Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-14
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REDfEMlN|6( HER SEX.
BY vENA KENNEDY WILSON.

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BY vENA KENNEDY WILSON.
care ydu sure, madam, you bought
nothing III the upholstery department
on Thursday" ]
eyes; am sure"
''Then this receipt for 1929 was CIV.
en- you for I'VE dollar depositT' -
Eyes; It must have been. was here
Thursday and paid s. on q rug, and
when rot home I found the receipt
was for $500" "2.'
'well, just take a chair, and I will
look it up. =
The head Of the department went
through a pile OF papers before him.
A family amused contemptuous glance
in his eye told the upderclerk that he
had branded her story another lie."
In few minutes he turned to her
and said courteously. but coldly:
"strange; our slip Says IS. Now, !
will give you duplicate receipt. ]
will keep the receipt you gave me for
the 1920. 1t is of no value to you. :,
looking her in the eye.
"No; oh, no! OF course not. Thank
you! I-I-knew had paid the S."
After she had left he took his way,
with smile, to the upholstering de-.
partment. When he returned the smile
was almost sneer. : ,''
SWELL" said the underclerk, with a
laugh. ~: =.
"same old thing" he said YEARLY.
1.-THE receipt was given for goods
bought by her Thursday. She has lost
or mislaid her receipt for the IS and.
judging us by herself, was afraid we
would deny receiving it., 30 Matched up
that lie. BY heavens, I believe q wo-
man would lie her soul away to save
a dollar!' .,. =. ~, : @,.x< -. !.
The other man chuckled. !
'You think. 1t is funny: Well, !
DON'T, = = ~ -
An hour later he turned to his clerk
again: -. 81 - T. ,>,,
. "Five more women, five more lies-a
good record for an hour" ,,.y s
A woman stood beside him, and as
bis eyes scanned her quickly he smiled
involuntarily. M,~,G'z fse.>,,- =.
She was not shabbily genteel but
shabbily grotesque. The skinny cape,
the threadbare waist, the behowered
bonnet and Ill hanging skirt were Of
all colors and materials. They were
alike only in cleanliness. A. H..
She raised her sharp brown eyes,
hesitated and smiled little tremu-
lously, showing gums entirely devoid
IT teeth. Then, STRENGTHENING herself
up, she said slowly: gs 81. s z "a. v I. s .tZ
!: ave come to seesi II you'd take . rug
back. !" " ''s p ~ $2a s. q.
what Is the matter with the rug! r
"Nothin', only I don't want t."
"How long have you had it A cou-
pie of days, I suppose" ironically. i.
mo; I've had It purity near two
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But you have not used It, Of
"well, It's been on thesnoor ali the
time, but I only set there when I have
company, an I don't have company;
very often."'f this : little apologetical-
y. ITS q purity rug, an I like Il, but
want to send It back. !" Nv " 5s 5 B 1.
why did You buy It 81 you didn't
want tt?' he asked bluntly. 4 +. ..5 K hi
:" II do want it, nt-but I've got to
have some money, an ! can't get t.
nnless I can send the rug back." l y y
How much was it7'''i NJ S* .s3 @s5s ii III I
a'Leven dollars an forty cent?, she
de1ectedly. & * \; s II I
"Are you sure there ID nothing wrong!
With the rugr he asked IN an insin-:
aating voice. III It u crooked Of OF
color Of not 40 represented / may be-
able to do something for you N
n "No," emphatically, but sorfowfully;
there amt nothin' wrong with the
rug. It's purity an Ill right, but ii
INIT hurt any, an i must have the
money, an'-an' I thought you might
lake It back. 3 MA, # s,3
Give me your name and address, Y
be said, 'a.and / VIII call tomorrow and
COX at It / VIM ten you then what I
AN do" His eyes held smile that
was not amusement or contempt but 4
combination Of h incredulity and Joy
hat made the underrleFk wonder.
/ The next afternoon 10 climbed ave
tights OF stairs and was ushered into
he room with the rug. II, Il
Its Haunting color, the glazing chro-5
NOS, the table With the instal lmentE
plan album, the few wooden chairs
ind the old cane rocksf, even the one
little scarlet geranium, we're notsd II
single glance. Int he looked at the.
ia woman's face long and steadily. IL
Was such battered old face, al
.houeh time, sorrow and privation had
Ought ont their desperate battle there
Ind left each time traces "a ten the
ale. Il
.1t's 4. purity II rus, w. what shsf
aid. u
You don't want to give up the rus,
Why do yen Do soi g Il