A basket was provided for the purchases, and Aunt Nancy said as she gave Jack a ten-dollar note,—
"Tie that in your handkerchief so's to be sure not to lose it, Jack dear, for it's a great deal of money to a lone woman like me."
He promised to be careful, and kissed the baby good by.
Aunt Nancy leaned over for the same salute, and when it had been given she said in a sorrowful tone,—
"It is a deal of comfort to have you with me, Jack; but I do wish I had been bold enough to tell that man the truth, and then refused to let you go with him."
"It's lucky you didn't, Aunt Nancy, for he'd been bound to have us any way."
Then Jack walked swiftly down the daisy-embroidered lane, thinking he was a very fortunate boy indeed in having found such a good friend as the sweet-faced old lady.
Chapter VIII.
A SECOND WARNING.
True to his promise, Jack returned before the sun was very low in the western sky, and Aunt Nancy expressed the greatest surprise at seeing him so soon.