For Love or Gold? The Story of a Great Department Store — page 71: what you’re looking at

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2 nother victim of conditions, of Greed. and 1 avarice,” 9 “said a voice in Faith’s ear. eee. She turned quickly and recognized Miss Alma. Dean, a the woman inspector, whose card she had in her pocket. Without waiting for Faith to answer, the lady went on is speaking. The men were laying Mr. Watkins on a sofa > not twenty feet away from the body of his dead — “That poor fellow was a picture of health two years ago, before he entered the employ of Denton, Day & Co. — I know his mother well; she is a lovely woman, and he has — a younger brother who is also in that store, and liable iO follow in this poor chap’s footsteps. I just came in to : look at that poor girl. I want to stamp her face indelibly — upon my memory. Thank fortune I am in a position to” remedy some of the evils in this world. As Government — Inspector I can do considerable, but I must learn the a length and breadth of the evil before I am fit to attack it.” Faith listened breathlessly to every word. The pro prietor of the place was also listening, and as she joes ished he nodded his head as though he quite agreed with | Mr. Watkins was rapidly reviving under the kind care - bestowed upon him, but before he was fairly alive to his — surroundings Miss ‘Dean took Faith’s hand and led her out on to the sidewalk. ly “They will take him home—they are very kind people,” Re said the lady, sadly, “but now, dear, you and I are con- © ae fronted with a problem. How are we to peeN eiibe the reper co tition of this horror?” Se ae _.As Miss Dean asked the question she did not eile ‘seem to expect an answer from Faith; it was more like 6 e a spoken expression of thoughts that were vexing her, — -made to one whom she knew was thoroughly sympathetic. “This is the saddest demonstration of injustice that I have ever witnessed,” she went on, slowly, “yet I know — - it is mild in comparison with others. It lacks the hideous- ness of exposure, so far as you see. We only know that — - OMe more crime has been added to the list, yet the : details of that crime have been carefully spared us.” a aith knew that she. referred to poor feud d S death: but 3. ve * face, Sr SRF - rte og ' fore spies er Rtn ifn ; co micboo be inate t te: yt s Pe ere 4 wrx . “3 y 2m NLS EES 2 SR, Se oo ey, a i oe 2) te J % . ee. ae - Pie pee a te (Lae ae