For Love or Gold? The Story of a Great Department Store — page 208: what you’re looking at

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CHAPTER XL. A GOLDEN OUTLOOK, | _ One year had passed since Maggie Brady’s death, and Faith Marvin was nearing her nineteenth birthday. _ She was still living with her mother in their pretty lit- tle flat and working faithfully at the store with Mr. Den- ton. The year had brought many changes in that estab- lishment, and there were many new faces in place of the old ones. | Faith talked over these changes as she sat with her mother and Mr. Watkins in one of their social chats after the day’s work was over. “It hardly seems like the same place,” she said, happily. “Why, we are just one big family, with Mr. Denton for our father!” - “And Mr. Denton is certainly holding his own finan- cially,” said Mr. Watkins, a trifle reluctantly, “while the papers are full of reported failures all around us.”’ sup “T am so glad that Mrs. Denton is recovering,” said Mrs. Marvin. “I did sympathize with her so during the first few months of her anxiety!” “We are all glad she is better,” said Faith, quickly, “for she comes down to the store often, and she is really very charming. But the greatest changes are in the clerks themselves,” she went on, thoughtfully. “They are so courteous, so loyal and so kind to each other. Why, a new girl is welcomed and made one of us at once, and, no matter what her faults may be, we are almost sure to win her over. Of course, we miss the little.cash girls, but the tube system is much better, and it did seem so terrible to think of those children being forced to earn their living!” Mrs. Marvin nodded her head sympathetically and her daughter continued. _ | | “Mr. Gunning is so different that you would hardly - know him,” she said, “and do you know, Fred, he and Eomicbooks.com