For Love or Gold? The Story of a Great Department Store — page 188: what you’re looking at

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184 Jim Denton’s Confession, which was overwhelming her soul in a flood of self= — censure. | | The fair face of James Denton was constantly before her. His pleading eyes and glances of admiration haunted her. She felt, what she would not own even admit to herself, that in spite of his wickedness she was © deeply in love with him. | “It does not seem possible,’ Mr. Denton said at last. “7 know my son was thoughtless, but I did not believe him wicked.” Faith could not speak; she was crying softly. The knowledge of her love had completely crushed her. | “Let me go home, please,” she murmured, as her em- piover helped her from the carriage. “I am afraid I am too nervous to remain at the store.” “Certainly,” said Mr. Denton, “and I shall soon fol- low your example, for if my wife is as ill as my son said, it is my duty to neglect everything and remain at her bedside.” “But has she really lost her reason?” asked Faith, a little timidly. Mr. Denton sighed heavily before he answered. “She is worrying unnecessarily to a great extent, I think,” he said calmly. “She sees in my new methods and actions only the probable financial results; she can- not see that I am honestly trying to. do my duty—to share my large fortune with my fellow-beings.” | “But is it not possible to follow your conscience and still prosper?” asked Faith, anxiously. “That is a question that I cannot answer, Miss Mar- vin, at this stage of the experiment, but, judging from the present outlook, godliness cannot be profitable from a worldly point of view. But from the spiritual, I am satisfied that it is a success; the consciousness of well- doing is enough for the Christian.” Faith pondered over his words as she hurried home. She was glad that he had awakened a new train of thought, as it enabled her to compose herself from her late excitement. dnp When she reached her mother’s home she found both _ Mr. Watkins and Mrs. Graham, who had called to get EComicbooks: co