Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-05
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Tho Settle & S,, s.ss Soda Water

TABLE Her husband seated himself
also at the same table. She looked
IlaggcrS al the languid girl, and
mapped:
Two ice cream chocolate sodas,
witt plenty of ice cream at the bot
tom and plenty of soda at the top"
"Check? said the languid girl.
"Check?' snapped the determined
woman. What do you mean by
check"
Won must purchase your checks
from the cashier before giving your
order, said the languid girl, more Ian
suidIy than ever, and before she was
half way through the determined WON
an was swapping over to the cashier
all. yes, to he cashier. Let us gaze.
therefore, upon the cashier, respect.
fully. and see what we can see.
She had. then. the sour expression
Of a woman whose experience had
been such that she has learned every
trick in the deck; she looked as though
| she had first been robbed Of her fiance
and next deserted by the man who had
sworn TO cherish and protect her. She
could look at trimmed hat in a way
t. max" its owner culver.
Two" she snapped, swapping half a
dollar on the glass.
Two WHAT" asked the cashier,
glaucing at the feathers in that way
of which. lave already given you the
most Of meager hints.
Two checks" said the determined
woman. Quivering. Soda water
checks! Gracious me, what bother
about nothing! Please be quick about
it. for do not wish to stay here all
night"
plain sodas:" asked the cashier.
looking at a little hole in the deter
mined womar's glove
Ice cream snapped the other. and
as the cashier pushed over a celiu'
loid chip and 20 cents in change. the
determined woman snapped: What's
this"
"Your check and yo6r change
madam" said the cashier, smiling
like a vinegar bottle
Naturally" snapped the deter
mined woman. INT why have you
charged 80 cents? that is what wish
to know
For the reason, madam" said the
cashier, that 80 cents is our price
for two ice cream sodas. Fifteen
cents each Two for 80 cents"
| And she held helself with such ar
air Of being ready 10 give her patron
her money back SC that she could e
to cheaper place nat the determined
woman snapped W her check and hel
change and returned to her table
walking with a brisk and ominou'
swish that b,ded i'll for serpents II
, the path.
Nov. my srl," she said, two ic'
cream icho.o.ae sodas, as told yo'
} before. ard :or heavens sake do some
thing u keep those flies away" Turn
ing then to her husband she exclaimed
Fin her NOS determined manner
They fought to keep these place
cleaner
I "Yesy sad he.
Pool mana.ement-I noticed 1t tn
momen& ca. e in" and picking up
paper d. sh arose to her feet.
commatGing light, and began to sho
the ffin ava from the vicinity o
her tai I the desk the cashie
yawnedlAhid her hand, and locke
anywhess bgrthere.
All, -; 81. made much Of thos
flies, di4 the tetermined woman. siai
ping hGss-it. Ter husband and tn
table, grS:aa,. arousing the other GU:
toners ains the flies. telling he
husbandE n habits of flies, OF thei
y value teSThyscians. Of the diferen
things a. Guild carry and give on
! and how easi they could be kept GU
-. Of a plsee by the exercise OF htti
/. judgmeuSs Tile labor and the pTope
use Of eesH. Bringing down ne
!. fan suddely q the table. It chance
l.. that she bssed two Of her subject
2 OF convef1sto. What happened the
do not b. but the next momer
those two Els had disappeared o
g the table, er3; here was the woman
soda. 81
4 Take theeaway!" she said to tn
> girl. ID. lies in them! And tr
!. TO bring Is sodas served with"'
5 flies for. qDsaing for myself. ! mu:
? say ,ha; IAr enjoy them. especial
+. when I fe1 IN ut the bottom OF
!. glass Of ieo oIm soda"
D Il shall - to speak to the cas-
=. icr.~ said . sir,, and presently
= the deter1hr woman sat at NJ
s table wi,hshe rms by her side Loo
l. ing at her a. Of soda IS though
\ held for hD1 horrid fascination.
$ fascination - reflected on the fac
!. Of her hus0r Who similarly s.
? across. the q VI came forward slot
$ ". refieciIve0. nd yet carciessly. wi
, the face Of @ no 10 humming m u
ward tune. bet. moreover, with