The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-12-11

Its true, insisted Hattie. But I
couldn't tell him that I didn't buy
Featherlooms because McChesney
made me tired. Besides. she never
entertains me when I'm in New York.
Not that I'd so TO the theater In the
evening with a woman. because I
wouldn't. but Say. listen. Why
don't you make a play for her job?
As lons az I've got 20 put In a heavy
line OF Featherlooms you maj as well
get the benefit Of e. You could
double your commissions. III bet that
m makes her Idon'tknow-how.
many thousands 8 year.
Sd Meyers naturally rudy COM
p%lexion took on a richer tone. and he
dropped his Z * hastily. As ne cared
AZ Miss Stitch his glance vas not
more than half ~hattering How you
women do love each other. don't you,
You don't I don't mind telling you
my firms cutting down its road force,
and none OF us knows who's going 20
be beheaded next. But-weil-a guy
wouldn't want take a Job away from
a woman-especially a square little
trick like McChesney. OF course she's
played me a couple Of loW-down deals
and promised 10 get hack az her. but
that's business. But
SOS this" interrupted Miss Hattie
stitch. And I don't know that she Is
so square. Let me tell you that 7
heard she's no better than she might
be. ] have Il on good authority that
three weeks ago. al the River house.
In our town"
Their heads came close together
over the little. rose-shaded restaurant
table.
Al II o'clock next morning Fat Ed
Meyers walked into the Office OF the
T. A. Buck Featherloom Petticoat
company and asked "a see old T A.
He's in Europe" a s~tenographer
informed him. spaing. and sprudel.
ing. and ~badening Want to see T. A.
Junior"
IT. A. junior almost shouted Ed
Meyers. You don't mean to tell me
that fellows taken hol-"
Believe me. That's why Feather
looms are soaring and Sans-Siiks are
sinking. Nobody would have believed
IL. T a. Juniors got a live wire look.
ing Ike a stick OF licorice. when
they thought old r. A. was going TO
die, young T. A. seemed q s~traighten
out all OF a sudden and take hold. It's
about time. he must be almost forty.
but he don't show o. ! don't know,
he Amt so g-oodlookng. but he's got
swell eyes
Ed Meyers turned the knob OF the
door marked Private" and entered.
smiling. Ed Meyers had a smile so
cherubie that in~voluntarily YOU armed
yourself against IL.
Hello Buck, he called jovially
7 hear that at last you're taking an
Interest IN skirts-other than on the
hoof And he offered young r. A a
'arge, dark cigar with a fussy-looking
band encircling its middle Young
T A looked a, Il disinieres;edly and
spake, saying
What are you after
why. ] just dropped in" began
I'd Meyers lanely
The dropping observed r A
Junior. rs bad around here this morn.
ing ] have n little formula for all
visitors today. regardless Of whether
they're book agents or Kin statesmen.
That De-. what can 7 do for YOU"
"a Viewers tucked his cigar neatly
into 'he extreme right corner Of his
mouth. pushed his brown derby FAR
back on bis head rested his strangely
lean hands on his plump knees. and
txed 7 A Junior with a shrowd blue
eye
That suits mesfre he agreed. Il
never was one 90 beat around the
bush. Look here. I know skirts from
The draw-string 10 the rudle. It's a
Woman's garment. but q mans line.
There's 20 reasons why a woman
can't handle Il like a man. For one
thing the packing cases weigh q
pounds each, and she's rs dependent
on a packer and a poysaF rs a baby
IL on lts mother. Another Is that II
mAu Vas 10 tEA W 70 mAh@ = Iath -
4 a m. he don't require 20 minutes 4
fasten down three sets Of garters. an
braid his hair. and hook his waist "a
the back. and miss his train. An
he don't have neuralgia headaches
Then. the head Of a skirt department
IA a store Is a woman. ten times on
. Of ten. And Jennie tell you" h
leaned forward earnestly. "a woma
! don't like 10 buy Of a Don
! ask me Why. I'm too modest. BJ
it's the truth"
"weIlT' said young T. A.. with N
rising infection.
Well" hnished Ed Meyers. Il Nt
b your stun. think it's great. IT'S
seller. with the right man 70 push
a I'd like TO handle H. And I'll guara.
a tee I eould double the returns fro
your middie.western territory"
r. A. Junior had strangely tran
lucent ewes. Their luminous cunli