dy she had picked that up in the
school-room.

"Come on, June, and go down the street with me."

"Yes, mam," she repeated, and she wiped her hands and hurried down. Mrs.
Crane had looked through the girl's pathetic wardrobe, while she was
at school that afternoon, had told Hale before he left and she had a
surprise for little June. Together they went down the street and into
the chief store in town and, to June's amazement, Mrs. Crane began
ordering things for "this little girl."

"Who's a-goin' to pay fer all these things?" whispered June, aghast.

"Don't you bother, honey. Mr. Hale said he would fix all that with your
pappy. It's some coal deal or something--don't you bother!" And June in
a quiver of happiness didn't bother. Stockings, petticoats, some soft
stuff for a new dress and TAN shoes that looked like the ones that
wonderful young woman wore and then some long white things.

"What's them fer?" she whispered, but the clerk heard her and laughed,
whereat Mrs. Crane gave him such a glance that he retired quickly.

"Night-gowns, honey."

"You SLEEP in 'em?" said June in an awed voice.

"That's just what you do," said the good old woman, hardly less pleased
than June.

"My, but you've got pretty feet."

"I wish they were half as purty as--"

"Well, they are," interrupted Mrs. Crane a little snappishly; apparently
she did not like Miss Anne.

"Wrap 'em up and Mr. Hale will attend to the bill."

"All right," said the clerk looking much mystified.

Outside the door, June looked up into the beaming goggles of the Hon.
Samuel Budd.

"Is THIS the little girl? Howdye, June," he said, and June put her hand
in the Hon. Sam's with a sudden trust in his voice.

"I'm going to help take care of you, too," said Mr. Budd, and June
smiled at him with shy gratitude. How kind everybody was!

"I'm much obleeged," she said, and she and Mrs. Crane went on back with
their bundles.

June's hands so trembled when she found herself alone with her treasures
that she could hardly unpack them. When she had folded and laid them
away, she had to unfold them to look at them again. She hurried to
bed that night merely that she might put on one of those wonderful
night-gowns, and again she had to look all her treasures over. She was
glad that she had brought the doll because HE had given it to her, but
she said to herself "I'm a-gittin' too big now fer dolls!" and she put
it away. Then she set the lamp on the mantel-piece so