. Mary Jane her visit . ne. Lets go now, said Mary Jane eagerly. Not now, answered Grandmother, be-cause its too near dinner time. Wait tillyou have your dinner and a little rest of half igo MARY JANE—HER VISIT an hour. Then you can start and pick allafternoon. By two oclock the girls had hunted up theberry baskets Grandmother told them to findin the attic (cunning little baskets with long,curving handles they were, too) and, tyingon their biggest sun hats, they started outthrough the garden path. They crossed the field, climbed the fenceinto the woods and turned down the wagonroad as Grandmot
. Mary Jane her visit . ne. Lets go now, said Mary Jane eagerly. Not now, answered Grandmother, be-cause its too near dinner time. Wait tillyou have your dinner and a little rest of half igo MARY JANE—HER VISIT an hour. Then you can start and pick allafternoon. By two oclock the girls had hunted up theberry baskets Grandmother told them to findin the attic (cunning little baskets with long,curving handles they were, too) and, tyingon their biggest sun hats, they started outthrough the garden path. They crossed the field, climbed the fenceinto the woods and turned down the wagonroad as Grandmother had directed sure enough, there were the berry bushesjust as she had said. Bushes that werefairly loaded with shining blackberries thatglistened in the afternoon sunshine. The girls set to work most enthusiasticallyand by the time Grandfather came to seehow they liked their job (for, of course, hehad heard all about it at dinner time) theyhad their baskets nearly full. He walked iSM&S^m maB^Xm&mJm. There were the berry bushes—fairly loaded with shiningblack-berries Page 191 EARNING MONEY 193 home with them and helped them measureout their berries with Grandmothers quartmeasure. Alice had a quart and a half andMary Jane a full, even quart and Grand-mother paid immediately—fifteen cents forAlice and ten cents, a bright new dime, forMary Jane. My, but I do be rich! exclaimed MaryJane delightedly. I can get my dearmother the nicest thing! Of course you can, Pussy, said Grand-father, and Alice will have her camera inno time. I get the best of all, though,he added with a mysterious nod of hishead. How do you? asked both girls at once. I get to eat the jam! replied Grand-father in a comical attempt at a whisper. They do too, bless their hearts! ex-claimed Grandmother. They shall eat all 194 MARY JANE—HER VISIT they want. Ill make it first thing in the morning. And first thing in the morning I mean toget more berries, said Alice. Let me see—fifteen into seventy-f
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