Julia rushed to her post. The man was upon the point of paying for the
doll, and had decided that he would take the parcel with him.

"Have you seen the brown-eyed dolls?" she interposed, pleasantly. The
other girl scowled at the interference with 'her sale,' but she
persisted. "The brown-eyed ones are considered the most desirable."

"Are they?" the man hesitated. "Well, I believe I'll take one, then,
instead of this. My little maid likes brown eyes."

Katy's doll was saved. The child, in a fever of suspense, had watched
the transaction from behind a pile of dry-goods. Now she turned toward
her friend a face bright with gratitude, as she hurried away in
response to the imperative call of "Cash."

When Julia recovered from her flurry, she explained matters to her
associate. The girl's ill-humor quickly vanished once she understood
the situation, and she willingly agreed to help retain the doll if
possible.



III

On the morning of the day before Christmas, Katy appeared at the
counter and offered the twenty-two cents which she had succeeded in
getting together--the balance to be paid on her present.

"Can't I take the doll now, please?" she begged.