Penny Dreadfuls, 1900 · page 142 of 238
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. “ om ¥ . sey ~ hs. « AK hast ’ * ‘ a, ye Ny aN ~* ma ’ ‘ “¥ > 4 - - "5 % 9 es. ~ * . « -livin’!” | Faith pave. up in despair. She was bafiled at every turn. The only ray of sunshine that she could see was in Mr. Denton’s rapidly developing improvements. a ‘As she mounted the stairs to the sixth floor to eat her : Hincheon in the new quarters, she was surprised to find - Sam Watkins waiting at the top of the last flight, re » Gatly on the lookout for her. | “ "This is Miss Marvin, ain’t it?” he asked when ke saw. oe her, at the same time drawing a package out from under his jacket. “I was told to give you this,” he whispered, shyly. “Here, take it, quick, while there ain’t no one apehin’: at least not. wethie! sinus how. to earn “your” = lookin’! Them gals w ould turn green if they knowed you | had a whole box of candy!” _ Faith took the box and looked at it sharply. There was no card this time, but she felt sure it was from James ~~ Denton. “You can have it, Sam,’ she said, without an instant’s hesitation. “I really don’t care for it; do take it, Sam. ae sin by the way, where did you get it: >” toon bash |” pe) he boy whispered the word with his aneetS on his | op here they come now, miss! Are you sure you don’ t | want sae - “Ouite sure, Sam,’’ was Faith’s answer, as she hurried away. She did not wish the clerks to know that she had _ been the recipient of more presents. 99 Sam Watkins took the box directly to the men’s lunch- face which was on the same floor at the other end of the Being a boy, he could not long resist the temptation of candy, but just as he opened the box with a grimace of delight, Ben Tyler came in carrying a wide- awake, lit- tle Skye terrier. “T just found him in the store; some lady has lost him, I guess,” said Tyler, as the others all looked at him. “I was voing to send him to the ‘Found desk,’ but he _ wouldn’t haye it. He sticks to me as if I was his master.” Ca ee a eee as ees er €omicbooks-co , m wt Cos Cap