South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-25

II was just ten days later that Helen
again entered the shop. There were
two women behind the counter, the
young man was not visible.
Il came to a drn these stockings"
| declared Helen tersely.
The woman's expression changed
/ from the set smile with which she
greeted prospective purchasers to a
cold frown
What's the trouble?" icily. as abe
You guaranteed the drop stitch
would not run below that red line"
| Helen informed her just as icily, AID
you see Ii has"
The clerk ran her hand through the
tops OF the stockings and examined
would find some excuse for not max
ing good the guarantee. and was Won
| dering what IL would be.
I'VE never have a complaint OF our
stockings. l can't understand it,"
with a suspicious glance at Helen.
and. Of course, you know we never
exchange anything without the red
ticket. Did you bring that %
The Missing Ticket.
why, no; ! don't know anything
about a red ticket"
The ticket that was given you when
you bought the stockings"
No ticket was given me and moth
"Oh, yes" with insolent assertive-
ness, I'VE give a red ticket with every
pair OF stockings. and we exchange
nothing without them
But 1 tell you ! didn't GET a
ticket, repeated Helen holly.
Where is the man who waited on
me?"
HE isn't here any more" with
covert note Of triumph.
Then / wish to see the manager"
The manager won't be in till ?
o'clock"
Why, it's an outrage" Helen was
now thoroughly angry II wore these
| stockings only two or three times, and
| they did exactly what you guaranteed
they would NOT do! And now you
| refuse to exchange them"
I've told you madam, we exchange
no stockings without the red ticket"
and, turning away she began imperti-
/ nently humming a little air.
With her cheeks afiame, Helen
walked out in a furious silence. She
was so enraged that she walked two
whole blocks in the wrong direction.
That insolent grill The way she turn
| ed around and began TO hunt She
would make them take back those
lstockings-no matter what 1t cost heri
1t was not often that Helen worked
| herself up to such a pitch, but now
| RipoutnOt Stocking Co. The clerk had
said the manager would be back at 2,
( and promptly at 2. Helen, who had re-
| turned home, called them up.
The manager was even more Jelly
| disagreeable than the clerk. She
CURLY informed Helen they exchanged
| no stockings without the red ticket
But L tell you he didn't give me a
red ticket" Helen almost shrieked.
! DO you mean to say Id lie about il
Tor dollar pair of stockings? I
think you'll be sorry II you don't"
There was clicking sound in the
phone. The woman had deliberately
shut her off! The rest of the after
noon Helen was almost sick with a
fierce consuming rage Just one
thought obseSSed her-hOw TO make
those people take back those stock
ings.
She is Vindictive.
Visions of lawyers and lawsuits
flashed before her. She had Just SCI
Of her own. but she would gladly
spend every cent of it to make the
knickerbocker Stocking company
give her another dollar pair Of stock
ingsl
Never had she waited with such
fevertSh eagerness for Warren to
come home. But when he did come.
and when flushed and agitated she
excitedly told him all about it, he lis
tened with calm uncOncern.
Huh! Course you're going to get
done when you deal with people like
that. Why don't you trade with re-
liable shops-places you know"
But is there nothing 1 can do?"
demanded Helen. eff you could only
see the signs over their counters. silk
Stockings OF Unbelievable Strength. ."
for once Helen almost snorted. I'M
hellpVajblp siren And
as good as the ordinary 70 cent kind
you get anywhere. Oh. there must be
some way l can force them to make
good their guaranteed"
How're you going to do it?"
Couldn't I sue them ?" fierceIy.
There isn't anything / wouldn't do
don't care what Ii cOstsl If YOU only
knew how that insolent manager talk
ed TO me! Why she even intimated
that [ was lying about that red
ticket" Helen's eyes blazed and her
voice shrilled with excitement. 1--WE
only about $50 of my own. but I'd give
every cent OF IL to a lawyer IL YOU
think he could make them take back
those stockings"
We'll. you're not the only one who's
felt like that" shrugged Warren with
amused contempt Lots OF people
have been willing to spend their last
dollar to get back at some one. But
~ = beh II bOOi SdllSl action. lake my
advice and forget it,"
I can't vehemently 1T makes
me WILD when I think how that man
hung up the phone while / was talk
ing. You know, dear" TREMENDOUSLY
that I'm NEVER like this. why
YOU re always saying l let people i'm
pose upon me-that I stand for any
thing. But thiS-somehow I just feel
VICIOUS about IL. Oh. | think You
might try 10 understand"
do understand. Kitten" with un-
expected kindliness. patting her toler-
| antly on the shoulder But with
those people you're up against il. If
they hadn't had the red ticket for an
excuse. it'd be something else Still
, II you want me To call EN- up or write
EN- sim ietter-why I'm game.
only 1t seems rather foolish 10 make
row over a pair OF stockings.
WASTED ENERGY"
es. know, and I wouldn't want
you TO do anything that would seem
small or undiginhed, bit +"