CHAPTER X
AN AMAZING COMBINATION OF PHILANTHROPY AND PROFIT IS INAUGURATED
Minnie Bishop came to work for the Noble Order of Friendly Hands on the day that they moved into offices more in keeping with the magnificence of Mr. Wallingford, and she was by no means out of place amid the mahogany desks and fine rugs and huge leather chairs.
“Her smile alone is worth fifty dollars a week to the business,” Clover admitted, but they only paid her five at the start.
She had more to recommend her, however, than white teeth and red lips. Wallingford himself was surprised to find that, in spite of her apparently frivolous bent, she had considerable ability and was quick to learn. From the first he assumed a direct guardianship over her, and his approaches toward a slightly more than paternal frien
