She now turned and looked upon him in full, the instincts of self-protection and coquetry mingling confusedly in her brain.
"I didn't say that," she said "Oh," he answered, in a very pleasing way and with and with an assumed air of mistake, "I though you did." Here was a type of the traveling canvasser for a manufacturing house a class which at that time was first being dubbed by the slang of the day "drummers." He came within the meaning of a still newer term, which had sprung into general use among Americans in 1880, and which concisely expressed the though of one whose dress or manners are calculated to elicit the admiration of susceptible young women a "masher." His suit was of a striped and crossed pattern of brown wool, new at that time, but since become familiar as a business suit.

The low crotch of the vest revealed a stiff bosom of white and pink stripes.

From his coat sleeves protruded a pair of linen cuffs of the same pattern, fastened with large, gold plate buttons, set with the common yellow agates known as "cat's-eyes." His finger bore several rings one, the ever-ending heavy seal and from his vest dangled a neat gold watch chain, from which was suspended the secret insignia of the Order of Elks.

The whole suit was rather tight-fitting, and was finished off with heavy-soled tan shoes, highly polished, and the gray fedora hat.

He was, for the order of intellect represented, attractive, and whatever he had to recommend him, you may be sure was not lost upon Carrie, in this, her first glance.
Lest this order of individual should permanently pass, let me put down some of the most striking characteristics of his most successful manner and method.