The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-08
Her Valuable
Time

Il was $50 o'clock when Miss De-
laney came in She laid her mutt
down and began dejectedly to draw
off her gloves.
John, the Office boy, looked up from
his perusal of Red Gulch Kelly; or,
the Bride of the Rancho" Huh" he
observed. Good thing for you the
boss amt down-comin' in at five to
g."
Miss Delaney glanced indifferently
at the clock
Il couldn't help It," she said, shrug-
ging a pair of plump shoulders. 1
had to stop at Blanks on the way
over. Say, John. you know that new
dress l told you l was havin' made
to wear to the dance the 2sth?"
"You bet," chuckled John. Il amt
heard nothin' else fer the last three
weeks 'ceptin' bout your darned old
dress"
His unsympathetic attitude had
small effect on Miss Delaney, whose
one desire was to open the fioodgates
of her soul.
well, I've been to every store in
this town trying to match the silk In
braid and | can't find thing like It
but a piece at Green's that I'm 'fraid's
too pinky lookin'. After got twenty.
four yards of it sewed on 1t might
look something perfectly fierce and
then what'd | do about it?"
Her auditor emitted a sound that
might have done duty for reply It
was all she needed to induce her to
proceed.
well, there amt thing | can do
| but have some braid made out OF the
| silk and | amt sure can get any
more silk, and Nine. Fogarty don't
care much about takin' the dress any
way, she's so rushed this time of year.
| and like as not If make her wait for
the braid she won't even try to get
the dress done for the dance. I'm
just sick over it."
"Ain't it perfectly TERRIBLE" said
John. grinning into the pages Of Red
Gulch Kelly"
"You just bet it isl cried Miss
Delaney, unconscious Of his irony.
Say. John, you watch down the hall
and let me know If you see the boss
comm while call up Blanks and see
how long it'll take 'em to make that
braid If they can't do 1t pretty quick
I'll have to chase over the madame's
place again and decide on some other
dred miles over on the west side and
it takes forever to get there"
She sat down and took the receiv.
er. BE sure you let me know If you
see the old man comm, Johnny.
got some work | s'pose he'd think
ought to be doin' His old work is SO
important, he thinks.
Hello Is this Blanks? I want
the braid department. Aw, don't
know you don't have grocery de
partment? | said braid. ] never
/ said bread Makes me so mad to
waste time this wayD The trimmings
is what | want
Hello, Is this the trimmings? Say
want 10 find out how long it'll take
to make some braid up out O some
silk got | tried to match 1t in braid
and | can't find anything but some
that's too pinky lookin' and I'm 'fraid
it'll look fierce after get twenty-four
yards Of it on, and got to have the
dress by the 2Sth and
What's that? Well, call the head
of the department. then Why didn't
you say so before, instead of keepin
me talkin all this time? (Ain't that
the limit Wastin about fifteen min.
utes of my time and then tellin' me
she don't know anything about it,)
Hello, Is this the head of the de-
partment Well, say, want to know
how long it'll take you to make w
some braid out O. some silk got.
got to have it quick. because the
dressmaker amt very anxious to
make the dress anyway. and want
It to wear to a lance the 2Sth
What that? Oh, about twenty-four
yards. Say, how muchll 1t be? Four
dollars a bolt? How many yards are
there in a bolt? Great Scott! Only
twelve yards in a bolt? That'll make
1t come to IS just for the braid.
Say, | wisht you'd wait till get
through talkin' before you Interrupt,
me. You amt got time to stand all
day talkin'? Well, what do you know
about that, | guess my times as
valuable as yours, and more. too
What are you there for II it amt t.
talk to customers? You're there II
sell trimmings, are YOU? Well. If yor
amt got nerve, Say. I'm goin' to re
port you if YOU don't stop bein' Sc
sassy Well. what about that braid
now? Hello, Hello
We'll. what do you think of that
That mean old centrars cut me off
Hello"
Miss Delaney" said a meek voice
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