New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-02-10

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/, REORGANIZATION u. that remarkable
experience. I: s.4 Il
Az June peered out Of her dressing
salcOve middle aged man and woman
paused ina vigorous argument. The
woman wanted money. and the man
would notSfgiye it. Then June was
called and came out and paraded slow
~ down between the two long rows Of
chairs. There were q hundred or more
women and some men. Occasionally
one Of the women beckoned to her and
made her turn and walk away and
come back
She had displayed perhaps half
dozen gowns when the middle aged
man and woman INSTRUCTED her pas
sageway as she came out Of the al
cove. They were still in an energetic
dispute about the money. A hundred
dollars the woman wanted, and she
had to have it! The man finally left
her
A lady from group where gray
mustached man with u pink face and
jovial eyes was standing came over
and spoke to the woman. The woman
listened, her eyes following June as
she walked in beautiful black velvet
dinner gown. The woman spoke to a
saleslady.
II want that gown" she snapped.
Certainly. madam" said the sales
lady.
Tell her to take it or now" ordered
the customer. Its a charge account"
SO June was unceremoniously rushed
into her alcove and Invested Of the
black velvet gown, while the charge
account went up. The gown was TAX
en- away. The woman had a girl carry
it to the credit department.. said she
had bought the gown. didn't care for
it and wanted the money. $135.
The manager of the credit depart
ment expOstulated with the woman as
far as diplomacy would permit. 1t
was not unusual to have credit Gus
toners bring back goods and demand
cash, but it was unusual to have it
done so quickly. However. she was a
good customer. and her bills were al
ways paid.
The woman rejoined her friend in
front of June's dressing alcove and tri-
umphantly displayed the money. The
husband of the customer came up. fu-
rious. He had been to the credit desk
and discovered the deception. A little
group quickly formed around the mid
dN aged husband and wife.
1t was at this moment that Blye ap-
peared by the side Of the gray mus
tached man. and with him was Tom
my Thomas: Rlye nodded his head to
Cunningham and said something to
Tommy. She strolled with quite evil
dent reluctance across the floor.
Your turn. dear" said the manager
ess to June and frowned in the direc-
ton of the group
II give you everything you want"
charged the man. mo woman in this
town has more. You can go into any
shop in New York and order what you
like. and pay your bills. Yet you
graft OH mer'
you give me everything but mon
ey"' shrilled the woman. Il beg for
every cent get"
To give on the one hand and to beg
on the other: 1t was a striking illus
tration Of the principle which had led
June away from Ned. That the wo-
man is and must remain an object of
charity, depend upon the bounty of the
man whom she marries: No matter
how generous the man might be nor
how pennrious. the principle was the
same.
The gray mustached man called the
manageress.
II would like to see that little white
Dress" be said. indicating June, who
had on another frock
Certainly" replied the manageress.
She hurried over to June and said,
Come, Theresev'
A warm hand caught Junes wrist,
and voice said:
You're stunning! What's the fight
about?'
Tommy Thomas it was.
The two girls stood listening.
The gray mustached man rose.
If this is the sort of attention l
receive in this shop l will give it no
more of patronage he declared an
grily to the manageress.
Blye, smiling. saw the superintend-
ent enter and called his attention to
the gray mustached man. and the su-
perintendent hurried over and met Grin
Cunningham. whose cheeks puffed
with anger.
What is the matter?" asked the su-
perintendent.
Matter" blazed Cunningham. I've
been asking this saleswoman for half
an hour to let me see that little white
dress" he pointed to June. land am
ignored. SIR
The superintendent turned to the
manageress. MADAM Eting, what is
the trOuble?"
Its new model explained the
manageress Il can't get her to pay
any attention to me-
Then discharge her at once!' order