The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-06-02
1T WAS,HIS
FAULT

WeddeFbHFh In such a tone of fierce
determination that Wedderburn looked
up from his evening paper In sur.
prise.
81 was actually insulted there,
Harry" she went on. 81 had intend.
ed to ask you to start an account at
Blankington's. but after the treatment
received there to-day shall certain.
ly not patronize that firm any more"
Il don't believe we need any more
charge accounts" said Wedderburn,
easily. but I'm surprised that you
should have met with any discourtesy
at Blankington's, What happened. any.
way?"
We'll, when | went down town this
morning | thought I'd just take a FIVE.
dollar bill with me. knew that
would be plenty for the few little pur.
chases | intended making and for Beu.
lah Russell's and my luncheon. tele.
phoned Beulah to meet me at Blank.
lngton's and lunch with me and. do
you know, she simply insisted on pay.
ing the bill, She said It was her turn,
and all that sort Of things. so, OF
course, ! had to let her pay,
"a was kind of glad afterward, for I
saw a splendid sale Of lingerie blouses
for only two dollars apiece, and It was
nice to know | had plenty of money
In my pocket to buy one and the other
things wanted. too
~ selected a perfect beauty and |
knew you'd be awfully pleased with II,
because 1t buttoned in front. Harry |
told the saleswoman to send II and
then we looked around at all the other
waists and didn't see any liked bet.
ter than mine. and. after quite awhile,
| went to the girl who had waited on
me and asked her If my change hadn't
come yet
'Change!' she repeated There
isn't any change. You gave me the
right amount-a two-dollar BILL
81 couldn't have done that I said.
for didn't have two-dollar bill with
me. had just one five-dollar bill
she called the manager of the de.
partment and we both told him of the
error. was careful not to say any
thing critical about the saleswoman's
carelessness, for l know everybody is
liable to make mistakes. The manager
went down to the cashier and. after
had waited until ! was getting tired.
he came back and said there had been
no five-d0llar bill paid into that de.
partment for some time before | had
bought my waist
Then you doubt my word?' said
mo. madam he replied. but 1t Ia
possible that you paid a two-dollar bill
without noticing It,
How could L. asked, when had
only five-dollar bill with me-?
"'Are you quite sure that you had
no two-dollar bilI?' he returned.
Don't you think. Harry, 1t was i'm.
pertinent Of him to question me in
that way? Beulah was incensed at his
rudeness, can tell you.
~ certainly am positive I replied,
for | remember thinking this morn.
ing that I'd take five-dollar bill for
my days expenses, and as I had but
one bill In my purse, that must have
been 1t, for haven't even seen a two
dollar bill for long time. And, I
went on. very firmly, I wish you would
refund my three dollars at once
That's Just what we can't do,
madam. he declared, but If our cash
balance tonight should show that we
owe you three dollars we'll send 1t to
you tomorrow
Tomorrow repeated, scorn-
fully. In the meantime am left with
out a cent of money in my purse and
am practically accused of trying to
cheat Blankington's out of three dol.
lars. when the shoe is really on the
other foot
Then | demanded back the money
had spent on the blouse, for knew
after all that fuss | should never take
any pleasure in It, AS I told you at
first. Harry, I've decided never to go
into that store again"
Have you looked for the five-dollar
bill since you came homer" Wedder-
burn asked. stretching an arm toward
his wife's desk.
mo; why should |, when I know
took 1t with me this morning?"
Wedderburn did not argue the ques.
ton. but quietly pulled out the little
drawer of the desk. There lay q
crisp. green bill.
why, couldn't have taken It out
after ALI" exclaimed Mrs. Wedder'
burn. But where did ever get that
twodollar bill? can't understand
1t at ALL
This morning took look into
your purse, my dear, and, a. It wal
empty, put In the two-dollar bill
which was all happened to have will
me-"
"Oh. Harry. why didn't you tell me-
Just see all the trouble you hav,
made for mel And that was such ,
beautiful blouse for the money q
Blankington's! And now | shall b,
ashamed to 60 there and buy 1t againl'