. Little helpers . o ! he said to himself. He could not pick blackberries and stop his. ears at the sametime. The music swelled louder and louder. Then came a cheerfrom the audience. Johnny looked round for the other chil-dren. They were all standing together; Pep was holding downa branch for Polly, and he and Tiny were laughing as thelittle lady stained her pretty fingers and lips with the ripeberries. Shes all safe with them ; theyll take her home, he whis-pered to himself, as he slipped into the wood, unseen by theother children. Suppose you had your thinkephone now, Johnny Leslie !somebody
. Little helpers . o ! he said to himself. He could not pick blackberries and stop his. ears at the sametime. The music swelled louder and louder. Then came a cheerfrom the audience. Johnny looked round for the other chil-dren. They were all standing together; Pep was holding downa branch for Polly, and he and Tiny were laughing as thelittle lady stained her pretty fingers and lips with the ripeberries. Shes all safe with them ; theyll take her home, he whis-pered to himself, as he slipped into the wood, unseen by theother children. Suppose you had your thinkephone now, Johnny Leslie !somebody seemed to say inside of his head, youd like your mother to know what yourethinking noio, wouldnt you ? Papa would have let mego — mammas never been a boy,and she dont know anythingabout it! said Johnny, stub-bornly, and speaking quitealoud. He ran fast as soon as he was through the wood, and, o never stopping, handed his half dollar to the doorkeeper, andwent in. The vast crowd bewildered him; he could not see a. • w i .i LITTLE HELPERS. 31
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