Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1905-10-05
Mrs. Tryon's Bargain.

wife. As a consequence she was
bargain hunter. She often
bought little things because they
were cheap-not that she pra-
ticularly needed them. But she
would never acknowledge this.
Tryon was not at all surprised
one morning to find his breakfast
standing cold on the table and q
note from his wife explaining
that she had seen an ad in the
paper that morning that called
her to one of the large depart
ment stores.
They're selling hats to-day
at half price, and that brown one
| saw the other day for SIS will
be $3.50 this morning if / can
get there in time" the note went
on.
By the time Tryon had read
the note and finished his break
fast Mrs. Tryon was in the heat
of the scrimmage in the MILL
merry department downtown. AL
though she succeeded in getting
there just as the doors were
opened 90 other women were
ahead of her and the scrimmage
up the stairs was as thrilling as
q basket ball game. Each of
the wise ones grabbed q clerk at
once knowing that was the quick
est way to get waited on, but
Mrs. Tryon was one of those who
did not understand this. She
found herself running about look
ing in vain for that brown hat
she had set her heart on and no
one to assist her. She came
across ne''creation" that she had
looked at in the window a few
days before, but had given up
because it was too expensive.
Here at least was an opportunity
to see how she would look in it.
So she took off her own hat and
laid it on the counter while she
walked eagerly to the glass with
the creation in her hands.
Now the hat that Mrs. Tryon
had laid on the counter was a
dainty little thing in white with
| pink flowers tastefully trimmed
on the brim. Mrs. Tryon had
worn it so much that she was
thoroughly tired of it. Yet it
was still pretty hat.
After she had gazed longingly
at her reflection in the glass and
had noted with sigh how well
the expensive hat became her,
she returned to the counter just
in time to see an eager shopper
irving on her hat.
Mrs. Tsyon was shocked a bit
at first and then smiled at the
situation. Instead of demanding
her property in a hurry she
watched the innocent woman
cooking her head before the glass
eying herself from all possible
sides, and she was greatly amused
at the sight. She could not
help but acknowledge however,
that the woman looked very well
in the hat. When the shopper
was finally through and had laid
the hat back on the counter after
looking it over for a price mark,
Mrs. Tryou took her hat from the
counter while the woman's back
was turned and walked down the
aisle.
She was carrying her hat in hel
hand and after bit she noticed
that several women looked at the
hat and then at her as she pass
ed. But Mrs. Tryon was lookin:
for her brown bargain aud pal,
little attention to them.
A little later woman ap.
preached and touched her on til,
arm.
"Are you going to take tina
hat madam" she inquired point
ing to Mrs. Tryon's hat she wa
still carrying in her hand.
81 believe | may as well,
Mrs. Tryon responded. cit
the one | wore down here thi
morning."
81 beg your PARDON" the shop
9 err answered in some embarrass
ment. Il saw you carrying il
and so supposed it was on sale.
: They smiled at each other an
passed on.
AS Mrs. Tryon was fingerin