Jimmy, Lucy, and All

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