Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-27
A PEART GIRL.

offend the schoolgirl of b who was gag ing meditatively into the shop window. He had never seen her before.
 She entered looking shyly around her. 1T should like," she said, ito see some corkscrews.
 This brought out all the young man 6 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 corkscrew, one after another, he inquired if she had a preference for any special kind.
 "Yes, y she said, the corkscrews want to see are patent corkscrews-those with a dudge or trick or catch or lever to make the cork come out easily"
 Certainly, miss. Quite so, said the young man intelligently. 1T have several neat little inventions of tho 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, TO violence re- quired. Screw into the cork 50, turn the handle so, and the cork comes out. We sell a great many of theso.
 May see another ene?"
 Certainly miss, said tho young man. Now, this is very clever little thing, on the lever principle-no pulling or violence required. You jus" =
 May I try it?''
 She was by no means a bad looking girl and, though it was stretching 2 point, the assistant drove an old cork into an empty bottle al l allowed her to draw it out again.
 "Yes," the girl said, that is charm, ing. like that much the best. What price is it?''
 "This is a little dearer-two and four We'll say two and three, as I sec a very slight speck of rust on the handle, which however, will easily clean off. y
 He began to wrap it up in paper triskly
 The girl looked at him with sad, won dering eyes.
 Why areyou wrapping itu up like that2" she asked.
 Well, miss, I supposed that you'd soon CT carry 1t wrapped up. If you like to take it as it is and slip it into your pocket Of course'-
 II don't think ought to do that, said the girl. You see, it's not my corkscrew. l don't think you ought to suggest that should steal your employer s goods.
 was under the impression that you were buying that corkserew.
 "Why?" asked the girl. II never said anything about buying What does a girl of my age want with corkserews? l don't drink. !"
 sHere!7 said the young man, with the intense calm of the exasperated. 'sYou may think it very funny thing to come in here, turn over the stock, spoil 1t by handling and waste my time, but let ne tell you that people who don't come ill here as customers come in here as tres passers and by the law
 She did not look quite so frightened as be had hoped.
 Yes, 7 she said, IT know all about the law, and 1t doesn t affect me, because, you see, eame ill as q customer. It doesn t follow because don't want to buy cork screws that don 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 l buy it without seeing it? 1t doesn't seein to mo 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 to buy. 2"
 Well, you should have said that be- fore. You contradict yourself, you know. l want packet of that blue gray Silurian note paper with envelopes to match and some chocolate nougat."
 You'd better get out of the shop, /" said the man. You know perfectly we'll that this is an ironinonger's, not stationer's D
 '' You really are .3ueh too hasty, said the girl. "l'm onl9 following your own directions, and you can't buy chocolate nougat at stationer'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 see any Silurian note paper in that window, so I kindly stepped inside and'-
 Will you goP" said the young man, los ing his self control.
 Not immediately. If I've been misled. it's your fault, for putting notices in the window which you don mean. Why do you do it? You shouldn't. There are other things I want as well. l want penny box of tin tacks.
 Will you gof"
 Yes. But think you ought to serve ma first, without being iinpolite about it. D
 She turned round to the proprietor, who at that moment appeared behind the counter.
 Do you think, " she said, "you could this young man to sell me penny box of tin tacks? I want them, and hayo got the penny. Whenever ask him for them ho roars out will you go2' {"
 She comes in here"- the young man began.
 Well, he can seq that for himself, " said the girl. :" But don want to talk about