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Show J Boss Remembers Her at Christmas Time "Tes, sir. This Is better. But lfa four times as much." The boss examined It "All right," he decided "Let the girl have this," , dropping the price on the counter. "But I" "Tut tut you've been very faithful." And he was gone. Frank Sweet (Xi. 1929. Western Newspaper Onion.) J EN NT was standing In front of tbe ladles' cloak counter of the great emporium fingering one of the cloaks covetously. Could she buy It? There was the room rent and the five dollars a week for board. That must be paid. The landlady did not wait for her money from anybody. Of course there was the ten dollars she bad saved from expenses In the past two months. And she did need It The weather was growing very cold, so she shivered In going to and from work. Perhaps she could go without shoes a little longer. And then the boss usually gave his help a remembrance. Maybe be would make It money this Christmas. But she mustn't count on that "Hello, Jenny; looking at clonks, eh) Clad I saw you. Haven't given you a remembrance yet Uow'd you like It to be a cloak? But look here I This is shoddy ! Haven't you better 7" to the) clerk. |