El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-23

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Certainly. What age, sir?'
! 1.-TWO years"
Something in white corduroy o.
| broadcIoth?''
Lets see what you have"
An Expensive Coat.
Miss Warren drew forward two
| chairs and hurried off But Warner
never sat down in a shop while hC
waited. He liked to walk aound anC
size things up" and now he STROBE
over to showcase, in which was dis
played a childs coat on a figure II
was white brOadclOth embroidered II
silk and with a bit of soft white ful
around the neck
That's a good looking coat. How
do you like that2"
Helen gasped. ''Oh, that's beautiful
But dear, that's very expensiTe"
How do you know2 Can you see the
price on that tag2"
The saleswOman hurried back now
with an armful of white coats
Here's a nice little model We're
selling a great many Of these this sea-
SON."
1T was plain white corduroy, with
big pearl buttons, really a very good
coat, but it looked very ordinary be-
side the one in the showcase
Warren glanced at it critically. Hell
en- purposely kept silent. She knew
there was not a coat there less than
ten dollars, but she would let Warren
find out for himself.
Here's another style in brOadclOth-
This is very pretty"
"Um-m, yes. How about the one IN
the showcase there?" pointing with his
cane. What size is that?"
ooh, that's a little imported model
That's a twO-year size"
She opened the showcase and took
it out. It was lined with quilted white
satin and beautifully made,
The Cheaper Garment.
What's the price Of that?" demand
ed Warren.
the tag.
Helen was watching Warren closely.
but he showed no resentment nor even
surprised at the price.
And how much is that?" pointing
his cane at the corduroy one she had
shown them, and which still lay on
the chair.
Twenty-Five seventy-five. sir. and
this one is eighteen fifty"
Haven't you anything for less2' ven
tured Helen. in spite of her determi-
nation not to interfere.
We have some in plain white serge
for ten fifty. Would you like to see
thoSe2"
When the girl again disappeared
Helen thought Warren would fierceiy
denOunce the highway robbery
prices, but he made no comment He
was standing with his back to her, ex-
aiming the thirty -nine fifty coat.
Il find we haven't these in the two
year size" explained the clerk, as she
came back with a serge coat. This
is a three year, but you can see the
style, and Wen have the other sizes
in next week"
Warren gave it only a glance. Don't
care for that. Now about this" again
pointing to the one from the show
case; lets see something else on this
order"
That's an imported coat sir, and
the only one we have left"
well, what do you think Of it? he
demanded, turning to Helen.
why dear. lists lovely, CT
don't you think one of the
others would dog"
"NO Kick Coming
'Oh, well, a coats a thing you don't
buy every day. Might as well get a
good one while you're at it. And she'd |
look all right in that-eh? What do !
you Think
''Oh, yes" stammered Helen, but we
might find one somewhere else that !
you'd like as well and wouldn't be |
quite so expensive"
Haven't time to shop around. If We !
want this coat, we'u take it. You're |
never satisfied to get a thing the first
place you go tO-you always want to I
trot around to all the other shops"
Then turning to the clerk, who was (