Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-10
The Evening Story
a BLUE WAVE.

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Copyright, 1914, by w. Werner.)
1t was Monday morning and Mrs.
Sophie Peel suddenly remembered
that she needed nutmeg n sugar.
She decided to go downtown at once.
AS h emerged from her front door
Mrs. Dimick opened hers and looked
out. Mrs. Dimick had been Sophie's
friend n neighbor for years. She
was a short old m absurdly fat
with a bald spot on the top of her
head. Sophie gloried over Mrs. Dimick
in this respect that she Kept her figure
and her hair.
'Mornin,' Sophie" called Mrs. Dim
lex. Amt you starting out early?''
I've got to go to the store
"Winslow's, eh?"
y guess So"
Il presume you read their adver-
tiscement in Saturdays paper?"
Sophie had n forgotten it. It re-
turned to.her mind now. "Oh, 1 amt
going for that" she said. laughing. II
got all the clothes I'm going to have
this summer. There's something be-
sides clothes in the world. Angelina"
she moved on. amused. So Angelina
hough she was going to buy a coat!
she entered Winslow's big general
store by the back door. which was re-
served for the grocery department. A
sleek, suave young man hurried out of
the other department. saw her and
paused with a smile.
one moment. Mrs. Peel. I've got
something to show YOU" he said.
I'm just after some sugar and nut
megs, Mr.. Jenkins. That's all 1 want"
replied Sophie, firmly.
He kept on smiling. IT know that
Mrs. Peel. But it won't take ten min
utes of your time to look at some of
r n a nHnfffncf to. Ah-A
Will be shown outside a city this sea-
SON. l know You are a good judge of
quality, and I'd just like your opinion
of them"
Well, I might look at Them con-
sented Sophie, fattered. She had been
a dressmaker for years and she felt
she ought to know a nice piece Of
goods when she saw it.
Mr.. Jenkins battered ahead of her
young man was busily engaged in un-
packing boxes.
'Ihls is Mr.. Cohen, who is showing
his special line OF coats today only"
explained Mr.. jenkins. sweetly. "Mr.
Cohen-Mrs. Peel. I nave asked Mrs.
Peel up to look at vour coats, Mr..
Cohen, because she is a lady Of fine
judgment and understands quality"
Sophie was flushed and fattered.
'ASS 5aSotSo Sal liolllN NilcI Nll. COHon
with a fine, grave air whipped a blue
coat off a hanger and held it UP before
her.
This is our choicest model he
said. Exclusive in design and color,
you see, and especially suited to ladies
with slender figures. You could wear
this nicely, Mrs. Peel, Just slip it on
please. You'll get a better idea of it
So"
Sophie was coerced out of her
threadbare black serge Into the new
coat. Mr.. Cohen buttoned 1t lovingly
and then swung a great cheval glass
full upon her. Sophie gasped. The
thought came to her that Angeline
Dimick could new wear this kind Of
a coat. All the Dimick money could
not put this kind of a coat on Ange-
line. 1t was indeed meant to be worn
by a slender figure. AS. dazzled, she
preferred her poverty and her up
right /fatness Of shape to Angelina.
money and embonpoint. In tina mo-
ment she achieved her fullest triumph
over the woman whom she had al
ways secretly considered her rival.
IT'S a beautiful coat she muir
INJURED. 1T certainly ,is."
MT. Cohen appeaEed to be highly
SCot. iiilS 10 uldSh, YOU see
for older ladies. stout ladies'" he re-
marked. This wouldn't do for you, of
course. I'm just. showing it to you
that you may see I carry a complete
line. This coat" he chose another,
lis for misses. Here is a pretty coat
if one cares for the color" With
superb dizziness he displayed coat
after coat, quite forgetting apparent
ly the one Sophie still wore.
Sophie, however, did not forget it
for an instant. She glanced curiously
at the other coats. but her eye went
again and again to her reflection in
the glass. What would Angeline say
if she should walk into church Sun
day morning in this coat? What
would Mrs. Watts and Miss levitt
say? She had not had a new coat in
a long while. This did make her look
so different and so stylish. Suppose
she bought it! She had the money
right there in her purse. OF course
it was the money she had saved for
painting the house. Perhaps the
house could go without a new coat
better than she could. Her heart was
beating terribly. Ever she preened
and prinked before the glass.