The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-24
CORNELlA'S CUSTOMER

enough to meet an emergency. Your
wife might wish TO entertain several
at luncheon. you know. And there -
nothing to prevent making a small
amount of cream in a large freexer.~s
The young man was Impressed.
That's IA good idea" he exclaimed.
Perhaps still larger one would be
even better. In case We wanted 70
give regular party"
IL was necessary 10 head him Oft
again. No. said Cornelia with de-
ciston. If You give a party You will
need caterer. A freezer larger than
this would be in your way"
That's right" agreed the customs
er, who for tractabiity left nothing
to be desired. TN take IL; what's
the price,"
Corneffa had no idea that business
success was so simple II matter. 1t
occurred to her that the ability OF
the men who maze fortunes had
been greatly overest!mated. Then =
sudden startling thought broke IN on
her self reorganization. In her ct~
forts tn ensnare her customer. she
had forgotten the price the locksmith
had made .'Thr-four and hail.
she said uncertainty.
The customer made no protest He
drew Ave dollar bill from his pocket
and Cornelta made change from her
own little purse. Now, iii have
this sent. please he was beginning.
OH CorneIia looked at him in
blank dismay. I'm afraid cant
send It. Not before Saturday, any
way" she added. Il suppose, II would
be too heavy for you to carry,
wouldn't it,"
There was appeal In the gase she
lifted to his She could not bear the
thought of losing a sale for SO
trifiing a reason. Luckily the cus-
toner was still accommodating. He
protested hastily that the freezer was
not at all heavy. and looked about
him with the air of man about 10
make purchases with view to asat-
ting up housekeeping. Cornelia felt
it was time to assume distant man
ner and she did so with immediate
effect. The cnstomer left the store.
carrying his single purchase In hts
hand.
When the iocksmith returned
grumbling. Cornelia announced her
sale. and he looked at her with re-
iuctant admiration. You done him
out Of a dollar" he observed. "hTat
freezer wasn't worth but $3.50 His
sudden accession OF respect for Cor
nelia received an immediate check
from the dismay with which she re-
ceived the news.
Don't you think he will come
baek?'' she asked anxiously. He
was such n polite young man. I
can't bear to think I've cheated him
out OF a dollar"
The customer did return within .
few days. He came in looking about
him in the same undecided manner
which had characterized him on hin
,tx,.t b. sIS ~ rtx
look tn he a young man lacking in
determination. After he had pur-
chased a screwdriver and pound az
nails he came to the point.
The young lady who waited on
me before. your daughter. perhaps
she amt no daughter OF mine."
said the iocksmith. Nor yet =
clerk. She was asking about you
this very day." he added calmly.
The young man Gin about
What" he shouted
She lives with her aunt at tina
Rutherford apartments. She wanted
IA key made for lock. and She stay
ed in the store while l went to at
the impression. She overcharged yoN
la dollar for that freezer explained
the locksmith. reluctantly. opening
his cash drawer. "and she asked X
You had been back to complain.
1t seemed that the young man DID
not care about the dollar.
See here the iocksmith said.
| The young woman came down thtg
morning to bring the key. II stuck y
little, you know. I've filed II or anu
it's ready to take back. II you'd like
the job. I promised her I'd send my
grandson when he came from SCHOOL,
The young man thought II would -
la pity to trouble the grandson. He
said. witll-feeling. that growing boss
need all the playtime they could set.
At the entrance Of the Rutherford
apartments he met Cornelia coming
out,
oh" cried Cornelia. dropped iser
purse in her excitement. Have you
come about that dollar
i've come to bring your key. said
the young man. and gave II TO her.
Explanations followed. and then
came argument. Cornelia wAA not
sure that selling an Ice cream frsszsr
to a stranger constituted ~ intro
duction. The young man. on TN
Iother hand. was positive about
The young man biushed. You
invented the wife and / held my
tongue I was afraid that II I ex.
plained that was bachelor you'd
wonder what ! wanted with an Ice.
cream freexer."
.swhat did you want with it," Chr,
neiia was indiscreN enough 70 mi.
rye young mans reply wAs not
verbal but such - It was Il was res
sronsin,r for a marked incfeass n
his auestioner's color
"Oh. WE'LL said CorneliA. Hwine-
Ing the key on her foFenneef, II
may come In handy some time.
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