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"Me want to go home," broke in little Nellie. "Me want my muvvers." "All right, I'll take you to your real mother," spoke the boy peddler. "I guess I can walk now, thank you," he said to Betty. "Couldn't I give you something  some letter paper  a pencil. I've got a nice line of pencils," he motioned toward his pack. "Oh, no, thank you!" exclaimed Mollie. "We are only too glad to help you," added Betty. "You have done us a service in looking after the little girl." ME WANT TO GO HOME BROKE IN LITTLE NELLIE ME WANT MY MOTHER'S ALL RIGHT I'LL TAKE YOU TO YOUR REAL MOTHER SPOKE THE BOY PEDDLER I GUESS I CAN WALK NOW THANK YOU HE SAID TO BETTY COULDN'T I GIVE YOU SOMETHING SOME LETTER PAPER A PENCIL I'VE GOT A NICE LINE OF PENCILS HE MOTIONED TOWARDS HIS PACK OH NO THANK YOU EXCLAIMED MOLLY WE WERE ONLY TOO GLAD TO HELP ADDED BETTY YOU HAVE DONE US A SERVICE IN LOOKING AFTER THE LITTLE GIRL
re of it." "Did he get hurt?" asked Amy, breathlessly. "No, ma'am, not as I could see. The train was slowing up at a station, you know. I think it was Batesville, but I'm not sure." "That's the next station beyond Deepdale," murmured Grace. "What's that, ma'am?" asked the boy, respectfully. "Oh, nothing. We just know where it is, that's all. A five hundred dollar bill! Fancy!" She glanced meaningly at her companions. "Well, that's what he hollered," said the boy. "And he was real excited, too." "Did you know him?" asked Betty, as she finished with the bandage. "Never saw him before nor since. It was quite some time ago. I'd just bought a new line of goods. Anyhow, I'm glad it wasn't me. I couldn't afford to lose many five hundred dollar bills," and he laughed frankly. "That's about as much as I make in a year--I mean, altogether," he said, quickly, lest the girls get an exaggerated notion of the peddling business. "I can't make that clear, though I hope to some time," he said, proudly. OUGHT HE WAS CRAZY AT FIRST AND WHEN HE RAN AND JUMPED OFF THE TRAIN I WAS SURE OF IT DID HE GET HURT ASKED AMY BREATHLESSLY NO MA'AM NOT THAT I COULD SEE THE TRAIN WAS SLOWING UP THE STATION YOU KNOW I THINK IT WAS BATESVILLE BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT'S THE NEXT STATION BEYOND DEEPDALE MURMURED GRACE WHAT'S THAT MA'AM ASKED THE BOY RESPECTFULLY OH NOTHING WE JUST KNOW WHERE IT IS THAT'S ALL A FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL FANCY SHE GLANCED MEANINGLY AT HER COMPANIONS WELL THAT'S WHAT HE HOLLERED SAID THE BOY AND HE WAS REAL EXCITED TOO DID YOU KNOW HIM ASKED BETTY AS SHE FINISHED WITH THE BANDAGE NEVER SAW HIM BEFORE NOR SINCE IT WAS QUITE SOME TIME AGO I'D JUST BOUGHT A NEW LINE OF GOODS ANYHOW I'M GLAD IT WASN'T ME I COULDN'T AFFORD TO LOSE MANY FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS HE LAUGHED FRANKLY THAT'S ABOUT AS MUCH AS I MAKE IN A YEAR I MEAN ALTOGETHER HE SAID QUICKLY LEST THE GIRLS GET AN EXAGGERATED NOTION OF THE PEDDING BUSINESS I CAN'T MAKE THAT CLEAR THOUGH I HOPE TO SOMETIME HE SAID PROUDLY
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