Saint Mary's beacon., 1880-01-29


For more Than three weeks she had
had her mind made up ipt q par which
laced on tie inside, and alf her Etiends
bad encoufagsd hssidRa. bot q wouidu't
hate befn|ike awomaa teask she clerk
loT that particular style. .ssg,,fs e-ssui.
Lets secs Lets see she museds
Il suppose YOU have She french heeIsF'
80. vess' he answered. ana he saon
enIz Egrisss i,a4se isa1s1zs lllzzS s1sss ga---.
~. inspected each pair, lrom 2ss Up TO
S., asked,the grade Of material IN each,
and twice during ihe fifteen fniputes
he seemed on the point Of trying on
pnr. 81 a9f'sl s'a fas
"Ara ron sure these are the: French
heel? she finally asked. saas
"Oh yes: you can be sure ofthat."
"vVell. / guess won't buy any To-
day. did think some OF IookingAt
some button shoes" ss9 e#8at
"CertaiRly. Here il large variety.
Do. you wish kid - -..;.; tas.s 3 -,
wet her finger and rubbed the heel ofa
shoe, ssthat kid will wear longer than
morocco IN aad ire isi3rfjf58E3
"M course. These are patent but
ions, YOU see"
yes TsSS. fiIever buy pair Of
button shoes shall insist on the patent
buttons. = el hs 3 5.rafe sc9A
"Didn't You want a pair or these"
"Let's see z" she mused again, fas-
tening her eyes on the top shelf. She
was buried IN the deepest thought fora
long minute, and the clerk hardly dared
draw his breath Then her ewes grad
ualIY dropped from shelf TO shelf until
they rested on has garnet neckhe, and
sShessaid 'a I'a
a''Not to-day Have yen shoes That
lace 2" lrasss- tna
fOh, yes"
Those which lace m front -
''Yes'm. Here is something fine. I
can sell yon apsir oi these for twenty
shiIhngs.pp a7s 'a ~1'7s3~- .isrt1
;,Can yous Why shoes must have
either gone up or down. Shoes which
lace ia front are stylish, aren't theys"
rOh, yes.'r
''And tley wear as good as any ?"
Just as good | can recommend
the material in these shoes, as they
were made tor US here IN Detroit. VIII
you try on pair p
She seemed about TO do so. She
looked over at the lounge, seizeA PAIR
of 3s, and was then halted By q new
idea. She put the shoes down, let her
eyes drop TO the floor, and after mental
calculation Of 10 seconds she suddenly
inquired ga itld
"Did you say that sou bad shoes. that
laced on the side 20 .-..s.r-
''Yes. We have. Would you like 10
see themf" H-
She heSiiated, looked Upand down The
shelves as il, perplexed, and finally
said she would. lie emptied two bog
es, praised The style and material. and
advised her by al means 10 get those
shoes if she wanted 10 be in style and
have good ft. a-e 2 i
IL can't wear threes," she observed
as she partly turned away "but owing
"Yes'm. You do NOT want glove
fitting shoe. You are very sensible on
that point. Fiyes are much. TOO large,
OF course, but they are better for the
feet in winter. These are fves, but
very small ones. In some storeJ they
would be marked threes."
II guess I'll try them OB. she faint
ly remarked, as she sat down. aob
@Yes'm. I'm sure
No he wasn't. She had suddenly
paused again. What If there vas a
hole IN the heel Of her stockingsl Sup
pose her big toe had worked through,
as big toes sometimes will aYDs
''I can try them on alone" she fnal-
Iv said, and while the clerk was busy
on the other side of the counter she
ripped the buttons of her right shoe,
pulled It of and gOl Der foot into the
new one. Ii was pinch. Her toes
| felt cramped and her heel complained.
"Do they 81 Z" asked the clerk as he
leaned over the counter
She didn't say. -aA
Perhaps you had better try sixea,
with broad sole and loEs instep,p he
suggested. .---.s..,f
s'WhatP. she exclaimed. as her face
reddened, awhy can hardly End my
foot in tbese.l T'll take them on ac-
count of nv ehilbIaius. but I'll only
wear them around The house -
VERY well-I'lI wrap them up
She PAID FOR the sEoes, took them 10
her hand and went out with . sweet
smile on her face, but she was the
woman who was heard saying 70 her
self ON the slreet'car:
Gone and made Ounce Of myself
again by getting tight shoes ] wish
I'd thrown the money into the IRE -
Detroit free Press.
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