Jimmy Boy
I did," said Kyzie to herself. "J
s knocking at the
n one hand. "Come in, all of you. Why, Mr. Templeton, are you here too? You wouldn't ha
hand in her apron pocket and d
dy present, let him step
amazement, while Jimmy gave
id Mr. Dunlee, looking at the watch
isn't it, sir? I can't t
ok it, and hel
e inside seems worse off, if anything, than
adam, that even in this condition I'm glad t
nd me to confess to stealing it? Why, you're
now, and the old lady's
same thing. Come out here, you unprincipled girl, and beg the gentleman's pardo
magpie, chatter
who stole his watch? S
er wings, and cawe
Mag!
"So you did steal it, Mag-I'm glad to hea
d she really and truly?" cr
e always found her out; but this time she was too sly for me. She went and pu
one side saucily, and k
nd. They felt amazingly heavy. There was a hard wad in them, and I wondered what it could
er at the time of it," said Mr. Templeto
of myself," said Mrs. McQuilken. "I was looking out of the window when the boys shied over t
eams which had aroused
saw the watch the moment it fell; and to use your expression, M
aid he, "how she got back to the house withou
e thought to look after you!" exc
about with short, jerky movements, trying her bes
Edith. "What a shame
ondly. "My husband brought her from China. You don't oft
ee those two centre tail-feathers, so very l
red bill and red legs. She's a br
o bring her up as well as I know how; but what are you goi
d!" laughed
you are, Mag, you needn't deny it. Those red
they all admired it; and Mrs. McQuilken said the canary lik
nd all of you, and hear him sing. He does sing so sweetly
ildren went to Aunt Vi's room an
e watch, we've
ck it is! Your papa will have to spe
'spect 'twould cost him c
hat you mean," corrected Jimmy. "But I
"All you have is just your
't I ask folks to stop giving me toys and books
would be
whole it did seem like beggin
exclaimed suddenly. "Then I could shovel it
th again, "Or, I might pick ber
t Vi, putting her arm around her young nephew and drawing him toward her. "B
roke in Lucy. "My pa
auntie, I did wrong; but Lucy needn't twit me of it!
and patted hi
ful in future. But now let us try to thin
e money I get for teaching. I
lp it, will we, Jimmy? I've been thinking it over for some days, children
If Aunt Vi had a plan, it
some entertainments,-good ones
just the thing! That's capital!" cried E
r and act a little play that I've been writing; that is, w
y, writhing and shuffling his feet. "Look here!" he said, brighte
in putting up a staging, and she was sure tha
attitude, and pounding his left pal
nail stra
on th
your mig
day ha
knew he could speak!" cr
meet Wednesday morning, and their mot
reat," sa
. True, he was deeply in debt; but with such a grand help