The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-29

to Justice. They had breakfast ten
minutes ahead of the usual time and
IF there are no bargains, why do all
those people Gomez" asked Mrs. Bow
SER
Because it is easy to get up a gather
ing of fools." he replied.
Mr.. Bowser meant to find a swindle
in the very first purchase. Ten-cent
pins had been reduced to cents, and
he happened to hit them at once. Any
He knew these to be all right and he
had never met with them at 4 cents
before. To Mrs. Bowser's CONSERVATION
he ordered ten papers, and eXultantly
observed that it was so cents saved.
The next article to attract his atten-
ton were the socks al 20 cents a pair.
Mrs. Bowser had said that they were the
same as his 50-cent ones, and he had
almost thought her an idiot. She had
been right, however. They were made
at the same factory and of the same
material, and after being satisfied of the
fact he ordered six pairs, and indignant
ly exclaimed:
You just wait till I go around to
the furnishing store and see Johnsoni
I'll call him forty kinds of robbers, and
if he says word back I'll punch his
head!"
The umbrellas came next. They had
been reduced from $3.50 to SO cents.
Mr. Bowser expected to find pine ham
dies and cotton covers, but he was dis
appointed. He had paid $1.50 for just
such umbrellas.
We've got three in the house and
don't need any more" remarked Mrs.
Bowser.
Umbrellas are always a good thing, -
he replied, land I'm going to take three
of these. That's a saving of s1.56 right
in a lump
Bath robes had been reduced from 81
to $270, and Mr.. Bowser elbowed his
NV int n he orOxvd didn't need a
bath robe, but he wasn't letting such
a bargain as hat slip through his fingers
He ordered one and saved $l.3O- There
were a lot of women's wrappers on the
next counter, and though Mrs. BowSer
had been lost in the crowd he stopped
to look Thy had been reduced from
81 to 80 cents, and he ordered two and
saved 1920.
Then mad desire crept into his
heart 1t was to spend 81, 900 in
that store He dropped on to the corset
covers and bought ten. He found him
self alongside the glove counter and
bought six pairs. He moved down 10
the handkerchiefs and scooped In two
dozen He bought soap, perfumery
bay rum, night shirts, night dresses.
carriers, nackties. hatpins, table nap
lxins and score of other things, and ne
was so busy that it came o'clock IN
the afternoon before ne got out and
wendell his way home. He found Mrs
Inside the door he called out:
Il spent over $500 and made saving
of about SITS, and if I had any more
cash I'd go back this afternoon"
Didn't 1 tell you that there We're
bargains ?" she replied.
ssRargainsi Why they were piled ten
feet deep all over the store"
Then his purchases began to arrive,
and it happened that the two wrappers
were the first to be displayed.
What are these?'' asked Mrs. Bow
ser as she held them up.
Wrappers for you [ forgot now
much 1 save but it was 81 or So"
But they are large enough for
woman Weighing 200 pounds, and I
didn't need anything in that line 1t
was kind of you-but-"
Mr. Bowser drew himself up. Then
his face began to grow red and his
ears to twitch, and with a hoarse yell
he Jumped for the heap of packages and
tossed them in the air by the dozen.
They fell on the cat. and they fell on
Mrs. Bowser, and the chairs and the
lounge and the piano, and they were
still raining down when he shouted out;
Didn't I tell you that the whole thing
was a swindle and that the man ought
to be prosecuted for liar and a de-
ceiVer?"