The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-30

plete. And 7 am willing-yes, I will
stretch point-say $40 for your Moss
back" burst Mr.. Laycock, frankly.
''lt S more than ! have any business
to give, but my salary is fixed by con-
tract
''I DON intend to buy a machine
and won t do it, so you might as well
take your machine right out Of here.'
''But my dear Mrs. Henry
''You needn't dear me-take your
machine away
"Do you understand our system Of
easy payments, Mrs. Henry'"
mo. and / don t want to. Take your
machine away
'f1t wouldn't t make particle Of diff
ference having promised Mr.. Stevens.
He will get credit for the sale just the
same, Say $40 for your machine, Mrs,
Henry, and it brings this elegant, curly
maple, extension-front- end. really swell
macbine-why," declared Laycock,
overcome with the absurdity of his own
proposal, cit brings it down to $50.'
"Mamma doesn't want any ma
chine snapped Belle, for Mrs. Henry
seemed to be failing
FBut have you ever run our machine,
miss?" protested Mr.. Laycock. "Don 7
condemn it without having seen it, he
urged If you would let me see your
old machine
"Not if you stay here week." ex-
claimed Belle. angrily.
"Ha! ha! ha! Well, of course not.
But now. Mrs, Henry, J am not going to
take this machine away if you want it
for next to nothing. I will make you
one more proposition. Twenty dollars,
Mrs. Henry, for your old machinet
Without ever seeing i'll 1t makes this
cost YOU
"No!n'
"With your choice of saddles, Mrs.
Henry-'
"But don't want it, screamed
Mrs. Henry,
"Well, IN sorry, I certainly am
sorry, It is one Of our rules never to
try to force machine on anybody,
Mrs. Henry. Sullivan, give me a lift
here, please. Ladies, / am sorry
"Humph!'
"T will leave my card
"You needn't mind
"I don u, It's all right; take two.
And: by the way here's postal. Come
Sullivan.
'fDid you ever sec such check in all
your born days7D cried Belle. as the
the big machine. But Of course Jessie
never had coming from Canada, and
so averred.
Twice, thereafter, Mr.. Stevens called.
Mrs. Henry and Belle were out each
time. 1t was poor Jessie who had to
meet him. However, she reported as if
in duty bound that he had expressed
great Indignation at the conduct of Mr..
Laycock and Mr. Sullivan. He even
came again-though in the absence OF
Mrs. Henry--ths timo, so Jessie re-
S.J NJ bn I'M ci nj "a
manager. who desired n full account
of the conduct of the two statesmen who
had been so offensive. But not salts
| fled with Jessies imperfect recollec-
ton of the details, Mr.. Stevens agreed
to return for them the following
Wednesday, And he did return.
Mrs. Henry, sewing at the window.
looked out and saw below a wagon in
front Of the door. Two men were Just
OF the men was Mr.. Stevens, Mrs,
Henry ran in panic for the girls.
Clock the door. Take off your
shoes" she cried. "There is the sew
ing machine wagon Keep still as
mice May be they'll think we we gone
out. -
Reduced to stocking feet tho three
women waited anxiously for develop
ments. They heard together the slow,
patient efforts of the men carrying up,
stairs the new machine; heard them set
it down with emphasis; firmly touch
the bell button; and felt them waiting
| for IN answer.
There wak a second ring and a third.
There was some discussion in the hall
and some fear in the flat that their Wis.
| itors might climb up on the machine
and peer in through the diaphanous
transom curtain.
| Presently the beleaguered women
heard steps: the mon were going down
stairs. They heard them knock at the
door of the flat below and ask if Mrs
Henry's folks were at home; heard
them come up and ask tho same ques-
ton at the door of the opposite flat
and heard the woman quite distinctly
reply, ''I think they are; they were