their pig."

Then Larry and Eileen told the man about finding Diddy in the bog, and
that their Father had said they could have her for their own, and so
they had come to the Fair to sell her.

"And whatever will you do with all the money?" asked the man.

The Twins _almost_ told! The Secret was right on the tip end of their
tongues, but they clapped their hands over their mouths, quickly, so it
didn't get out.

The man laughed. "Anyway, it's a fine pig, and you've a right to get a
good price for her," he said. And he gave them the very best pen of all
for Diddy.

When she was safely in the pen, Eileen and Larry tied the red ribbon,
which Eileen had brought in her pocket, to Diddy's ear, and another to
her tail. Diddy looked very gay.

When the Twins had had a bite to eat, they stood up before Diddy's pen,
where the man told them to, and Diddy stood up on her hind legs with her
front feet on the rail, and squealed. Larry and Eileen fed her with
turnip-tops.

There were a great many people in the Fairgrounds by that time. They
were laughing and talking, and looking at the things in the different
booths. Every single one of them stopped to look at Diddy and the
Twins, because the Twins were the very youngest farmers in the whole
Fair.

Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were
getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their
hands. They were the Judges!

The Twins almost held their breath while the Judges looked Diddy over.
Then the head man said, "That's a very fine pig, and young. She is a
thoroughbred. Wherever did you get her, Mr McQueen?"

Mr McQueen just said, "Ask them!" pointing to the Twins.

The Twins were very much scared to be talking to the Judges, but they
told about the Tinkers and how they found Diddy in the bog, and the
Judges nodded their heads and looked very wise, and finally the chief
one said, "Faith, there's not her equal in the whole Fair! She gets the
blue ribbon, or I'm no Judge."

All the other men said the same. Then they gave the blue ribbon to the
Twins, and Eileen tied it on Diddy's other ear! Diddy did not seem to
like being dressed up. She wiggled her ears and squealed.

Just then there was the gay sound of a horn. _Tara, tara, tara_! it
sang, and right into the middle of the Fairground drove a great tally-ho
coach, with pretty young ladies and fine young gentlemen riding on top
of it.

Everybody turned a