Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-13
THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
Thanks TO Rosdiie
ny ELEANOR +. sPERRY

~ chair and gloomily ran back through
| made n very poor showng-only sixty
gross carton where last week there had
been ninety-five on the same territory
| and over a hundred the week before.
Not only was he falling down on sales
In comparison with his own figures, but
he felt sure that he was not getting the
business that Faversham was on SIM
liar stretch OF adjoining territory. And
let 1t happen too often-well. Cornwall.
the head OF the Oatena Cereal Co..
would not make any bones about firing
him. giving Faversham couple OF men
under him and consolidating the terri
tory.
Well, there was q chance that this
weeks sales might be boosted II he got
a decent order from Read & Comstock
tomorrow. Then. ut the recollection OF
Read & Comstock, Carey forgot busi-
ness. Slipping his order book into his
inner coatpocket, he slumped still further
beneath his head, and, despite the smoky
atmosphere and neral commotion OF
the hotel lobby, gave himself up to rose
tinted dreams.
His visions centered around no less
person than Rosalie Comstock, alto.
gethcr desirable daughter Of old Ned
Comstock. the one surviving member or
the well-known Arm OF wholesale
grocers. When Rosalie wheedled her In
| dulgcnt parent into giving her a course
ishing school, he looked upon IT as a
fad. When she graduated, and insisted
upon putting what she had learned to
| practical use he was dumfounded. ana
,,l,, lac
start in his own Office where he could
| keep an eye on her.
TO this Rosalle graciously assented
| but Rosalies father discovered at once
them. on girl with come-hither eyes
curly hair and dimpled chin. do sn't
| prevent her being fallen In love with by
The office boy. shipping clerks and I'M
pecunious statesmen IKE Carey Dexter;
Which brings us back to. Carey, and
his dreams. He had not the slightest
foundation on which to build those
dreams. Never by word or look had
! Rosalie significd that she looked upon
, Carey as anything else than nice,
pleasant young man who stopped in now
and then In the cage where she worked
| and got orders out Of the managEr-or
didn't get them II the salesman Of the
Cream Oats Corporation had been there
But for Carey there had come to be
only one girl In the world for him., and
she had come-hither eyes, curly hair,
and a dimpled chin. And so---
after another delayed Carey. Conse-
quently, II was late in the afternoon
and almost time for his train when he
landed up at thn Office of Read & Com
stock, He ound nobody, Of any impor..
a convention Mt Atlantic city. The man
| ager was out" The shipping clerk was
| moving heaven and earth somewhere TO
get hold OF consignment of sugar
which had gone s.,nsn sstray >,,s. con.,oo,, I,
said Carey, there WAS any word left
about an order for the Oatena people?
Rosalie thoughtfully tapped her pencil
against her cupid-bow mouth Moo;
don't thnk--wait n moment" Hastily
she ran through the files. Yes, there
| was !" she cried How stupid of me
Mr.. Barton left this. Order from Cream
Oats Co. so gross carton cream oats =
Then she looked heai:atingly at him
but that isn't you, 10 III"
No" said Carey honestly. 'It isn't.'
"I don't suppose" ventured Rosa.
lie who had not failed to notice the eX.
precision OF keen disappointment which
had clouded hls good-looking, features
responsibilities"
bless II aloud, but refrained. So sht
wanted to help him out, Didn't that
gross would certainly look we'll tackled
on to the sixty he already had
Then he squared his shoulders NO
thank you, Miss Cofnstock," he saio
couldn't think Of it. There may b.
some reason why they prefer the othe
neoDls's PoOda TO ours, and, anyhow.
couldn't stand getting you in wrong
even with your own dad!
And then, perhaps because of wha
ayaa CDn fpsEed Derhnna hepnnsa ,
girl who gives no sign may still not b.
blind to unusually attractive young men
hcr glance fAll before his and sh
blushed adorably.
, slipped the long envelope with hi
:. mcagre reports Into the ma box som
, intuition told him that along with |
l went his position as salesman for tn
l Oatena people.
, And with that feeling perpetual
, with him he went about his work tn
, next few days Even when II came tim
, for another call on Read 4 Comstoc
, he schooled himself not to think OF Ros
) ale, and allowed himself only a pleasan
: Good morning to her as he entere
the office.
She was not alone this time. He
: father was there, hands In his pockets
. debating. AT sight Of Carey. he pause
him "Mr to neassr." { sasrr he began without pre-
: anble, II suppose you're on the roa
+ only until you land something bctterH
''Cr until I get kicked on" "a.
Carey mentally. but aloud. Just tha
Mr. Comstock '' he returned
We'll, I've had my eye on you. II
going to need new manager her
Rosalie told me about your refusing I
sponsblity. 1 liked 1t. When can yo
start?"
Half an hour later. Carey left the Of
fee, treading on air Let Favershai
have his territory Let the heaven
fall! He was to be where every da
he could look into .>the oome-hitht
eyes of Rosalie HIS dreams wei
bound TO come true
Next Soveiette-"No Wife for His Son