“Why, the mother of two of my scholars lives there,” said Mary Jay, “and she says that she is very much obliged to me for teaching her children, and that they have been a great deal better children since they came to my Sabbath school; and so she has made me a present of these good, warm moccasins. They are to keep my feet warm next winter.”
Lucy and Marielle looked at the moccasins. They were very pretty, and Marielle said that they looked as if they would be very warm.
“I should think you would be very glad to get such good, warm moccasins,” said Lucy.
“I am,” replied Mary Jay. “And I am glad, too, to hear that any of my scholars are good children.”
CHAPTER VIII.
THE PRESENT.
When Lucy and Marielle had left Mary Jay, on their way home from the Sabbath school, as was described in the last chapter, and had walked on some way, Marielle said that she thought it would be a good plan for them and some of the other girls to unite and buy something for a present for Mary Jay.
“So it would,” said Lucy. “It would be an excellent plan. I have got some money myself. And, besides, my father will give me some more. I know he will. I will ask him as soon as I get home.”
“Well,” said Marielle, “you may ask your father, and I will ask mine; and then, if they think it is a good plan, we will ask some of the other girls.”
Lucy went home very much interested in this idea; and, when she came to propose it to her parents, she found that they approved of it very highly. Marielle came over to see Lucy early on Monday morning, and said that her father thought it would be a very good plan; and so Lucy and Marielle went around to collect the money.