"You showed a pretty good business instinct, Midget," said her
uncle; "if you were a boy I'd expect you to grow up to be one of
the Kings of Finance. But, after this, when you're inclined to
start a large business enterprise, invite me to go in with you as
partner."

"I will, Uncle Steve; but, anyway, we have ten dollars and
seventy-five cents from our extract, and I don't think that's so
bad."

"Indeed, it isn't," said Uncle Steve, his eyes twinkling; "whoever
can get money for charity out of old Bill Wallingford is, indeed,
pretty clever! I think, Grandma, that since Midge has earned this
herself, she and the other girls ought to have the pleasure of
spending it for the Dunns, in any way they choose."

Grandma agreed with Uncle Steve in this matter, and the result was
that the next day he took the three girls to town to spend their
hard-earned money.

It was always fun to go anywhere with Uncle Steve, and this
occasion was a particularly joyful one, for it combined the
elements of a charitable excursion and a holiday beside.

They drove first to a large shop, where they bought some clothes
for the Dunns.

The girls thought that a few pretty garments, as well as useful
ones, would be the nicest way to use their money. So they bought
pretty straw hats and cambric dresses for the children, and a blue