Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-03-13
RAyNER GETS BUSY
WRITING OF DISCHARGE
He Speaks Of Busy Men and Proves
That He Is One, Yet He
Wishes to Go.

To the Editor:
Dear Friend: Since last saw you
there is something that has come up
which l wish your advice ABOUT. OF
course, / would never for a moment
presume to ask this favor of you did
1 not feel sire that you will be great
~ pleased to grant me the favor OF
your experience in the matter. nor on
the other hand could l bring myself
to ask 1t OF you were it not that !
have known you for so long a time.
and feel that we are old friends Of
long standing, You must realize that
when one bas a matter of this kind In
hand 1t is best to confer with ones
friends. and. knowing my deep regard
for your opinion, you should not be 7
UNIV ling to help me with the prob.
lem. II. however. you should feel that
| am presuming on your good nature,
l must explain my position in the
matter by saying that know of n1
one who will give me the careful COM
s'deration you would give to so inns
portant a problem.
Calls on Friend. ~
Should you find that you will not
care to give me your aid in this mate
ter, / will be forced to take 1t up
with some one else, but feel certain
that your advice would be better fitt
ted TO the matter in hand than that,
OF comparative stranger Al
j am certain that once you have
no INN - Au.AX
mediate decision in the matter you
Will gladly give me al, the aid In tt
you can. knowing that your aAvfc1
VIII be acted upon. without question
by any one.
I can assure you that It il q metteb
that requires the best judgment that
can be obtained. and it is vitality med}
essary that 1t be decided at least
within short time.
Knowing this, you may be sure that
In asking your opinion / feel that II Il
am consulting the one best able Ia
help me to decision In the mattert
and you will pardon the extreme na1g
cessity that renders your advice fine
peEative. have no doubt you would,
4 placed In my position. be glad ~
and should you ever find yourself fn
need Of advice Of this nature would !
be glad to help you In any way in my
power, 90 you see there is another
.Vcoon AOH my ashihH your aOVlce az
this time. If, however. you should.
not be able to help me at this tins
would you be kind enough to take
his matter under advisement and let
me know your decision at some later
date? Although the sooner the mat.
ter is settled the better it will be for
all concerned. If it were only myself
perhaps might be willing to watt at
least until the weather is more ia.
vorabie, but since it will. or might.
anect others. rather think 1t advis- &
able to get your decision an soon az
you can conveniently give IL to me- ~
fully realize that YOU will think
am presuming on our friendship
perhaps to the point which will strain
IL TO the utmost but as / have ex-
planned to you the extreme urgency
or the case renders it somewhat I'm 4
way imperative that / get your adj
vice. SO II / have done wrong In re.
ferrlng tie matter to YOU. please fore
give my seemingly improper conduct.
IN so doing. ans try to place yourself
IN my position, where / feel sure YOU
would do as have done NH
reallZe that YOU are usually eye
tremely busy. and will not be able to
devote much of your time to this
matter, so VIII not expect you to Cd
too deeply into 1t, as | feel sure that
win your usual quick grasp of the
necessary conditions you will easily
solve the problem. without effort.
Flattery Again!-
often wish that / were gifted
as you are with such keen percep-
ton OF the essential elements ar
thing Of this kind, and IL we're
have no doubt in my mind thai IL 7,
would not be necessary to refer ia
You for help. However, since / have.
not your gift, have ventured ia
bother you with the problem, feeling
sure that you will be able and Willing.
once You have grasped the necessity.
or lending your aid to the cause. 4
nave never been placed in a posi-
ton or this kind before. and so It f..
one might say, something I am not
FAMILIAR with. and feel sure that
you have, at least had a similar ex-
perlence. and SO will. no doubt. be
familiar with the necessary pro.
cedure. Should this not be the case
please advise me, and II you happen
10 know OF any one who would be
OF assistance in making a decision Of
this kind / would greatly appreciate
1T ii you would supply the address of
q the party to me. SO that I might re-
fer to them. If not too much trou-
bic, you might give me a letter Of
introduction, unless it happens to be
some one with whom I am already
acquainted.
I assure you, however. that so far
as / am aware you are the only one
| know who might be able to help
me with this matter, so / have taken
the liberty to ask your opinion.
Feeling sure that you will give me
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