The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-07-24
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( PINK SILK WAIST.
ny JOHN VI RAFrERY.

Wv MNWMNMNa AEMNNE.
httis aaieswoma0 meant 70 swlndi,
her. ehe looked at . dozen pattern =,
glnghams before uhe found ons thn,
seemed 10 suit her. A thIa she stare.
Then she carried q cut 20 the daoy To-
closer inspection. fingered IL folded 4
and finally. elartnr a. the embarraassd
Girl, snapped.
~ you meal % tall mo. voune
woman, that this r. q fast coiosfs
Miss Peterson was frightened. There
"a 2 menacing challenge ia the stout
rAgcous Foics.
Please. ma'aln. IN 90 and ask ne
manager. said the demnre girl
Humpbi There's some doubt about
=. then, u meFeT' sneered the fat W.
man then ven let IL 90. thought
n looked cheap
And the Indignant customer nouneed
out OF the stors. leaving little Miss
Peterson with tears IN her eyes and a
trembling sense Of her own c~ficleacy.
When they ask yoa things like that
tell EN- yes" said MrA Gillian, the
star sAieswoman Of Benton 4 Browns
dry gooda emporium: -all these goods
are guaranteed We haven't got any
snide stuH In tbs store"
But little Miss Peterson was getting
discouraged. she managed 20 run her
lected heg dozen hemstitehed cam
nries, but when Dorothy turned, the
stranger was waiting. She remember
ed quite well that he had bought some
thing be~foTe-ysa, . parAsol. Il had
been a quick Baie. and. though ehe
couldn't think Of any good reason why
ne should insist on her services, she
felt glad sonshow.
I'D like 70 look AZ SILK waists he
eaid. drumming ~nervously on the coun-
Il don't think We have any mems
waists. az least not IA silk" She was
afraid 70 look a. aim.
"oh. want q lAdy's waist. please"
be laughed softly, but without any hint
! OF imPertinence; "Its for my-moth-
What sIEs. pleaser" A moments
silence. when he did not answer she
looked suddenly into his handsome
face and repeated. 'slEe, pleaaef~
l-er-that Il. I'm not certain, hut
t-er-think about your sire"
Poor Dorothy . % illustrated by
this unexpected reply that she didnt
hear The rest she ran round "a where
Mira Gillian waa slipping rev boards
into some dreas goods and ssld:
Measure me- measure me. MPa Gil
lAmi There's q man round there
wants anh waist for HIS mother, and
ne says she's my siSe- The motheriy
esA Sliau oouldnt help laughing al
salea up 70 1855 the eeeond day. but
when sssRer1ay night came the man
Ase paid heg 81 without . word or
smile. and skeMwAa painfully aware
That he xaRn1 satisfied
" aftsr The mep." advised Mrx
oilaam one Day. vhsa abe saw Dorothy
hanS back While another sirl captured
. srrVce-looktng naIs purchaser; the
men are sassy. Thsy buy quick. and II
yoH eaa helf Aem out Q bit they'll
neFeF forget r. Doat Be 90 bashfuL
porotAY. TAe msn aren't haIf A.
eraahu ~ the Women. They wont "a:
you. tkAt's sura"
But Il was along IN MAJ nearly two
months after her arrival IN Red cir
tnas Miss FeterRpu bNgAn 20 suspect
ust. after al abe had some latent
ability for business. she was busy with
q adgety old woman, who consumed
preeious minutes inspecting the
cheapest handkcrchiefa, when a young
nan came In and stood By the counter.
Sotnething tcdayf@ smiled Mn
Gillian. busting Up 70 him.
-Ip wait for this young lady" he
naid politely. indicating Dorothy.
Hers was 4 little victory. indeed TO
Be preferred 10 MIRA Gillian. whom
everybody knew a. the most agreeable
And the beat Informed empioye In the
store. Little Dorothy hiuahed crimson
and her heart dnttered with sacred de.
hghL but she dsdnt look up. II seem
al h@nre TIN the old woman aaaily se
be ingenious Excitement OF Dorothy.
bat she measured her quickly and
Whispered. Thirty -four. honey, Don't
look 90 eAbber SAsted.-
He eonght tbs waist ali right, waited
respectfully Tor HE parcel and walked
cut without further embarrassing the
Girl When he appeared again next
motAinG Dorothy's heart failed her
She had already exchanged two OF her
sAioa Of the day before, and she sua.
peeted that The waist dldn1 nt after
an The young man saluted her with
quies courtesy and bought a belt. a
beautiful nilken thing With silver or
namsnts. ana q love OF a pendan,
purse And thereafter for nearly two
weeks hardiy a day passed that he did
not cone 10 bsy something for his
@othsr. Dorothy foend herself harried
vita all sorta Of Eaeases about hiE,. /
lie VA ceTtAfniy very handsome. He
must b we'll 90. What q good son h.
must bs-atways gettihg pretty things
Tor bis mother. And go0d sons" abe
theeghI always make 9ood-" she
was blnshiRE naFtoesiy wheR IN be
Saiksd With his musical GOOD morning
ana IA hks 10 bug some silk gloves
Tor
"Hour mosAerF- nsid Dorothy, woa-
eeTinG 81 her own aaaaelsy.
Yes. ptoaNa. miea- I think your sl8e
wiz a her exActg."
she thought 4 4 little odd that he
couldn't eak his oWn mother what size
% tiovea she WorA bat she got out her
array Of nimy h~A1d-covers and he
bought g~eneFoualy. That WA a red
letter Gay 90 Dorothy, she said her
biEsest bfll-neArly ELS WoFtl-and
the other girls snd women began 60
snvy her thia gallant. prodigal young
customer. Te make matters In
teFestinE. for the nrst ume he nov
trdered his purchase seat aud fOr
s0urs after he was none nQpethy,
ueAtiy excited 0nd pleased. she knew
iot Why. kept repoAslng his name and
vddress-sGeorgs H. Sherr,cka NT
lutte street"
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