The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-13
Married Life, Third Year
BY MABEL HERBERT uRnER

show the gentleman some children's
coatS?"
Certainly What age, sir?''
Something in white corduroy or
broadcloth?"
Lets see what you have"
An Expensis roat
Miss Young drew forward two chairs
and hurried off. But Warren never
sat down in a shop while he waited.
He liked to walk around and size
things up" and now he strolled over
to a showcase, in which was displayed
a childS coat on a figure. It was white
broadeloth. embroidered in silk and
with a bit of soft white fur around
the neck.
That's a good looking coat. How
do you like that2'
Helen gasped. "Oh, that's beauti-
full But dear. that's VERY -expen-
sive!''
How do you know? Can you see the
price on that tag?"
But the exposed side of the tag bore
only a number. The price was pur-
posely concealed.
The saleswoman hurried back now
with an armful of white coats.
Here's a nice little model. We're
selling a great many of these this sea-
SON."
1t was plain white corduroy, with
big pearl buttons, really a very good
coat, but it looked very ordinary be-
side the one in the showcase.
Warren glanced at it critically
Helen purposely kept silent She knew
there was not a coat there less than
ten dollars, but she would let Warren
find out for himself
Here's another style in broadcloth
Thisis very pretty"
"Um-m, yes. How about the one in
the showcase, there?' pointing with
his cane What size is that?"
"Oh, that's a little imported model
That's a two-year size"
She opened the showcase and took it
out. 1t was lined with quilt white sa-
tin and beautifully made.
The Cheaper Garment
WHAT'S the price or THAR" de-
"Thirty-nine fifty, SIR consulting
the tag.
Helen was watching Warren closely.
but he showed no resentment nor
even surprise at the pricS.
And how much is that?" pointing
his cane at the corduroy one she had
shown them. and which still lay on the
chair. x
twenty-five seventy-1ve, sir, and
this one is eighteen fifty"
Haven't you anything for less 2''
ventured Helen, in spite of her de-
termination not to interfere
I'VE have some in plain white serge
for ten fifty. Would you like to see
those?'
When the girl again disappeared
Helen thought Warren would ferceR
denounce the highway robbery" prices
but he made no comment. He was
standing with his back to her, examin-
ing the thirty-nine fifty coat
I find We haven't these in the two
year size explained the clerk as she
came back with serge coat This is
three year, but you can see the
style. and Wen have the other sizes in
next week."
quality and Workmanship than the 9TH
ers, that Warren gave it only a brief
! glance.
Don't care for that Now about
this" again pointing to the one from
! the showcase, lets See something else
on this order"
! That's an imported coat. sir, and the
/ only one we have left
| Well, what do you think of it," he
| demanded, turning to Helen
why, dear. it's-it's lovely, of course
but don't you think one OF the others
| would do?"
] No Kick Coming
| "Oh, well, a coats thing you dom,
| buy every day. Might as we'll get a
| good one while we're at It And she'd
| look all right in that-eh? What dc
you think?"
|
/ "Oh, yes" stammered Helen "b1l,
/ we might find one somewhere else that
| you'd like as well and wouldn't be
quite so expensive"
| Haven't time to shop around II
we want this coat, we'll take it. You're
never satisfied to get thing the first
| place you go-you always want to tro
| around to all the other shops"
/ Then, turning to the clerk, who was
still holding UP the little imported Goa,
| as though to beguile him into it's pur-
chase.
Yes. we'll take that" drawing a roll
of bills from his pocket.
| Warren's Anger As He Finds Walters
Service Due to Mistake.
The place was crowded. People were
/ waiting in the hall and about the door
We'll. there's no chance here-that's
plain grumbled Warren. as he pushed
his way through the crowd at the en-
| trance.
Perhaps IL we'd wait a few mo
ments," ventured Helen.
with all these people ahead of us.
+, Well, guess not! We don't wait FOL
| tables anywhere. Too many restaur.
ants in New York to stand arount
waiting for chance to spend you,
money"
| "oh. isn't that head waiter beckon
ing to us now?' exclaimed Helen
Look. doesn't be mean us?"
Warren, who had turned toward tn,