Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-02-22
Fiction
RfDEEMING HER SEX.
BY vENA KENNEDY WILSON.

O.-S
en- you for five dollar deposity"
"Ies: 1t must have been. I was here
Thursday and paid So on a rug, and
when ! got home found the recent
was for 1920"
"Well. just take chair. and / will
look it up
The head Of the department went
through pile Of papers before him
A family amused contemptuous glance
In his eye told the underclerk that he
had branded her story another lie."
In few minutes he turned to he,
and said courteously. but coldly:
Strange: our slip says s.. Now.
Will give you duplicate receipt.
will keep the receipt you gave me for
the 1929. 1t is Of no value to you."
looking her in the eye
mo; oh, no! OF course not. Thank
you. I-I-knew had paid the S."
After she had left he took his way
with smile. to the upholstering de
partment. When he returned the smile
was almost sneer.
"Well," said the underclerk. with
laugh.
Same old thing" he said wclrily
"The receipt was given for goods
bought By her Thursday. She has lost
or mislaid her receipt for the IS AID
Judging us by herself. was afraid we
would deny receiving it, SO Matched w
THAT he. ~. heavens, / believe Il W.
man would lie her soul away to save
a dollar"
The other man chuckled.
'You think it is funny. Well.
don't"
An hour later he turned to his clerk
again:
give more women. five more lcS---a
good record for an hour"
\ woman stood beside him. and cs
his eyes scanned her quickly he smiled
involuntarly.
She was not shabbily Centeel but
stability grotesque. The skinny cape,
the tnl e..dDurc waist. the bellows 81
bonnet and ill hanging skirt were OF
all colors and materials. They were
alike only in cleanliness.
She raised her sharp brown eyes
hesitatcd ard smiled Il littlc tren,u
lousy, showing gums entirely devoid
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RI rs uurty am all RIGHT hur !.
amt hurt ary. an must have The
money nn'-an' | Thought Won mioIit
talc il back
GIVE me your name and address,
he said. land | viii call tomorrow and
look mt it. will tel! YOU then what
can do" His eyes held Il smile that
was not amusement or contempt, but
combination Of incrodulity and joy
that made the uudcrcleri wonder.
The next afternoon he climbed five
flights of stairs and was ushcred into
the room with the rug.
It's Haunting colors. the glarng chro,
mos, the table with the installmcnt
plan album, the few wooden chairs
and the old cane rocker, even the one
little scarlet geranium. were noted in
Gin plp ,r1onrp Hut no looked 81 tho