Two of Sam’s principal competitors were reported to be remodeling their stores—and what was more, they were going to put in wardrobe systems and carry all their garments on hangers.
This aroused Sam and he made an immediate investigation.
He found that one of the stores had contracted for the old type of wooden wall cabinets where the clothes hung behind panelled doors.
But the other was installing glass wardrobes, where the stock would be on view.
This discovery cut Sam like a knife.
He investigated further, and was delighted to find that his wardrobe competitor, with the temptation to save a few dollars, had ordered a second-rate type of glass wardrobe, with pull-out rods that swing inside the case, without a locking device to prevent them from breaking the glass.
Without saying anything to Stucker he telegraphed the best wardrobe concern in the country to send their representative at once.
CHAPTER III.
At eleven o’clock the following day a quiet man wearing double-lens spectacles and a pre-occupied air came into the store, asked for Mr. Lambert and was directed to the rear where Stucker was showing Sam the wisdom of leaving the night covers over the black goods during the day to protect the stock from dust.
Sam was so keyed up on the wardrobe question that he heard only about half that Stucker was saying.