For Love or Gold? The Story of a Great Department Store — page 171: what you’re looking at

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CHAPTER XXXIII: FAYTH: VISLTS MACE S. The next few days were busy ones for Faith, for, bes sides her work at the store, she helped pack every even- ing, and tried in every way possible to enter into the spirit of the new arrangements for living, which her mother was planning so enthusiastically. Ries: At last they were settled in a handsome flat in a neigh- borhood where Faith was not afraid to let either little Dick or her mother go out alone, and this one fact made her very happy. Not a word had escaped her at the store about her al- tered conditions, neither had she spoken again to her mother regarding her uncle. | | Mrs. Marvin told her sadly that he had gone abroad ‘immediately after arranging the transfer of the $50,000 and settling all the details of her newly acquired fortune. Faith breathed a sigh of relief, although she felt sorry for her mother. It was evident that his humiliation was deep _ _ and genuine. She frequently caught herself wondering about his — changed name. He was born a Courtleigh, yet he had signed himself “Deering.” ke phe decided at last that it was a purely personal mat- ter. Doubtless it was for some reason which she in her ~ innocence would neither understand nor approve. | _ Other things which she could understand were claim- ing her attention, so that there was little time to spend in idle conjectures. ee She waited eagerly as the days passed by for a word — irom Maggie Brady that she was willing to see-her. .. At last it came, and Faith hurried down to the jail. She had no difficulty whatever in securing Mr. Denton’s per- _ “mission. ) | _ At the first glimpse of Maggie behind prison bars she © EOmMmicbooks-co