For Love or Gold? The Story of a Great Department Store — page 95: what you’re looking at

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ee aise re you don’ t know about the stock, and I hope aaa be. ia A careful in your measurement of the ribbon.” - “1 will do my best,” said Faith, very sadly. She was soon standing behind the counter, a full-fledged sales-_ woman. For some reason there had been nothing said about the half day that she had lost, but Faith knew only © too well that she would be heavily fined for her absence. Still it was better than being discharged. She accepted the alternative thankfully. If Bob Hardy was in the store he kept out of the rib- > ~ S 2 bon. department, for Faith looked around for him nerv-— ously several times, and was greatly relieved when she- did not see him. | Faith J esis an 1 Object of Jealousy. QI ‘ : » is Once she overheard two cash girls talkchig about the ones robbery in the office, and as they mentioned the name of Watkins ‘she paused involuntarily and listened. “They say he’s got brain fever,” “Well, I’d think he’d be crazy with all that’s happened,” “Tt.must be awful,’ said the other girl. “Why, his — : said one of the girls. ? brother was only a kid, and, to think, he stole five hundred dollars!” Faith almost gasped for breath at this information. - She tried to speak to the girl, but her lips and tongue seemed palsied. She understood now what poor Mr. — Watkins had suffered, and to think she _had distrusted | him—even for one brief second ! Several times during the forenoon she saw Maggie Brady watching her, and the hatred in her eyes was too plain for Faith not to see and understand thoroughly. Her first thought was to see Maggie and explain her — conversation with James Denton, but she thought bore of it later, and decided to keep silent. Miss Fairbanks — was plainly upset and nervous. She scolded the girls con- me ‘stantly, and seemed irritated beyond measure. Whether > eat . erg Mr. Gunning’s presence was responsible for this nervous- — ES, ness Faith could not tell, but it was plain that the two were — on bad terms with each other. On the other hand, Mr. Gunning had many friendlies in the department. Miss Jones smiled at him frequently, aS as did several of the others. Soalase was standing erect behind her counter when a (e(0) nae. ie 4 are st 4 > Ss Ne ie i - Te ci tae \ T\ eae i~ COomicbooks