The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-03-01
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$16.45 Suit
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BY VINCENT G. PERRY
(Copyrlght, 1918, by the Mcclure Newspa.
per syndicate)

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The window of the Leading Gents
Furnishing store Of the city present
ed a display that gladdened the hearts
OF bargain hunters. David Laird coult
not be classed as bargain hunter
but just the same he stopped in>front
Of the window and looked over the
suits displayed. They were all marked
down 10 Sl6I5. They looked very well
on the dummies and appeared worth
the price. It. was for a new sun he
had come downtown, and these were
new suits-so that was all he cared
and he went In to purchase one.
Walter Mitchell, manager Of the
store and personal friend Of David's,
got away from the bargain hunter, who
had been debating for over an hour on
which suit would wear longest and
which would fade soonest, and made
for Dave.
81 want a suit, Walt" Dave an
nounced, after he had been welcomed
| by Mitchell
"Come right upstairs to our fitting
department. We have some splendid
new cloth in, and our tailOrs can have
n suit made up in record time when
they know 1t is for you. You are the
best advertisement they have"
Mitchell started to lead the way, but
Dave put restraining hand on his
shoulder.
'No, Walt; want ready-made
suit-one of those $1G.45 ones in the
window" he said.
"What?" Mitchell asked in surprise,
"A slxteen-forty-fve suit for you?
You're jollingw
But Dave assured him he was not.
"Well, Dave, you always have had
the name of being the best-drCssed
man at the club, and the most par
ticu!ar. What will Miss Forsythe say
about you appearing in n cheap suit?'
Mitchell was not quite convinced of
Dawes sincerity.
1T won't make any difference to
Hester. Why should it? You didn't
see me at her house last night, did
you?" Dawes injured tone showed
where the contention lay.
''No, but l thought you were out of
town. I didn't think it possible that
Hester and you could ever become as
angry at one another as all that Your
little QuarTels always seem to patch
up quicker and easier than anyone
else's."
"WeIl, there is no sign Of this one
patching up, and hope it never does.
Hester has gone too far this time"
Dave said decidedly. How about the
Suit?"
Dave did not take long in choosing
4 suit. Almost the first one he tried
on fitted him, and he ordered it sent
to his apartment. After he had gone
out Mitchell looked after him, per-
picked "Whatever has got into Dave
Laird to wear cheap suit, l don't
know. Cad, though, even it looked
good on him." he said to himself. "Ill
bet this quarrel is the cause of the
whole thing. I've heard of fellows
going to the dogs just over a quarrel
with some girl and this is about the
first step down for Dave"
Dave arrived at his apartment be-
fore the suit. 1t was not from neces- |
sity he had bought the suit but from
force of habit 1t had been his GUS
tom to buy a new suit the first of every !
month, and he was going to find the
habit hard to break
''I'm never going to be eXtravagant |
again." he said to himself as he went |
through his wardrobe. ''Pll send all |
these clothes to the Old Peoples |
home. Heavens, wouldn't some old |
man look great in this pinch-back; it |
cost $65, and doesn't look much at |
thatw
The idea Of the old man in his smart |
suit appealed to Dawes sense of hui
NOR and he laughed for the first time |
In two days.
Mitchell surmised correctly when he
thought Hester was the cause of |
Dawes cheap purchase. Dave had al
ways had more money than he knew |
what to do with, and had little idea |
how to make himself really miserable. |
Changing his appearance and going
on the rocks" he thought, would be |
the most terrible things that could |
happen to him and would affect Hester |
most. But as he sat down and thought |
it over it crossed his mind that per-
haps after all he wasn't reaching the
desired end.
81 think I'll be a hermit" he said |
aloud. Buster, his pet Boston terrier,
came over to him ut the sound of his
voice. Nobody loves me now" The |
dog licked his hand by way of con-
tradiction. Dave laughed little more
cheerily.
A knock on the door at the foot of |
his stairs announced the arrival of the
suit. Dave opened the parcel and took
out the suit. 1t wasn't so bad, he de-
cided but 1t was certainly different
from the class of clothes he was ac- !
customed to wearing. What would
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