A Sterling Silver Turquoise Ring Takes Time
Looking for a sterling silver turquoise ring was taking a lot of Flossie’s time, time she should be spending back at the store. She hoped Mr. Anderson wouldn’t notice. After all, he had been out when she left at lunchtime. All the other workers seemed to be taking extra time shopping this year, and besides customers weren’t really buying anyway. They were saying ‘just looking, thank you.’
Just as Flossie was thinking about Mr. Anderson and the store, she saw him coming out of Galatoire’s fancy restaurant right behind Artemise. That was odd. She was the woman Flossie had seen with that very young handsome Arnold Cornwall. Then Mr. Anderson kissed Artemise before he put her into a taxi. ‘Isn’t he gay?’ Well, Flossie definitely needed to ask Miss Dragon when she got back to the store.
She would look another day for that special turquoise ring. She wanted to get back and talk to Miss Dragon before Mr. Anderson made his late appearance.
Flossie hung up her coat and pulled Miss Dragon aside when she saw her in the linen section. “Tell me, honey, Mr. Anderson is gay isn’t he?”
Miss Dragon said, “Well, of course. Everybody knows that. Why do you ask?”
“You’re not going to believe it, but I just saw him coming out of Galatoire’s with
Artemise Lafourche, the one who’s been rumored to be sleeping with Arnold Cornwall”
Miss Dragon said, “Are you sure?”
Flossie said, “Of course I’m sure. And, then he kissed her on the lips as he was putting her into a taxi.”
“My heavens, wait until this gets around. I can hardly wait to tell the girls in the Ladies’ Department.”
Mr. Anderson came through the front door just as they were talking.
“Talk to you later, Miss Dragon. I’ve got to relieve someone at the jewelry counter.”
Flossie went to the jewelry department and began putting out some of the new shipment of earrings. There were lots of turquoise earrings. If only there were some rings in with this shipment.
Just then Eva came up to Flossie and said, “Did you know Mr. Anderson is going out with that Artemise woman that has been sleeping with my boyfriend Arnold?”
Flossie said, “I just saw him kissing her outside Galatoire’s, passionately.”
Eva said, “You saw Arnold kissing that woman outside Galatoire’s? Wait until I see him.”
Flossie said, “It was Mr. Anderson, not Arnold.”
Eva said, “Look at this beautiful turquoise ring Arnold gave me.”