Jeminy in the middle of the road; so Mrs. Tomkins had said.
With Sara under her arm, she tiptoed around to the rear of the house,
skipped through the yard, climbed the low fence, and hurried home.
There she put on her best bonnet, and took her mother's umbrella from
the closet. Then she went back to her own room and took down her penny
bank. Holding it upside down, she began to shake it as hard as she
could. But only five pennies fell out. "That's enough," she decided.
It seemed to her that with five pennies she could buy almost anything.
When she went to bid good-by to her family, she decided that Sara was
not the doll she would take along with her, after all. For Anna had a
bonnet, whereas Sara had none. Anna also wore a new dress, made for
her by Mrs. Wicket out of an old petticoat. Sara was better company,
but Anna would be more respected along the road.
"I guess I'll take you, Anna," said Juliet. "No use your pulling a
face, Sara," she added; "it won't get you anything. You can't go. So
you may as well know it.
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