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Chapter 36

           Therewasasemblanceoforderinthefrontofthestore,wheretallshelvesroseintothegloomstackedwithbrightboltsofcloth,china,cookingutensilsandnotions.Butintheback,behindthepartition,chaosreigned.

           Heretherewasnoflooringandtheassortedjumbleofstockwaspiledhelter-skelteronthehard-packedearth.Inthesemi-darknessshesawboxesandbalesofgoods,plowsandharnessandsaddlesandcheappinecoffins.Secondhandfurniture,rangingfromcheapgumtomahoganyandrosewood,rearedupinthegloom,andtherichbutwornbrocadeandhorsehairupholsterygleamedincongruouslyinthedingysurroundings.Chinachambersandbowlandpitchersetslitteredthefloorandallaroundthefourwallsweredeepbins,sodarkshehadtoholdthelampdirectlyoverthemtodiscovertheycontainedseeds,nails,boltsandcarpenters’tools.

           "I’dthinkamanasfussyandoldmaidishasFrankwouldkeepthingstidier,"shethought,scrubbinghergrimyhandswithherhandkerchief."Thisplaceisapigpen.Whatawaytorunastore!Ifhe’donlydustupthisstuffandputitoutinfrontwherefolkscouldseeit,hecouldsellthingsmuchquicker."

           Andifhisstockwasinsuchcondition,whatmustn’thisaccountsbe!

           I’lllookathisaccountbooknow,shethoughtand,pickingupthelamp,shewentintothefrontofthestore.Willie,thecounterboy,wasreluctanttogiveherthelargedirty-backedledger.Itwasobviousthat,youngashewas,hesharedFrank’sopinionthatwomenhadnoplaceinbusiness.

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