Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19
CHAPTER XXXII
Sylry " ould Tell Victor

CIVIL you please ask Mr. Robinson
w If | can see him in his office at
twelve-thirty tomorrow when | am off
for luncheon"
The tail solemn noor-wal.. .er in the
gents furnishing department of Levys
store wondered If he had heard Alright,
then started and turned suddenly on his
stride, to be met by a smile. half
half-coaXing, on the face of
the new cash girl.
Up to this moment there had been no
suspicion on the part of this man
whose business 1t was to shadow Sylvy
that his shadowship had been recog-
nized.
why. yes. miss" he responded. with
that capacay for hasty mental readjust-
ments which was necessary part OF
the equipment for his profession. I'll
tell i'm"
1T is very important" assured Sylvy.
her smile going away, and very
anxious expression taking its place
Yes. yes. | WILL" replied the man:
as If in answer TO this anxiety. and
then went on with his pacings, while
Sylvy turned aside to wait for the
cash that was evidently coming in
few seconds from a transaction on her
right.
The day marked the end of Sylvy's
three weeks apprenticeship as a cash
girl Tomorrow she was to become
saleslady, and she would have been very
elated over the prospect but for the
stress and strain of that moral struggle
n WmlcH soisb FsI rictnrv tvitnessed nv
this request to see Mr.. Robinson.
The foorwalker was presently absent
from his post for a short time--for
so long, say. as one might require to
senu t t.'vp,toie .,t, ~, III a,aiu anu '''''
He will be waiting for you at his
office" echoed voice presently in
oyNS oa', Nu,oe . la sae ., az. o,'
non mere IN pa pIIi oITu,ar tnous s ,,e mY
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from me tnoInent ms sssuTd c"ane d,'d
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more or N,o.. am am itsS "%Iiu % a ,eas " W
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u.S ,. "i,u 49,, "a a." '.o. sn c,noiIn of lon
"'H 80 u..p, "itu Va "
oerlieSS anu u-"e ioNeu ".''
inc neXt forenoon s SglfE, ~ Inc me - saae re-
Iaui " Ii a.. -, t,,,SI ar,,o ,,har of tLe
80, So 90, 80 49, ~ and tbongb
san ,,.aS so,iipg bec,,tiee nov naeting
naonIa nersonaiIy handling the beautiful
silks. caressine them lovingly with her
hands and encountering many new ex-
neriences her mind vas not closely on
the work and its new opportunities
o,co in , while sha shot a p,ance al
tho eoorwalker and wondered if he
t.nsw how nerturbed she was. His ewes
| seemed on her more frequently now and
! the expression of his face led her to
suspect that he did but that might be
| only imagination
Although after many hours. it seemed
1880 came, and 1885 found Sylvy
going up in the elevator to the West
End Trust Building. and to certain
| floor thereof on which she entered tim
idly at door, where the eyes OF q
young lady at a telephone desk and an
! other at typewriter tell on heT cur,
ousl!' anu ihsIs. ioi SStss
mourninp and the heat Of summer. even
could not nIIench Besides. the girls
| taste in the matter of dress was a very
| happy one. Her clothes were few, plain
and worn over and over; yet, labor
| forethought and skill that trenched or
| genius, made them always seem suffi
! cient and somehow to add to her natura
attractveness as successfully as u
wealth had been lavished upon them.
Today, the simple whiteness OF heI
waist-thirty-five cents at Levy's base
ment bargain counter-and the dainty
V-shaped collar-twenty-nine cents a
the same place-afforded a chaste an'
| fitting frame for the appealing roundnes
| of neck that was white and soft, and
face whose delicate chiseling would hav
challenged Phidias. The poise of tn
head. the pliancy of the red-lipped ant
wistful mouth. the flush of summer oil
the cheeks, and the glow of suppressed
excitement in the dark and heavil