The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-03-16
sax BUYS A PAIN or SHOES.

saE BUYS 4 PAIR Or SHOES.
She was . womao. II yoa ever sas
. shoe store. She Looked slonR The
soles and timidly ssksd Of tho smiling
clerk:
Do you keep ladies' shoes hsss,'
We do. be promptly answesedrG 9 !
For mOss then tArse weeks ohe had
her mind made up for . pair which
lsc. 4 on the inside, and oil her irisnda
had encouraged the idss, but i vosld
not have besn like . voaaaa 70 ask The
clerk for that particular style.
'Le,'s see! Let's seer she unused. u
supposr yuu- have the Frsach, ,healsi'
oh. ye.. be snsvesesi. asj b. soeu
bad twenty pslrs before her, She
closely i".psotsd ssoh psir. SsoA s~ois
ny to six's. asked the grsds oluAtegjsl
in each. aud twice during the fiiteSu
minutes sue seemed on the point 81
irving on q pair.
'Ars y.u sure these are French hoe's?'
she finally asked.
oh. yes; you can be sure Of that
Well. l eus,s I von's huy asy today.
! did think some Of looking ct some
button shoes - Y
'CsstAinly. Here il - large variety,
DO you wish kid!' L.
4 presume she answered. 50 she
vet her finger aud rubbed the heel Of
= shos. that kid will wsar longer than
m~r,ccor
'Of course. These ere patent bat.
tons
yes. l zee. III ever buy . pair Of
butto" shoe. ] shall isetst oAstAs pat
cut buttous.' As "a
.Didu't you want pair ofthes..'
'L-s's ssc r. she muse6 again, fasteu.
ing her eyes on tho top shelf. she va
buried IN tho deepest thoueht for q
long minute: aud the clerk hardly drew
Q breath. Then her eyes gradually
drnpped frSn shelf to sholf ont& thsy
rested "n he 8acset nsckaIas sylPn ShS
said: q =
Not today. Have you shoes with
lscsy'
oh. yes
'rhe>e with lace in 'front.'
'Yes'm. Here 10 somothing iiss.
can sell you pair for twenty shillinss.'
Can you! Why shnss must hevs
either goSs up or dows. Shoes yitl
lace iu front are stylish. srn't theyg'
oh. yea. E
And they are a. Good - any, 81
Just % good. / 0u rsosmosud
the m.tsSial 10 these dAees, - tAey
we're made for 10 here in Detroit. Will
you not Try On paisi'
She sesDed shout 70 do ~. 6he
looked over at the lounge. ssissd pai,
Of thr.s's, and wss then halted by q
new idrs. She put the shoes down. ,let
her eyes drop % The Aeet. md after I
mental caicuiatiou Of ssvsney socou1s,
chs sudasbly inquired:
did you say tnst you had Shoes thst
lee. on the sidsr
Yes. We have. Would yoa.liks q
zee thens?'
She hesisssed. looked up and deus
The shelves . u psspiexed end 1ballS
said she wseid. Rs emptisd I've feo6
praised the ssyls and material. and 3D.
vised her BY all means to gst thool
shoes IL she wanted TO b. in Tie styll
sad have good 1t.
Ican't wear thsee's.' she observed
ss.he partly turoed away. but owing
.Yssm; You don't want . glove It.
ting shes. You are. very ssnai6ls ol
that p"ins Fives ere much too lAfge
of cnurse. but they are bsttsr for thl
feet in winter. These ere aves, bui
very email onss Il sams sesss lhsJ
would b narhsd thrsoa =
4 sues. I'll Try tbso On. - Mantiy
remarked. - she sat dswn.
'Yes'm. rm surs-'
No 10 wasn't. She had saddaply
paused again. What nS<hore vao {
hole IN the heel of her ssockiogtl Sap
pos,ng her big to- had worked through
| q big t0os somssi0eo wilt
Il can try them o. slosa. che Anauy
said. aud while the clerk wss bosy o.
The other side OF the couases. che rip
ped the buttons o6 hGr right shee, pull
ID it IL asd 90: her foot ieto the nsu
ose. lt wss . pinch. Her t0es ~
csnapod end hes heel -eooplaiae1.>.
She didat ny a. hovsvss.
'Peshaps yoa bad better try sixss
With broad cole asd lev inseep,s b,
sssgested.
| 'whatr she exclaimed. - her iac
reddsn%d. Why 90 hardly Asd =,
iooe 10 thesef i1t take thoo q @
coant Of chillblains. bss III oaly vea
thsm srnssd The hosea
Very v~ii. I'll wrap thea up.' -
paid for ths shoss. task ths0 d -
hand and vent oss With . svees soi3
% hrr lAce. but sho - - weQaI
vho vas hoard 70 say . hsr6slf q -
seSUes osS:
/ 0sas asa asde . dasss sgoys1l