El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-17
MarriedLife the Third Year
Helen Sees the FutIIity of Working
Herself Up to n Fever
fsh Rage.
Mabel Herbert Urner
by Mabel HeFDeFt

Herself Up to "A Fever
ish Rage.
10y Mabel Herbert UrneF-
GL-HE RipOutnot Silk Stocking
company" read the gilt Iettered
sign
f9elen paused before the window IN
which was an elaborate display Of silk
hosiery. but the striking feature was
the two artificial legs. over one was
drawn a stocking in which many
stitches had dropped" beginning at
the garter line and running down 10
the ankle, with the sign: DO Your SILK
Stockings Wear Like ThisE On the
other leg form was a perfect stocking
and the sign: Try Our 81 RlpoutnoI
Silk Stockings. Guaranteed Not 10
Drop Stitches"
1t was a convincing advertisement,
but another glance at the stocking
with the ruinOus drop stitches and the
thought Of the many pairs IN her own
bureau drawer in just that CondluOn
urged Helen into the shop,
SAre your dollar stockings really
guaranteed not to drop stitchesF' she
asked of the young man clerk. VINO
approached with a brisk what can do
Helpless In HIS Hands.
Absolutely guaranteed. madam
0-: Eight" ia faltered Helen. who had
reaIlv not intended to buy any just
then but she felt helpless IN the hands
of this salesman
sTNow here opening box and run
ming his hand deity down long BLACK
hose the only guaranteed SlOO slIh
stocking on the market. Last AlVe
times as long as any otner mar z
Gives you five times the wear anu se- 50
isfaction. Our specially woven garter
proof top"
Garter proof topT' questioned Helen
yes it's the garter clasp that starts
the drop of the stitch and We guara-n--
tee no run can get beyond TINS Ieu
line" pointing to a fine red thread that
ran around the stocking about SIX IN
.bes from the TOP. I'VE sell thousands
Of these every Week-the pest WedIlLi5
stocking on the market HOW many
pairs do you wish
ooh, I'll just try one paIT' H1ul-
INJURED Helen helpleSsly-
ssRetter take a half dozen. maoaul-
Save you the trouble OF coming Dslch -
You can't make a mistake on these
But with determined courage, hele5l
r57red a dollar bill on the counter ana
said firmly.
''One pair will do"
With a shrug that might be inferred
as slightly cOntemptuOus, the man
showed the dollar and stockings to-
ward the young woman clerk, as
though his time was too valuable 10
devote to only a one pair customer.
Helen walked out Of the shop with
a strong sense Of resentment She
1isliked that clerk and his swift, high
handed method Of forcing q sale. She
wished now she had not bought the
stockings They did not look bit
better than those she got at Warmers
for 70 cents
It vas just ten days later that Helen
again entered the shop There were
two women behind the counter, the
young man was not visible
I came to return these stockings"
declared Helen tersely.
The wOman's expression changed
from the set smile with which she
greeted prospective purchasers to d
What's the troubIe?" Jelly, as she
unwraPped them
You guaranteed the drop stitch
would not run below that red line"
Helen informed her just as icily, and
you see it has"
The clerk ran her hand through the
tops Of the stockings and examined
them froWningly-- Helen felt she WOuld
find some excuse for not making good
the guarantee, and was wondering
what 1t would be-
I'VE never have a complaint OF our
stockings. 1 cart understand 1t, with
a suspicious glance al Helen And
change anything without the red ticket
Did you bring that"
The Missing Ticket.
"Why, TO; don't know anything
about a red ticket"
The red ticket that was given you
when you bought the stockings"
NO ticket was given me and moth
ing was said about one"
oh, yes" with insolent assertive-
ness. we give a red ticket with every
pair of stockings, and we exchange
nothing without them"
But I tell you didn't get a ticket"
repeated Helen holly. Where's the
man who waited on me?"
he isn't here any more with a
covert note Of triumph
Then I wish to see the manager
"The manager won't be in till ?
o'clock"
why it's an outrage" Helen was
now thoroughly angry. I wore these
stockings only two or three times. and
they did exactly what you guaranteed