Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-04

chase this clerk laid his book on the
counter, which gave me a chance to dis
cover the name chamberlain" writ
ten on it, and as he signed the sales
check (25) he scribbled the initial &C"
on it, from which I take it that Mr..
Chamberlain was the clerk who waited
upon me.
At ]. M. Hale & Co.'s store, 1O7 North
Spring street, 1 purchased a pair of
pink garters from tall, light complex
ioned, smooth faced man, wearing a
dark grey mixed suit, who gave me
sales check No. 4, and his own number
4S marked on it.
Going around to 213 South Broadway
walked into Wetherby & Kayser's
shoe store, where 1 bought a pair of
shoe laces for 25 cents from middle
aged light complexioned man with a
sandy mustache, who wore light blue
suit. This chap did not favor me with
a sales check, but as I passed out of
the store I sneaked off a card from a
card tray on the shoe lace case.
Fortune Knocked in Vain
Then going to the Coulter Dry Goods
company's store at 217 South Broad
way, I made my way to department No.
21. where I purchased a package of
white envelopes from a young lady with
light brown hair wearing a black waist
and skirt. Her number was &c. but the
number of the sales check was missing
when 1 looked for it later.
was given the grand entree'' when I
tried my chances with the Vile de Paris
at 317 South Broadway, where a tall
distinguished looking man, smooth of
face and wearing glasses, escorted me
with the air of prince from the main
doorway to the haberdashery counter
near the center of the store, where
young lady of light complexion, wear
ing a dark skirt and white shirt waist
with a narrow blue stripe, became very
busy in an effort to sell me some hand
kerchiefs.
After considerable fumbling around I
finally selected two handkerchiefs, for
which I paid 80 cents, receiving sales
check No. "a, clerk No. 80.
Clerks Fail Repeatedly
In the stationery department of ]. r.
Lanes dry good store at 329 South
Broadway purchased two lead pencils
for 10 cents from a tall dark complex
ioned young lady, who wore a white
shirt waist and black skirt. The sales
check was No 25, which showed me 1
had been waited upon by clerk No. AZ.
At 49O South Broadway-The Bon
Marche-I ran across a German
clerk who was evidently new at the
business. He tried to induce me to buy
blue four-in-hand tie, despite my
protests. After I had selected a mar
row ribbon tie he was unable to make
out the check and was compelled to seek
the assistance of a young lady behind
the same counter who fixed the check
up properly. Later 1 discovered I had
received sales check No. IT, clerk 81
I bought a coffee strainer for cents
from a medium tall, light complexioned
smooth faced chap wearing a dark suit
in department D of Parmlee-D Dohr-
mann company, 436 South Broadway.
He gave me sales check No. 32,799, clerk
No. 1876.
Gives Up in Despair
At the Fifth Street store, Fifth street
and Broadway, I walked to the extreme
rear of the store, where I paused in de-
partment No. long enough to pur-
chased one tablet of writing paper for
10 cents from clerk No. SOL who gave
me sales check No. 2OC. This clerk was
tall light complpexioned, smooth
faced chap, wearing a light grey suit,
who appeared to be particularly inter-