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@@@@@Hmmm, she should
be
keeping gloves that
@@@@@Hmmm, she should
be
keeping gloves that way, too, by size not by colorYou could see the
colors quick enough when you opened the box, but it was a real bother
to search for the right size in a box of gloves that were all of them
black
Why hadn't she thought of it before? The man behind the counter had
to
speak again before Scarlett 341 heard himO'Hara," he
repeated"How might I be of service to you?" Oh, no, this wasn't the
uncles' store after all! They must still be where they'd always
been
Scarlett explained hurriedly that she'd made a mistakeShe was
looking for an elderly Mr"Can
you direct me to their store?"
"But this is their storeThen you must be my cousinI'm Katie
Scarlett, Gerald's daughter
Scarlett held out both her handsA cousin! A big, strong,
not-an-old-man cousin of her ownShe felt as if she'd just been given
a surprise present"Jamie, that's me," said her cousin with a laugh,
taking her hands in his"Jamie O'Hara at your service, Scarlett
O'HaraAnd what a gift you are to a weary businessman, to be sure
Pretty as a sunrise, and dropping from out of the blue like a falling
starTell me now, how do you come to be here for the grand opening
of
the new store? Come let me get you a chair
Scarlett forgot all about the rosary she'd meant to buyShe forgot
about the Mother Superior, tooAnd about Pansy, who settled herself
on a low stool in a corner and went to sleep at once with her head
resting on a neat pile of horse blanketsJamie O 'Hara mumbled
something under his breath when he returned from the back room
with a
chair for ScarlettThere were four customers waiting to be served
In the next half hour more and more came in, so that there was no
chance for him to say a word to ScarlettHe looked at her from time
to time with apology in his eyes, but she smiled and shook her h |