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 of us have them,—and we take all that we can find."

Marjorie glanced around, and sure enough, quite a number of the children had bundles of the horse-shoes, or heavy strings of them around their necks;—and just then she noticed a little girl near her who was taking off her shoes and stockings. Marjorie thought that she was going to try the trail barefooted; but instead, as soon as she had gotten them off, she immediately put them back on again. Marjorie watched her in surprise. "Why did you do that?" she asked.

"Well," said the little girl, "I'll tell you;—I was in a great hurry this morning, and I forgot and put on my right shoe and stocking before the left, and this is the first time that I have had a chance to change them."

"But what difference did it make?" asked Marjorie.

"Why!" exclaimed the little girl, "don't you know? She doesn't allow you to