Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
AND PRINCE
HERE TOMORROW
MccIoskey Will Show His Royal
Employer the Old Town
on Sunday
SAYS JOB is HIS FOR LIFE


C1oskey. cx-newsboy and prize fighter
of Philadelphia will hold his present
position as confidential secretary to
His Highncss. Prince Mohammcd Ali
Ibrahim Of Egypt FOR the remainder Of
his natural life Blink says so himself.
20 it must be true. And II silence gives
consent. then the Prince agrees with
(, the redoubtable Blink.
At least. he tactfully rcfrained from
contradicting his very confident conf
dental secretary when the latter made
the above prophetic remark yesterday
but then. perhaps it was only polite
ness that caused the Prince $ silence.
For there is no doubt about it. the
nephew of Egypt's Khcdivc is certainly
one Of the -politest mortals that ever
breathed. and the Old World Courtliness
that sits so oddly Oh this very modern
appearing young man. alternating with
the merry twinkle that appears so ire
auently in his blue eyes. is combina-
tion that proves well nigh irresistiblc
"I'm going TO hold this job Of sec.
retary for the rest Of my life. and don
let anybody tell you different, Mr.. Nc
Coskey truculentNy remarked In the
course of entertaining his intervicw"r
IN the sitting room Of the suite which
the Prince occupies a the Biltnor"
Hotel. while his patron was preparing
in another room for his part in the
Interview.
Have. Some Candy"
"Therc amt nobody going to knock
me out of il. either. I'm telling You.
Have some candy" and. with the air
of having delivered The last possible
word on the subject. he Tered box
o4 chocolate covered cherries 10 his
visitor.
Blink reference to "k @. as they
say in boxing circles. is explained py ms
proud boast that he obtained his present
fob by the simple process OF actually
''knocking out his predecessor on thc
Princes salary list. Hence his daily
training to keep himself fit 10 ~. -.
any ambitious aspirant Tor his iltIe an"
job--or is it position:
'I'm through with professional box
ing the brawny secretary continued
after his duties as host had been prop
erly discharged. Yep. the Prince don
want me to box any more. except lust
with him for practice. No. ! amt
sorry. Gee. I'm much better on this
way, and fighting is pretty tough
game anyway" he added. with rem
! iniscent rub Of the cauliflOwer ear that
adorns the left side OF his head. And
( Blink's general appearance Is an elo-
quent advertisement of his strenuous
days in the ring. for. in addition to his
Z fancy aural appcndagc, he also boasts
i left eye that at some time in his ca
Z reer must have landed right against
4 somebody's fist.
Coming Here Tomorrow
'We're going over 10 Philadelphia on
4 Sunday" Blink next volunteered. -
want TO see my folks, and the Prince
will look around the old town n little
Z while I'm doing il. III be tick!ed 10
death to get back TO old Phllly. |
( haven't been there for nine years, you
know, but with all my travelling in other
I cities and other countries, | like Phila-
delphia best of all. I'm going back
there to live some time before | die--t'd
hate to he buried anywhere else" and
!, this loyal son Of the City Of Brotherly
!. Love looked quite homcsick for about
q second.
At this point an insistent ring Of
the telephone brought hurried Eek
euse me- from Blink; and he crossed
! to the other side of the room.
4 Hello he shouted into the unof.
tending mouthpiece. Yes, Baroness, -
he continued in less violent but still
far from honeyed tone Of voice. Yes,
( the Prince will be able to see you this
J evening, II he isn't back when you
I come III let you in anyway for a mo-
ment," and with an air Of great con-
descension he hung up the receiver.
y Merely q Princess
THAT was the Princess Sonia, Of
Poland, or Russia, or somewhere he
announced as he returned to his seat.
"She's been trying to see the Prince
all. day. So have the Princess Fatima
and whole lot Of people he never