The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-07
Yhe agehita Daily Eagle: rdap g1ornue April z 1893

patent leather shoes IN the daytime
J This must be investigated, and my wife
| must get her money"
| II will investigate it at once" said
| he, land bring back the money"
II think you are much to blame,' I
; began, "and-"
we are much to blame" said he.
at is an outrage" said I.
at certainly is an outrage" he re-
piled.
Now, I am as good kicker rs
Sreathes the vital air: but 1 cannot go
on kicking indefinitely against a man
who agrees with me at every point I
paused to think of something so offensive
that he could not possibly lndorse it
and leave himself any standing among
civilized Christians.
Perhaps the lady would like to look
at some of our dress goods while / am
gone, "said he, indicating counter be-
hind me. Maude was already looking
at them.
''Ch, see that lovely Henrietta CLOTH
she exclaimed. ut is just what need"
1t is refnarka BILE how, in the matter
of dress goods, even an educated
woman will confuse her desires with her
necessities. However. the presentation
of a purely metaphysical point like
that would not tear Maude away from
the Henrietta cloth. She had sworn to
me that she would never buy in that
store again: but what woman will not
be forsworn at the rate OF five cents re-
duction per yard? She examined all the
lovely Henrietta cloth while Jackson
was gone, and then bought eight yards
and half of something else. Then we
closed in on the counter where they sold
various matters which go into a dress
and produce no visible effect. We
paid two dollars and seventy-fve cents
for them. Aftcrward we attempted to
force our way to the button counter,
but lost four yards on the first down.
We then tried the wedge, with no gain,
after which / fell back for Il kick but
Maude went around the end and got
across the line. She bought more but
tons than she has sewed onto my raj
ment in all her happy married life, and
they all for one dress. Then we went
upstairs to look at some hats.
kept reminding Maude that we had
agreed to wait for the superintendent.
but she said: Never mind; let him wait
for US; it won't hurt him. So we
bought hat with bird of Paradise
Lost sitting on the front of it and look
ing very tired.
By and by we came downstairs and
drifted around looking for Mr. Jackson.
We found him beside the stocking coun-
ter talking to salesgirl whose counte-
nance was covered with supernatural
gloom.
'It is very annoying" said he, 81 can't
see how it could have happened. 1t
must have been very painful to the la
dy's feelings"
And so he ran on, saying everything
just about one second before l could
think of it. Finally 1 got chance to
say word Or two, after which Maude, |
to few courteous questions |
by the superintendent, oontradicted me |
on all points. then apologized to Mr.. |
jackson for making fool of myself, |
and asked him as favor to allow my |
wife to exchange the ninety-nine cent |
He thereupon showed some |
at s1.74, and she bought four pairs, thus
the money which the oblig |
ing Mr.. jackson had returned to her !
with the exception of two cents. With |
that sum pressed against the palm of
my hand-I made my exit from the-store;
and if | ever consent to visit such a
place again for similar purpose may |
ny attenuated legs refuse their Office.
''Howdy," whispered Maude, could
you let me have little change just to
pay my carfare?'
had nothing but the two cents. She
lad spent my all while we We're wait
ng for Mr.. Jackson. We walked nine
blocks to Jack Hyland's office, where 1
borrowed half dollar to get us home.
HOWARD FIELDING.