The Washington times., 1908-07-06
NEWLY Welded, GOES SHOPPING,
AND SHOP GIRLS HAVE GOOD
SUMMER JOKE.

The suburban man entered the shop
cautiously and stood Just within the
portal where he could not be attacked
without warning. In one hand he car
ried a small piece Of paper tightly fold
ed. IN the other a suitcase. After he
had fingered upon the Threshold to
take his bearings for a full minute. he
approached a floor manager as timidly
as IL that gentleman were a baseball
umpire or some one Of equal impor-
lance.
Can you tell me where viii find
Miss. Miss-er-Bessie2 ," asked
the man. referring 10 his instructions.
The floor manager told him without
circumlocUtion.
Gazing at the long line Of girls down
the aisle which had been pointed out
to him as the habitat OF that young
woman, the man plainly SHE'D. do
you think she would come here and
speak 70 me?'' he asked the floor man
ager. and the floor manager said pity.
ingly that he was sure she would. and
went away and returned with Miss
Bessie trailing n the rear
The suburban man greeted her tim
| idly. My wife"-he began explanator-
| ily. told me 10 come here and that
you would exchange something for her
I have It in the suitcase and I don't
I in the least know what il IS. but at
/ any rate she said that It was too large
| and please 10 send her number q and
| another pair Of strings"
| Come with me-" said Miss Bessie
| ma1esLiCally, preparing to set all sail
I and proceed down the girl-hned aisle
I Not at all" said the suburban man,
| drawing back. that is. thank you. but
| pray excuse me, for have other things
/ 10 do. and II you VIII just have a boy
meet me right at this doorway in, say,
twenty minutes. with the parcel I viii
/ take IL with me"
| But where are the things YOU wish
J exchanged?'' inquired Miss Bessie.
IN the suitcase replied the man,
and handed It 20 her and fed.
Went After Baby Ribbon
He went nez1 70 the department
wherein ere kept infants clothes and
wandered about in it disconsoIately IN
til a sympathetic young woman took
him IN tow.
What VIII you Lave?" she inquired
Baby ribbon" returned the ANA
teur shopper, growing very red in tht
First floor" said the clerk. YEARLY
and the man made his way back 20 that
quarter.
| II was mean OF anne not 10 COms
i herself he remarked, bitterly but at
one except the elevator boy heard him.
| He found the ribbon counter after z
nerve-racking search for II, and, being
! obviously huStered, caught the aIIen
ton Of a humorous young person WnC
loped eagerly over to wait on him.
Baby ribbOn2' said the man.
! What age is the baby inquired tn,
humorous young woman without Z
! smile.
There isn't any baby; it's for Z
lady"
Then you can't want baby ribbon
| mo; I suppose not"
! What IS the ribbon 70 be used fOrg
ITO tie things with. I think.
"Ohi Christmas presentst'
| ''NO-O-O- clothes"
| 'Ahi I see. What color clc EhesT'
I've forgot IN what she -sid.' muir
INJURED the mar. with his ears very red
and not sure whether or not he wa
/ being guy 81. Then he produced th'
paper agail and read II studiOusly FOL
| several minutes. Blue. No. ?" he SAID
after a minute Of silence.
Very good said the young woman
and produced the article. had /
; | wrapped. received the money ant
! smiled her blessing at the young man
Where Will I find alarm clOcksy
he asked, enboldened by this attention
In the notion department, % returned
] the young woman Carelessly, and dou
bled Up In silent laughter as her victim