The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-15

those OF the other table are only 10
cents. a regular bargain"
All of Hetty Green's interest in the
higher priced garments disappeared
when the cheaper ones We're displayed.
Two women stepped back to make way
for the elderly woman as she APP
preached the table.
Let me See that one she said, pick
ing out a plain kimono with Il mar
row strip of ribbon along its front.
and guess I'll try it on"
Blu Mrs. Green did not want to let
go her wrist bag.
The sleeve is very full" said the
clerk. . your little reticule will go right
through"
This seemed to please her, and she
shipped the garment over her shoulders
and drew it around her form. smiling.
"A nice fit. too said the girl en-
couragiEsly, smoothing her hand along
the front of the garment, and at ~
cents it's as good for the money as
we have had III the store for u long
1iiac."
Kimono Didn't Suit Her.
Whether or not She could not trust
her own judgment or was in doubt
Green can tell. but she did not take
the kimono. She Slipped it off with a
sigh. laid it tenderly on the counter
and went away without saying any
thing. Here. as at the jewelry counter.
he salesgirl thought the customer was
Il poor woman whose limited purse
prevented her from satisfying her small
desires.
Thus far Hetty Green had been
shopping" for more than an hour and
had not spent SO much as a nickel.
Her next stop was in the rug de-
low-p-iced cotton and wooden affairs
that could be bought for a few dol
lars. she asked for the imported car
pets.
VIVA are these?' she asked, rub
bling her fingers along the nap of a
large carpet of oriental pattern.
"A royal Kermanshah," said the head
of h department. IAN a rug of real
value"
Il might want one of these for my
home in New York." said Hetty, but
not now
She walked away as she spoke. and
the house representative followed her
to the pile of royal Tabriz rugs. She
asked the price Of them and their size,
looked at them for just a minute, and
then ordered three sent to her hotel.
They cost her 500.
What name. please?"
Mrs. Hetty Green" she replied. as
she opened h wrist bag counted
out the money. What size did you
SAL they were?"
Eighteen by thirty inches"
Very we'll; send them to my hotel"
Near the elevator she addressed a
tloorwalker. She wished to be directed
to the stores lunch counter Once
there, she took her place among work.
ing girls on a high stool and made
Il frugal luncheon Of milk and a bun.
Without stopping at any more fas-
chatting sales, Mrs. Green returned to
her hotel. There she had letters to
write. and when she came down to the
lobby she bought the necessary stamps
for mailing them with pennies careful
~ counted out. The bellboy, alert for
his tip, sprang forward, but Mrs. Green
waved him aside and deposited the let
tiers n by one in the mail box out
side the hotel.
Back in the hotel once more she
bought an evening paper. glancing at
once over the first page. wher the
record of a days happenings more or
less dramatic displeased her. for she
shook her head dolorously. Their she
turned to the financial reports, and as
h read the table of quotations she
tapped her foot on the floor nervously.
No theater trips or concerts for Mrs.
Green in the evening. She retired early
and was ready for breakfast the next
morning at 8.
Her C days trip carried her
down toward Spring Lane, where on
other occasions, she had lunched at a
place more or less famous for it's 10
cent oyster stews. But perhaps she
feit that h was not yet hungry
enough to spend money on food, for
she turned off and went to Beacon Hill
and the court house. She did not con-
descend to reply to the janitor who
offered to direct her. but wandered
where she would, stopping before the
door of each court room for Il minute
or so. Then. out again, into the sun
light, and for half a mile she followed
the shop windows. pausing whereve,
u jewelry was displayed Frequently she