"I'll bring them to you in a barrow in the dead o' night." "Could you ?" she cried passionately, and he promised he would, and it may be mentioned here that he did.
"And what for yoursel' ?" she inquired.
"A bawbee," he said, "the night afore the Muckley." The bargain was made, but before he could get away, "Tell me, laddie," said Meggy, coaxingly, "has Kitty Elshioner joined ?" They were all as curious to know who had joined as they were anxious to keep their own membership a secret; but Tommy betrayed none, at least none who agreed to his proposal.

There were so many of these that on the night before the Muckley he had thirteen pence.
"And you was doing good all the time you was making the thirteen pence," Elspeth said, fondly.

"I believe that was the reason you did it." "I believe it was!" Tommy exclaimed.

He had not thought of this before, but it was easy to him to believe anything..