gg? Don't you believe if both windows were like
that, and the whole store cleaned up, folks would sit up and take
notice?"

"I--I believe you," admitted the shopkeeper, still staring.

"And wouldn't it pay?"

"I--I don't know. It might."

"Isn't it worth trying?" demanded Janice, cheerily. "Now, please, I
want you to do as I say--and you must let me have my own way to-day
here. I've brought my lunch, and it's too late to go to school now,
even if it _does_ stop raining. You'll let me, won't you?"

"I--I--I don't know just what you want me to do--or what _you_ want to
do," stammered Hopewell Drugg, still staring at the transformed window.

"I want you to turn in and help me put your whole store to rights," she
declared. "You don't understand, Mr. Drugg. I believe you can attract
trade here if you will have things nice, and bright, and tidy. You
carry a good stock of wares; and you are not any more behind the times
than other Poketown merchants. Why not be _ahead of them all_?"

"Me?" breathed Drugg, in increasing wonder.

"And why not _you_? You've got as good a chance as any. Just get to
work and _make_ trade. Think of little Lottie. If your business can
be increased and you can make money, think of what you can do for her!"

Drugg suddenly straightened his stooped shoulders and held up his head.
"Just you show me what you want me to do," he said, with unexpected
fire.

"Grand!" cried the excited Janice. "I can set you to work in a minute.
First thing of all, you fix your screen doors; let's keep the fly
family out of the store--and we'll kill those already in here. You
commence on the screens, Mr. Drugg, while I tackle that other window."

About the time school was usually out, Janice removed her apron and the
other marks of her toil, and put on her hat and coat. As she raid,
they had made a good beginning. Better still, Hopewell Drugg seemed
quite inspired.

"You have done me a world of good, Miss Janice," he declared. "And
already the shop looks a hundred per cent. better."

"I should hope so," said Janice, vigorously. "And you keep right on
with the good work, Mr. Drugg. I'll come in and dress your windows
every week. And when you've torn those shelves away from the side
windows and let the light and air in here, and done your painting as
you promised, I'll come and arrange your wares on the shelves.

"Then you get out a little good advertising, and remind folks that
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