"Because," said Rose, sadly, "I shan't wear them again."
"Shan't wear them!" repeated Rough and Ready. "Are you afraid to?"
"I can't."
"Why can't you?"
"Because I haven't got them to wear."
Rose's lip quivered as she said this, and she looked ready to cry.
"I don't understand you, Rosie," said the newsboy, looking perplexed. "Why haven't you got them, I should like to know?"
"Because father came home, and took them away," said the little girl.
"What!" exclaimed Rough and Ready, quickly. "Took them away?"
"Yes."