For Love or Gold? The Story of a Great Department Store — page 181: what you’re looking at

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the innocent. es 6% as } _ Mr, Forbes Reaches a Decision. 177 - The door opened again, and Faith Marvin entered. She © had her hat on, and was ready for the visit to Maggie | Brady. ae , “T wonder what she wishes to see me for?” said her em- ployer, musingly. “Is she desirous of upbraiding me, do _ you think, Miss Marvin?” Le “Why should she upbraid you?” asked Faith, very so-_ your son, and as for her arrest, you simply had to do it.” “She may say that I should have protected her from o- -berly. “You certainly are not to blame for the actions of ( him,” he answered. - “Some way I blame myself continu- ally in that particular direction.” “A girl should be able to protect herself,” said Faith women, unless it is, as poor Miss Jennings used to say, ‘the iniquities of the fathers visited upon generations of RPP “I believe that fully,” said Mr. Denton with a sigh. “It is one reason why I am merciful in my own boy’s case— my sins have been perpetuated! Can I ever efface them?” They left the building together, going out of one of the side doors. Just as they reached the sidewalk a handsome ‘carriage drew up before the entrance. | “Why, that is my own carriage!” exclaimed Mr. Den- ton quickly. | The next instant James Denton sprang from the car- riage and came face to face with Faith and his father. Gomichooks..com sternly. “I can’t quite understand such weakness in a