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Chapter XLIV. And This Is Not Elf Land: What Gold Will Not Buy

           Then,atlast,afteraworldofanticipation,cameherfirstinstallmentofonehundredandfiftydollars.

           Itwaspaidtoheringreenbacks—threetwenties,sixtens,andsixfives.Thuscollecteditmadeaveryconvenientroll.Itwasaccompaniedbyasmileandasalutationfromthecashierwhopaidit.

           “Ah,yes,”saidthelatter,whensheapplied;“MissMadenda—onehundredandfiftydollars.Quiteasuccesstheshowseemstohavemade.”

           “Yes,indeed,”returnedCarrie.

           Rightaftercameoneoftheinsignificantmembersofthecompany,andsheheardthechangedtoneofaddress.

           “Howmuch?”saidthesamecashier,sharply.One,suchasshehadonlyrecentlybeen,waswaitingforhermodestsalary.Ittookherbacktothefewweeksinwhichshehadcollected—orratherhadreceived—almostwiththeairofadomestic,four-fiftyperweekfromalordlyforemaninashoefactory—amanwho,indistributingtheenvelopes,hadthemannerofaprincedolingoutfavourstoaservilegroupofpetitioners.SheknewthatoutinChicagothisverydaythesamefactorychamberwasfullofpoorhomely-cladgirlsworkinginlonglinesatclatteringmachines;thatatnoontheywouldeatamiserablelunchinahalf-hour;thatSaturdaytheywouldgather,astheyhadwhenshewasoneofthem,andacceptthesmallpayforworkahundredtimesharderthanshewasnowdoing.Oh,itwassoeasynow!Theworldwassorosyandbright.Shefeltsothrilledthatshemustneedswalkbacktothehoteltothink,wonderingwhatsheshoulddo.

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