II. The Modern Grocer
“Suppose Wallace were a grocer, Ruth, how would you like his store to be kept?” asked her mother.
“Clean—oh, so clean!” replied Ruth.
“Yes, what else?”
“Full of shelves with all the packages and bottles and other things in their places.”
“How would you treat the people, Wallace?” asked Mrs. Duwell.
“I would be very polite, and try to have every article they wanted fresh and good.”
“That is right, and I know you would be honest and truthful.”
“If you were that kind of grocer, Wallace,” said Mr. Duwell, “you would be of real service to the people.”
“What kind of customers would you like to have, Wallace?” asked Mrs. Duwell.
“Oh, people who paid their bills on time and didn’t find too much fault,” answered Wallace.
“Well,” said Ruth, “if you were anything like that, your customers would certainly call you The Spotless Grocer.”
