account Of the
future there is in il, you've merely
taken II because there Is little more
money in It than there would be in a
store
II took that Job because YOU fred me
-" and then I stopped for | seemed
TO realize that the old man was trying
to help me in some way. Hes not such
. a bad Cd codger so / asked L aln2s'
think that II was a good thing for me
that you did fire me. I'll he a Little more
careful in the future not TO mix my job
I'm glad TO hear YOU say that, Flint
BY the way. what have YOU done with
the folding bathtub business
oh. I expressed them the old tub ha ch
and told them ! didn't want the agency
"Tm glad You d,d that You're acting
much wiser now than YOU did a weeh
ago" He left me abruptly and in q fe"
minutes returned again "Flint. how
would YOU like to have another chance
here with me-
My how good that sounded to me
Think It over for a few minutes.
He had hardly finished speaking when tc
my surprcse in came Rosie. her eye'
dancing with delight. She came to me
and said in an cxultInt undertoue:
Say. Pete, old dear. for once luck
my way. I've hooked a Job in a big
department store in Newark y. j., anC
I'm TO start in there next Monday. We
be able to go down together next sun
day. Some luck. huh" | must beat +
now. Old sour face is looking-see yOt
tonight" and out she few again
OF course, ! couldn't possibly acCep
Mintcn's offer after that. although II i
hadn't been for Rosie I believe ! woulr
have stuck tight. I guess IT doesn't pa,
to drift around too much.
Who's that young LADY," growlet
Minton
"A friend Of mine--she just wantet
I'm not interested IN what your rounl
lady friends want you for. Flint Well
what do YOU think Of my Offer"
TIN sorry. sir hut ="
"Ar-rr-rr," he snarled, "rou talk NOR
sensbly than you act" and he stampct
away In huff.