The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-09
the girl: st looks very clever. Is it very

the girl: lit looks very clever. Is 1t very
dear?"
"one and ninepence. miss. We have
the same thing in a bette: quality
at"
"oh, thanks" said the girl. II think
the quality Of this is beautiful Mag
see another one?"
Certainly; miss" said the young
man. Nov. this Is very clever little
thing. on the lever principle--no pulling
or violence required. You just
Z May I try lt?''
She was by no means a bad-loclt!pu
girl, and. though it was stretching n
point. the assistant drove an old cork
Into an empty bottle and allowed her
to draw It out again.
Yes" the girl said. that Is charm
Ing. / like that much the best. What
price IS TT"
This Is little dearer. Two and FOUR.
Well say two and three. as see very
slight sneck OF rust on the handle.
which. however, will easily clean on"
BE began to wrap 1t up in paper
bri,kly.
The Sirl looked at MIN with sad, won.
dering eyes.
why are sou wrapping 4, up like
that?" she asked.
well. miss, supposed that you'd
sooner carry It wrapped up. II you like
10 take 1t as It is and slip It into your
pocket, Of course"
Il don't think I ought to do that"
said the Girl. you see, ITS not my cork
screw. don't think you ought to sug-
sest that should steal your employers
goods. It's not very honest, is It? or
course. don't want 10 preach; have
several faults myself but
Here the young man broke In very
frigidly:
II was under the impression that you
were buying that corkscrew"
"Why?" asked the girl. 81 never said
anything about buying. don't want to
buy any corkscrews. It's not very nice
OF you to pretend that do. What does
girl OF my age want with corkscrews?
don't drink. Just wanted to look at
the clever mechanism, and so on, and
think you showed them on very nicely.
I ought TO have thanked you before. I'll
do 1t now. Thank you"
Here" said the young man with the
intense calm OF the cIasperated, You
may think II very funny thing to
come In here, turn over the stock. spoil
1t by handling, and waste my time: but
let me tell you that people who dom,
come In here as customers come in hero
as trcspassers, and by the law
She did not look quite SO frightened
ms he had hoped.
y Yes she said, ~ know nil about
the law. and 1t doesn't affect me, be-
cause, you see. | came In as a custo-
mer. 1t doesn't follow because I don't
want 10 buy corkscrews that dom,
want to buy anything else. You're so
nasty That Is how sou get wrong"
Us there said the young man. amy
thing which YOU want to buy? Not
want to see, mind you: want to buy"
Yes. said the girl. there Is. But
must buy It without seeing 1t? 1t
doesn't seem 10 me to be the usual way
OF doing business, but dare say You
know best"
The young man sighed.
you can see any article which you
are intending a buy"
well. you Should have said that be-
fore. You contradict yourself. sou
know. ! want packet OF that blue
gray Silurian note paper, with cnvel-
opfs TO match. and some chocolate
nougat."
You'd better get out OF the shop"
said the young man. you know per-
fcctly well that: this Is an ironmongcr's,
not stltioner's."
You really are much too hasty," said
che girl. I'm only following your own
directions. and you can't buy chocolate
nougat ut a stnt!oner's. There's n card
IN that window which says "If you
don't see what YOU want In the window,
kindly step inside and ask for It."
didn't SEQ any Silurlan note paper In
that window. go isi;Indly stepped inside
and, ~ 4 ityAs'ltlSalf ;
VIII sou go?"1 sald tho young man.
losing his sclf-control. DE
mot Immediately. If I've been mis-
led, It's your fault. for putting notices
In the window which you don't mean.
Why do rou do It? You shouldn't,