The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-25
1T WAS HIS
FAULT

toms store again. declared Mrs
Wedderburn in such q tone Of hcrce
determination that Wedderburn looked \
up from his evening paper in auF'
prise.
II was actually insulted there,
Harry" she went on. Il had intend
cd to ask you to start an account at
Blankingtons but after the treatment
received there to-day I shall certain h
Is not pauonize that firm any more.
n don't believe we need any more
charge accounts" said Wedderburn.
/ easily. But I'm surprised that yon
should have met With any discourtesy +
at Blankington's What happened. any
wayg''
sWell. when went down town this
morning | thought I'd just take five
dollar biz 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
ington's and lunch with me and, do
you know, she simply insisted on pay
ing the bill She said X was her turn,
and all that sort OF things, 50, Of
course. | had TO let her pay.
Il was kind Of glad afterward. for
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 Iwanted, too
II selected perfect beauty and
Knew you'd be awfulIy pleased with il.
because il buttoned in front Hay j
iold The saleswoman 70 send IL aud
then we looked around at all the otbcf
waists and I didn't see any ! liked bet
ter than mine and. after quite awhile.
! went 10 The girl who had waited on
s ME and asked her il my change hadn't
I come yet.
! Caangep she repeated There
isn't any change. You gave me the
right amount--a two-dollar bill
.sI couldn't have done that, said,
for didn't have a tvo-dollaNbill with
! me. had just one fye-dollar bin
"shc called the manager Of the de-
partment and we both told him OF the
error was careful not to say any
r thing critical about the saleswoman's
]. carelessness, for know everybody Is
liable to make mistakes. The manager
9 went down TO the cashier and, after
had waited until ] was get Ing tired
he came back and said there had beer
10 age-doIlar bin paid into that DC
!, partment for some time before | has
II bought my waist
II Thep you doubt my word?' said
II "No. madam,' he replied, but it j
possible that you paid a tWodollar bill
I without noticing il.
Y How could Il l asked, when ha
p only a five-dollar bill with me2
in Are you quite sure that you ha
II no two-dollsr bill?' he returned.
iy Don't you think, Harry, it was in
IS pertinent OF him to question me ]
at that way? Beulah was incensed at hi
- rudeness, ! can tell you.
~ certainly am positive I replied
for / remember thinking this norl
ing that ia take five-dolar bill I'd
II my days expenses, and as l had bl
Sc one bill ia my purse. that must hay
I been it. for haven't even seen a tgl
no dollar bill for long time. And,
4 went on, very firmly. / wish you woul
Il refund my three dollars at once
II That's just what we cant d
AZ madam, he declared, 'but il our cas-
ts balance tonight should show that v
'af owe you three dollars Wen send it
10 yCu tomorrow
m Tomorrow repeated, scor
s fully. In the meantime / am left wit
,,s out cent OF money in my purse ~
III atn practically accused OF trying
he. cheat Blanlngtons out OF three q
ial lars. when the shoe Is really on q
6 other foot
Nv ..rhen / demanded back the mon
= had spent on the blouse, for kne
p. after all that fuss / should never ia
any pleasure in it. AS | told you
| first. Harry, I've decided never to
into that store again"
Have You looked for the tive-don
bin since you came homeg' Wedd
burn asked. stretching an arm iowa
his wife's desk.
NO: why should ], when ] know
III took II VIII me lhAb hOhbinS
Wedderburn did not argue the gu
don, but quietly pulled out the lit
drawer of the desk. There lay
crisp. green bill
why, / couldn't have taken it 0
after allia exclaimed Mrs. Wedd
burn. But where did ever get Il
two.dollar billg I can't uudersta
it at ALL
rhis morning I took a look j
YOUR purse, my dear and, as II y
empty put in the two.dollar
which was all | happened 10 have "
me-
T Ob. Harry. why didn't you tell i
t lust see all the trouble you h
4 made for met And that was sucl
I II beautiful blouse for the money
Blankingtousl And now l shall
ashamed to 70 there and buy It agai