Show iaac ia cC satiria sati iia new ye ar off 0 avo eleanor ekin OMM one opened the door A chill draft swept in she shivered could you tell me the pric of this 1 la ray cay parcel ready yet has my change come back from the cashiers cage howmann how many yards ar are ethere there in this piece could you wait on me now please 1 I want to return this article strange to say the girt girl at whom all these questions were being hurled in the last minute mid all the uproar and clamor around her was as aa calm and sweet nn answering all the questions of these last minute holiday shoppers alice seemingly combating the storm stores of customers assal assailing linz her counter 4 cheerfully and quickly took care of them one help but admire tier iier her golden hair with its natural wave tier lier stately well formed features gave one the opinion that unfortunate circumstances must have forced her to tier lier present position for she seemed entirely out of tier her sphere sp liere the floorwalker of the department missing it a tiling thing as he answered questions and gave directions ile he smiled as he viewed the chaos about him funny how these folks never think of getting things until tile the lust last minute and cheh they want them in such a hurry that evening closing time found the floorwalker engaged in conversation with the clerk nt at counter sixteen you have certainly had a hard day I 1 am inclined to think you will line have to have someone see you home it was agather a rather trying day admitted alice so mr grell and alice taxied to tier lier home together to their surprise they found eally others company most agreeable christmas past alice was again busy it was now almost new years people ae ople were hurrying to exchange the gifts that hurried christmas shoppers worked so liard hard to get demure sweet alice was again putting things as uway covering counters in preparation for the now new years holiday when the dignified floorwalker floor flour walker mr grell interrupted the procedure lie placed un on en elope in her hand 1 I asked if I 1 might deliver this in ickson because I 1 wanted to accompany it with it little request the company appreciates the help anti and services vou ou have rendered ut tit tills this tinie time of year when hen most of our clerks lose their heads ow an nothing tills this envelope em elope denotes a raise hut 1 I nm ain going to pi piny a y traitor to my firm a tiling thing which I 1 shall never do igalo but in tills this case I 1 think I 1 am Justl neil in other words beginning with etli the lie first of the year new benr i day I 1 ain div asking you ou to conw come and taka chirio if f my mv special domain and manage it as you have hae tills this one alice blushed and huns hung tier her head had Q 1925 19 western ler union |