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He was going to try to redeem his standing or wealth with this, and probably wrote this to remind himself not to fail. I used to have a habit of leaving my room untidy, and Daddy suggested once that I write a notice to myself, and pin it where I would see it as I came out each morning. I did, and I cured myself. HE WAS GOING TO TRY TO REDEEM HIS STANDING OR WEALTH WITH THIS AND PROBABLY WROTE THIS TO REMIND HIMSELF NOT TO FAIL I USED TO HAVE A HABIT OF LEAVING MY ROOM UNTIDY AND DADDY SUGGESTED ONCE THAT I WRITE A NOTICE TO MYSELF AND PIN IT WHERE I WOULD SEE IT AS I CAME OUT EACH MORNING I DID AND I CURED MYSELF
So on this pleasant spring day, for one of the few times, Amy was not brooding on the subject that had given her such uneasiness of late. Nor were the other girls concerned with anything save the finding of the five hundred dollar bill, which absorbed everything else for the time being. "Who could have lost it?" wondered Mollie. "There aren't so many persons in Deepdale who can afford to throw away money like this," added Amy. "It wasn't thrown away--it was lost," declared Betty, "and we must find the owner if we can." "Especially after such a pathetic message," said Grace. "Poor fellow! His last big bill!" "What makes you think it was a _man_?" asked Amy. "That isn't a girl's writing," insisted Grace. "Fine! You'll be a detective if you keep on--or should I say detectivess?" asked Mollie, with a laugh. "I wonder what that note means?" inquired Mollie. "Why," said Betty, "it seems to indicate that some young man ran through a fortune--or lost it--and had only five hundred dollars left. INTRODUCED TO YOU FROM TIME TO TIME AS OUR STORY PROGRESSES SO ON THIS PLEASANT SPRING DAY FOR ONE OF THESE FEW TIMES AMY WAS NOT BROODING ON THE SUBJECT THAT HAD GIVEN HER SUCH UNEASINESS OF LATE NOR WERE THE OTHER GIRLS CONCERNED WITH ANYTHING SAVE THE FINDINGS OF THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL WHICH ABSORBED EVERYTHING ELSE FOR THE TIME BEING WHO COULD HAVE LOST IT WONDERED MOLLY THERE ARE TOO MANY PERSONS IN DEEPDALE WHO COULD AFFORD TO THROW AWAY MONEY LIKE THIS ADDED AMY WASN'T THROWN AWAY IT WAS LOST DECLARED BETTY AND WE MUST FIND THE OWNER IF WE CAN ESPECIALLY AFTER SUCH A PATHETIC MESSAGE SAID GRACE POOR FELLOW HIS LAST BIG BILL WHAT MAKES YOU THINK IT WAS A MAN ASKED AMY THAT ISN'T A GIRL'S WRITING INSISTED GRACE FINE YOU'LL BE A DETECTIVE IF YOU KEEP ON OR SHOULD I SAY DETECTIVE IS ASKED MOLLY WITH A LAUGH I WONDER WHAT THAT NOTE MEANS INQUIRED MOLLY WHY SAID BETTY IT SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT SOME YOUNG MAN RAN THROUGH A FORTUNE OR LOST IT AND HAD ONLY FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS LEFT
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