The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-16

might have done duty for reply. It
was all she needed to induce her to
proceed.
"Well, there amt thing can do
but have some braid made out of the
silk and amt sure | can get any
more silk, and Nine. Fogarty don't
care much about takin' the dress any
way, she's so rushed this time Of year,
and like as not If make her wait for
the braid she won't even try to get
the dress done for the dance. I'm
Just sick over it,.
faint it perfectly terrible!" said
John, grinning into the pages of Red
Gulch Kelly"
"You just bet It isl" cried Miss
Delaney, unconscious of his irony
"Say, John, you watch down the hall
and let me know IL you see the boss
comm while l call up Blanks and see
how long it'll take 'em to make that
braid If they can't do it pretty quick
I'll have to chase over the madame's
place again and decide on some other
way to make it, and It's about hun
dred miles over on the west side and
1t takes forever to get there
She sat down and took the receiv-
err. "Be sure you let me know If you
see the old man comm, Johnny.
got some work | s'pose he'd think |
ought to be DOM His old work is SO
important, he thinks.
Hello! Is this Blanks? want
the braid department. Aw, don't |
know you don't have a grocery de-
partment? I said braid | never
said bread makes me so mad to
waste time this way The trimmings
Is what I want
Hello! Is this the trimmings? Say,
I want to find out how long it'll take
to make some braid up out O. some
silk I got / tried to match it in braid
and I can't find anything but some
that's too pinky lookin' and I'm 'frald
it'll look fierce after / get twenty-four
Yards of it on, and | got to have the
dress by the 28th and
whats that? Well, call the head
of the department, then. Why didn't
YOU say so before, instead of keepin'
me talkin' all this time? (Ain't that
the limit! Wastin' about fifteen MIN
utes of my time and then tellin' me
she don't know anything about it.
Hello. Is this the head of the de-
partment Well, say, | want to know
how long it'll take you to make up
some braid out O. some silk | got. |
got to have it quick, because the
dressmaker amt very anxious TO
make the dress anyway, and want
II to wear to dance the 28th
.What that? Oh, about twenty-four
wards. Say, how much'll it be? Four
dollars bolt? How many yards are
there in a bolt? Great Scott! Only
twelve yards in a bolt? Thatli make
It come to So just for the braid.
"Say. I visit you'd wait till | get
through talkin' before you interrupt
me. You amt got time to stand all
day talkin'? Well, what do you know
about that! guess my times as
valuable as yours, and more, TOO.
What are you there for II It ain,t 20
talk to customers? You're there TO
sell trimmings, are you? Well, II you
aim got nerve! Say, I'm goin' to re-
mort you if you don't stop bein' SO
sassy. Well, what about that Drald'
now? Hello Hello!
"Well, what do you think OF tnat!
That mean old central's cut me on.
Hello!s
s.Miss Delaney" said meek voice
from behind her.
She turned with start to face her
amnloyer who looked with grim
smile from her to John and Red
crlch Kelly and then back to her.
Il hate to interrupt you. ne said.
sshut 7 should like to dictate snort
letter when you are at liberty, Il it
will not take up too much OF your
valuable time
He turned back to the crimson
faced youth, who was thrusting Red
Gulch Kelly into drawer with one
hand while he reached for a pile OF
mail with the other
Don't let me interfere with your
literary pursuits, John, he said. still,
Il YOU should find time to copy those
letters told you to send out last
night / should consider 1t favor
aYessir.' answered John becoming
feverishly busy.