The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-04-28

1ngton's and bunch 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, l had to let her pa7.
Il 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 l had plenty of money
In my pocket to buy one and the other
things I wanted, too.
Il selected a perfect beauty and I
knew you'd be awfully pleased with it,
because 1t buttoned in front, Harry.
told the saleswoman to send it and
the we looked around at all the other
waists and I didn't see any I liked bet
ter than mine. and, after quite awhile,
l 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 l said,
for l didn't have a two-dollar bill with
me. had just n five-dollar BILL
"She called the manager of the de-
partment and we both told him of the
error. I was careful not to say any.
thing critical about the saleswoman's
carelessness, for I know everybody is
liable to make mistakes. The
went down to the cashier and, after |
had waited until I was getting tired,
he came back and said there had been
no fve-dollar bill paid into that de-
partment for some time before l had
bought my waist.
Then you doubt my word?' said.
"No, madam he replied, but it is
possible that you paid a two.dollar bill
without noticing it.
"How could L. 1 asked, when I had
only a ~fve-dollar bill with me?'
care you quite sure that you had
no two-dollar bill?' he returned.
Don't you think, Harry, it was i'm.
pertinent Of him to question me in
that way? Beulah was incensed at his
rudeness, l can tell you.
81 certainly am positive l replied,
for l remember thinking this morn
ing that I'd take a ive-dollar bill for
my days expenses, and as l had but
one bill In my purse, that must have
been it, for l haven't even seen a two
dollar bill for a long time. And [
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 It to
you tomorrow
Tomorrow l repeated. scorn-
fully. In the meantime I 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 l demanded back the money
l had spent on the blouse, for 1 knew
after all that fuss l should never take
any pleasure in 1t. AS I told you at
first, Harry, I've decided never to go
into that store again."
"Have you looked for the fve-dollar
bill since you came homer" Wedder-,
burn asked, stretching an arm toward.
his wife's desk.
mo; why should l, when l know Il
took it with me this morning?"
Wedderburn did not argue the ques-;
ton, but quietly pulled out the little
drawer of the desk. There lay a
crisp, green bill.
why, I couldn't have taken it out.
after ALL" exclaimed Mrs. Wedder1
burn. "But where did l ever get that
t%wo-dollar bill? I can't understand
1t at all"
This morning l took a look into
your purse. my dear, and, as it was
empty, l put in the two-dollar bill,
which was all I happened to have with
me-"
"Oh. Harry. why didn't you tell me?
Just see all the trouble you have
made for me! And that was such a
beautiful blouse for the money at
Blankington's! And now I shall be
ashamed to go there and buy 1t again!"