Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-24
[. PEART GIRL.

ia ks ineditatively into the shop window. He had never seen her before.
 She entered looking shyiy around her. t"I should like. sho said, to sec some corkscrews.' ~ This brought out all the young mans best qualities. He was suave in his reply, deferential in his smile and quick with his fingers. As he unwrapped parcels and let loose different breeds of corksc screw, one after another, he inquired if she had preference for any special kind.
 Yes, ' she said, "the oorkscrews I want to see are patent eorkserews-those with a dodge or trick or catch or lever to make tue cork como out easily"
 Certainly, miss. Quite so, J said the young man intelligently. II have several neat little inventions of the kind, mostly American. Surprising what number of these things come over from America. Now, this one, you will observe, is simplic- ity itself No pulling, no violence re- quired. Screw into the cork so, turn ths handle so, and the cork comes out. We sell a great many of these.
 May see another ene2'
 Certainly, miss. said the young man. Now, this is very clever little thing, on the lever principle-no pulling or violence required. You just''-
 May try it?'
 She was by no means bad looking girl, and, though it was stretching point the assistant drove an old cork into an empty bottle al.l allowed her to draw it out again.
 'tYes,, the girl said that is charm ing. l like that much the best. What price is it?''
 tThis is a little dearer-two and four. We'll say two and three, as I see very slight speck of rust on the handle, which, however, will easily clean off. "
 He began to wrap it up in paper briskly.
 The girl looked at him with sad, won dering eyes.
 saWhy areyou wrapping it uplike thatf" she asked
 We'll, miss, I supposed that you'd soon- CT carry it wrapped up. If you like to take it as it is and slip it into your pocket, oi course =
 1T don't think l ought to do that, " said the girl. seYou seel it's not my corkscrew. I don't think you ought to suggest that should steal your employers goods. '
 q was under the impression that you were buying that eorkscrew.
 s'Why?' asked the girl. 1T never said anything about buying. What does girl of my age want with corksorews? l don't drink"
 Herel" said the young man, with the intense calm of the exasperated "You may think it 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 don't come in here as customers come in here as tres passers and by the lawn-
 She did not look quite so frightened as he had hoped.
 sYes, she said, s.I know all about the law, and 1t doesn t affect mo, because, you see I came in as customer. It doesn't follow because 1 don't want to buy cork screws that don't want to buy anything else. You're So nasty. That is how you get wrong.
 'Is there, said the young man, "any- thing which you want to buy-not want to see, mind; want to buy?"
 'Yes, said the girl, "there is But must | buy it witbout seeing it2 1t doesn't seem to me to be the usual way of doing business, but l dare say you know best 1 1
 The young man sighed.
 You can see any article which you are intending to buy"
 
 fore You contradict yourself, you know. want q packet of that blue gray Silurian note paper with envelopes to match and some chocolate nougat."
 You'd better get out of tho shop, said the man. You know perfectly well that this is an ironnonger s, not stationer's."
 You really are much too basty," said the girl. "Im only following your own directions, and you can't buy chocolate nougat at stationers. s. There's card in that window which says, If you don't see what you want in the window, kindly step inside and ask for it.. I didn't sec any Silurian note paper in that window, so kindly stepped inside and''-
 "Will you go?" said the young man, los ing his self control.
 Mot immediately. If I've been misled it's your fault, for putting notices in tho window which you don't mean. Why do you do itY You shouldn't. There are other things I want as well. I want penny box of tin tacks.
 "Will you go?''
 sYes. But think you ought to serve me first, without being irnpolite about 1t.
 She turned round to the proprietor, who at that moment appeared behind the counter.
 Do you think" she, said. .'you could persuade this young man to sell me a penny box of tin tacks? want them, and I have got she penny. Whenever ask him for them he roars out, Will you go9' !"
 '.She comes in here'- the young man began.
 Well, he can see that for himself, J said the girl. But don't want to talk about it any more If In big ironmonger's shop like this two grown men can't sell a ! .t. ~f k{,~t .f gxa<@r krrs somewhere efse Good morning." Go h8 epauf a nanny on tram ride ip-