| CHAPTER I. | |
| PAGE | |
| IN THE BEGINNING | [1] |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| FRIENDS IN NEED | [16] |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| WAYS AND MEANS | [36] |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| NUMBER TWENTY B. | [47] |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| THIS WORKING-DAY WORLD | [65] |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| TO THE RESCUE | [77] |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| A NEW CUSTOMER | [93] |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| A DISTINGUISHED PERSON | [108] |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| SHOW SUNDAY | [125] |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| SUMMING UP | [142] |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| A CONFIDENCE | [159] |
| CHAPTER XII. | |
| GERTRUDE IS ANXIOUS | [170] |
| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| A ROMANCE | [181] |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| LUCY | [190] |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| CRESSIDA | [203] |
| CHAPTER XVI. | |
| A WEDDING | [216] |
| CHAPTER XVII. | |
| A SPECIAL EDITION | [225] |
| CHAPTER XVIII. | |
| PHYLLIS | [236] |
| CHAPTER XIX. | |
| THE SYCAMORES | [246] |
| CHAPTER XX. | |
| IN THE SICK-ROOM | [257] |
| CHAPTER XXI. | |
| THE LAST ACT | [266] |
| CHAPTER XXII. | |
| HOPE AND A FRIEND | [272] |
| CHAPTER XXIII. | |
| A DISMISSAL | [281] |
| CHAPTER XXIV. | |
| AT LAST | [289] |
| EPILOGUE | [298] |
THE ROMANCE OF A SHOP.
CHAPTER I. IN THE BEGINNING.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel and lower the proud;
Turn thy wild wheel through sunshine, storm, and cloud;
Thy wheel and thee we neither love nor hate.