'Oh, I’m so glad!' said all the girls together, reviving visibly.
'An’ the pretty things you got!' went on the cheering matron. 'You’ll clear eight hundred if you’ll clear a cent. And now put me down for a chance or two; don’t be scared, Mary Riordan; four or five! I’m goin' to bring Mr. Costello over here to-night, and don’t you let him off too easy.'
Everyone laughed joyously.
'Did you hear of Alanna’s luck?' said Mrs. Costello. 'When the Bishop got here, he took her all around the hall with him, and between this one and that, every last one of her chances is gone. She couldn’t keep her feet on the floor for joy. The lucky girl! They’re waitin' for you, Tess, darlin', with the buckboard. Go home and lay down a while before dinner.'
'Aren’t you lucky!' said Teresa, as she climbed a few minutes later into the back seat with Jim, and Dan pulled out the whip.
Alanna, swinging her legs, gave a joyful assent. She was too happy to talk, but the other three had much to say.
'Mother thinks we’ll make eight hundred dollars,' said Teresa.
'Gee!' said the twins together; and Dan added, 'If only Mrs. Church wins that desk, now!'
'Who’s going to do the drawing of numbers?' Jimmy wondered.
'Bishop,' said Dan; 'and he’ll call down from the platform, "Number twenty-six wins the desk." And then Alanna’ll look in her book, and pipe up and say, "Daniel Ignatius Costello, the handsomest fellow in the parish, wins the desk."'