South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-01

The window OF the Leading
Gents Furnishing store" OF the city
| presented a display that gladdened
/ the hearts Of bargain hunters. David
Laird could not be classed as a bar
\ gain hunter. but just the same nc
\ stopped in front OF the window and
/ looked over the suits displayed.
/ They were all marked down TO
/ $l6.45. They looked very well or
| the dummies and appeared worth
\ the price. II was for a new suit ne
had come downtown. and these were
new suits--so that was all he cared,
ana he went in 10 purchase one.
Walter Mitchell. manager of the
store and personal friend OF Da-
vid'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.
Il want a suit, Malt" Dave an
Hounced. after e had been WEI
coined by MITCHELL.
Come righYupstairs 10 our fitting
department I'VE have some splen-
did new cloth in, and our tailors
can have "A SUIT made up in record
time when they know it is for you.
/ You are the best advertise ment they
have.
| Mitchell started 20 lead the way.
/ but Dave put a restraining hand on
his shoulder
No. Walt. ] want a ready-made
/ sCit-One of those S16.45 ones in
the window" ne said.
w hat? ?" Mitchell asked in sur
Irise "A s16.45 suit for you?
You're joking"
But Dave assured he was not.
We'll. Dave. you always have had
1 the name Of being the best-dresseU
man at the club, and the most par
ticular. What will Miss Forsythc
say about you appearing in a cheap
/ SUITE" Mitchell was not quite con-
\ WINGED Of Dawes sincerity.
1t won't make any difference 20
I Hester. Why should it? You didn't
see me at her house last night, did
/ yOu2" Dawes injured tone showed
/ where the contention lay.
no, but I thought you were out
/ of town I didn't think IL possible
/ that Hester and you could ever be
/ that. You're little quarrels always
seem to patch Up quicker and easier
/ than any one else's."
We'll, 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 choos-
ing a suit Almost the first one he
\ tried on fitted him. and he ordered
( it sent to his apartment After lac
| had gone out Mitchell looked after
| him, perplexed. Whatever has got
suit. I don't know. Cad, though,
| even it looked good on MIN" he said
I TO himself. III 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 Oe-
fore the suit. IL was not from
necessity he had bought the suit.
but from force of habit 1t hal
been his custom TO buy a new suit
the first of every month, and he was
going to find the habit hard -
break.
I'm never going to be extrava-
gant again" he said 10 himself as
he went through his wardrobe. IL
| send all these clothes to the Old
+ Peoples Horie. Heavens, wouldn't
some old man look great in this
/ pinch-baC it cost SG5, and doesn't
look much at that"
The idea of the old man in his
smart suit appealed TO Dawes sense
OF humor and he laughed for the
first time in two DAYS.
Mitchell sUrmised correctly when
/ he thought Hester was the cause
! Of Dawes scheap purchase. Dave
had always had more money than
he knew what to 10 with, and had
little idea how L. make himself
eally miserable. Changing his APP
pearance and going on the rocks"
he thought, would be the most ter
ribie thing that could happen TO
him and would affect Hester most
But as he sat down and thought
il over il crossed his mind that per-
| haps after all he wasn't reaching the
! desired end.
Il think I'll be a hermit" he said
! aloud. RusJer, mis- pet Boston ter
! rier came over TO him at the sound
OF his voice. Nobody loves me
now The dog licked his hand by
way of contradiction. 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 par
eel and took oft the suit. II wasn't
so bad. he decided. but il was GER
| tainlv different from the class OF
| clothes he was accustomed TO wear
ing What would clothes matter.
| anyway, when there was no one
TO admire them lie would not
care how ne looked, and ne wou4d
/ give all his money to charities. and
| he a martyr in the true sense OF the
/ word Tho more he looked at the
suit the more the thought OF what
Hester would think of II cropped ur
iu his mind. 1t didn't look bad
| from a distance but 4 close inSpeC-