The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-24
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best qualities. lie was suave in his
reply. d%eferential in his smile and
quick with his fingers. AS he un-
wrapped parcels and let loose different
breeds of corkscrew. one after another,
he inquired if she had a preference
for any special kind.
Yes" h said. the eorkscrews !
want to see are patent corkscrews-
those with a dodge or trick or catch
or lever to max the cork come out
easily
Certainly. miss. Quite So" said the
young man intelligently. Il have sew
eral neat little inventions of the kind.
mostly American. Surprising what a
number of these things come over from
America. Now, this one, you will OBJ
serve. is simplicity itself-no pulling.
no violence required. Screw into the
cork so, turn the handle so. and the
cork comes out. We sell a great many
Of these"
May l see another one?"
Certainly, MISS" said the young
man. Now, this is a very clever little
thing, on the lever principle-no pull
ing or violence required. You JUST
May try it?"
She was by no means a bad looking
girl, and. though it was stretching a
point. the assistant drove an old cork
into an empty bottle and allowed her
to draw it out again.
YES" the girl said, that is charm
ing. ] like that much the best What
price is it?"
Well say two and three, as see a
very slight speck of rust on the handle.
whica, however. will easily clean off"
He began to wrap it up in paper
briskly.
The girl looked at him with sad.
wondering eyes.
"Why are you wrapping it up like
that?" she asked.
"Well. miss, 1 supposed that you d
sooner carry it wrapped up. If you
like to take it as it is and slip it into
| your pocket, Of course
II don't think l ought to do that
said the girl. You see, it's not my
corkscrew. don't think you ought to
suggest that l should steal your en-
ployer's goods"
II was under the impression that
you were buying that corkscrew."
"Why"" asked the girl. 6" never
said anything about buying. What
does a girl of my age want with cork
screws? / don't drink"
"Here!!" said the young man. with
the intense calm of the exasperated.
"You may think it a very funny thing
to come in here, turn over the stock.
| spoil it by handling and waste my
time, but let M tell you that people
who don't come in here as customers
come in here as trespassers and by the
law
She did not look quite so frightened
as he had hoped.
Yes" she said, II know all about
the law. and it doesn't affect me, be-
cause. you see. l came in as q Gus
toner. 1t doesn't follow because l
don't want to buy corkscrews that
don't want to buy anything else.
You're so hasty. That is how you get
wrong"
as there" said the young man, ANY
thing which you want to buy not
want to see. mind; want to buy?'
eyes," said the girl. "there is. But
must l buy it without seeing it? 1t
doesn't seem to me to be the usual
way Of doing business. but l dare say
you know best"
The young man sighed.
You can see any article which you
are intending to buy"
We'll. you should have said that
before. You contradict yourself. you
know. l want a packet Of that blue
gray Silurian note paper. with en-
velopes to match, and some chocolate
nougat.'
You'd better get out Of the shop
said the nan you know perfectly
a st%ationer's."
"iCu really are much too hasty,'
said the girl. Pm only following your
own directions. and you can't buy
chocolate nougat at a ~stationer's.
There's a caro- in that window which
says. If you don't see what you want
in the window. kindly step inside and
ask for it I didn't see any Silurian
note paper IN that window. so l kindly
stepped inside and
"Will you goY' aid the young man.
losing his self control.
"Not Immediately. If I've been mis-
led. it's your fault for putting notices
in the window which you don't mean.
Why do you do it? You shouldn't.
There are other things l want as we'll.
L want q penny box Of tin tacks."
Twill you go?"
Eyes. But think you ought to serve
me first without being impolite about
It,"
She turned round to the proprietor.
who at that momen appeared behind
the counter.
DO you think" she said. you could
persuade this young man to sell me a