NOVEMBER 217 



and saw it, and so did Mrs. Werge. And Nancy 

 knew that we could see it, for the garden is com- 

 manded by the kitchen window, and she had left us 

 but a few minutes before. 



"Tell me, Nancy," said Meshach ; " tell me, an' 

 I'll give you " 



" What'll you give me ? " 



"What'd you like best?" 



" Oh, something golden a gold locket, or maybe 

 a gold ring." 



"I'll give you a gold locket an' a gold ring 



TWO NAUGHTY GIRLS CAME BY 



too if you'll tell me where the treasure is," pleaded 

 Meshach. 



" I don't believe you'll ever give me a gold 

 locket an' a gold ring unless I tell you where it is, 

 you great silly. You great big, blind, stupid old 

 silly ! " 



Two naughty girls came by, and giggled over 

 the garden hedge. They nudged each other in the 

 side and exploded in fits of laughter, while young 

 Meshach glowered at them from the naked roots of 



