The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-31

wanted in the way of fancy duds. so was glad he gave me money in addition to the tall lamp for the living room. Well, set out early Hthis morning and went to a store to, get myself a string Of beads to match that new blue dress got three weeks ago. I was so ex- cited to think I had been able to get the beads had wanted for so long that l very foolishly forgot to count my change"
 "Oh, my dear grill" exclaimed Mrs. Simmons.
 Il don't know what made me so stupid" sighed her niece. But I was Afterwards I noted a $5 shortage, which is something in my young life"
 Il should think so," exclaimed Mrs. Simmons. Are you sure that that store was where the mistake was made?"
 T was positive" declared her niece. You see, went from there to a mil liners and got new cap for the baby, the cutest little trick you ever laid eyes on, her first straw. I didn't use Ethe birthday money there, but I did another shop. l went to four more
 
 discovery that I was S5 short. I went back to each store in turn to see if had possibly dropped it or been short changed there.
 Each clerk was very nice about it and showed me her check stub to prove what had given her. At one place I could not remember who had waited on me, so the floorman called five girls and l had to select one.
 'I had to give it up, because they said that the girl who must have waited on me was out at lunch, but I was quite sure had not lost the money there"
 You might have dropped it out of your purse," said Mrs. Simmons. Tt is quite easy to do that, especially if you have other things in your bag" "1 thought of that" said her niece. And in each store I went to the lost and found department to inquire if any money had been turned in. I was be. ginning to get pretty tired, trotting back to all those counters and hunting up my clerks.
 Il finally got back to the store where had begun," continued the niece. "It took quite a while for the clerk who had waited on me to be free, but I waited until she got through with her customer and started in on my tale of woe. She was very much interested and l was relieved to discover that she remembered the gold piece"
 Gold pieces are not common now, adays," said her aunt.
 II know I never had one before in my life," declared the niece. "I have never seen enough of them to recognize them. We'll, this girl was very nice about it, but she insisted that she had given, me the correct change and nothing I could say would move her She called the head of the department and had to tell my story all over again. had told it so often that I waa afraid it sounded too glib to be true but she listened politely and then asked me to tell it all over again to a floor man."
 You certainly were earning your $5,' laughed Mrs. Simmons.
 "Oh, that wasn't all." said her niece "The floorman called somebody else and began the whole thing over again Everybody was sympathetic. anc though they did say that mistakes wer, not usually rectified after the person had left the store, they were very will ing to do everything in their power tt help me find the money.
 They were so nice they made m, feel all the worse. If they had beer horrid I shouldn't have minded. Yol see the man they called last sum moned another man and while they al stood around started my story again This man had very kind and inter ested manner and he did not interrupt until l got all through telling him how my husband had given me $25 golC piece and l had bought a string O beads, receiving change for only $2( instead of twenty-five"
 Such a clear statement" said hei aunt. T suppose the new arrival or deFed the cashier to refund the five ans you went On your way rejoicing"
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