The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-26
In The
Store

are being marshaled In order by ur.
bane managers. Wild eyed clerks are
to wait on three times as many
persons as they can really satisfy by
their a~ttentions.)
Young Girl latter gazing five min
utes a~bstractedly at a bronze satin.
boot OF her foot, during which time her
clerk has told 1--WE women that he Is
busy)-"I don't know whether ! want
1t or not. Tt1l go well with the green,
but whether it'll look all right with
my blue velvet -"
Young Girls Friend Dumping to
her feet as though shot)-"Where is
It? Oh, / cant have lost It! 1t was
right here-excuse me, madam, but
will you get up?"
Woman Next Her (frostily) - II
don't know what you've lost, but 1 as
sure you that ! haven't it! I've got
plenty Of my own"
Clerk-"What have you lost?"
Young Girls Friend (pawing among
the shoes on the ioor)-"My card
ase Jessie, you saw me have it,
didn't you? You know / had It at the
other store and now it's gone!" !,
Clerk (soothingly)-"If your cards
we're in 1t possibly 1t will be returned
to you"
Young Girls Friend-"No, they'll
keep 1t! 1t was a silver one! ! must
have lost 1t! I'm going back to the
other store"
Young Girl-'Td 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 It to me and I had it right on
my arm in the other store. I'm going
Woman Next Her (sharply)-"well,
that's my muir you're grabbing up. It's
funny the sort of people they let come
into this shop!"
New Customer Ito clerk)-"Can't
You wait on me next? I've been stand
ing here q half hour n I've been q
minute! ! just want to leave an or
der"
Manager (soothingly)-"Seat right
over there, madam, please!"
Woman Grenadier-"I shall stand
right here till this young man has fin
ished! ! cannot waste all afternoon
In n place. | wish to be waited on
immediately"
Manager Tin sirupy tones)-"At
once, madam! Just be seated"
Young Girl (still dreamily)-"Per-
haps II 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 the
crush)-"What do you think-just as
! got to the corner / saw q woman
with q silver card case hanging on
her wrist exactly like mine and natur-
ally ! grabbed her and said 1t was
mine and she was perfectly frightful!
She said she would call q policeman!
I'm al In q tremble! I came back to
rest q minute!" !.
Young Girl-"Why, that's a shame.
Mary. II I'd only brought along q
sample Of my blue dress"
Young Girls Friend-"Now I must
go and find my silver card case. II
Uncle jim"
Woman Next Her Grabbing at the
friend a. she starts out again)-"rl
call the manager! That's the second
time you've picked up my nun! You've
had your eye on 1t all the time! r."
Young Girls Friend (distractedly)
-"Oh. I hate your old muir! I
thought I laid mine there! II Uncle
Jim finds that I've lost that card case
I'll diet"
Newly Arrived Customers (all clam
oring)-"Isn't there Q soul In this
place to wait on anybody? I've stood
here m hour! I just want to see that
pump In the wirdow!"
Manager (swooping down as the
clerks begin to paw the air)-"Just be
seated. ladies, and I'll have some one
here at once! Be seat"
Woman Crenadier-"That,s what
you said thirty-five minutes ago. III
not sit down! I shall stand right here
TIL this young woman makes up her
mind about that bronze boot"
Young Girl (quite unhearing)-
Maybe I'd better get q black satin.
You can wear black satin with every
thing. Only they wear out 20 soon.
Haven't you any that don't wear out?'
Woman Grenadier Ito nobody In
particular)-"I shall stand right
here!"
Clerk Ito woman who has tried to
abduct him By main force)-"No, mad
am: can't you see I'm busy?"
Would Be Abductor-"I shall report
ron to the manager! OF al the impu-
dence-when I've waited hours!"
Young Girls Friend (gasping for
breath and waving the card case)-"T
sound IL I found It! I'd put Il in
ny coat pocket!"
Young GirlE"How nice. Mary! Ito.
clerk1 What III VIM aav n <hn nrS~~