Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-02-09
dinner gown. The woman spoke to ,

saleslady
Il want ths I gown she snapped.
Certainly. madam" said the sales
lady
Tell her to take ii of now" ordered
the customer Its charge account"
So June was unceremoniously rushed
into her aleove and Invested OF the
black velvet gown. while the charge
account went up. The gown was TAX
en- away. The woman had 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 os the credit depart
inert 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
good customer. and her bills were al
ways paid
The woman rejoined her friend In
front of June's dressing aIcove 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.
die 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. Blye nodded his head to
Cunningham and said something to
Tommy. She strolled with quite evi
dent reluctance across the floor.
Your turn. DEAR" said the manager
ess to June and frowned in the direc-
ton of the group
Il 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 on me-
you give me everything but mon
ey" shrilled the woman. II beg for
every cent get"
To give on the one hand and TO beg
on the other: 1t was 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 penurious. the principle was the
same.
The gray mustached man called the
managereSs.
Il would like to see that little white
dress" he said. indicating June. who
had ON another frock
Certainly" replied the manageress.
She hurried over to June and said.
"Come. Therese.'
A warm hand caught June's 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 |
receive in this shop ! 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 SUI
perintendent hurried over and met Grin
Cunningham. whose cheeks pulled
with anger.
What is the natter?" 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. "and ! am
ignored, sir!
The superintendent turned to the
manageress MADAM Effing, what 10
the tfouble?''
Its new model" explained the
manageress. II can't get her to pay
any attention to me-"
"Then discharge her at oncer' order
ed the superintendent and turned on
his heel.
Madam Efing stalked straight over
to June.
You are discharged she snapped.
"Oh.. June was stunned.
mo excuses. please" grated the man.
ageress.
Madam called the vivacious Tom
| my Thomas, but madam only glared at
her and stalked away. while June
walked into her dressing alcove to
know. with sympathy for all the other
girls in her position, just how ii feels
to be discharged.
Meantime Tommy Thomas. the look
| of concern fading from her handsome
| cOuntenance. hurried over and joined
| Grin Cunningham and Gilbert Blye.
The three left the department.
When June emerged from her dress
ing alcove Madam Etfing was there and
| without word gave her little yellow
velope With this in her hand June
'ked out into the street. -saddenec
| with the realization that. after ali the
| way to independence is full of lard
ships and that bounty might have Its
advantages.
Gilbert Blye was waiting for her at
the corner, suaye. pleasant, smiling.
| She had never met a man who raised
his hat with more courtly grace than
he. He asked IL ne might walk with
| her d little way. and she saw no rea-
| sonable excuse to refuse him after his
consideration of the morning. He sym
pathized with her. and he extended his
walk to the door of her lodgings. He
held her hand a moment oveTiong In
| parting. and the wheeling Mrs. Roales.
her cold eye looking from the area win
dow. saw him bending oves her In
smiling persuasion.
There were unhappy dinners in New
York that night. Ned Warner, afraid
to leave the headquarters he had es-
tablished. had his dinner brought in
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