Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-11

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AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
CHAPTER II
New York
,ur Duke Grant had prepared him
/ s,,f for the first glimpse of the
| ,.,,,oments of lower New York, but as
~. permudian came up the bay that
.osv ~. spring afternoon, the western sun
.,,d;re the upper half Of the castellated
.orers which rose from sea OF moving
,',.doxs. il seemed dream city. the
s.r,ress of a fairy tale. His fingers
.,,,lod 70 express this frozen music. to
..usve II from its spell Of encbant-
n.n, and phrases Of Debussy's s
"co,bedrnl Engloutie" came yelling
- within him from almost forgotten
depths. - ,
"Parbleu! She's grown some, Pete,
dnce saw her last !! I,
"Gorrcous.." muttered Peter.
nuoli of a thing to tackle single
handed. though. eh. boh:'
'Something of the same thought was
,,.sinr through Peters mind, but he
'''"s "sIIi find a job he said slowly,
"Waitin' :" sneered Coast, "fine
/ ,,h tbot for a man with you learnin'.
M.r waiter. Some butter II you
1i..ss is ;" he satirizcd in mincing
pnaS' =" This soup Is cold-this beer
T. nnderdone. Oh. cawn't you give me
',r,s service here l say. don't YOU
ssar 'cm-people that never saw a SER
ssrt In their own home town. Pretty
,son,ation for an old war horse like
us or A globe -trotter like you. No.
Wors for me. I'll fry my fish in n
tSser nan. Allons. Pete. l like you.
ri like YOU more when you grow some
a,dsr hut you've got hesd above your
.srs that amt all bone. | can use
,on @ What dye say? Wen get ashore.
.ome way. and then we'll show the
United States Army n thing or two not
written in the books
"Well go ashore together, Jim. Then
"Rirhto. But I'll eat my hat il l
,u see you balancin' dishes in Il
Broadway chop house.
peter couldn't see that either, but
n. didn't tell Jim Coast so. Their
hour on deck had struck. for n final
meal was to be served and they went
hollow to finish their duties. That
pirbt they were paid off and discharged.
The difficulties in the way Of inspec-
ton and interrogation Of Peter Nichols.
Ee alien. were obviated by the simple
s1pedient OF his going ashore under
eoyer of the darkness and not coming
hack 10 the ship-this at hint from
the sympathetic Armitage, who gave the
q. waiter a .handclasp and his money
and wished him success.
In the morning Peter Nichols came
10 a decision. And so over the coffee
and eggs when Coast asked him what
his plans were he told him he was
soing to look for job.
Coast looked at him through the
moke Of his cigar and spoke at last.
II didn't think you'd be gutter,
Pete. The world owes us livin'-
you and me. Bah! It's easy IL you'll
use your headpiece. IL the world won't
give, mean to take. The jobs are
meant for little men
"What are you going to do?"
IAN enterprisin' man wouldn't ask
such question. Half the people in the
world takes what the other half gives.
You ought to know what half be-
long to-"
am afraid | belong to the other
half, Jim Coast" said Peter quietly.
"Sacre-." sneered the other. ris-
Ing suddenly. Where you goin' to
watt Pete? At the Ritz or the Com
nnH I,. L. = IT,
On me- It'll be Mister Coast for you
then mon garcon, but you'll still be
Pste' He shrugged and offered his
hand well. we won't quarrel but our
Ways split here"
I'm sorry, Jim. GOOd-by:"
New York assmilates its immigrants
WIN surprising rapidity. 1t wps all
very wonderful, pulsing with life, elo-
quent Of achievement
lie was in no haste. BY living with |
some care. he found that the money
nom his ruby would last for several |
months. Meanwhile he was studying
lls situation and its possibilities. Sum
Ilns up his own attainments, he felt |
IN be was qualified as a teacher of |
us piano or of the voice, as an in
Nluctor in languages, or If the worst |
sme, as waiter in fashionable |
eNsgrant-perhaps even head waiter
winch from the authority he observed |
me demeanor Of the lord of the
.p.si dlning room, seemed almost al |
tle honor that person in America
usnt nope to gain. But. in order that |
40 proper opportunity should slip by,
" scanned the newspapers in the hone |
hndlng something that he could do.
As the weeks passed he made the |
uiscoVery that he was being immensely |
sa,erlained. lie was all English now.
Was not in the least difficult to make |
acquantances.
nut he still surprised inquiring
s.s., savss male and female cast in his
S.Wuoh' There was something about |
~ personality which. disguise it as he
sns under amGrican- made garments |
NV american made manners, refused |
We hidden. 1t was his charm added |
hn,"s genera good nature and adautn-
Sny which quickly .made Peter
E,'rhOls no some friends Of tife better sort. |
WI " nad been willing TO drift down
MN w would have east in his lot !
a ,oa 'iih !0aSt. Instead. he followed |
WA inclnatiOns and found himself |
,,or ehn OF six weeks part of q
ut oil young business men. wnr
Ca1 mi MN nome to dine with their wives
ss gave him the benefit of their |
h.nay advice. TO all of them he ro,u
MI srame same story, that he was an Eng
(hs h"sn Dan who had worked in Russia with |
N ~ teq oross and that he had come
Ms.. United States to get n job.
knt b", associations were very pleas
6on, oui' contrary to Peters cxpccta-
.nyS lhey didn't seem to be leading
6a"nere, 6na mere The efforts that he made toy
mh,, ,ioS'llohS commensurate with his
h, wo had ended in blind alleys.
b,,o" was 100 we'll educated for some of
blsr. not well enough educated for
Hs SsS than two months had passed
peent moved to a boarding house In n
nt locality hut Of Tho imn ihnm