Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-28
AT THE
BAZAAR

throughout the city. There is great
rushing about of pretty girls in white
and blue and pink and of harassed and
worried older women with RESPONSE
bility weighing them down and no
time to readjust stray puffs and jabots
gone askew)
Chairman-Do try to have some
body at each booth in readiness when
the doors open. It's so important to
be ready for business at the very
start!
Girl in Pink-Where'd that rag doh
go? It's the ugliest thing ever saw,
but Mrs. Parker made it and insists
that it will sell for two dollars. ltd
scare any self-respecting child into
fits, but-oh, here it is under the pop
corn balls and it's all sticky!
Girl in White-I never saw so many
dustcloths in my life! And feather
stitched! They'll be putting mono
grams on 'em next! Did you see
that awful bag Kitty Jones made for
us? I've put it way back
Woman in Shirt Waist-Now, I'm
going to get something to eat. haven't
had bite since breakfast! Don't for
get to put Mrs. Taylors aprons for
ward-she's so touchy!
Girl in Blue-Where does this go?
What is 1t anyhow? A cover to keep
the dust off a broom while hanging
up? My goodness! never did see
so much silly stuff!
Chairman-There come some people
now Everybody
Girl at Fancy Work Booth-This is
only two dollars. Isn't it pretty? It's
to hang over your waists in the closet
to keep them clean
Customer (sternly)-I put old pill
lowcases over mine!
Stray Young Man-How do you do,
Miss Gray?
Miss Gray-Oh, Mr.. Gormley! So
glad to see you! How nice OF you to
come!
Young man, hurriedly-You moth
er said you were here when | called,
so l came to see if l couldn't take you
home.
Miss Gray-Why, certainly Do look
at these pretty things, Mr.. Gormley!
Isn't this bureau cover too sweet? Don't
you want it?
Gormley-Why-er- do
with it?
Miss Grey-Oh, give it to your moth
er or our sis
Gormley-But I'm sisterless or
phan.
Miss Gray-Oh, I knew you'd want
it-only four-fifty! Thank you so much!
Nellie, take Mr.. Gormley over to see
the bags and sofa pillows and tell the
girls at the candy booth to see that
he gets waited on!
Small Boy (howling terrifically)-l
won't! won't! want another nickel!
l only got a choclut doll out-a the
grab bag with the other one and Billy
got a watch! Give me another
nickel!
Girl in White Ito portly, prosperous
looking man)-Oh, Mr.. Lankem! Here
is the loveliest soft pill
Lankem-That's all right. I'll take
it and ten dollars worth of other stuff
. you Just pick em out. stopped in only
five minutes on my way to a meet
ing.
Girl in White-How perfectly love
ly of you! I'll send you these pic
tures-nobody seems to buy them. Yo'
can give them away or something
you know. The frames are really quit
nice.
Girl in Blue crushing up to tn
chairman)-Oh what shall do? I'll
z lie Phillip is so mad because we've n
room for her behind the candy booth
and she's all fixed up and everything
And we spilled half the lemonade, an
that awful Jones boy put a live fro
into the spring water at a penny
glass! I'm nearly crazy!
Chairman-Oh, | went insane hour
ago! I'll go see what can do!
Customer-I'll take that table cove
bought here little while ago--th
green one. Why, of course, bough
it and paid for it! They wanted m
to let it stay here awhile to decorat
the booth. Why, it must be here
Then you've gone and sold 1t owe
again to some one else and l mus
? say that's no way to run bazaar!
: was the only one liked and
Customer in Seal-I pOsitivel
couldn't find thing l wanted. An!
how I'd rather go to the matinee wit
the money. Maybe they'll mark thing
down at the end Of the evening.
Gormley-I'm sorry, but unles
you'll take my watch for security
really can't buy those kitchen aprons
have a bureau cover, three sofa pi
lows, five pounds of candy, frame
photograph and six pincushions a
ready! Miss Gray, are you ready
: go home now?"
Miss Gray lin confusion)- M
Gormley, I'm SO sorry-you can't In
agine! l totally forgot to tell yo
when you first came that Mr. Brow
was coming after mel promised hi
yesterday! You really don't min d?
| Gormley (clasping his varied pu
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