You remember, now." Ben spoke without looking up, and affected to be very busy buckling a strap into Sanch's collar, for the two were so seldom parted that the dog always rebelled.

It was a mistake on Ben's part, for while his eyes were on his work Bab's were devouring the bill which Sam still held, and her suspicions were aroused by the boys' faces.
"Where are you going?
Ma will want to know," she said, as curious as a magpie all at once.
"Never you mind; girls can't know every thing.

You just catch hold of this and run along home.

Lock Sanch up for an hour, and tell your mother I'm all right," answered Ben, bound to assert his manly supremacy before his mates.
"He's going to the circus," whispered Fay, hoping to make mischief.
"Circus! Oh, Ben, do take me!" cried Bab, falling into a state of great excitement at the mere thought of such delight.
"You couldn't walk four miles," began Ben.
"Yes, I could, as easy as not." "You haven't got any money." "You have; I saw you showing your dollar, and you could pay for me, and Ma would pay it back." "Can't wait for you to get ready." "I'll go as I am.

I don't care if it is my old hat," and Bab jerked it on to her head.
"Your mother wouldn't like it." "She won't like your going, either." "She isn't my missis now.