Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11

Sam Cx1l
M|HlLE I think of IL I'll just nut dow,
the incident which happened las
monday when I called on the man who
WORKED Tor a rival paper.
we had finished working Hoboken
inc Crew Manager siddons took us to
uienridse. had been doing fairly well
the iast few days, although I hadn't
oeen, getting the fifteen orders a dsv
which Perry aid we ought IN 30. I
nad, however. been getting ten or eleven
age. ' W a'e'-
~ was my first call Of the day, and /
went up the steps Of a trim. well-kept
single mousse. and when a woman came
70 tne door | started with my usual
question. 'Good morning. madam, do
day." 's
The woman said, MY husband"-tben
with a little smile, Just wait a minute. :,
and she called him.
heard a mans voice say. Well"
A young newspaper man to see YOU"
she replied. E
ne came to the door promptly and
SAID What do you want?"
1 my instructions of how
10 ask Tor a mans name. , Perry put
us up to that. He said. III you don't
Know anybody's name just say, Let me
and usually the person will
supply tbs. name"
l real of course. that It must help
10 get %Sft TO anybody by mentioning
his name. 20 l said, Good morning, sir.
Let ME see this Is Mr." Did he give
his name He did not.
His reply was, That's quite correct"
Thank YOU" although 1 had nothing
to thank him for. Il wanted to know IL
you received your copy. of the Moon
regularly every day."
"Yes?"
You do? Does the boy leave it at
your door every night?'
Go ahead"
Go ahead with what?'
Why, your little story. Of course"
We'll" l began again. II Just wanted
to know whether you received the Moon
every night"
III so--what them"
Gee! thought l, this is a new one on
me. l was fairly fumaxed. We'll, If
you do, why, that's all right"
That certainly sounds encouraging"
We'll, sir. do you receive 1t regularly?
Can l see that it is delivered to you
every day. ! suppose you like the Moon
very well sir. DO you read any other
evening paper"
The quiet way in which he looked at
me got me ratified for a minute. The
he said, ITO you first, second. third
questions, NO. and to your fourth,
Yes"
Mo-! Yes! Say. you've got me all
balled up" Then his wife Clipped in
and said,
Don't tease the young man any more.
Jim
That made me mad and I was just
going to make an angry retort when l
remembered some OF the advice Graham
had given me and | decided to try to
keep a check on my tongue.
Just what is 1t you are trying to do,
young man?" he asked. .
Il am trying to sell you a subscrip-
ton. to the Moon" and I turned to the
woman and said, III your husband will
have the Moon delivered to the house
every night. madam, we will give
YOU" '
"Ah, now the plot thickens :" broke
in the man. The waited until
I finished my story and then said:
- am afraid. young man. you can't
interest US. You see. my husband Is the
advertising manager for the New York
Item"
Here. have a cigar" said the nan as
he passed me a long, fat, black fellow.
! lit up and so did he.
Lets see. who 10 your circulation
at the Moon?"
II don't remember his name. I know
it's rather a ~long-sounding one"
"B%ettengen?"
That's 1t, Mr.. -"
"Munson," he replied. Who do you
work directly under?'
Mr.. Perry"
"Oh. Perry's doing work there again.
is he? A mighty fine fellow Is Perry.
BY the way. when you see him tell him
you saw me. Sometime when he is near
my office he ought to drop in and see
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