For Love or Gold? The Story of a Great Department Store — page 85: what you’re looking at

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_ She had been led to believe that he was a thoroughly un- scrupulous person, but here he was expressing her says i) - Faith’s Talk With Young Denton. 81 _ “The young man blushed a little at her enthusiastic words, but went on talking as calmly as possible. | -“T’ve been doing a little thinking since Miss Jennings ae died; I don’t know why, for the death of a clerk doesn’t | usually affect me.’ ne b “Perhaps it was because it occurred in the store,” sug- gested Faith, gently. ‘You have probably not known the details of any other such sad occurrence.” 4 “That is doubtless it,” said Mr. Denton promptly, * Dut another thing is this: I knew Mr. Watkins before he went _ to work for my father. His folks used to be rich, you know, and Fred was always a good fellow. He was in love with the girl, and I can’t help feeling sorry for him, though, as I said before, I don’t quite understand why é I’m interested.” ee “Poor fellow! He needs all our sympathy,” col Faith. “He is lying at the undertaker’s now in a terrible — : condition !” “Ts that so!” exclaimed Mr. Denton. “W hy, [ met him not more than an hour ago; he was just coming from Mr. Forbes, the superintendent. His face was positively — ghastly when I saw him. No doubt old Forbes had been | giving him the devil!” : “Surely not at this time!” cried Faith in dismay. Fhe could not be so cruel—so utterly heartless !” “Forbes has no heart; he is a machine!” said young | Denton. “He is simply a human octopus for pulling in money. Not that I object to money,” he added, with a laugh, “but I hate to see men make it emtOnee stich in- Me human methods!” Faith was utterly astonished at the young man’s wonek sentiments exactly. . In an instant the young man noticed her look of SUrS 5 prise. “You are puzzled,” he said quickly. “You thought I was nothing but a brainless young scamp! No doubt you — have heard my character from the girls in your depart- — ment !” ~ “Oh, no!” said Faith quickly. “I have not heard that, | comicbooks.co