We can't always be angels."
"I've got a lot to learn," said Faith with a sigh, "but I shall always
be civil and attentive to my customers, so I don't think I shall have
much to fear from that particular direction." At just that moment a
messenger boy came along the aisle. He had come from outside, and was
looking for some one.
"Who is it? What do you want?" asked Mr. Gunning, going forward.
"Miss Faith Marvin," said the boy, loudly. "I have a package for her."
Faith looked up in surprise, as she heard the words. She signed the
boy's ticket automatically, and accepted the package.
As she did so, a card dropped from under the cord with which it was
tied.
Maggie Brady, who was watching her closely, sprang forward and snatched
it up in an instant. As she laid it on the counter she fairly trembled
with rage.
She had read the words which were written on the card.
They were simply: "To Miss Marvin, with the compliments of Jas. T.
Denton."
CHAPTER XIX.
FAITH GETS ACQUAINTED WITH THE THIEF.
It was impossible for any one to see Maggie Brady's face without reading
in it how much she hated the girl who she thought had stolen her lover
from her. Miss Fairbanks turned on her heel and walked away laughing,
while several of the clerks began jeering Maggie quietly.
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