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BY MARO 0. ROLFE, Author of,“SadI , the Sewing Glrl, ,’ “A Working GIrI’s Fate,” “The Battle for Bread,” Etc:
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(COPYl'l8ht by W. D. Boyce Co.)
' CHAPTER 1.
AT “THE CORNUCOPIA.“
At elgllt o'clock on a Monday morning
now, but his name 15. h n"n had adver-
tlsed for holiday help, Wlth the promise
that Lmhful hm! competent employes would
n I-ornlunent llhsltlons, and [or y or
apnrehenslvely. ‘won er I! Mr. Shell-
burger has changed hls mind about em-
m y
"I guess not." replled llllss Arnes. dryly.
“You‘ll get nlong well enough Wllh hlrn If
Y ure d business-
Vate clfflce ls at the northeast corner ot the
n x! fl or have Yo A t , D
ne way, lulso Norton. tor a poor glrl wlth
her living lo make. and that Is the easy
wax
Miss Arne: smiled suggesllvely: Fanny
“ 4 hluslled.
'1 don‘t quite understand you. I hlnk."
w
nee, to know a. few things for yourself. and
beyond that he ls flulte willing to enllghten
young lndloa ln whom he takes an Interest.
Good luck."
M Amlra turned away nbruptly and
walked (lawn the l0nK aisle. 8 short. thlCk<
heel: bQlltll'IK D the well-acru bed
our [Ins mes ' not 3 a u der
(0 t Il e ‘as undenll) l)’ ugly’. Wlth
V'lclousnel<s were but lhlnly glossed over by
the suave manner that she assumed when it
.4,-“.1
sh ,..-llxuu
in the establishment was not exalted, and
d .
halr-a beaumul young Woman
-
ea
In
re
go bad and lt
le themselves.
replied Edna.
o be<
lng ushered Into the Dresellce of Mr. Ducey
sllellbnrgers nrlvate Becretnri
she was no
'1 . m exclnlmolg. --luloa Nor- "1: .
ey have." aald Edna. --x believe that. lon: Mr. Shellbarger says you're lo wall. soellbarger may have other plans xor you.‘
.
d -..-k.. -..,;.. .. .
The PeriI5. of
Beauty and Pdverty :
for him. He won‘! be down for half an
hour yet."
In What I came for.“ Why shquld I welt?"
Just Walt."
one u
her face. hls sklnn)’. claw-llke lingers b
chlllr a! I! to avoid b m
as salesworna
I wonder "Well," andlllr. Damm cocked hls head
llke on one side and looked wlse, "money In
at procur la a dueatlon b use
. Y - NOW.
If she wnnks to E0 rlllhl. here." He p uce two sllYer dollars and
. held one In either hind. "Here la 3 dollar
prevent that I Wlll say I earned and here another,
that I will FY I stole. Are they not (‘X-‘
ncuy alike .
"No.’
dlrty. It I: named with you
keev ks.
ut." suggested Mr. Damm asalm.
“But some one cnn put me to worln That
ness, and if he ask: any 0! us to wall, we
He pushed a chair toward her. She sat
are
I)’ Missing her nose. She leaned back in the
“Are you tlred" he asked. “And 5 early‘
2 showed two mu
counters. No wonder the glrls ask lor-
uoola. Maybe )'0I.I can have omce Worln".
‘I do ‘I believe I could do that," she nn-,
wer .
“Can you use A typewriter!" asked Mr. ‘
Damm , g >
"None: but I do not no to run a type<
wrlter or write shortrhand to [111 B. pusltlon
n...
h
leerlng ln her face. She noticed the vacu-
,, rm, man like shellmrger llar odor of cocktails, though she did not
H, Wvmy recognlze it. “My dear Mlsa Norton, I wlsh
glrls you better luck than llml," .
, "1 am wllllng to work hard lo earn every
One uller cant that may be pnld me here. 1 have
mm heen taught that only hanesl money
5 place here good rnaney or can bring good to H3 pos-
' ahe sald. “one I: clean, the olhor.
9 “ " r xu . you
W01" “N “"3” ‘0 Hole 11: l-lght out at the Int, allll you mmle’
R is- “"1959 “'0 W““‘5 It nltlly-yes. nllhy lucre."
"‘ ' advise You to delve too deeply
y
Shellbarger will make you usetul. can you
& re?"
“Not n-lurh: but 2. saleslady don't have to
boo " -
"ul-