Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-10-11
Love Behind
TIE Counter.


z power 70 Stop him. The field Of bath
s Is NOT too noisy. nor Is the churchyarl
= TOO quiet On land aud On sea, az noon
u twilight "a tie ballroom end ia ihi
!. death clamher lovers have wooed and
( win continue 70 WOO 80 long as tls
human race Is on The earth
Johnny Bounce was clerk Ia de-
. parlment Store ln large ETY. He sold
sood4 from tiie mems underwear conn
b Ter which adlolEed the department Of
& ladies hosiary Johnnys place WIS On
lho Fight 81 tie underwear ana Oh The
, lofi ~ the ladias' hosiery stood Lucy
. Tfoufnd. 8 dainty blond. who nom
: DE moment she had taken her place
fiefe ani bad brought her r9hIns egg
5 eyes % bear upon him had melted a
/ way Win them straight Into ihe undef-
wear clerks heHrf They bad found
opportunity 90 -peak scattered sen.
tenefe 0f fragments of sentences 90
bright days when iho Store wa feli
of el toners nnd Io chat continuously
~ mlng days when iHn fore was o..
sorted huf ia tils ehHi ihere gus nO
word ~ love- love bad heen looked
hui Uai spoken Nevertheless after
several weess Of proDIuqutv ihe two
young lHsris had become welded.
1hrn eano ncw man Ut the glove
counter directly opposite thc mems
underwear and naef hosiery TIE
was nYrouic Ga hle appearance. sspe
claiy hls roilsr which % 70 was not
Ont n Eyr0uic COLLAR fashion was
equally ample mass of raven curls
refe tossed up ON the TOP ~ Dis bend
ono ~ them falling down upon his
forehead nearly tonehlug hook nose.
Ne had hardly taken hls place before
the Georwalker was Obliged % ndmon-
lsh him 20 attend 10 lds customers and 4
keen his eyes on the little girl az the
counter opposite
iolnng Heunce was panic stricken
80 woman d insensible 10 admiration,
ana The blue eyed beauty from the mo-
meut the clerk 90 the glove counter
east hls flashing black eyes upon her
threw up her hands not in token Of
surrender but 90 make sure her hair
WIS properly adjusted Johnny saw
the admirlng glance and ga effect. He
cursed himself for a fool that he had
not secured the prize while there was
no one az the glove counter except two
commonplace middle aged men aud an
old maid. Now It might be too late. I
Not q moment was 10 Toe lost
Tue morning was beautiful The
windows were full OF spring goods.
The WAX ladies' d0nned IN the habin. I
merits ~ the opening season seemed
70 Fmlie more eontcutedIy than usual. I
Eni ths has nothing TO DO with an d
ARTISTS settlng for this romunce. for {
within ihe store WIS crowded and. the 8
weather being mild. overheated John {
nY hounees check glowcd not only &
With the temperature of Che huildng. d
lut WITH anxiety lie WAS Keeping one n
$50 cn some union suits he wns show v
ng % customer. the other on the
lashlHe eyed man opposite The Gus. n
omce NOT iudlng what he wanlcl. a
ndre4 ON. A ady % whom Miss o
'mef0tl Ind hoen showing stockings p
moved on at tho Sumo fime Johnny "
determined % seize the opportunity. OF
"Ai'sa CROW fuii," BE began edo von N
nnw that q seems very short tin,a il
lnee Fcg cawc INTO thr place beside u
We hui @ snC lts month That's dI
iug enough for nae to ind ont q Sc 81
rct I've found out Blankets slr9 4
isfh floor Take the elevator. I've
iunl out that II / don't wooden -
'arc2 Easement n don't 4 mean IN
sou don't Mems uuderwcarq RICH. W
ere What size sir3 Thlrty-two III
mist & tno large FOR twenty eight ca
Myth undershirt thirty fourg Thnk
ou'll find ihlryslx more satisfac- II
rs so the goods don't shrink. but In
'lfty-six viii. be- easier Don't Ike
70 gnulityG They're all wool. sir Ws m'
ivcn't better line ia the house. di'
'rry can't suit you Youn find at
lih robes IN the back Of the store. Of
.uf aislcs that way" ov
AZ the man moved on lady ap- ms
oached Miss Crowfutts counter. aud ex
WAS half an hour before the two we
FRO again free Then johnny sidled foy
J e. Lucy. This time he spoke from
q heart we
I'm nearly crazy" &
What's the matter with your Your wa
~ ttAH Att t-Ah1 hNtI Ni lhAi sue. Aih
idam" no,
That fellow opposite is rubbcring raa
o." got
'pshawl DO you think ia look at Sh'
nl What size. madam Lisle her
'cadl We have-very fine articles. win
ull nnd the advertised goods over stol
're. sic Thatn M you Openwork7 \ C
; haven't any OF these In openwork." for
he customer passed on aud was all
'ceeded by another This time Miss us
lwfutt made a sale. bur the lady be
ued away FOR moment 10 speak to -
ricnd. Johnny whispered; and
Lucy. love you awful II YOU me
II love me IN 20 mad Tell me. III
ck, before she turns. WIN your FOR
VIII whatT' we
WIN you BE- my glrl and marry me rym
! can know you belong 10 me aud mad
NOBODY eiser the
I that moment the lady turned. Mr.
y whispered the one word Yes" me
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