“Shall I get the stamps?” said Ruth.
“Can I go with you?” asked Alfy. “I want to see how the machine works.”
“Certainly, come on,” added Ruth. “How many shall we need?”
“You had better get fifteen,” answered Mrs. Calvert.
“You see,” remarked Ruth to Alfaretta, “that one can only deposit nickels and dimes in the slot.”
“What are you going to put in?” questioned Alfy.
“I am going to deposit first a dime and then a nickel in the slot that’s marked for one cent stamps,” replied Ruth, suiting her actions to her words and picking up the stamps which the machine dropped into the receiving tray.
“That’s real fun,” said Alfaretta. “I’d always buy stamps here, but Ma Babcock would not like it.”
“Why not?” asked Ruth.