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Show ;! Troubles of (he "Tracer." H Ho Looks Up Milling Pnrceli Sent Out jB by the Dep&rtment Storei. M "In no branch of this establishment 1 there- more really startlltiK experience! H t "i right here." said a ,1 "utig man H is e mplovcil us u ' triuer'1 In pcrua is thl H largust department store In ! ,'.'' .V n,. .LHHIIIIH liuiu hcurd, In fait I hear dalll. f II WjH striuiKii und v-irlid cxtu rlcntes of ou fijijijH ilerks. Particularly tivlng nre th use ol rLHHHIIH tho riiuli nude garnunl Uopiirtrticnt. lH Hue. It siems. halulromil dressed worn. J III mid really di light In trying H on our garments elti. thu solo purpose ol tH 'just gelling the cirect.' as tiny, ufter- H ward explain to the saleswoman, whop tH thev have exliitusiid III pulling down ami ;H hanging up the clonks or gowns, ns tn 'JJjfJfJfJfJH i use i may lie lhui sumo of our palroiU M ure feanul thnt their t'owiis wlljiol bjj LaHHHIH an ciirt cupv ot the one thev admired in M sti.ik. s.i this tipi bung idling tho seiiin- H stiess to prevent nu mli-iukca bctiiil fH made, even m the si Hirst lUit-sll. V.cru VJH the clerks to rcf is.; to t.y on the gir- "JjH the Hi m would be considered ills- H "Akuu'i. we huvo another variety. Okismj H who uurcluse garments which, when IjJfJfJfJH they have served Uitlr purpose, nro re; eljljljH turned. Our sslesvv unit u will olteu spend H bonis in trilng tiimake n sale. 1 ho gur- IH incuts aro cxpenslie -inJ such a sale 14 m heir favor. Finally, niter what H IH rcully hard work, tho patron will confess JH llml she is pleased und the titter Is called H In ami tho iieisary nitrations made. H Tl.cn our customer assures the sales- ifJJJH iVctii.iii thn. sho must hnvo the garment iH I nn" i ately, mid w Ith tho parting Inji no- SlLaLaH tic n tliul 'It it Is not delivered that after- JH o in. nml the lit Is not perfect, sho will ILaLH ot have it, us It is to complete a special fliallllH lime" to bo worn that nlgbt' our work- sLHHIH "hop Is turned tupsi-turvy with a huny SH '"As the customer has an account, the StallllllH order Is sent, dome time during the next ILaBllfl ilnl or a few days I.itri, like us not. tlio IiLalllH iatnm vvl 1 drop In and request that tho lH garment be suiit for, as It la not satis- 9jH im lory from inr standpoint. , . ... SH "Now, It our clerics should remind bet ljljljH of the. perfect flt to which she ugrecd the H day before, our patron becomes Indlg- IB nant. and when the fact Is again urged H ESS" : he", thut the garment has been cut l am! fltteii to iier usuiu n...v... -- --- njppppa nu straight front could regulate), sho H angr.y stated sh. will consult with the H head of the firm, which she does forth- H with. The result Is tin garment Is called H for and It frequently bears evidence of IH having been worn the night before. fJfJfjfJH "liiit tho woes nf the clerks wax Into iH emptiness compared with tntr,lalfi.0ii.mr7 , H pnrtlculur and often netcullar,du,t'er' pj))B .ontlnued the "trncer." "I me rely cited a, , H few of the nnnoinnccs to which all largj jjM linns nro subjected, to show the other ,---- side of a seemingly good-natured and H prosperous business house. I afafafaH "In my depoitmcnl wo are forced M I-------! kep nu nccurnte record of goods pur- IsibbbbbbbI chased and lift for delivery, and ao exact IbbbbbbsbbbI mo we upon this point that It II seldom IbbbbbbsbbbI the smallest parcel escapes us. We usual- la-f-f-f-f-f-B ly llud them, and sometimes not In places le-fpf-ff-fj built for laces nnd fine fabrics, either, IbbbbbbbbbbI "To trace a parcel to Its destination la IbbbbbbbbbbI not the dlfllcult pnrt-the real, true, strep- BbbbbbbbbbI uous work begins when lou are firmly H convinced thnt the purcel has been re- H celled by some one In that household, and H the safest way. if not the most Just, Is fpfpfpfflfe to presume It wns received by the sery- ejfpffffl nuts. Well, It Is right here I put on the H bold rront. So exasperating nnd trying: have been some or my experiences that M when n new mnn I was many times on pfpfpfpfpfpfJ the verge or glilng up the Job; but now. fBBBBBBBJ why, I'll put Sherlock Holmes to tho tall B ami uncut. For Instance, I was sent outj -ffllllll to truce a parcel one dny last week that! ' H had caused the management no end of IH trouble, and called forth In me all the ifpH power of the iistutn Sherlock, pTpH "Somo vi ry nxpeuslvo lnco had been BbbbbbbbbbI purchased, and the record at the store Hbbbbbbbbb showed It hnd been delivered. The driver, IbbbbbbbbbI or course, wua in it position to loose hi IbbbbbbbbbI Job, or 'pony up,' and he could afford to FbbbbbbbbbI do neither. Ho came to me and told his Kbbbbbbbbbi side of the ruse, also gnvo a very uc- dbbbbbbbbb curate description of the person by whom Hbbbbbbbbb! the pncknge had been received. I Inves- IbbbbbbbbbI tlgated, but thero was 'nothing doing' In Ibbbbbbbbb the lace line, though 1 did get a few Ideas IbbbbbbbbI on other subjects which convinced me the IbbbbbbbbI lace was snmewhero within that house. IbbbbbbbbI Howeier, complaints continued to coma IbbbbbbbbI In thick und fast The seamstress could BbbbbbbbbI not possibly gu on with the gown until IbbbbbbbbI tho lace was received. We wire assured IbbbbbbbbI that 'the dilay hnd caused the greatest. IbbbbbbbbI Inconvenience.' with n row remarks nbout IbbbbbbbbI the Idea or such ui nppnrently rellnble. ' bbbbbbbbI firm permitting such n blunder' About J bbbbbbbbI the same time I cime to n decision. bbbbi "I again called at tho house, and the. bbbbbb cook who answered the bell announced H that It was Mat ole mnn here agin' 'bouu ' bbbbbbI 'dut olo luce,' Ko the lady of tho ho inn. bH appeared. To her 1 expressed the deepest bbbbB regret on the part of the firm over thn 1 H delav In the delivery of the lace, nnd ! H also explained tho very disagreeable, pare bbbbbb of my duty, and tried to convince -mad bbbbbb! nmo how frequently servants nre respond bbbbbI slble for tho t rouble c lused by pnrcola ' bbbbbV claimed not to have been delivered, 1 nsk3 bI id her permission to visit the culinary! H department, whereupon madams became bbbbbI excited, und stated thnt her servants. B wero honest people, nnd alio would hnvo- bbbbB me understand it,' Sho refused to havnJ bbbbI her servants further Interviewed,'' nndj bbH would 'consider our relations ut an end.' "lo bo exactly truthful, I wanted tnl BtH got nut, but It wns not the tlmo 1 had! H it "lew or two In my head, nnd nrterl bbbbI Htudilng mndamn n inonunt or so, 1 be-) JlBBBBB cams linn, but still very polite; nnd ex- IIbbbbb Plalne.1 how servants will absent-minded- Ibbbbb ly take pneknges into thn culinary de-l IbbbbI pnrtment. and tho cook naturally puts IIbbH them nu !r. Ibbbbb '"Will you,' I asked, 'see If this hae SbbbbI been posslblo In tho case or the luce"' ilsBBH " 'It Ib nil so probable,' said madams, HibbbH In tho sweetest or tones, ns she soon re- (IbbH nppenrid with tho little parrel In her IbbH hand, Her Hweet tones wero diowncd by Ebbbbb the cook's less musical ones, however, since she loudly assured lnr mistress ItaSBBB that she 'done put dat nnsi-.l In de re- Vbbbbb frlgcrntor hirself, nnd done tole. obby- XbbbbbI body not to touch it, 'causa it waa IbbbbH cheeso for n special 'caslon,' Ibbbbb '"What shall I call such n stupid mis- ibbB take?' asked mudame, slumming the IbbH kitchen door, and coming toward nfolna ITJbbbH statu . ' appropriate confusion. I threw 1 hibbH ucr i. ' iric timt cmusc'u tier excuses to uio f 'bbsbbb In " ). ill. trance. vbbbb all It anything you llko, madame,' 0!bbbH ' suid, na I took my leave." Washing SSbbB to. Post. I M |