And then the farmer's pretty daughter blushed very red. "I was only in fun," she said.
"But I wasn't," replied Puss.
"Why, have you enough money?" she asked, giving him a hug.
"Don't squeeze so tight," cried Puss. "We may have an accident, and one is enough for to-day. I hope your father will get the old gray mare home safely."
"Never fear," she replied, "father will attend to that, all right."
"Here we are," said Puss, looking up at a sign-post on which was written, "Candy Town." "Now, where's the shop with the silken gowns?"
"Over there. Don't you see it right next to the baker's shop."
"Oh yes," laughed Puss, "I see it now," and he drew rein in front of the quaint little shop and helped the farmer's daughter to alight.
"Come in with me," she said, "for I'd like to buy what you like." And this so pleased Puss that he made up his mind to buy any gown she fancied, even if it were trimmed with diamonds.