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Show PEP VERSUS AMBITION AM-BITION An Insurance agency, doing n national na-tional business had several young men working In a distant state, Some of tho boys wero sending In good reports re-ports every week-end, while tho majority ma-jority of thorn woro doing a mediocre business, and tho head ot tho Institution Insti-tution had suggested a series of "pep" letters to be written to tho fellows fel-lows who wero backward. The letters wore prepared and sent each in its turn, and each letter was Just a llttlo stronger than its prede cessor. Finally, when a letter came, telling them that they may have ambition, am-bition, but wero sure slack on pep, tho boys decided that was tho straw that broke tho elephants back, so they took up a collection and sent tho best talkcr.of tho bunch back to intervlow tho "big boss" and find out Just' what ho meant by his lottors. , He arrived, went to tho offlco ot tho chtof mogul, stamped Into tho room, and demanded an explanation or tho lottors ho and his pals had boon receiving. Tho oxccutlvo looked look-ed up at him and asked him to state his caso. "Our case Is Just this," blurted put tho lneuranco salesman. "Each ot us) hvo been receiving lottery from you telling us that wo may havo ambition but wero slack on pep Now what wo want to know Is, Is thcro any dlfforonco between "pep" and ambition. Tho executive gazod.out of tho win doHr of the office for several minutes boforo giving his Inquisitor nn answer. an-swer. Finally ho said: "Lad 20 yearB ago I was attending that business busi-ness college directly across tho street. Thcro wero about CO of we students; 25 boys and 3C girls. A flno looking girl with auburn hair, and chooks that looked llko thoY wero mado to bo kissed, sat to my loft, whllo the remalndor of tho girls woro moro toward tho front. Two young men sat In front or mo. I overhead ono ono or thorn say to the other ono day: 'Jim, It Is my ambition ambi-tion to kiss that auburn hnrlod glrj somo day." "Tho hell It Is' said th "ther Well, I'vo already ktasod her and 29 3H of tho other girls who attended this MB college" fll "Now do you seo tho difference bo- E tween 'pep' and 'ambition?" B Tho average merchant, business Kg man, professional man, or newspaper 113 man haB an ambition. Tho majority :Va of them do fairly well, or thoy at f ffl least mako a fair living. But, whllo ' it would bo Impossible) for all ot us x k9 to bo multl-mllllonnrloB as thoro'd I 12 bo im ono loft to do fho heavy work If wo havo plenty ot "pep" to back Hj up our nmbltlons, wo can all of us bo HB what we want to ln, and thero is "Hj practically no limit .SB Advertising will rut "pop" Into H 'mslnss If ho has tho ambition Is to write ads, or ask ui to help him ' BJ write ads, so tho man In this com- flj munlty who Is dlflsntlslfled with pro- fl sent conditions should Inject a lit jH tie pep into his system Our phono fl number 's R HJ |