The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-09-19

1T that an2 Well You sell your
things to gol darned cheap young fellow
Why don you stick up sign over yoar
bargains
The girl made up her mind that the
dragon fy was coming oat She called
tioorwslker.
Mr. Black is no, willing to show thi,
gentleman the dragon brooch lie i, a
friend Of mine aud Is hooking foy a wedding
gift.
She was asking her position aud ,kim
ming the tnth bat her bloi boilsd At
such insoleuce. The Gibson man pat she
shinips insect % the shoaea-. wuh aLc.
nty
She held It % the lzh, and showed her
friend al the 6ne Eoin,s of the setting
called h,s attention To the CENTURY cut
al the 1oue~ and 10 the rare drc in the
glowing rubis-.
tie took morc natice Of her radiant face
As she enihu..I over the gems than be jid
Il the jewel ,is..li She ieli eresttailca
Shen be sasi be- guessed he d 70 back and
.'l5.lk at the cr,i,er wuh the lcetnc hahts
arain, Gathy's - ~ in her ways
Il .hail hear irOm sbis, sheusht the
Hitle clerk unsazil,. a. she sent again to
display Psyche charms,
Farmer Crab,rrv booked =, the gir
lhuaghsfully a. be iFsw frum somewhere
IN the regsoa of his heart an old bFown
wallss. uaoglls-l with agc. aud uuwoup,l
long s,nas
Pa, in the p.p~, it sc,s on ingoihc
vhalc 6rger. be orlersi a, he paid ior
the aatas Have 1t shipped to Bristol
before night an tomorroS Il take the
fara. sAeoa an cart ls ap 10 the new hogs-e.
Gas-s foseus "a tell yos ChAe Ann
sU3a to 1--we in Bri.,A. dldn /. .is
When yoa van, anything morr come
to me I shall alwAys be glad to waii oa
yoa IN, number IS -, shr said a. they
parted Al the ELEVATOR
Mr. Crabsrec was ia fighting iTim when
be reached the sra aoor tie marched
oyvg IN frons Of tho diamond counter. sat
down on a fragile tabourcsts, folded his
arns. and beloved Wherr the pro
pgsrsor II this store | M going ,o have
that devil darnin becSiic with the red
spas GA its vings. bat In ~ bero ,ill
Gabricl blows his horn ani wait fer the
bsss- q this establishments before that air
hask na--d. packet faced iajan shall at
any commissions oat % anything | buy,
gol darn h,m. or any other u your stuck
up-Clerk. he -hoaied a, be Elared fierce
" aspaad the store
Mr. johnson. the senior partner, was
in the othoe Hearing the disturbance,
be came forward in time 10 geI full bene-
III uf Farmer CrAbsree's remarks The
clerks al looked unconoeruel, though they
fclt frightened Mr. johnson Was a severe
man
lsu asked for me, sir
BE you Mr. johnson
Il AIN
Then gimme thar devil ; laruin nee
die.
Tie tuok out his Old wallet, removed five
crisp 500 bills and handed them to the
Astonished MIR johnson Then he ad-
dressed the public general.
II don wear clowns pants, nor shade
hat that cost s75, but pay for my clothes
when | get em, aud don have 10 stand
behind counter aud sass folks for no $40
a week.
The "Injun did not reply. Farmer
Crabtree had made two shrewd guesses.
"TH take receipt for that, if its all
the same to YOU, mister, he said to Mr..
johnson, who was putting the dragon fly
in white satin case
Is there anything else | can do for
your Mr.. johnson inquired as he hand
ed the receipt and the package to Mr..
Crabtree
well, yes, there is, if you Il come up
stairs a minute They stepped into the
elevator together.
You've got one good clerk in this
store, and tell you, Mr.. johnson, good
clerks count in your business. There she
is over there dustin that hidjis idol, he
continged, after the elevator had stopped
at the third floor Take this dlmon
bug over there and tell her a relative by
the ties of human kindness sent 1t to
her, his eyes glistened q II stand out
Of the way so can see her face when she
opens the gimcrack, he ordered
Down ? asked the elevator boy.
Eyes; wait a minute
Mr.. johnson entered into the spirit OF
the gift and went quickly to No. AZ, who
looked startled for an instant, but he gave
her Farmer Crabtree's message and the
box.
''For me, from that dear old gentleman
who bought the bronze p the eager lis-