Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-11-30

Presently this chlid drew near The
scene OF the grinders industry and r.
"Youxs sarnt two bits already. amt
you. par
"Yee," "
"Mayn't I have 10 cents to buy q
cake1 There's place to the corner
and things In the winder- cakes WI
raisins in-splendidl Mayn't r.
wen see. Leel: wen see" The
grinder, embarrassed by too many
presences, looked wildly at tho front
walls before him and the back walls
behind him, a. IL meditating IN escape
PA, mayn't r.
"Bread and rent come before cake.
Walt till We zee what We have over at
night" said the grinder. driven to deh-
Mite reply. s'.-.-.
Mrs. Hedge darted upstairs and ran
sacked her pantry. Tho cake box was
empty. but there were few sweet
crackers. These and q bundle unskill-
fully wrapped In q morning paper she
offered to the child just az the grinder
was taking leave.
lis It cakeT'
mo, dear: q dress. which hope you
can wear"
"Long enough, do you think7 Pa
says I'm getting tall as shot tower;
but. then. I'm very old-most seven"
A week later Mr.. and Mrs. Hedge.
walking on Geary street, met the same
pair, father and daughter. Leel looked
up brightly, recognising the friendly
face. and said:
Tho dress was too short for me.
Wasn't It . lover
Corn colored. with white lace, yes,"
sighed Xrs. Hedge. remembering how
her little brown eyed Liesie had looked
init.
$50 I had to take It round to 1srael's,
you know. Pa said should spend ev.
cry cent I got fox It myself. 80 I
bought this calico Tor six bits. Amt
It nice and long7 And this hat for two
bits. It's not In the fashion, but It's
bis-lots big And then got a lovely
cake vi ralsins in-not biz. but 20
sweet. gave some to pa and some to
Molly Brown, and I ate some, and It
was gooder than popcorn"
"Spillmouthl II you ever gets hus.
band you'u chatter him Dead" said the
grinder. pushing tho child along, but
Arst Hedge stopped them with a ges-
ture and cried out:
what are you talking about, child1
Do you mean to say that you sold that
old dress for more than a dollar7 It
was nice. to be sure, but so old!"
oh, the dress sold for two bits. and
tho thing that was In the pocket-that
thing that opens and the's a picture
inside. you know-why. that brought a
dollar"
"Oh, you don't mean-it can't be-
oh-oh-oh-how could be so care
less7 The locket! The locketr' almost
screamed Mrs. Hedge. "Get It for me,
Adam: get It again. I shall never rest
until have It safe in my own hands.
Oh, oh. ohr'
ITS only 4 bit Of folly, like the dress
ITSELF" expostulated Adam, but bis
wife. when she heard these words;
looked - II she might faint right
there on the street, 20 that Adam, In
alarm, promised to recover the locket
Il possible.
Leel hooked frightened and moved 4
pace away. but was persuaded BY Z
promise OF moro cake to 60 with Adam
Hedge I'm quest, Of the trinket.
Mr.. Israel remembered selling the
locket because It brought him luck, he
said. He had sold It below cost, be-
cause tho person who wanted It was
tho drst customer on Monday morning.
and he would have been ruined for q
week had she gone out without making
q purchase. Mr.. Israel did not know
her name or address. She bought moth
ing else. and OF course she carried the
locket away herself. 90 there had been
no delivery address left. She was q
short woman and wore her hair In
curls. Il was brown and hung over
her shoulders. That was all he could
remember about her looks.
ITS no good hunting the thing"
Adam reported to his wife that night.
BEST let It go and never mind. It
isn't worth the fuss you're making"
"rOh. Adaml''
II say it isn't. You never wear It
anyway. I. wouldn't give g. cents. a
dozen for such trinkets. When you've
got a bird right in your cage. the thing
itself. it, nonsense to want a picture
Of It. % I say the birds better than
the picture"
"Oh, but haven't really got it! It's
lost to me; lost forever-lost, lost. lost!'
Mrs. Hedge began crying and cried
good deal Of the night. In the morning
Adam visited three newspaper Offices
and with subdued wrath saw his little
store Of money melting away in adver-
tisements. Every man who did bust
ness with Adam was compelled to hear
such calculations as:
beats the world for downright tom
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