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Danny's Five Dollar Piece.
ByLouise r. Baker.


ayes, I've got five dollars" salt
Danny, "and I'm going to spendi II
too. because money is easy to get"
"If was you, honey" said Danny
nurse, "just for once in my lie 10
cave money. I'd put that tive aotla M
gold piece away somewheres and Tor
get I had it." o,, ~. .,
DANNY. Danny was the only child ir
house full of grown people. He no
only had his papa and mama to MAKE
fuss over him and to give him mon
ey. but there were his grandparents
and his Aunt Fannie and his Uncle
.John 40 it Is no wonder that the eigh'
year-old boy declared money "easy tf
get" and failed to understand "ha'
good it would do to save the nve ool
lar gold piece that his Uncle George
visiting at his house, had given MIN
The thing that bothered Danny, was
as to how he should spend his nVe
dollars. +,
"I've got most every thing I want u
he said, Nand on my birthday III! gel
everything else. 1 wish l was in New
York 'stead of here in Washington
for I've seen all they've got in WASH,
inpton stores and I haven't seen all
they have got in New York"
"Some day, honey" said Danny's
nurse. "your papa will be carrying
YOU up to New York. If I was you
i'd lust put that five dollar gold piece
away and forget I had it M tn my my papa
carries me up to New YORK."
"Oh, pshaw!" cried Danny, Wnen
I 90 to New York grandpa ana granu.
ma and papa and mama ana Aunt
Fanny and Uncle John will all give
me and papa will see to it that I've
got enough. I'm not going to save
this five dollars till then anyway. be-
cause might never 60 to New York;
I might die"
$50 you might, honey" said the
nurse, $50 you might; but kind. OF
got notion that you'll live to see
New York" ..
"I'll bring you a present If do,"
said Danny, generously.
II guess person could buy some
thing real nice with five dollars,
couldn't they, grandma ?" asked
Danny, later in the day.
eyes, indeed" said grandma,
smiling at him through her spectacles.
"What asked Danny.
'sLet me see," said grandma. You
have soldiers clothes and a Punch and
Judy, and -"
"A steam engine" said Danny.
you've got printing press" said
grandma.
"Yes," said Danny, "and O tele-
phone and telescope and all things like
that. Can't you think of something
new. grandma? Can't you? Can't
you p"
Presently grandma looked into the
face of her grandson and smiled very
much.
"You've thought of something"
cried Danny, "I knew you would" "
II cannot tell you what it is, DEAR"
said grandma, softly "because, you see
I am going to give 1t to a certain lit
tie boy on bis birthday"
"Ohw said Danny. II wish I did
know what to buy"
(which pocket is the gold piece
burning a hole in ?" asked grandma,
laughing outright.
Danny laughed, too. 'This one, !"
he said, and dived into the right
pocket of his short trousers.
Dear, aren't you afraid you'll lose
it ?" questioned garndma.
Danny shook his curly head.
"Never lost any money in my life" ="
he said, 'just spent it ALL"
"Some little boys would think them
selves rich if they had five dollars, "
said grandma.
II know Pm rich," said Danny,
"but I wouldn't think that was rich
on account of five dollars"
"I'm afraid" said grandma, "thal
you have more money than is good for
you, sweetheart. When I was lit.
tie girl would have felt very rich il
anyone had given me five dollar
gold piece"
"What would you have bought with
it, grandma ?" asked Danny.
"Let me see," said grandma. ~
would have bought doll for Sadie and
q book for each of the boys and some
thing for father and mother and q
present for nanny in the kitchen.
would have bought whole lot OF
oop5u opd had monay loft ~