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Show A Successful Man. One of the brightest advertising men Chicago made his rise through the fall another. It was some years ago when a mere boy he was tramping the reels of Chicago in search of any sort a job which offered. His last nickel '1 gone for food, and one afternoon he u walking through a down town alley, edanddisgu8ted. Happening to glance ward he saw a boy leaning out of a "(low, In a moment the boy lost his lance and fell to the ground with the Homary dull, sickening thud. The waged man hastened to the boy's le and discovered that death had been itantaneous. Looking up at the open ndow from which ho had fallen the m counted the stories and then sought ! stairway near by. Mounting the ire he dashed into the editor's room, it was the office of The Prairie raw, and blurted out: "Do you want Looking up in surprise the edi- answered, "No, we have a boy." d the man said, "I'll bet you haven't W boy just fell from the window and W, I want his place." Investiga- found that the man was right, and as engaged for his pushing way. n then lis has risen by degrees and ')e money, and very few of his friends w bow he gained his place. Chicago |