The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-30

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eral clerks aud statesmen in Fits
great GLASS of Fashion" clothing en-
porium on Broadway-so handsome
that all OF his associates coveted hls
looks as we'll as his ability to handle Il
customer. He had a nodding acquaint-
ance with many of the rich younr
patrons of the house, some of whom
liked him well enough to occasionally
ask him out TO take something" and
they were not above recognizing him
when they Glanced to meet him in the
lobby of theatcr. lie was useful to
some OF his customers, aside from his
regular line of business, for he was n
veritable magazine of stories such as
lively young men like to tell. When
he would unfold one of these tales the
nearer would look at him obviously
and inform himself that Eighman
must be tremendous fellow among
the girls-in fact, regular lady-lsillcr.
Yet, during his several years of serv-
ice at Fits, the handsome salesman
remained bachelor The other fcl-
lows did not know what to make of it,
for one by one they found their own
necks in llymen's halter although
none OF them were either good-loolsing
or rich. Little Tapes, the plainest of
the lot, expressed the general wonder
to his wife one evening, after Eirhman
had been in TO dinner with them, and
got some light on the subject when
Mrs Tapcs replied:
NO woman worth having is going TO
marry 4 man who looks at women as
he does"
Tapes repeated this remark in strict
confidence to each of his associates.
who in turn talked it over with all the
others; then they reminded one anoth
CT that one Of Eighman's habits was
not calculated to make a man lool,
respectfully at woman. The hand
some salesman had way of standing
ut the side window, early in the morn
ing and late in the evening, when shop
girls by scores were going TO or from
work, and cycling the young women in
manner which seemed very taking.
Some of .thc other men were moved to
emulation, but they quickly retired
from contest in which they found
they had no possible chance, for mono
of the girls would look at anyone but
Eghman.
Yet the Adonis of the shop was not
happy. Sometimes he would retire
suddenly from the window with a
scowl on his face, and with bad Ian
guage for anyone who asked him what
was the matter. On one of these oc-
casions he suddenly dragged Jerry, the
red-haired shop boy, to the side door,
pointed down the street. and said:
See that girl going down street
alone-the one with brown hat,
book and paper parcel in one handp"
Yep, )" the boy replied.
Well, I'll give you dollar if you'll
ma out her name and where she
works; but il you open your head about
~ IN the store LII have you bounced.
Understand?r
Jerry understood, and in the course
OF time he reported that the girls
name was Susan. she worked in a box
factory at Jour dollars week, and
hadn't any fellow, and wasn't over
smart ut work, though the other girls
llked her we'll enough jerry also
volunteered the information that
susan was regular stunner," and
mat II he were English he would
make masli.' Then he retired.
with some assistance in the shape of
cuff of the ear
Aftcrward he noticed, prompted bv
the curiosity peculiar to small bows.
that Susan seldom looked into the win.
dow which Eighman decorated with
himself, and that when her eve did
chance TO meet that of the handsome
salesman it was as inexpensive as il
wandering over pile of samples. Jerry
also learned that it was inadvsable, on
such occasions, to be in Eighman's way
when the piqued man turned from the
window.
Eighman was so annoyed, indeed, at
being ignored by mere shop girl that
on several occasions he followed
Susan, to see if there might not be in
some other window a man for whom
the girl was reserving her smiles. He
saw dozens of men look admiringlv
and insolently at her. but not one did
shc recognize. Then he set himself to
WORK as an amateur detective, but
learned, to his modification, that her
1hsensibility to him was not due to n
husband or sweetheart; so he tried to
console himself by staring more Of.
'ensively than ever at the shop girls
VINO would return his glances. AS for
susan, she continued to go every morn.
ing to the box factory, CARVING In one