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Drop in. we ate Pleased to see you whether you: buy or not. » CARNEGIE BROS. ] Lan Straws. . By Carl Willicme. or twice one of the women the open door she could gel in to 802. mt wearily over the type- fying fingers writing in the adress from a huge lst on the desk beside ber, while at a nearby table the boy slipped in the circulars which the envelopes were intended to ALT Hit ¢ warty, To Stella it had seemed the last straw 'when just before closing time the office manager had brought "her the voluminous list and had ordered her to see that the circulars were sent out that evening. He was going out of town and had left early. ~The other. clerks bad slipped ont as soon as he bad disappeared, and with only the assistance of the boy she had 10 send out 300 circulars, In his hurry 10 get away the manager had noteven Jeft the usual "supper money," so she would get nothing to eat until she reached her boarding house. It would be long after the regular dinner hour, and she would be lucky to get any- thing at all , It 'was nearly 8 when the last en: welope swallowed up the last circular her from her absorption, nd '} she opened her purse.' As she Into the change compartment she gave 8 cry of dismay. The never well filled, even on pay days, was bare of coln, Feverishly she tumbled its "contents ars bluff don't gol" The conduct: or's voice was hard and unfriendly. He had had a row with the inspector tears, *T've got the change handy." "You must let me gefid you the money," she sald. "I am very greatly pbliged to you." "1 forget. where 1 live," was the un- blushing statement. "Just you forget it, too, until "you see some one that seeds a nickel real belliand tell 'em I'sent it." He sank back in his seat, rejoicing in the fact that Stélla's confusion pre- vented" her glancing across the aisle, which enabled him to regard her stead- ily without embarrassment. Disappointed at the turn affairs had taken, the conductor retired to the rear platform to devise 'Hew names for the inspector, and a looked out of the window with a new sense of content- ment g y Nine months she had lived in the city, and this 'was the first time that any one in 'the throngs of ten and women had paused in the rush of the workaday world 'to be friendly.' Com Ang at a time 'when ; } the ast' straw had nearly had the bois of breaking | her spirit, if not her back, the cour |" tesy was doubly 'welcome, A She 'turtied - 'suspicious, ' however, '| 'when she rose to leave 'the car and | od 'companion 4 iil in a th " 'and 'Boys' Clothing of Dry Goods and : very satisfacto "oy 10 the Boyer: but also seller, "We hav' ainfed to keep in stock thewery choicest Groceries. of the est brands, especially our which are second tonone; All kind of Figh and in seaso