Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-20
CHICAGO GIRLS EXPERIENCE
Haughty Maiden That Looks After Exchange
Desk In Department Store.

"If l were a rrincess or a queen" "
said the young woman, drawing off her
street gloves energetically, "and want
cd to take course of instruction in
manners befitting my high state |
know where l would CO."
"wlhere?" they asked her.
"I'd 80 to the exchange desk in KS
drygoois store" she explained. II
took back a 25 box of she'll halrpins to-
day because the pins inside the box
we're entirely different from the sam
pie on the outside by which I had Sc
lected them. The young woman at the
hairpin counter listened to- my tale of
wee and said Indignantly they didn't
carry any pins in stock like the sam
pie on the box. l inquired why on
earth, then, they deceived people as to
the contents of the box by the sample
aud she replied more Indignantly that
she had not waited upon me in the first
pace, anyhow, Her logic was unans-
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desk quite depressed. There were five
women ranged along the disk and the
only clerk in attendance was in for an
all days wrestle with the first one.
The rest of us kicked cur heels and
stared st A red sled that had been re-
turned. 1t was the only bright spot
bo 1a,l-ro D,,hCOnt1,y
person came in behind the desk with
her wraps on. She had evidently been
out for luncheon. We frightened up
at the prospect of attention, but that
was before we discovered the secret Of
her life--sile was born with the con-
viction that if haste makes waste she
was not going to be guilty Of the sin
Deliberately she searched for and
found two hatpirs and withdrew them
Next she hunted fer place on the
shelf to lay the headgear. She leisure
ly slli out oi her Jacket, shook it, hung
it up. Then she bgan carefully to re-
move her gloves, following all instruc-
tions ever printed on how to do it
without destroying the shape While
she did this She stood a foot and half
from me- staring absent-mindedly up
the counter engaged in thought APP
paIently She was no more conscious of
cur presence than though we had been
flies, | always get nervous if l think
any one is waiting for me, but she had
no such absurd fOolishness in her COM
position. She drew out small mirror
and began to powder her nose and
something snapped inside my head.
Can you wait on me?' / asked sharp
ly, l am in hurry She turned one
eye on me with absolutely no more ex-
preston in it than china marble. In
a few minutes, She answered, in cold
surprise. She finished Dowderlng her
nose and began to stra.gilten an. htcf
up her :jcmpadour, While / 0li.-d in
spe5ohless rage and curiousity kf-ar-
ward she lied on an apron and 3;ck, /
out the bows, hunted for htT la: llss--
chief and then opened the check book
on the counter. | thought at last she
was going to ask me what she could do
for me. She Tipped the leaves ever i'd
ly and looked with interest across the
aisle. Then I made one jump at her
and got on my most terrible voice:
"'Can you tell me- l demanded, If
there is any special reason why you
won't attend to me? I'm in big hur-
ry!' She locked at me with the same
marble countenance and deigned fin
ally to listen. When l related my
troubles and asked for my quarter back
she scoke. She also rolled up my
package,
"'Can't refund unless you bring
along the check, lady she said and
swept me away by turning to the
woman back of me. / crawled over to
a candy store and had hot chocolate
and finally recovered enough to get
home"