Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-03
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GAY. but 1 must be the original squr.
~ rel food. 1t never occurred to me
until today that when / hesitated to
write home about Francis because Of the
row with dad over Rosie, he thought I
hesitated to write because he had fiuked
the Consolidated stunt.
VI course 1 squared It up right away
py telling him that Rosie wouldn't see
mo because CT dad getting her to prom
w she would give me the mitten.
Francis agreed with dad and I said,
kevish-like, "Of course you have to side
Qtn the old man-but If you were me-
Nd do like me-"
II can't help YOU. old chum Z. you've
got to settle that business for yourself
must be honest with you. though, and
Spay that I never thought Miss Leon
ard"
Lever" corrected.
- Lever was good enough for you.
Don't forget that your folks think some
thing of you and they want to see you
happy. Keep a cool head, Peter, and
good luck is all ! can say"
oh, that reminds me-" said. fishing
In my pockets. "I got a letter today
from-from Farmdale which has news
OF Lucy She's we'll and all that and
wants Afterwards new book by some
highbrow guy
.1'll get it foAsher," he came back
right Off the trigger.
Too late; in fact, three late" I
grinned. ALREADY gone; it's for Lucy $
birthday"
when is it?' he asked, casual-lke.
Next Friday"
The letter, strange to say, is from
Mary Gillespie. 1t said:
Dear Peter-Do me favor. there's
o dear. It's Lucy's birthday on Fri
day week. and she wanted to read
afterwards" a new mystic novel by
Fremmard
will inclose two dollars. and If you
will send 1t to me I'll thank you when
next you come home.
BY the way. when are you coming?
Lucy Is down in the dumps, SO YOU
had better bring that handsome Fran
els Graham to cheer her up. While
here, you had better dc a little cheer
Ing yourself. for your mother is upset
when anything worries her-she's such
a darling
What do you think? That dis
graceful Mrs ,Ii Kruger has more Sl,ns Ghils
and two blacls-and-white ones.
:. OF course your mother won't have
them drowned, so suppose they'll
hem ans up tSem beW VII ne fSufa 6e
ample of their mother. I really be-
lieve that before long the whole cat
population of Connecticut will owe
their being to Mrs Kruger
Au revor. Come and see us soon.
Your sincere friend.
MARY GILLESPIE.
Il rather like hearing from her; she
always writes such interesting things.
OF course I can't go home. but
couldn't tell Mary why. somehow. If
only they'd ask me to take Rosie, ]
wonder what Rosie would think of Mary
--and Mary Of Rosie-I wish dad would
write and ask me to go home--even by
myself. I believe I'd go. but not until
he writes. I guess I can hang Gut as
long as he can.
Francis seemed much more like him
self. He is enthusiastic over his job as
credit manager for the Republic Cutlery
Company. He's going to attend night
school in salesmanship - meets every
Thursday-and wants me to go with
| him OF course I said, Nothing doing
! I'm not going to waste my good simo-
h Icons with that bunk. Guess they can't
! teach me much about selling"
Francis kept harping on the old thing
i so much that half promised to attend
4 tho opening talk. It'll please Francis,
and guess 1 can stick it out for one
/ night.
It'll be a bit of fun, perhaps, to write
I down what hot air the old gink let's off.
Francis sprang new che on me to-
. night. He wanted me to work In an
| East Side store every Saturday night!
.'For the love Of BEANS" l said.
"whats the bloomin' idea?"
Good fun, good experience and two
dollars
"The two dollars appeal to me like
! two orphans, and I'm waiting to have
them call me 'popper'-but the good
F fun Well, it's not my idea of having a
real devilish time, and as for expert
| ence-oh, yes But where does 1t get
me?"
.'You're salesman. Peter-a camou-
fiaGe-like one. Know what camoufage
. is?"
"sure, kid; camouhage is slang for
bunk"
He laughed and went on, Amy selling
| experience is good, and as you expect to
. eet TO your dads store some day, retail
store selling experience should be worth
while. We've a customer on the East
Side--Beltman's his name--who wants
- TO get him an extra man from two
until closing time. Why not try it;