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Nancy gave a cry, but without a word or sound Teddy plunged in head foremost after it. It was done without a thought. He was a good swimmer, and for a minute Nancy watched him in breathless silence. But when his little head rose out of the water he seemed half stupefied, and cried out in a weak voice, 'Help! NANCY GAVE A CRY BUT WITHOUT A WORD OR SOUND TEDDY PLUNGED IN HEAD FOREMOST AFTER IT IT WAS DONE WITHOUT A THOUGHT HE WAS A GOOD SWIMMER AND FOR A MINUTE NANCY WATCHED HIM IN BREATHLESS SILENCE BUT WHEN HIS LITTLE HEAD ROSE OUT OF THE WATER HE SEEMED HALF STUPEFIED AND CRIED OUT IN A WEAK VOICE HELP
slipped from his grasp and rolled away on the path. It was too great a temptation for Nancy. Like lightning she was after it, and a moment after stood upright and exultant, with the button clenched tightly in her little hand. 'Give it to me at once!' demanded Teddy, quivering all over with excitement. Nancy's brown eyes sparkled with mischief. 'Aha! little button-boy, I've got it at last, and I shall take it home and have it sewed on _my_ jacket.' 'I shall fight you,' cried Teddy, 'if you don't give it up at once! It isn't yours. You would be a thief if you kept it. Give it to me this minute!' 'Shall I throw it into the river?' questioned the saucy little maiden. Teddy darted forward, and then began a tussle. He tried to wrench her hands apart, and she exerted all her strength to keep them closed. Suddenly, with a triumphant cry from Teddy, as Nancy's fingers were beginning to yield, the button was liberated with such force that it flew violently out, and splash into the river it went! T HE WAS JERKING AT IT AS HE SPOKE AND IT SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP AND ROLLED AWAY ON THE PATH IT WAS TOO GREAT A TEMPTATION FOR NANCY LIKE LIGHTNING SHE WAS AFTER IT AND A MOMENT AFTER STOOD UPRIGHT AND EXULTANT WITH A BUTTON CLENCHED TIGHTLY IN HER LITTLE HAND GIVE IT TO ME AT ONCE DEMANDED TEDDY QUIVERING ALL OVER WITH EXCITEMENT NANCY'S BROWN EYES SPARKLED WITH MISCHIEF AHA LITTLE BUTTON BOY I'VE GOT IT AT LAST AND I SHALL TAKE IT HOME AND HAVE IT SEWED ON MY JACKET I SHALL FIGHT YOU CRIED TEDDY IF YOU DON'T GIVE IT UP AT ONCE IT ISN'T YOURS YOU WOULD BE A THIEF IF YOU KEPT IT GIVE IT TO ME THIS MINUTE SHALL I THROW IT INTO THE RIVER QUESTIONED THE SAUCY LITTLE MAIDEN TEDDY DARTED FORWARD AND THEN BEGAN A TUSSLE HE TRIED TO WRENCH HER HANDS APART AND SHE EXERTED ALL HER STRENGTH TO KEEP THEM CLOSED SUDDENLY WITH A TRIUMPHANT CRY FROM TEDDY AS NANCY'S FINGERS WERE BEGINNING TO YIELD THE BUTTON WAS LIBERATED WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT FLEW VIOLENTLY OUT AND SPLASHED INTO THE RIVER IT WENT
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