Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
In The
Shoe Store

(Scene-A shoe store during
marked down sale. Tho customers
are being marshaled in order BY ur-
bane managers. Wild eyed clerks are
trying to walt on three times ~ many
persons as they can really satisfy ~
their attentions)
Young Girl latter gazing hvO min
utes abstractedly ut . bronze satin
boot on her foot. during which time her
clerk has told I'VE women that no 10
busy)-'T don't know whether ! want
It or not. It'll 90 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)-"Whero IL
It? oh, can't have lost II! It was
right here-excuse me, madam. but
will you get up?"
Woman Next Her (froStily) - Il
don't know what you've lost, but ! as
sure you that l haven't It! I've got
plenty Of my own"
Clerk-"What have you losti"
Young Girls Friend (pawing among
the shoes on the 6oor)-"My card
case. Jessie. you saw me have It,
didn't you? You know I had It at the
other store and now its gone!"
Clerk (soothingly)-'lf your cards
were in it possibly It win bo returned
to you"
Young Girls Friend-''No. they'll
keep it! It was q silver one! must
have lost It! I'm going back to the
other store"
Young Girl-'T'd 80 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 had II right on
my arm in the other store. I'm going
back there"
Woman Next Her (sharply)-''Well.
that's my mum you're grabbing up. It's
funny the sort of people they let come
into this shop!"
New Customer TO clerk1-"Cant
you wait on me nextf I've been stand.
Ing here q half hour II I've been q
minute! just want to leave an or
der"
Manager (soothingly}-"seat right
over there, madam, pleased"
Woman Grenadier-T shall stand
right here till this young man has nm
Ished! 1 cannot waste all afternoon
in one place. l wish to be waited on
Immediately"
Manager Tin sirupy tones)-"At
once, madami Just be seated"
Young Girl tstill dreamily)-"Per.
haps II you'd try on one q 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 l saw q woman
with a silver card case hanging on
her wrist exactly like mine and natur-
ally / grabbed her and said It was
mine and she was perfectly frightful!
She said she would call q policeman!
I'm all in a tremble! I came back to
rest a minute!"
Young Girl-"Why. that's . shame,
Mary. II I'd only brought along q
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)-Tn
call the manager! That's the second
time you've picked up my muff! You've
had your eye on 1t all the time! II"
Young Girls Friend (dlstractedly)
-"oh, hate your old sihhRF
thought l laid mine thsrOt IF Uncle
Jim finds, that I've lost that card case
I'll die!"
Newly Arrived Customers (all clam.
oring)-"Isn't there q soul in this
place to wait on anybody? i've stood
here an hour! I Just want to see that
pump IN the WINDOW
Manager (swoOping down a. the
clerks begin to paw the air)-"Just be
seated, ladies, and Ill have some one
here at once! Be seat"
Woman Grenadier-"ThAts what
you said thirty-five minutes ago. I'll
not sit down! shall stand right here
till this young woman makes up her
mind about that bronze bootl"
Young Girl (quite unhearing)-
Maybe I'd better get Q black satin.
You can wear black satin with every
thing. Only they wear out 30 soon.
Haven't you any that don't wear QUIT"
Woman Grenadier ito nobody in
particular)-T shall stand right
here!"
Clerk Ito woman who has tried 70
abduct him by main force)-"No, mad.
am; can't you sSS I'm busyf"
Would Be Abductor-'T shall report
you to the managerl OF alp the impu.
dence-when I've waited hourBl"
Young Girls Friend (gasping for
breath and waving the card case)-'T