El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-20

I proceeded toward the bedroom suites
! \ saleman came up and the task OF wal
/ began. Carrie in the first place nae
+ really no idea Of just what she wanted
I Miss King knew her business and wa;
! extraordinarily wen acquainted witt
/ the stock She talked furniture witt
| the salesman as though she had been
| brought up on catalogues and. Helen
! listened admiringly.
Carrie wanted a Thoroughly up-to-
| date suite with twin beds and she
thought she wanted mahogany. They
/ looked At a very gorgeous suite with
I wicker inset. The beds were fitted out
! with beautiful mattresses OF deep
! orange. and the entire effect was mag
nificent
This is the handsomest suite We
have in the store the salesman said
/ in explanation.
yes. but so utterly for show and not
for use" said Helen before she thought.
"Oh, not that, Mrs. Curtis said Miss
King.
What I meant to say was that
so handsome a suite is almost too
much for people who have not un-
limited means"
Carrie Of course. chose to take eX-
ception to this remark.
What is the price Of this?" she said
-Four hundred and seventy dollars,
madam, four pieces"
Carrie looked a little crestfallen and
Helen rejoiced wiekedly
That is expensive" Carrie said, with
as little surprise as she could manage.
How about that mahogany SUITE
in the window downstairs? said Miss
King to the salesman. The one we
were talking OF before
THAT has been sold" said the man.
but we could order another from the
ooh. no" said Carrie, It don't want
to wait. II we cannot find what we
want here we can go elsewhere MISS
Miss King flushed and then. good
humoredly led the way toward another
mahoganv suite a little further down
Helen walked with Carrie and she
said. MS she saw suite Of white IVORY
You wouldn't want TO look at WHITE
ivory, would you, Carrie.
NO, I should say not, shofleu -
rie. in much the same manner th al
Warren had when he wanted TO express
contempt. That is the most imprac-
teal thing that any one could possiolS
suggest / always said that II IL hau
not been for Louise. Bob would never
have invested his money in anything
so foolish"
I think it is lovely" Helen said en-
Enthusiastically. Il know that louise
was ADVISED NOT 10 get H. nut SAN No.
never had a bit OF trouble"
Cnrrie Doesn't Like IL.
I'VE have few complaints" said the
salesman. who had overheard the last
remark: of course it's like everything
else of the kind-ff care is taken, the
thing will last longer"
This is the suite 1 meant" said Miss
King, turning around suddenly. ohe
had gone on aheud, and the saleman,
who apparently had some confidence IN
her judgment. courteously let her point
out the good and bad points Of the
This hasn't the wicker" she ex-
planned, but the fact is frequently an
advantage The beds are lower, too.
than that set you looked AZ first. ana
the entire thing isn't so expensive
three hundred dollars, without the
bedding"
Carrie examined the suite minutely,
but decided that it would not DO.
Helen did little more than follow the
others around. ana she almost deter
mined to go home once. but the thought
OF Warren's readiness to take his sis
ter's part in the quarrel that was sure
to follow. restrained her.
They looked at every mahagonY
piece in the store. Miss King interest
ed Carrie in Circassian walnut for
time, but she could not satisfy her
Something was wrong in every case.
Helen had visions of dragging over the
stock Of other stores in the same un-
profitable manner when she was al
ready tired out And finally. as a
desperate method of Interference, she
suggested lunch. and that they talk II
over while they ate
Carrie would not be convinced, and
even after she had expanded a little
over her coffee she was determined TO
Try elsewhere. They finally decided
10 Try Lacy's, and as they were goins
uVMH III the elevator they were ali
and said:
4 think that after all I will look