For Love or Gold? The Story of a Great Department Store — page 196: what you’re looking at

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192 The Blessing « of access Miss Fairbanks laid her hand upon the young girl’ s shoulder. “Thank God,” she said, devoutly; “at last I am praying.” rank : As Faith moved on toward her counter she saw Miss Jones waiting for her. There was something in the girl’s” manner that struck Faith as unfamiliar. 4 “Miss Marvin,” she said, the moment Faith stepped behind the counter, “I am a rude, treacherous person, and _Thave wronged you cruelly! Have you the grace in your heart to forgive a traitor?’ | | _ Faith grasped her hand, while the tears sprang to her eyes. “There is nothing to forgive, dear Miss Jones,” she said, gently. ‘We have been sisters from the first, only you ‘did not understand it; but tell me, is it through we Fairbanks that you feel So differently ?” “Partly through her and partly through Mag Brady,” was the honest answer. “Mag has told me how you talked to her, and she also told me what her husband said, that it was through your influence that he was now will- _ ing to own her.” ‘ “Did Mr. Denton say that?” asked Faith, speaking slowly. |e “He did,” said Miss Jones, promptly, “and Mag jus blesses you for it.” , If Faith had felt one misgiving over that particular ac-! tion, it vanished now like a bit of vapor. ' Mag “blessed” her for the words that had hurt her so to speak. Surely there was balm for all wounds, even those which burned the deepest. 4 _ Faith’s morning was the happiest she had ever known in the store, and at the luncheon hour, as she went to the cloak-room, she had but one wish in her heart, and that was for the conversion of wicked Lou Willis. ; Comicbooks.com