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Chapter 13

           

           Andthentwothingsoccurredwhichcausedhertothink,notonlyseriouslyofmarriage,butofherownfuture,whethershemarriedornot.Forhersister,Agnes,nowtwenty,andthreeyearsherjunior,havingrecentlyreencounteredayoungschoolmasterwhosometimebeforehadconductedthedistrictschoolneartheAldenfarm,andfindinghimmoretohertastenowthanwhenshehadbeeninschool,haddecidedtomarryhim.Andthismeant,asRobertasawit,thatshewasabouttotakeontheappearanceofaspinsterunlessshemarriedsoon.YetshedidnotquiteseewhatwastobedoneuntilthehosieryfactoryatTrippettsMillssuddenlyclosed,nevertoreopen.Andthen,inordertoassisthermother,aswellashelpwithhersister’swedding,shereturnedtoBiltz.

           Butthentherecameathirdthingwhichdecidedlyaffectedherdreamsandplans.GraceMarr,agirlwhomshehadmetatTrippettsMills,hadgonetoLycurgusandafterafewweekstherehadmanagedtoconnectherselfwiththeFinchleyVacuumCleanerCompanyatasalaryoffifteendollarsaweekandatoncewrotetoRobertatellingheroftheopportunitiesthatwerethenpresentinLycurgus.ForinpassingtheGriffithsCompany,whichshediddaily,shehadseenalargesignpostedovertheeastemploymentdoorreading"GirlsWanted.

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