The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-20
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"Penny-Penny Mulligan!" whis-
pered Miss Cabin OF the notion coun-
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.. Freer?"
Transferred to the upholstery. It's
a shame, too. He certainly is gen.
! tleman!" Miss Cabin patted the
blond puffs OF her elaborate couture
and sighed audibly. He certainly is
| a gentleman" she repeated.
HE 49," returned Penny. She
| turned back to her labors OF wrap
ping parcels.
You certainly are swift, Penny"
murmured the stout bundle girl.
IT'S a 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 Tor 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 haughtily
dismissed by the stage-struck girl. Il
cannot marry any one. Arthur" she
said, condescendingly. Il have a
career before me, you know"
POOH" the practical Arthur had
said-he was a real estate agent and
very live and up-todate in his native
town-"pooh. honey, you can't act!"
Il will show you!" Penny had said.
wrathfully.
"Penny-Penpy Mulligan!" shrilled
Miss Cabin during another lull in the
business Oh tnlS rainy udy.
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.
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 claspet
behind his back. He looked-oh, sc
much like Arthur Preston, but Of
course that was absurd!
Yes isn't he?" she managed to say
carelessly in response to Miss Cabin:
last remark.
Later she happened to glance down
ward, and her blue eyes met the calm
cool gaze of the new fioorwalker. Hi
glance passed from her face to tina
of the other bundle girl, and then h
passed on his leisurely way down thu
store. 1t was Arthur Preston.
| w utp Shc huu oppoiNuhiNy oh
asked Miss Cabin the name Of tn
new fioorwalker.
THE most romantic name you eve
heard, Penny! Miss Clark from tn
office told me-his name is Claud
Reston."
r Penny darted back to her worl
, conscious that Miss Cabin was hole
ing an animated conversation wit
Z Mr.. Claude Reston.
How dare he come here under a
|. assumed name?" fumed Penny.
She snapped the string viciousl
= and the fat parcel few out Of he
h hands and fell plump upon the sleel
black head OF the new fioorwalker.
h Miss Cabin shrieked becomingly 9
y Mr.. Reston gracefully disentangle
r himself from the shower.
/ Amt you afraid you'll get fire
Penny gasped the fat girl.
II don't care!" flared Penny rec
lessly. I'm going to leave anywa
II tonight"
\. Some one was coming up the stet
r. little stair OF the bundle counter.
4 ruffied black head, a pair OF blat
8 eyes, q pair OF broad shoulders, a b
10 hand holding forth the ragged bu
O. die of false hair.
10 Here, Penelope" he said COOL
- please don't do that again"
Penny was speechless with indign
g. ton, as she took the package fro
q. him and their hands touched. /
err disappeared at once, and Penny pr
es ceeded to wrap the bundle CAREFUL
an 1t required elaborate care, for gre
tears were yelling in her blue eye
The tears splashed upon the packae
and she thrust 1t violently toward Il
tube.
Gu To Penny's horror, II leaped ov
ne the rail and descended almost at d
Gu feet of the new nOOrWalkerl