The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-01
THE SPORT SUIT
By WILLIS BRINDLEY


 For s10 cash and s5 week, pay able on paydays, Moe Golden will sell an honest working girl sport suit that will make her look and feel like Eevelyn Vandergould. Minnie Bowers knew this-she had read the advertisements and seen the suit-and Minnie had S10, and enough over for incidentals on her Ter vacation at Linger Longer, where she had been invited to be guest of rich Aunt Harriet.
 But Minnie knew also that she could not possibly squeeze an extra S5 a week from her pay envelope to complete payment for the suit. The only possible answer was $5 more in the pay envelope. And because also Minnie knew her employer Adam Goss, she despaired of the ex- tra s.
 It was Saturday morning; she would be off at one, with time to shop and pack in the afternoon and catch the night boat for Linger Longer. If she only had that sport suit.
 The telephone at her ear tangled Long distance from Berrydale for Miss Bowers.
 "Yes, MT. Slmonson. two dozen eel lar window bolts, No. S63; four dozen light galvanized strap hinges, No. CAT. By auto freight today sure. Business must be good with you, MT. Simonson. Thank you very much Today sure.'
 She wrote the order and ran out to the shipping clerk with it.
 Today sure, Mike, for Simonson at Berrydale, and If you don't make that auto freight I'll never speak to you again."
 "All right. Minnie just for you we'll make it.'
 She returned to find Adam Goss himself at her desk, with tremend- own handwriting. It was one of those terrible estimates-two hours work at the least.
 To-day sure," said Goss. Copy it and get it in the mail, and don't lose it, and there's a letter goes with tits that big job for the Central High school we're figuring. l am going for the day.
 Minnie followed the stocky figure with her eyes as he strode into the half-partitioned cubby which he used for a private office. Then she got up and walked in on him. He was just taking down his at from it's nail.
 MT. Goss," she said, I'm leaving this afternoon for my vacation"
 "Yes, well, get that estimate out before you so. You got plenty of time"
 But that was not what she had come to talk about.
 MT. Goss, l think I'm entitled to more money. I want s5 week more.''
 He stared. Such talk!
 Tt is up to me to decide when a person around here is entitled to more money. Nobody should talk like that unless he is indispensable. Get Interchangeable
 With which devastating remark he proceeded to put on his hat and walk out. Minnie Bowers returned to her desk, her face aflame. The tele- phone tangled in her ear. It was the Bon Ton store at Cedar Rapids, all out of extention window screens No. S43. She wrote the order and made savage threats to Mike of what she would do if he did not ship today sure.
 Then she tackled the estimate. Adam Goss had priced the list him self, with special prices on most items, and she must extend and total it, type the accompanying letter and put 1t in the mall. Suppose thau, while she were gone, the contractor should call up to discuss certain lteinS Wltn Auain IoSS anu suppose Goss could not find the estimate? And suppose that he had to stall the contractor until her return, or per- haps asnmmon.s her from Linger Longer. Just suppose something like that-and then imagine who'd be in- dispensable around this office.
 The telephone rang again. It was the five and ten at Gardenvilla, suf- fering for fly swatters and pairing knives. This time she tried to get help from Hermie Marston, but