The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-05-31
In The
Shoe Store

| are being marshaled In order by ur-
bane managers. Wild eyed clerks are
trying to wait on three times as many
persons as they can really satisfy by
their attentions.)
Young Girl latter gazing i've min
utes abstractedly at bronze satin
boot on her foot. during which time her
clerk has told i've women that he Is
busy)-I don't know whether I want
1t or not. It'll go well with the green,
but whether it'll look all right with
my blue velvet l."
Young Girls Friend Dumping to
her feet as though shot)-"Where is
It? oh, can't have lost 1t! 1t was
right here-excuse me, madam, but
will you get up?"
Woman Next Her (frostily) = IT
don't know what you've lost, but as
sure you that I haven't It! I've got
plenty of my own"
Clerk-"What have you lost?"
Young Girls Friend (pawing among
the shoes on the floor)-"My card
case. Jessie. you saw me have 1t,
didn't you? You know had it at the
other store and now it's gone!"
Clerk (soothingly)-"If your cards
were in 1t possibly 1t will be returned
to you"
Young Girls Friend-"No, they'll
keep It! 1t was a silver one! must
have lost It! I'm going back to the
other store"
Young Girl-"I'd go with you, dear,
but I've just got to decide on these
bronze boots! Do you think they'd
] look we'll with the blue"
Young Girls Friend-"Uncle Jim
gave it to me and l had 1t 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. It's
funny the sort of people they let come
into this shop!"
New Customer Ito clerk)-"Cant
you wait on me next? I've been stand
ing here a half hour If I've been a
minute! l just want to leave an or
der"
Manager (soothingly)-"Seat right
over there, madam, pleased"
Woman Grenadier-"I shall stand
right here till this young man has fin
ished! / cannot waste all afternoon
in one place. I wish to be waited on
immediately"
Manager Tin sirupy tones) AT
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 the
crush)-"What do you think-just as
l got to the corner 1 saw a woman
with a 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 a policeman!
I'm all in a tremble! came back to
rest a minute!"
Young Girl-"Why, that's a shame,
Mary. II I'd only brought along a
sample of my blue dress"
Young Girls Friend-"Now must
go and find my silver card case. II
Uncle jim"
Woman Next Her grabbing at the
friend as she starts out again)-"Ill
call the manager! That's the second
time you've picked up my nun! You've
had your eye on 1t all the time! -
Young Girls Friend (distractedly)
-"Oh, hate your old mum!
thought / laid mine there! II Uncle
Jim finds that I've lost that card case
I'll die!"
Newly Arrived Customers (all clam
oring)-"Isn't there a soul in thi,
place to wait on anybody? I've stood
here an hour! just want to see that
pump In the window"
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 Grenadier-"That's what
you said thirty-five minutes ago. III
not sit down! shall stand right here
till this young woman makes up hel
mind about that bronze boot"
Young Girl (quite unhearing)-
Maybe I'd better get black satin
You can wear black satin with every
thing. Only they wear out so soon
] Haven't you any that don't wear out 2
Woman Grenadier Ito nobody II
particular)-T shall stand RICH
here!"
Clerk Ito woman who has tried Il
abduct him by main force)-"No, mad
am; can't you see I'm busy?"
Would Be Abductor-"I shall repor
you to the manager! or all the impu
dence-when I've waited hours!"
Young Girls Friend (gasping FOL
breath and waving the card easel"
found It! found It! I'd put 1t II
my coat pocketi"
Young Girl-"How nice. Mary! (TC
clerk) What did you say is the price
Of these bronze boots? Seven and Q
half, marked down from ten! Ny
goodness! Why didn't you tell me
that before? At marked down sale