Charlie trembled when Aunt Stanshy's eyes were directed toward the price
lest she might not think it worth the money.

"What's that?"

"Two cents," replied Charlie, in fear.

"O! Well, I'll give that."

"You will?" said Charlie, in delight. "I'll give you another kiss."

"Charlie," said the blushing Constantia, "you'll make a fool of an old
woman like me."

In the night the lips of the sleeping Charlie parted as he said, with a
smile, "Two cents!" When this good news of the first sale was announced to
the club in the morning, it threw the members into a feverish excitement.

"First-rate opening, fellers," declared the president, "even before we
have opened any thing."

"We don't open," said the governor, "till school is out to-night."

"Let's open now," said Billy Grimes, in the excitement of his enthusiasm
over the news;

"What a booby!" said the governor, in plain language. "We have got no
things here yet, and there are no buyers, and we must all clear out to
school in ten minutes."