Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-10-20

exami ing the
ticket on the coat.
II like this better than any Of the
Others" admitted Helen. IF the
skirts as good think I'll take it,
tits a circular skirt know you'll
like it. Just a moment"
But it was several moments before
she returned, plainly troubled and still
without a skirt
There seems to be some mistake.
Another customer has the skirt and
she wants to try on the coat
ooh, but I've already said I'd take
it," Helen's desire for the suit in
stantly intensified. why, they
can't"
That's what told Miss Boyd, but
she says her customer had the skirt
first. I've just sent for Mr.. Carter"
This element of uncertainty great
1y enhanced the desirability of the
suit, and with feminine obstinacy
Helen determined to have it. The
door now swung open to admit a
stout, blonde, assertive-lookng sales,
woman.
will you kindly let me have that
coat moment?" with icy authority.
why, 1--we bought this suit,
! flushed Helen.
81 beg your pardon, madam, my
| customer has the skirt! She had it
on before Miss Walker showed you
| the coat"
They've sent for the foorwalker
I'd rather wait till he comes"
"But, madam, my customers wait
ing to try the coat on arrogantly.
Here, to Helen's intense relief, her
own saleswoman came back with a
tall, fairhaired, youngish man.
"Mr. Carter, this is the customer
She likes the coat and has practical
ly bought the suit without seeing the
skirt, but Miss Boyd insists"
Miss Boyd, the stout saleslady, in
terrupted with an excited, voluble
protest. Her customer had the prior
right to the suit. She had seen it or
the figure, and the stock girl haG
just taken it off for her when Miss
Walker took away the coat.
Realizing that Miss Walker was
much less assertive, Helen felt that
she must help her out Or she would
lose the suit.
| ''Ive had an account here for sew
eral years" her voice quivering will
excitement, land if Ardmans won
let me have a suit that I've"
my customer has an account here
also, madam. She saw the suit on thu
figure before"
Miss Thomas, the buyer, will hav
to decide this" nervously interrupted
Mr.. Carter. I'll send for her." hast
lily making his escape.
"Oh-how unfair!" began Heller
TREMENDOUSLY. "Why-surely I"
Just watt comforted her sales
= woman Miss Thomas'll be here il
a moment, and she's always fair. Tn
stock girl wasn't taking the suit Of
the figure at all! I took the coat Of
myself"
Again the door swung open an
again entered the blonde clerk-thf
time followed by her customer VIII
D had on the the skirt! She was
!, thin, dark woman with an expensiv
but unbeooming hat and fussy lac
waist.
I've come In to show you the skirt,
| with lofty scorn. you can see it.
mile too long for you. Now will 20
let me- try on the coat?'
| The door was slightly ajar, an
| just outside stood Mr.. Carter wit
amused grin. The situation of tw
women fighting for the same sui
one wearing the coat and the otke
the skirt, was no doubt most anu
| ing. But at that moment Helen faile
to see in it any, element Of humor.
| Now, madam, that I've let you sc
| the skirt, will you kindly let me tt
4 on the coat?" the woman repeate
q haughtily.
4 81 shall keep the coat until "
q see what the buyer says" Jared He
81 en-, furious at the arrogant, presumpt
q Gus intrusion.
The woman, now livid with rag
- looked as though she would take tt
coat by force. But she contented he
self with a sneering, insolent r
mark about "some people who are
ill-bred," and founced haughtily GU
II was so afraid you'd give it |
her." whispered Miss Walker.
"Oh, how brazen! The impudene
Of her coming in here! Why shoul
give her the coat" holly, "any mol
4 than she should"