"Still I guess twenty-eight dollars is fair
enough for Tuesday."
Both were on hand early next morning. According to Mr. Martin's
instructions the show-windows were emptied, and after they had been
cleaned, Frank, assisted by Richard, dressed them again.
Now, Mr. Martin's window dressing had always been of the plain, old-
fashioned kind, not altogether suited to the present times. He only
put in a few staple articles and left them unchanged for a long time.
But Frank Massanet proceeded on different lines, and when he and Richard
had finished the improvement was apparent. Nearly every class of goods
in the store was represented, and anything new or special was given
a prominent place.
"That looks hot," said Phil, who was given to slang. "Never saw it so
showy before."
And the many people who stopped to gaze at the display seemed to justify
his statement.
"How often should a window like that be cleaned?" asked Richard.
"At least once a week," replied Frank. "And twice a week is not too
much, if you have the time to spare."
Both Richard and Frank worked diligently all day. Of course many things
were strange to them, and they made some laughable blunders; but they
invariably took things so pleasantly that none of the customers seemed
to mind.
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