The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-21


~~ hind For within II trays Of diamonds and pearl
and all tho other precious They tell tho Iondo
omnibus drivor who looked from his platform
planning Legs amt novelty 40 me" Lycurgu
Hobbs st looked down. for the thrill OF tho
him.
Selling jewelry isn't lke selling n lot OF other thing, Folk
buy diamonds aren't normal" They're either ~
they're calm about which natural or they ars
ordinary folks like most OF us and
agated. They try 10 look unconcerned.
and they succeed-about like pair OF -zzwanssss.xsu
honeymoonep entering tho Pullman for ~~S~'
their marriage iunkot eXNX@
II safe play that anyone who s0ss&
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low who yearued for adventures. So far \/,.%~ \ "
those that had hts way had trick {iI DXx
led that counter mostly and were Ne
other peoples But he Just knew that T8N ~
day he bridge tho glass 49, -
ket and become the hero. rather than
the disinterested and innocent third VlZ ZxNE
party episodes which 49,
cleaned potentially from every facet Of
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desperadoes But seemed pick ssAs2 L--r~.
him out He Just went hopefully along, -
selling ladies' rings to and mems VS22
ntickpins TO ladies' watches dotng rUU&
parents around graduation time. and sig. RNINMEX
netrngs to oollegates. Every stranger TX, {3&#l
Who approached his shmmering ar. III y
the optlmistio OF Leander. then tsM4HT a.
doubecrossod him with the expected ~ca.y.ws.ss.& ~
lie stood thus a certain morning t ~ y
in June HI w
juno the heyday Of the engage r III "
mentring ana weddinsrng high peak
Engagement rings sold by tho karat and I'll N-
wedding rings by troy weight had
the lexicon of the whole business down
TO a union OF tho mushy sentimentality I1 ZssS
divided by the money value and 0t
talked the language OF Cupid as Cupid WI 5
said It with soneset planums fol- 49,
lowed Il with flexible bands (snce marriage band
become flexible the band that marriage has
oned in accord The old about the plain gold ring
anklelength skirts or hanson cabs)
Many novel aid Leander Lycurgus Hobbs from
his customers The dividend. the apparent
wealth OF the buyer dvsor equaed the degree OF aeo
ton, the Qoent X the unknown quantity There
old man who thought something Just little bit nner-hm,
larger sone perhapswoud be the thing There was the
sturdy swain who bnked and suped when he heard
the price OF the comparatively little Of insoent
carbon There the posted OF wealth who called
settings by trade who criticized
have made the people without scrutiny
Hobbs knew, fancied Just what in the
heart OF each OF his customers Most OF obvious
rest OF required only the fluid imagination OF this poebehnd
acounter. this weacre In the OF precious baube
this insderookngout IIahahe simpleons thought
deceive hint with their saggers pose Tried
deuGe hm' They sneaked in buy diamonds
in their pinpont lives he sold them all
thought they could gull him
He stood thus certain morning In June.
June without being sutry; oroony lazy and
foolishlike, without being moist and burning,
June was tho season" for brides. the mating time.
honeymoon leaf OF the calendars diverse dozen.
collar advertisement his collar s nifty halronc
advertisement his pin set IN exactly the hours particular
of hS knitted stood waiting patrons signing
wardy for sensation In his boresome
routine OF existence.
He the usher toward the door, the unt
formed boy holding The usher long
afternoon and the quntessence
Noness lie addressed all tho Miss and when he
had ascertaned somewhat OF their led
with hand slightly In air. fingers spread
walking pneumatic fabric No stopped strayed
when the usher led He guided they followed
AS he stood thus tho certain June morning
Hobbs entering through the door from the
girl
Many girls entered through that door. But Hobbs
beoro threshold behed
girl who insantaneousy completely filled his exacng,
searching Her features cameo.
Her different and chic rich without being namboyant
She wasn't napper she wasn't grand dame she wasn't
bluebook deb She difficult classify. Hobbs put
down az being in class Of her own.
Hobbs had much hope when girls entered. They
usually wanted repair work. have
their rings maybe gold hapins gewgaws
Girls rarely bought their Jewels. Elderly women-yes
they had and neces and husbands But pretty gswhy
should they buy hghpced rnkots just before Christ
mas?
But the magnificent usher had bowed, had acceded
oously waiting the passage toward Hobbs domain
Ycyosabsoutey The usher had reached the the
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