The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
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 for herself.
 "That's queer, but it's smart" she pro- nounced, and five anxious faces bI@ghtened. 'T'd "a thought O that if l hadn't been so awful worried. Me and you can tell tEc guyls what to do, and they'll do 1t. See here, as fast as we get those things fixed we'll hand em up on the line and make show. Gee! they'll draw the dames a mile off, just out of curiosity and nothing else"
 "And when we get them we'll get their money, too,' Win prophesied cheerfully.'
 Chapter lV--Working for the Hands 4 T 10:30 TO the second the waiting A women bounced Wins nerve failed
 her for an instant in the hot forefront of her first battle, but she caught at Miss Kirk's remembered words: You've got the look of those who win"
 Soon she realized that she need expect no help from Miss Stein or the five satellites who took their cue from her. She was saved perhaps, by the need which soon arose for one girl to put in shape for customers the blouses, sashes and ties which had not been pinned together. Just as her brain began to reel over a difficult calculation which must be made in clamoring hurry Miss Stein commanded change of work. finished the sum correctly. "I should have gone Hump over the next" she thought, with a thankful sigh, for she was in her element, choosing colors and draping sashes to suit customers styles" Miss Stein grudged her the distinction, but granted it for the sake of business.
 Even as it was, Win used up one whole checkbook, containing 50 order forms, and also her own vitality. She had no time to realize how tired she was until half-past 12 brought the sale to an end.
 .. Miss Stein, without word of apprecia- tion to the new recruit who had saved the day, went off to lunch. Two others left at the same time, and only a couple of the old guard remained to hold the fort with Win.
 Miss Kirk was almost ready to go from the restaurant to work again when Win ap- peared, 3-cent entrance ticket in her hand.
 Hello, 2sS4 England" Sadie feigned facetiously to call her up by telephone. "Got your number, all right, you see! I begun to think they'd rung me off, so wouldn't get onto you again this side Heaven. And say, that reminds me; Heaven looks long way from here, don't it?"
 Win smiled.
 Good thing! You aint got yer smile rubbed off yet. Stick to it if ycan. It's Scent billy doo?"
 "The girl at the door told me I was to buy it of her, said Win, "and then could divide it up for three different things to eat for 5 cents? It seems wonderfully
 You won't be so much surprised when you've got 'em ct. I'd try soup, mutton sandwich, and cuppa cawfee for cents, if l was you. But see here, I ain't" goin' to feed my face in this ranch after today. knowed pretty near how punk 'twould be from things guyls told me about the Hands, and l only took meal so as to see you and ask how the giant child was gettin' along. No more O this grub for mine! And if was in your place I'd go out to eat"
 The soup was cold and greasy and tasted of an unsecured pot The mutton sandwich, as Sadie remarked, would have been better suited to the antique department; and the coffee, though hot, might as easily have been tea or cocoa, or blend of all three.
 "What shame to feed their people like this!" exclaimed Win, who had thought she was hungry but now found herself mistaken.
 ''They don't want to feed us, you see," said Sadie, slowly finishing a baked apple which looked like a head hunters withered trophy. "On the low prices they're obliged to charge, they can't make cent often us. Besides, if all the guyls ct in the house they'd have to give up more of their val uable room. They'd rather we'd go out, so long as we're back in time. And oh by the way, you'll need foot powder. Your first week your feet'n hurt that bad you'll be ready to bawl! But if you can stand it and your back bein' broke in two at the waist it'll be better the week after, and so on, till you won't notice so much. Now I must go or I'll be docked. But tell me where yen live and Uo1I iUht coo coy,ofhiDO nf