For Love or Gold? The Story of a Great Department Store — page 94: what you’re looking at

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“We might arrange for a few of you to be away on that day. Surely, you were not all Miss Jennings’ friends; ine } | Mr. Forbes spoke decidedly and with a little of his old there is no excuse for the whole store going into mourn- -_ erustiness. The spell of the girl’s magnetism was begin- ning to leave him. : . “That would mean extra~work for the clerks who re- mained,” was Faith’s desperate answer, “and poor Mary would be the first to object to that. Their duties are hard | i enough now. Oh, no, sir; I am sure that would not be thought of for a minute. If there is work to be done, we will all stay and do it, but if you only would relieve us ‘for a few hours, we would be deeply grateful.” | “Tt wouldn't do at all, Mr. Forbes!” | Mr. Day spoke, if anything, more pompously than ever. “Pardon me, but we have lost one day this week. We _ ¢an’t afford another.” & C2. AS) Sarre? J moe he Best ¥ al *% SP Se ee ne e i “That settles it,” said the superintendent, wheeling around in his chair. “You will please return to your duties, Miss Marvin; we cannot allow your petition.” Faith walked slowly from the office with the tears springing to her eyes. Before she reached the ribbon counter a floor walker stepped up to her. She had never geen him before, but recognized him at once as the Mr, _ Gunning whom she had heard the girls say belonged in _ that department, but was away just then upon a short vacation. ae “You have been gone more than fifteen minutes, No. 411,” he said, sharply. “Hurry over to your counter; _ Miss Fairbanks wishes to see you.” eS Faith looked at him timidly. He was a silly looking _young man who wore a flaming red necktie and curled the ends of his mustache. | : “Another tyrant,” thought Faith, but she only bowed — respectfully. Already in her short term of service she was getting used to tyrants. 1e “IT am going to put you in Miss Jennings’ place for a day or two,” was the buyer’s greeting. “I am short of © girls, so you will have to do. Miss Jones will tell you = . a €omicbooks.com — - ” im. + ae: * Sin a