Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
full to note that her paper went safely on the
porch. He didn't want amy more complaints
from her!


porch. He didn't want amy more complaints
from Inert
TED got to school on time, although he was
hurried, and he thought no more shout the
complaint that he had received that morning
But ON the following day. when he reached the
agency as usual Mr.. Phelan had two complaint
slips ready for him.
What's got into you, Tcd?" MIR. Phelan IN
quired. This Inales four complaints this week.
And one OF these Is from Miss Berry aRain-
the third IN four days. She says IL her paper
isn't lett properly On the porch after this she
Is going TO quit taking IT.
Ted locked ut him blAnkly. WI Phelan I
absolutely put her paper on her porch yester-
day morning. I'm sure of it." He read the
other complaint slip It also was from the 200
block On Emerald-Mr Flowers KGr. Flowers
reported that his paper was dirty and wet and
that he had found 1t lying in a flower bed.
Ted folded has papers thoughtfully. There
was something very queer about those papers.
He remembered that several months before one
OF the carriers had taken out grudge against
another boy by following him along his route
and taking away the papers that he had just
left This got the carrier into trouble, but the
other boys action was discovered and he was
discharged.
Ted began to wonder If somebody might be
trying to make trouble for him. He knew that
many of tine other boys would like to have his
route, but Inc could not imagine any of them
stopping 70 such methods as this. Neverthe-
less he knew that he had thrown Miss Berry's
and mar. Flowers papers on their porches and
there should have been no complaints.
1T was rainy morning and he vowed that he
would have no more bad reports from the
SUBSCRIBERS on his route, when he came to
the 200 block on Emerald street he got of his
bicycle and delivered the papers on foot And
to be doubly sure, at Miss Berry's home he
fllIl ,lnotf ln xuIacIN
was sitting beside the door. Now It couldn't
accidentally get out on the lawn in the rain!
The next morning he was gratif1ed to find
that there were no complaint slips waiting for
him and ne dismissed the whole matter from
his mind. 1t rained again that morning, and
again ne put Miss Bcrry's paper under the mix
bottle. And then on the following morning,
even though IL was not raining, he did the
same thing. He simply was not going TO take
any chances on losing that subscriber
That was Saturday On Monday he was not
even thinking about complaint slips when he
reached the agency, but Mr.. Phelans manner
as he entered Immediately alarmed him.
See here, Ted" said the man, you've got
10 do better on your route. / have four COM
plants here on Saturdays papers One OF them
is Miss Berry and she is going to cancel her
subscription. She stopped IN here Saturday
afternoon as mad a hornet and said you
knocked over the milk bottle when you threw
the paper up on the porch. The bottle broke
and she lost the milk and her paper was
ruined. What's the matter with you, anyway"
Ted picked up the other complaint slips
without answering. Yes, there was Mr.. Flowers
name on one, and the two Others were both on
Emerald street.
There's something funny going on up there,
Mr. Phelan.' he said slowly. I'll see if can't
fix it up and get Miss Berrys subscription
back"
CTo be continued next Sunday