For Love or Gold? The Story of a Great Department Store — page 127: what you’re looking at

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CHAPTER XXV. “ MR. DENTON GIVES SOME ORDERS. At this demonstration of firmness on Mr. Denton’s - part, Mr. Forbes still’sat speechless with his head bowed Ssullenly. Mr. Day, on the contrary, nearly exploded with wrath, but at each angry sug ggestion he was met with the same firm refusal. “Are we to be made laughing stocks for the PHO: - business world to jeer at?” he asked as he paced the a Office furiously, “or to be ‘bankrupted through methods © that border strongly on Insanity? For it is nothing — else, Mr. Denton, but raving lunacy! No man in his sober sensés would entertain such a plan for the space _@f a second! Why, your orders about those sweat-— shops were simply ridiculous!’ Are we to pay more for 4 our goods than they are really worth, and then make a _ charity organization of ourselves and give them to our customers?” - prised. What amused him most was the demeanor of Mr. Forbes; he had expected vituperations from him at svete: - point of his confession. “You are free to rid yourself of all association velit _the firm,” was Mr. Denton’s only answer. “I will buy | you out at your own figure, Mr. Day; or, as I said _ before, I will end the thing at once. [| will apply at | - once to have a receiver appointed.” to dissolve partnership. This store is making a for- oh : tune for us all. I would be a fool to throw over such a magnificent investment!” or “But I don’t wish to be bought out, and I don’t wish reat profiteth nothing, and fearful the cost, | To gain the whole world if thy soul shall be lost!” _ Mr. Denton quoted the words soberly, almost rever- am | Mr. Denton smiled sadly. He was not at all sur- : ss see Sd ee = comicbooks.co