Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-13

ter.
The young girl with two long, thick
braids of red hair leaned down from
the bundle counter overhead.
"Well?" she replied crisply.
"Have you seen the new floor
walker?"
Nowhere is Mr.. FreerY"
Transferred to the upholstery. It's
a shame, too He certainly is a gen.
tlemanl" Miss Cabin patted the
blond puffs of her elaborate couture
and sighed audibly. He certainly is
a gentleman" she repeated.
"He is" returned Penny. She
turned back to her labors OF wrap
ping parcels.
you certainly are swift, Penny"
murmured the stout bundle girl.
IT'S dull day." said Penny, yawn-
ing.
Ever since she had run away from
her home in the middle West to be-
come an actress, Penelope had been
on the lookout for people from home.
True she had written back to her
uncle and aunt, telling them that she
was earning her living and when she
said that she was acting" how could
! that unsophisticated couple suspect
that the part she was playing was the
very practical one of bundle counter
girl in a department. store.
She had given her name as Penny
Mulligan, when In fact she bore the
charming title of Penelope Marston.
Arthur Preston had asked her to
marry him and had been haughtify
| dismissed by the stage-struck girl Il
| cannot marry any one, Arthur" she
said, condescendingly. Il have a
career before me, you known"
"Pooh!" the practical Arthur had
said-he was a real estate agent and
very live and up-to-date in his native
town-''pooh, honey, you can't act!"
II will show you!" Penny had said.
wrathfully.
"Penny-Penny Mulligan!" shrilied
Miss Cabin during another iulI in the
business of this rainy day
What is it?" asked Penny languid-
| ly as she leaned over the railing.
There he Isl"
Whom do you mean?" Penny was
not interested, but she strove to be
polite.
1.-THE new fioorwalker. He's stand
ing there by the perfumery-his back
is this way. He's lovely looking!"
Penny looked and saw tall. mas
sively built young man CARRIED in the
| conventional black of the store stand
| ing with his hands loosely clasped
/ behind his back. He looked-oh, so
much like Arthur Preston, but of
course that was absurd!
! Eyes, isn't hep" she managed to say
carelessly in response to Miss Cabins
last remark.
Later she happened to glance down
ward, and her blue eyes met the calm,
cool gaze of the new tioorwalker. His
glance passed from her face to that
OF the other bundle girl, and then he
passed on his leisurely way down
store. It was Arthur Preston
When she had an oppcr.H- me
asked Miss Cabin the c-ns " to
new fioorwalker.
The most ROM AZ. r2ne IL ever
heard, PENN IS e. rom ne
Office t,H AIS We is claude
Reston.
Penny mach to her work.
conscious IS Cabin was hold
ing an am ID conversation with
Mr.. Claude Reston.
How dare he come here under an
assumed manner" fumed Penny.
She snapped the string viciously
and the fat parcel flew out OF her
hands and fell plump upon the sleek,
black head of the new fioorwalker.
Miss Cabin shrieked becomingly as
Mr.. Reston gracefully disentangled
himself from the shower.
"Ain't you afraid you'll get fired.
Penny?" gasped the fat girl.
Il don't carel" fared Penny reck-
lessly. I'm going to leave anyway,
tonight"
Some one was coming up the steep
little stair of the bundle counter. A
ruffied black head, pair OF black
eyes, pair OF broad shoulders. big
hand holding forth the ragged bun
die of false hair.
Here. Penelope" he said coolly.
'Please don't do that again."
Penny was speeches. with indigna-
ton. as she took the package from
him and their hands touched. He
disappeared at once, and Penny pro-
ceeded to wrap the bundle carefully
II required elaborate care. for great
tears were yelling in her blue eyes.
The tears splashed upon the package,
and she thrust 1t violently toward the
tube. s
To Penny's horror, II leaped over
the rail and descended almost at the
feet OF the new foorwalkerl
"Gee.' giggled tho fat girl.
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