Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1915 — LIGHT ON JOHN’S “BARGAIN” [ARTICLE]

LIGHT ON JOHN’S “BARGAIN”

But Unsuspicious Mrs. Brown Could Only See Humorous Mistake Made by Store Clerk. “I see you have one of those cake pans that Bargun’s ten cent store sold last week at their special sale,” said Mrs. White, as she was visiting in Mrs. Brown’s kitchen one morning. "Yes. Isn’t that good value for ten cents?” replied Mrs. Brown, holding the pan up proudly. “Indeed it is,” said Mrs. White, taking the pan in her hands. "I wanted one, but the good ones were all gone before I could be waited on. How did you manage it?” “Oh, I sent John,” smiled Mrs. Brown. “I was busy and couldn’t go that morning, and you know John passes there each morning about eight o’clock, when the store opens. So I asked him if he wouldn’t stop and get me a pan, and he said he would.” "I should think you would be afraid to trust him to buy one. Some of them were quite badly damaged, you know.” said Mrs. White. “Oh, John is careful,” Mrs. Brown assured her. "He always gets the best of everything. The one he got me is absolutely perfect as far as I can see., “Well, isn’t that wonderful! I didn’t see a perfect one in the store. But didn’t your husband object to carrying the pan home? Mine would, and they never deliver anything sold at the special sales.” “They delivered this,” said Mrs. Brown. "John is well known and the stores are anxious to accommodate him. Then he has a way of getting things done.” "I shall certainly send Robert to Bargun’s the next time they have a special sale,” said Mrs. White. "Why, this pan Is just as gocd as the ones . they sell for a quarter at Jones’ hardware store, next door to Bargun’s.” "Yes, it is exactly the same,” said Mrs. Brown, triumphantly. “I thought it was, but I wanted to make sure; so I went into the hardware store the other day and asked to see their pans. They showed me one for a quarter that is exactly like mine. I told the man I had got a pan just like it for ten cents, and then he made the funniest mistake —he said he had sold John one only a few days ago. Wasn’t that queer?” “It certainly was,” said Mrs. White. —Youth’s Companion.