"And you lift your hand so high and drop the nickel quite too loud, soall the school can hear, when Amy Swimmer passes you the plate!" criedHannah Straight Tree. "Just like it says, 'Ee! I am putting on anickel, and the rest can only give one penny! And _I_ earned my money,and the pennies are money that their people sent them.'"

"You are somewhat jealous," was the calm reply. "I shall hire a large girlto cut it fine and help make the white dress somewhat rapid. The sewingteacher has not time for such dresses. Ver-r-y pr-r-etty it will look!"Cordelia Running Bird chuckled prospectively, displaying small purple teetarm two round dimples. "Christmas night I shall curl Susie's hairwith a slate pencil, and she will wear fine shoes, and purple stockingswith the white dress. My father brought them with the black dress, and Ikeep them in my cupboard."