After Maggie had hugged and kissed her father till he was half stifled,—Bessie, too, doing her share at that business,—they ran for the money-box to put away the new note. She and Bessie were trying to count over their treasure when George came by.
"Whew!" he said. "Where did you get all that? Is it yours? What are you going to do with it?"
"We are going to do a purpose with it?" said Bessie, for neither of the children cared to tell George what that purpose was.
"Oh, to buy goodies and toys is your purpose, I suppose!"
"No," said Bessie. "It is not a foolish purpose like that;" and she said no more.
They let George help them count the money, however, for they could not do it correctly themselves, then put it all back in mamma's drawer. George had followed them, and saw where they placed it.
That evening a parcel was left at the door directed to Maggie, and when it was opened, there were two new books. In one was written, "For a brave little girl who has lost a tooth, from Grandpapa Hall;" in the other, "For the sister of the brave girl."
"Will you lend me one of your new books?" asked George, as Maggie and Bessie were saying "good-night."
"We can't," said Maggie. "We must not keep them, you know, 'cause I did not have my tooth out, and Grandpapa Hall meant it for that. We are going to give them back."