Evening star., 1913-12-14
THE DAILY STORY.
ONE WARM DAY.
Copyright. 1918. by W. werner.)


Only the thermometer was to blame. If
il hadn't climbed up to the shrivelins
nineties Edna would have worn her clean
white linen waist instead of the thinner
but less immaculate dimity- Then the
Goorwalker wouldn't have looked pointed
~ at the coffee stain on the front plat
when she came in ut 5 O'Clock. and so
aroused in her an irritation that lasted
all day.
At $50 Edna mislaid her pencil while
an impatient customer was waiting to
have three pairs of Isle hose sent 10 the
wrapper The customer was impatient
she. too. had looked at the thermometer
and she said sharply what she thought
of a sa- -esgirl who couldn't keep track OF
g simple little pencil when she was paid
10 attend 10 such matters. The head of
stock heard and added a Tebuke-not a
strong ono-but Edna bit her lip and held
in an unwise retort. 4 moment later
when she squeezed tender toe between
two counters she muttered GROSSLY to her
self that for a puncIured cent she d throw
UP her position. which was the essence of
1oolishness, for she knew very well that
positions We're scarce and her meage1
salary hadn't enabled her to save even
single dollar tor idleness. And then
Edna, Who had a snub nose and tired
blue eyes, and whom life in general had
treated shabbily. looked with envy ac. oss
the aisle at Nell Hopkins, whose Iather
and mother were still living ana who,
consequently, could wear q clean wals.
twice day If she chose. Moreover, Nell
mad pretty, stra.gnt nose and smlnn7
brue eyes
Vt Il.oo Edna gave to a woman who
Nt mr.
= sam i.tt 0uno.e CONTAINING two paIfa
OF infants Bulga-ian torped Socks, ~oug.t
b. q stoaSS Itste Stri 1Ur ne sis.er 5 new
eaD.. INO nI-nULes ialer 4-dna -1-d away
aer plack satven apron aud red iealn~r-
oachea cheek oooh and sought eie-
VatO- 4eadin7 to the nInIn moor, where
the ca,eter.a Tor EN-. m..ioyes was ,oca ,eo.
E0na nau cents 1or luncheon. On
would nave mad fourteen, DuI h nau bee.
TOO warm "a.N 10 Work mat mo ning,
so she had spent a nlchei tor street "a.
luxury Sne ~avere0 between Dread, but
ter, two COOKIES ai4d Ice cream, ana Dreao,
butte;, two COOKIES and the more nu-
trtive roast ueef with ,eass s,oonIu. o.
brown gravy. She DOUBTED The saying
pine .tie lce cream and chose til,
roast oeeI, which p owed ne. her tasteful
ly hot nor cold-Just 4 sogSy, uApalaIabiv
lukeN am.
Forty minutes -ater she returned to he
eountes % md manager. nead or stock.
next salesS1ri and w-athtul cuatome-
AFdlE .l4s JNtl tNe %FOi5 -. cadSe n
stodgy little siri had ignorantiy gone her
way with three doiars' worth of
merchandise than she had paid for. Judg-
ln5 BY the ave age -read Of human ma
ture il doubtful III ever she would
retesn- IN. an woo i.ad Doagn. tie
silk hose was disgustedly waving the two
Ia ga 81 gar al o.. e. ST. =
that she had received and clamor.ns for
her money back f. et.ed head oil stock
tina ly coaxed he to take tU o other PAIRS
not so lowered as the arga.ns she ha-
selected, but still good value. The man.
ager, wiping the perspiration from his
bad head. giared at Edna as he stalked
of. Edna pursed her .ips suiieniy as the
head of stock admonished her nat an
other such mistake and she would bs
docked the price of the article given out
wrongly. Edna didn't care much. Sn
was tired and her fingers closed stickily
around the lead pencil and st:ck'ly ad