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Show The Lost Customer. "It wnb a rulny day," said tho bookseller, book-seller, "and tho wet shoes and dripping drip-ping umbrellas of customers had mado the floor quite wet and slippery Just Inside the storo door. All our clerks happened to ho In the back part of the place when tho door opened and a largo and very stout woman hurried In. Just' as the door swung shut behind be-hind her she slipped and fell flat upon the floor. Before any of us could reach her Bhe picked herself up with surprising surpris-ing quickness for n woman of her size, gave a stony stare all around tho room, and then without uttering a word, turned around, opened tho door and walked out lu the most dignified manner. Nono of ua has ever seen the woman since, and I suppose her prldo will prevent her from ever coming com-ing into the store where her first appearance ap-pearance was so mortifying." |