Faith drew a long breath. Her cheeks were fairly tingling. She glanced about a little to see whether any one else had noticed the transaction.
The clerks were all moving about in their automatic way. It was plain that such occurrences as this amounted to nothing.
Suddenly Faith's glance rested on a young man who was standing in the aisle where he could watch her every movement.
As their eyes met he raised his hat and smiled at her brazenly.
Faith gasped for breath. Her insulter was young Denton.
CHAPTER VI.
FAITH DISCOVERS A FRESH HORROR.
Faith dropped her eyes to her desk so that she would not see the fellow, but she could still feel the insulting gaze that was bent upon her.
She was glad when a great crowd of shoppers came surging in at the big doors, for the afternoons were always far busier than the mornings at this establishment.