Here , I 'll pretend I 'm looking at shirtwaists , so that floor walker wo n't be coming down on you , and I 'll be as hard to please as that other woman was , so 's you can take your time . Who 's sick -- and what 's the matter ? '' Marcella told the whole story , choking back her sobs and forcing herself to speak calmly , having the fear of the floor walker before her eyes . `` And I ca n't afford to send Patty to the country -- I ca n't -- and I know she wo n't get better if she does n't go , '' she concluded . `` Dear , dear , but that 's too bad ! Something must be done . Let me see -- let me put on my thinking cap . What is your name ? '' `` Marcella Langley . '' The older woman dropped the lingerie waist she was pretending to examine and stared at Marcella . `` You do n't say ! Look here , what was your mother 's name before she was married ? '' `` Mary Carvell . '' `` Well , I have heard of coincidences , but this beats all ! Mary Carvell ! Well , did you ever hear your mother speak of a girl friend of hers called Josephine Draper ? '' `` I should think I did ! You do n't mean -- '' `` I do mean it . I 'm Josephine Draper . Your mother and I went to school together , and we were as much as sisters to each other until she got married .
Then she went away , and after a few years I lost trace XXXXX her .
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