Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-24
In The
Shoe Store

(Scene-A shoe store QuTllS
marked down sale. The customers
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 five MIN
utes abstractedly at bronze SATIN
boot on her foot, during which time her
clerk has told FIVE women that ne IS
busy)-"I don't know whether | want
it or not. It'll go we'll with the green.
but whether it'll look all right with
my blue velvet i"
Young Girls Friend dumping to
her feet as though shot)-"Where is
it? Oh, I can't 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 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 foor)-"My card
case. Jessie. you saw me have it.
didn't you? You know l had it at the
other store and now it's gone!"
Clerk (soothingly)-'1f your cards
were in it possibly it will be returned
TO YOU"
Young Girls Friend-"No, they'll
keep it, II was a silver one! 1 must
have lost it. I'm going back to the
other store"
Young Girl-"1'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 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. 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 a half hour IL I've been a.
minute. | just want to leave an or
der"
Manager (soothingly)-"Seat right
over there, madam. please!"
Woman Grenadier-T shall stand
right here till this young man has fin
ished! I cannot waste all afternoon
in one place. | wish to be waited on
Immediately"
Manager lin sirlIpy tones) AT
once, madam. Just be seated"
Young Girl (still dreamily)-"Pcr'
haps if you'd try on one a little mar
rover Id like the bronze after all"
Young Girls Friend (gasping from
the labor of Glowing through the
| crush do you think-just as
I got TO the corner I saw woman
with a silver card case hanging on
her wrist exactly like mine and natur
ally I grabbed her and said it was
mine and she was perfectly frightful!
| She said she would call policeman.
I'm all in a tremble! I came back to
rest a minute."
Young Girl-"Why. that's shame
Mary II Id only brought along a
sample of my blue dress :"
Young Girls Friend-"Now / must
70 and find my silver card case. II
Uncle jim"
Woman Next Her grabbing at the
| friend as she starts out again)-"Ill
call the manageri That's the second
time you've picked up my muff. You've
had your eye on it all the time! /
Young Girls Friend (distractedly)
-"Oh, I hate your old muff!
thought laid mine there. If Uncle
Jim finds that I've lost that card case
I'll die"
Newly Arrived Customers (all clam
oring)-"Isnt there a soul In this
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 III have some one
here at once. Be scat
Woman renadier-"Thats 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 unhearlng)-
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?'
Woman Grenadier Ito nobody in
particularly shall stand RICH;
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 AbGuctor-'I shall report
you to the manager! or all the impu
dence-when I've waited hours"
Young Girls Friend (gasping for
breath and waving the card easel
found it, I found It. Id put 1t in
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