The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-13
Warren Helps Helen Shop, But Buys
An Expensive Coat.

Warren Helps Helen Shop, But Buys
An Expensive Coat.
where's the coat you got her last
year," demanded Warren, what's the
matter with that?"
/ "Why. dear, she's outgrown 1t. It's
much too small"
somehow"
I've let out all of her dresses, but
you can't make over coat; it shows
So" exclaimed Helen Besides it's SO
soiled, and it wouldn't Jay to have it
cleaned again.
Get it outlets see it, Now we're
not. going to begin dressing her up.
No sense in getting any child a lot of
frills. Time enough for that when she
gets older"
Helen brought out the little white
coat and held it up for Warren's in
spection 1t vas soi,ed and plainly too
small for WHinifred.
"Um-m,', examining it critically.
Guess she has outgrown that. All
right, what can you get a new one for.
five doIlars?" ID
Helen flushed. 'fYou know, Warren.
i couldn't get anything for that
why couldn't you? You mean
there're no baDy coats In New York
for five dollarsF
"PIl Get tho Coat"
why, yes, dear, suppose there are
plenty of them, but ! don't think we'd
want to get Winifred anything that
cheap"
why not? Want to have her all
fused up-thats the trouble with you.
Wen, you can buy coat for five dol
lars plenty good enough
"Tl1en I'd rather make over her old
one-at least, it's good material,
80 you mean you won't get five
dollar ooat?" he ,fumed.
II said I'd make over the old one,"
co1dly.
Very well-then I'll get it. You can
come along if you want to, and I'll
show you / can get cheap coat and
a good one. Lots of people can't af-
ford TO pay over five dollars for
baby's coat, and there's no reason why
we should
Helen silently folded up the little last
| years coat and took it back to her
I bedroom. AS she put it away in the
Flower bureau drawer the indignant
color famed in her face. She had al
| ways dressed Wfnifred as simply and
economically as she could, and now for
| Warren to object to such a necessity as
! a winter coat!
room, for She felt it would only mean
further discussion of the coat. So
, instead she fingered. Strengthening up
| the lower bureau drawer and the one
! above it.
| Both Of these drawers were devoted
| to Winifreds clothes. And now as she
put them in order, she noted how plain
and Simple everything was. She had
| never fused up Winifred. Her little
dresses were dainty and of good ma
| terial. but they were not elaborate.
Yet Warren was always complaining
that she wanted to overdress her
| There were some buttons Off or one
little garment and the lace on another
was torn. Helen got out her work
! basket and settled herself in low
chair by the bureau.
In little while Warren came to the
door, a newspaper in his hand
| so you're sulking in here, are you ?''
I'm mending some of Winifred' 3
| clothes"
Suppose you couldn't do that out
here?'
A Shopping Engagement
Helen obediently gathered up her
sewing and went back into the sitting
room, but nothing more was said about
the coat.
SIt
rem was leaving, he said briskly:
| Now you meet me at some store
this afternoon at five, and we'll get that
coat
! What store would you suggest?n
asked Helen.
How about Gordan's? That a gbod
placer"
Gordans was a most expensive and
exclusive store. and Helen knew vel
they would have no five dollar coats
but she answered quietly:
Yes. Gordans is a very good Mace /,
"AH right, be there at five sharp
Better meet right in the children,s de.
ipartnent.'
1t was just five that afternoon wher
Helen pushed through the revolving
glass doors at Gordan's main entrance
She had wanted to be there a Few
minutes early to get ana idea of thu
coats before Warren came, but the ca,
had been blocked. And now she me-
him just as she was entering the e1e.
vator.
Oh. here you are" he greeted her
"on the minutes, Now where's the
: childrens department"
Third floor, / think"
: AS they left the elevator. a suav,
foorwaker approached them.
"Chiidren.s coats,'' said warrey
briefly"
Yes, sir. Just step this way. sir
Miss Young, are you busy? Will va,
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