Lizzy Glenn by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
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No reply was made to this. The shirts were now ready; but, before
they were handed to her, the man bent over the counter, and, putting his face close to hers, said-- "What might your name be, Miss?" A quick flush suffused the neck and face of the girl, as she stepped back a pace or two, and answered-- "That is of no consequence, sir." "Yes, Miss, but it is of consequence. We never give out work to people who don't tell their names. We would be a set of unconscionable fools to do that, I should think." The young woman stood, thoughtful for a little while, and then said, while her cheek still burned-- "Lizzy Glenn." "Very well. And now, Miss Lizzy, be kind enough to inform me where you live." "That is altogether unnecessary. I will bring the work home as soon as I have finished it." "But suppose you should happen to forget our street and number? What then?" "Oh no, I shall not do that. I know the place very well," was the |
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