The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-16
CHAPTER XXI

70 sell DOCKS, 70 CONnnNillCAle lutaN about rural education, or to abuse the public
 He wanted to be let alone. he wanted 10 sleep, and he wanted to contemplate blowing in an entire quarter for coffee and eggs at breakfast in New York tomorrow morning.
 CAPT. HETH GISHORN, the dis tinguiShed young explorer wa by birth an EnghShman but. like most of the English, he did not look very English. He was smooth and solid and square, with Q thick white skin which never looked tanned, and he carried a monocle but used his spectacles.
 His voice was careSSlng and un- pleasant. He was given to double breasted blue jackets, which look cd pressed even when they were wrinkled And for a man of action, who was presumably always lead ing caravans somewhere with camels. he was surprisingly bus ineSs-like. being the president, eN- ecutive secretary, and sole beneh- ciary Of the Association to Promote Eskimo Culture, Inc, New York City.
 pr Stern tells me that you are experienced in organizational activ- ities. Captain GiShorn said civilly, in his office.
 "Oh, yes - yes Dr Planish put his finger tips together and tried to look even more efficient than he was hungry Getting out circu- lar letters, both appeals for funds and notwithstanding, addressing assemblies. especially Of women, both in the drawing room and in hotel ballroom meetings, getting concessions and a fair price from hotel banquet managers - l need n't tell you that if you charge the guests So for philanthropic din- her, you don't know your business If you actually pay the hotel one cent more than $l65 keeping lists of prospects right up to date as re- gards both changed addresses, pres ent financial standing, and SuScep- tibility to emotional appeal; wang ling publicity in the newspapers and on the radio. making all organiza- ton literature and interviews nice mixture of optimism and warnings about the menace 10 the American Way Of Life
 "Yes. think I may honestly say I know the whole routine of scien- titic nhilanthrOOV '"
 Captain Gishoyn shook his head, "Then, my dear fellow I'm afraid you're not the man I'm looking for
 oOh?" said D.. Planish, and thought about fried chicken. golden dripping fried chicken. with glblets and candied sweet potatoes and corn fritters
 You're evidently a real leader in intellectual advancement, but in this Eskimo racket, do most Of the oratory and committees my self All I need is a good man to answer important telephone calls and lunch with the lesser donors and keep the circularization going And I can pay only S35 week.
 Make it $40, I'm broke.
 @"Sold said Captain Gishorn' who was very clever about lan- guages, and could speak Ameri- can just as well as he could Persian or Swahili
 TIE was not very comfortable, that II autumn and winter of 1880 - this triumphal invasion of New York. He lived in a dollar a-day hotel room in the theatrical district. e room with an iron bed, two straight chairs, a Gideon Bi- ble, a cockroach splash on the wall. and the bathroom seven doors down the hall
 His Eskimo Promotion office was net much more entertaining. It consisted Of an inner room with one shredded oak desk for himself and one handsome green steel one for Captain Gishorn. There was also widowless outer room with the desk of the hall-pretty half-young lady stenographer, Miss Cantlebury who was also the switchboard operator and reception clerk.
 At the end of the Doctors second day in the office, Captain GiShorn rose from dictating letters to Miss Cantlebury, and piped. Carry on, old chap. I'm of to cocktails at old Mrs. Piggott's'
 He went of, very decorative with usi, finY1 spats and black Homburg hat.
 Dr. Planish looked at Miss Can tlehury and sighed She seemed faded, but companionable,
 Doctor, do you mind if 1 sit down and smoke q cisaret, now the Big Noise has gone?" she said
 Why, no. I'll share one with you
 She sat at the Captains desk read one or two of his love let ters, and murmued, Look, Doc tor. Let me know what l can do to get you started in this racket, From long experience. I'd say you were probably a good guy. Any thing I can tip you of on?'
 "Yes, there is, Miss Cantlebury, Of course know orgaaizational work in general, but I don't hap pen to have worked much with Eskimos. What are the best books on the subject7'
 What would you want to read books for. in this joint?'
 Naturally, Captain Gishorn does mt need to, but then he's studied .he Northern peoples first hand
 Listen, Doctor. there isn't any Santa Claus. and you're getting q big boy now. Fact Is. ever since his boyhood h England, the only time Cap Gishorn ever spent in any country north of Bangor, Me. was one day in Nova Scotia and one in Iceland and two days in Norway. on q Midnight Sun cruise in 1926"
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