For Love or Gold? The Story of a Great Department Store — page 119: what you’re looking at

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Miss: Jennings? ‘Bounces, ee 15, ss SS “Ty cy said Faith, with a sob in her rast: “I can a sing some of the | Moody and Sankey bymus if i think — a they .will be suitable.” tas “One will do,” said the gentleman. “Sinig it right after the prayer. I expect the others will all join in if bi select a familiar one. — Faith nodded her head and looked around tie room again. She soon saw Miss Fairbanks, Miss Jones and one or two others with whom she had spoken during ne brief period of service. Mr. Gibson came in just then ~ with another reporter. The young man was BIR, ai in shorthand what Mr. Gibson told him. “It is the first death that has ever occurred in Se store, and consequently the firm is much distressed over it,” said Mr,,Gibson. ‘They are remarkably considerate be: _ their employees, and this poor girl was a consumptive; A eho was ill when we hired her.” | ce ee “Do you pay all the expenses?” asked the reports) without looking up. | Pek “Certainly, certainlv!” said Mr. Gibson, “The firm is ; extremely generous in all such matters.”’ Ber e reporter left just as the minister entered. It was a apparent that for some reason Mr. Gibson intended to y remain as representative of the firm. oe - Poor little Dick cried miserably for the first few ain utes, but he finally fell asleep on Mrs. Marvin’s bosom. __ After the clergyman had spoken a few simple wore and offered a fervent prayer, there was a moment of — solemn, breathless silence. Some one entered softly. It was Mr. Denton. Faith had no opportunity to look at my his face, for Mr. Davis, the undertaker, ReMi her © Hee it was time for the hymn. : = Almost without realizing it the young girl rose am went over to the coffin. As she caught sight of the dead — ee uf girl’s face she seemed to receive an inspiration direct’ from ~ Pe heaven. | | 3G 4 _ Her voice was a soft, sweet contralto, and haat been _ carefully trained. As she sounded the first note the si-/ ereiagi in the room seemed deeper than ever. Not a voice joined in to help her with the hymn, for the girls were all Buy -_spell- bound at such unexpected music. ee ss ee ee ~<¢com Epos econ tea . * % . - . . - Re. D> e ~ . : = ‘ - bs ty the st > a oa whee v r : < ; . ; AS ee " us a : “oe pe 4~ cr > &: 5 Rw , ok dry ee ; » — § s... ean 2 * ns : Lee tx Fads 3 ECR eae eee zi | ; - tee See Soe