The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-17

bo., are you sure these are the French
-'eisr she finally asked.
-, yes you can be sure of that"
dar wen, | guess won't buy any to-
LAY | did think some of looking at
sumo button shoes.n
Do certainly; Here is large variety.
10 You wish KIDD"
i presume" she answered. AZ she
Wet her finger and rubbed the heel of a
moroccoP" '--''--
ton. VI course. These are patent but
IONS, you see.''
- Yes, see. If 1 ever buy a pair
~ button shoes l shall insist on the
patent button.''
Dldn't you want pair of these?''
or Let's see!' she unused again, fast
oning her eyes on the top shelf. She
was buried in the deepest thought for a
tong minute, and the clerk hardly
Jared draw his breath. Then her ewes
GRADUALLY dropped from shelf to shelf
ansi they rested on his garnet necktie,
and she said:
lacep' '--' " -iNN
20, yes"
Those which lace in frontP'
Yes'm. Here is something fine. 1
shillngs."
. Can You? Why shoes must have
elthr gone up or down! Shoes which
lacein front are stylish, aren't they?n
10, yes.''
"And they wear as good as any?'
g Just as good. / can recommend the
material in these shoes, as they were
made for us here in Detroit. Will YOU
try on a pair?'
She seemed about to do so. She
looked over at the lounge, seized pair
OF SIS, and was then halted by new
idea. She put the shoes down, let her
eyes drop to the floor, and after mental
calculation of seventy seconds she sud
denly inquired:
" Did you say you had shoes that
laced on the side?"
" Yes, we have. Would you like to
see thempi'
She hesitated, looked up and down
the shelves as if perplexed, and finally
said she would. He emptied two
boxes, praised the style and material,
and advised her by all means to get
those shoes if she wanted to be in style
and have a good fit.
~ can wear threes," she observed,
as she partly turned away, "but ow-
ing"
"Yes'm. You do not want glove
fitting shoe. You are very sensible on
that point. Elves are much too large,
of course, but they are better for the
feet in winter. These are fives, but very
small ones. In some stores they would
be marked threes."
81 guess I'll try them on" she faint
ly remarked, as she sat down.
"Yes'm. I'm sure"
No he wasn't. She had suddenly
paused again. What if there was hole
in the heel of her stocking! Suppose
her big toe had worked through, as big
toes sometimes will!
81 can try them on alone" she final
ly said, and while the clerk was busy
on the other side of the counter she
ripped the buttons off her right shoe,
pulled it off and got her foot into the
new one. 1t was pinch. Her toes
felt cramped and her heel complained.
''Do they ftp" asked the clerk, as he
leaned over the counter.
She didn't say.
Perhaps you had better try skies,
with broad sole and low instep," he
suggested.
"What!" she exclaimed, as her face
Redeemed; "why, 1 can't hardly find
my foot i'll these! I'll take them on &C
count of my chilblains, but I'll only
wear them around the houser'
Every well-I'll wrap them up"
She paid for the shoes, took them in her
hand and went out with sweet smile
ON her face, but she was the woman
who was heard saying to herself on the
street car:
"Gone and made Ounce of myself
again by getting tight shoes! wish
I'd thrown the money into the fire!''
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