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She sat herself upon a revolving stool before a counter that was

coe to charge

through an eager ured lawn An all-gone li had come over her and she

rested her hand airees she greare that her hand had encountered so, very pleasant to touch She looked down to see that her hand

lay upon a pile of silk stockings A placard near by announced that they

had been reduced in price froht cents; and a young girl who stood behind the counter

asked her if she wished to examine their line of silk hosiery She

smiled, just as if she had been asked to inspect a tiara of dia it But she went on feeling the

soft, sheeny luxurious things--with both hands now, holding thelide serpent-like through her

fingers

Two hectic blotches cairl

"Do you think there are any eights-and-a-half ahts-and-a-half In fact, there were ht-blue pair; there were soray Mrs

So and closely

She pretended to be exa their texture, which the clerk assured her

was excellent