The
girls went along the street and came over to the shop window. They stood
looking at the only thing in the window, at a double rope of pearls."What do you think is the price of those pearls?" Annabel said."Oh, I don't know, I wonder if they are on sale," Midge answered."Go in and ask the price," Annabel said."Well," Midge said. "But you've got to come too."They walked into the shop and a clerk came up yo them."It so happened that my friend and myself were passing by your shop,"
Midge started. "And we were wondering how much are those pearls you've
got in your window.""Ah, yes," the clerk said. "The double rope. That is two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, Madam.""I see," Midge said."Would you like to look at it?" "No, thank you. We were just passing by."
The clerk opened the door for them and they walked out of the shop.They were silent and their eyes were cloudy. As they walked on down the
street Midge said: "Two hundred fifty thousand! That's a quarter of a
million! Have you ever heard of anything like that!"