The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-30

other stores she wcnt 70 she Sound no
difficulty In obtaining al! b a sho de-
sired. With tho exception 81 . few
minutes for i.pch sh" va, or her feet
eearly the whole day, SEVERAL times
che attempted TO escape from tho little
Girl who was following hc:. bat escA
time ~as entirely unsuccessful! She
stoppcc TO- halt az .oa' AZ the house
Of friend. We. $40 camc Gus
she thought t.e bal YEA CO the
listle girls patience. f." 30 va, not
In sight. but several n..: &c, 'a:ct the
little girl bottled cp soseae., having
spcrt the moan.irr .a%Inching cakes
In Q bakery across ,bc way ..cw a lease
st which Miss Williams sad esen va.
iting.
When Miss Williams .aal!y i.:beG
10 ~ the store from which she aad
started, the cash girl was close behind
nor. She saw Mss Williams 20 ap
| stairs and rcpOr: 20 the superintendent,
and managed. through q ,hrewd 4ues.
ton or two. 20 find that ,he was eur
ployed there. Then, with - knowing
nod OF the head and . self.satisHcd
smirk. she gave up tho chase. Miss
| Williams bad been comparatively suc-
cessiui, and there were many articles
awaiting her at home. Having an
aouncod this 10 tho superintendent
sho wont home, and the q = mora.
Ing came u tho storo at The usual
hour with Q written report Of her entire
experience and tho samples sho had OBJ
tained. These were critically examined
BY the superintendent, and then taken
70 che head Of the firm
Nearly every Monday clerks from tho
various d~ry.goods houses 20 through
this same experience, ~ that " has 10.
come . recognized custom. II Is the
only way In which tho big rcta!l meg.
chants can keep themselves Informed %
70 tho Inducements offered by their
rivals. Monday Is especially selected
because the creates. bargains arc
usually advertised N tho day previous.
Tho object more particularly ~ 70 see
whether tho goods are really sold ~ o
yertiscd, and 10 enable each merchant
" sce for himself whether he II being
undcrsoid by u competitor In any par
ticuiar article. Rarely does the same
clerk 20 out for more than two or three
9 In succession. When the a~rticlcl
no or she has purchased are brought u
tho merchant, he compares them with
tho announcements In the advertise
monts, and II any u them are sole
cheaper than In his " store, then tn
buyers OF those particular articles Gre
liksly 10 DO baulcd ovcr the Goals.
''SOme clerks" said tho superfntend
ont OF n Of tho big stores recently
''Qo beyond their orders. remember
GIRL who had been buying up bargains
for 0 Arm up town some time ago. Shit
came TO us and secured employment TO
tho mere purpose ot getting our prices
and turning them over 10 tho othc
hrm. OF conrsO no reputable clerk wot1'
DO that and mother would . rcputabl'
! firm c%Ountenanco L. A very amusinl
i~nstance Of ono Arms picking MP III
bargains offered by another Nrm %
CURED abOut u year ago, when IN up
town {lrm advertised Wcbstrr's Una
! bridRcd Dictionary Cor less u'oNay thai
NO could buy u from tho publishers
4 Evuey ono OF out clerks received order
whom thcy vent mi IN luncheon 10 bO,
I ono Of thosc dictionaries U~nfortunstsl.
. ehc clerks IN otlcr houses had rcccivc
. similar Instructions, anl tho %dictionaric
= wore disposed al long heioro halt GU
! mon had boon able Ia get u tho store.
, Not only do tho firms endeavos I
!, Keep track 81 tho bargains offered b
= thcis rivals, hut they arc fully q
. much iatcrcstci In the prices VI u
SegulAs stock goods rhtsc are just Il
spt 70 vary ~ tho prices u special b.
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