Emery County Progress | 1906-01-13 | Page 3 | The Retort Courteous

the retort courteous Courte oua the pleasant faced young man stood an aisle of the book depart ment of one ot the big stores in his hand he held a volume which he had some time previously taken from the counter devoted to the display of the latest fiction it must be confessed that the young man was devoting most of his attention to an exceeding ly pretty blonde clerk who stood by his side the pair were in tact so merry that they did not observe the approach of a haughty woman of middle age who would probably have tipped the scales at pounds and who wished to pass them an opera tion which though simple for persons of average size was rendered biffi cult if not impossible by her ex plumpness the new comer paused a moment but the merry pair oblivious of her presence kept on chatting gayly can I 1 pass youa she demanded at length in tones of thunder surveying the offending couple with a glance truly gorgonian the oung man turned surveyed the speaker noted her distended nos tails and wrathful eyes likewise her figure really I 1 don t know he said raising his hat politely I 1 hope so im sure now it looks could kill new york times