The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

feel the woman's contemptuous look, and her tone was more arrogant than usual when she spoke:
 "I wish you'd hurry with those silks, young man, and don't you go to show me any that ain't all silk. You can't cheat me in goods. Pm up to all your trade tricks. Does old Storrs allow you percentage on the goods you sell, or pay you salary2"
 "He gives his clerks 6 regular sal- ary," was the answer.
 "Well, then, it ain't 30 much to your profit to cheat as if your living de- pended on it," with a coarse laugh. "When l hear of clerk getting 8 per- centage, keep my eyes open, I tell you. l don't like those dingy -colored silks. Show me something brighter" {"
 "But these browns and grays are very handsome and fashionable, mad am," demonstrated Henry Allen.
 "They're too grave for me. Pm not Quaker"
 Henry, looking at her brickdust- colored skin and shapeless figure, thought the gravest colors were need ed to tone down such marked imper- factions, but it was his business to sell to his customers, and not cultivate their taste.
 After deal of tossing and turning over the goods, pulling them to see if they were strong, pleating them to see if they were cracked, Mrs. Walton chose bright shade of mauve. The very shade to show of her defects ot complexion and figure, but she was jubilant over it until 1t came to pay ing the bill. Then she haggled over the price, and it was useless for Henry to remind her that he was not the owner of the store, and could not de- duct from the stated price.
 "Here Pve gone and bought faces and embroideries and silk dress, run up bill of over 8 hundred dollars and you won't take cent of! It's just swindle, that's what it is; but when people have money, everybody takes turn at cheating them. We'll l suppose Pve got to pay"
 She felt in her satchel for her pock- et- book, but changed color when she found it was not there.
 "I'm sure put it in my satchel, , she said, nervously. "But no, I re- member when l was lookin' at them lace fichoos wonder, and I took it out and put it out on the counter"
 "You'll be sure to find it there then," said Henry, going to the next counter. "No one has touched these laces since showed them to you"
 The counter was piled with laces and embroideries. Piece after piece was lifted, but no pocket book wat visible. Mrs. Walton's broad face grew redder and redder as the search progressed.
 "I can swear on a stack of Bibles laid it right here, young man," sht cried in shrill, angry voice. "I wal lookin' at this here valenshun fichoo and I laid my pocket book under it There was three hundred dollars in it and it's got to be found."
 "What's the matters, Mrs. Walton P said MT. Storrs, who had hurried up hearing her raised, angry voice.
 "Matter enough, I reckon. Pm willin' to spend my money freely, but l ain't goin' to lose three hundred dol. lars in bank notes. I laid my pocket. book right here, and it's gone"
 "Has anyone been to that counter since you left it, MT. Allen?" asked MT. Storrs sternly. The young mar was pale with indignation at tht woman's tone and looks, but he an. swered quietly:
 "No one, sir. We only left the lace few minutes ago, and think it pos sible Mrs. Walton is mistaken as t, the place she left her pocket book"
 "I tell you MT. Storrs, I put i r right here," she cried vehemently. " never forget where lay my money , It's my opinion that you needn't lool further than that young Allen to fint 1t. can't understand what yo, meant by takin' him as clerk after al his fathers disgrace. Pm goin' hom now, but want you to understand l ain't goin' to lose that none, quietly"
 "The whole place shall be searched, MT. Storrs said, nervously rubbin, his hands. "rm confident if it ha been left here 1t will be found."
 "I guess if you go the right way t. , york;" with contemptuous look 8 , Henry, "you'll be pretty apt to int , it." She swept away, her head highe than usual and MT. Storrs turned fur iously upon the young man, wht stood pale and silent before him.
 "Come to my office, sir, and vel investigate this matter" he said. | "Now, hand over that money with out a word," he said, when they reach. ed there.
 "Why do you believe stole 1t, MT