At the Little Brown House

brown house, Peace sobbed out her anguish of soul, and

o buy things we need with. Wish my tramp would come back and leave us another bill. Wish-why didn't I think of that before? The woods are full of flowers yet. I'll get Hope and Cherry to help me make a lot of birch bark baskets and then Allee and

ied trip to the woods for material, getting not only a big armful of bark, but also quite a

an the violets would, 'cause they aren't so common," said Peace

what?" ask

oncealing her confusion, she replied, "They ought to look nice-make

nd I wondered if you thought Mi

hed Peace, and Cherry

ght of the house, Peace broke into a wild run and never stopped until the old stone bridge was reached. Here Allee was waiting for her-a queer little figure in a faded blue gown of long, long ago, hatless, barefooted, but look

into town today if she had to be coaxed. Besides, I thought if there were three of us, folks might think the whole family was out peddling, and maybe wouldn't buy like they would of just two. There, don't those boats look lovely? The only thing is, our basket won't hold as many as I hoped it would. I couldn't jam in but fifteen. That will be enough, though, if we can sell them at ten ce

t flower was tucked carefully away in its b

s quite a ways through the woods to the track. I

ried away through the trees to the little clearing

er hand frantically at the conductor who was lustily shouting, "Al

d genially, as they clambered up the steps a

at and sitting down beside it. "I am very glad you waited for

to se

se your own kind of flowers. We've got pink and yellow lady's-slippers, t

r precious blossoms, and the man exclaimed in delight, "The woods!

cen

right in the middle and plaster up the edges like you did mine. Whee! ain't that gorgeous? I'll bring you the dough right away." Snatching up the mass of vivid colors, he dashed up the length of the car, thrust his head into the moto

ll get through quick, won't we? But I 'xpect lots of 'em will try to make us take only a nickel. Just s'posing we get enough money to buy shoes for the whole family! Wouldn't they be s'prised? Thank you, Mister Conductor, and

end went out on the platform where he stayed most of the time until they reached the heart of the city. But as he helped them off the car at the busy corner nea

ittle figures so overhung with birch bark trifles, no one stopped to inquire their business until a big, burly policeman, who ha

lee's dress. "We are selling flowers. Would you like a chance to buy some that grew in the real woods? We've got money enough now for three shoes,

a crowd had quickly gathered about the trio, and a host of friendly

is way to the front. "Give me a horn and fill it up with those

y, detaching a horn from Allee's gown and heaping i

ow much does '

're worth. They came fr

ble-worth more, I mean?" And he dropped a

flowers, my tramp says, and they ought to

ceman ventured to ask, "So you

e great, high, dirty houses, without any woods or flowers or trees anywhere. Wouldn't it be dreadful?" The dism

one of those pink lady's-sli

e broke in; and very quickly the fresh, beautiful, woodland flowers

wishing with all his heart that one of them might be his. He fingered the few pennies in his pocket longingly, and finally, unable to curb his desire longer, he touch

ven't any shoes, either. Cameron's are selling canvas shoes today at forty-nine cents a pair. We've got lots more'n enough money for Cherry and Allee and me-you can have this to get yourself some with." And before her interested audience could realize what she was doing, she had selected a silver dollar from the jingling mass in her apron, and pressed it into the bootblack's grimy fist, wh

tleman, whose face looked strangely familiar, slipped a shining gold coin into her hand

oat for a nickel. I-I wish we could have brought you the whole woods, birds and all. You would have liked it better. I b'lieve I said 'thank you' to every one who has bought any flowers, but if I did forget, Allee hasn't. That was to be her part-just to say 'thank you,' so folks would know we had some manners and were glad to have you buy. But somehow, it feels here"-putting her hand over her heart-"

es

osy lips, Allee opened her baby mo

ye, bye

ye, ba

arling, do

eyes for ni

ye, oh

ye, oh

's Shoe Store for canvas shoes. What size do you s'pose a g

res trudged around the corner to Cameron's Shoe Store to make their important purchases. An obliging young man fitted the little feet with t

ily after all. Well, sir, if they haven't changed those cars since we went into the shoe store! We came down on a big yellow one that said, 'Twentieth Avenue North' on it, and here they

to do about it?" a

curbing to watch for the yellow car which did not come. One hour dragged by,-two, three. Allee was getting restless. Dinner hour had long

mewhere and stopped it. That hap

the little voice. "I am tired of sitting here, a

erhaps w

! What on earth a

t with a cry of relief, "Oh, Mrs.

ren's appearance something of the truth. "Does your mother or Gail know you are her

ere driven safely back to Parker, where they were met by

lowers, and one man gave each of us some funny yellow quarters-or I guess they are half dollars. It says on one side, 'Five D.' and I suppose that means five dimes,