The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-03-27
In The
Shoe.Store

(Scene-A shoe store during q
marked down sale. The customers
Ire being marshaled in order by ur-
,ane managers. Wild eyed clerks are
:rying to wait on three times as many
persons as they a really satisfy by
heir a~ttentions.)
Young Girl latter gazing five min
ates abstractedly at a bronze satin
,oot on her foot, during which time her
:lerk has told five women that he Is
,usy)-'T don't know whether I want
t or not. It'll go well with the green,
but whether it'll look all right with
my blue velvet i"
Young Girls Friend Dumping to
her feet Is though shot)-"Where Ia
t? Oh, I can't have lost It! 1t was
nght here-e1cuse me, madam, but
will you get up?"
Woman Next Her ~(frostily) - II
don't know what you've lost, but I as
,ure you that / haven't 1t! I've got
plenty Of my own"
Clerk-"What have you lost?"
Young Girls Friend (pawing among
the SHOES on the fioor)-"My card.
case. Jessie, you saw me have 1t,
didn't you? You know I had 1t at the
other store and now it's gone!"
Clerk (soothingly)-"Tf your cards
we're in it possibly 1t will be returned
to you"
Young Girls Friend-"No, they'll
keep It! It was a silver one! I must
have lost 1t! I'm going back to the
other store"
Young Girl-"Id go with you. dear,
but I've just got to decide on these
bronze boots! Do you think they'd
look well with the blue
Young Girls Friend-"Uncle Jim
gave 1t to me and I had it right on
my arm in the other store. I'm going
back there"
Woman Next Her (sharply)-"well
that's my muff you're grabbing up. Its
funny the sort of people they let come
into this shop!" S..
New Customer Ito clerk)-"Can'
you wait on me next? I've been stand
Ing here a half hour II I've been 9
minute! just want to leave an or
der" >.
Manager (soothingly)-"seat right
over there, madam, pleased" ,
Woman Grenadier-'T shall stant
right here till this young man has fin
ished! I cannot waste all Afternoon
In one place. I wish to be waited OF
immediately" 3,
Manager Tin sirupy tones)-"A
once, madam! Just be seated"
Young Girl (still dreamily)-"Per
haps If you'd try on one a little mar
rover I'd like the bronze after all"
Young Girls Friend (gasping from
the labor Of elbowing through TIL
crush)-"What do you think-just al
I got to the corner I saw q woman
with q silver card case hanging OF
her wrist exactly like mine and natur
ally ! grabbed her and said it Wal
mine and she was perfectly frightful
She said she would call a policeman
I'm all In a tremble! I came back Il
rest a minute!"
Young Girl-"Why, that's a shame
Mary. If I'd only brought along 1
sample Of my blue dress"
Young Girls Friend-"Now I mus
go and find my silver card case. I
Uncle jim"
Woman Next Her Grabbing at tn
friend as she starts out again)-"T1
call the manager! That's the secon'
time you've picked up my mutf! You'v'
had your eye on it all the time! i
Young Girls Friend ~(distractedly
-"Oh, / hate your old muff!
thought I laid mine there! II Uncl'
Jim finds that I've lost that card cas-
I'll die!"
Newly Arrived Customers (all clam
oring)-'Isn't there a soul In THU
place to wait on anybody? I've stoot
here an hour! lust want to see tina
pump in the window!"
Manager (swooping down as thu
clerks begin to paw the air)-"Just b.
seated, ladies, and I'll have some one
here at once! Be seat