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 "And they don't give much, anyway," said Gordon. "We may be able to make up another five dollars, but I guess that's about all. There's only two weeks more, about."

"Well, supposing we got seventy dollars altogether," asked Dick. "Is there anything we could do without, so as to bring the whole bill to seventy?"

Louise referred to her list. "The easy-chair would be about fourteen," she replied. "But we simply couldn't do without that, Dick."

"No, the easy-chair seems rather necessary. By the way, how much of the sixty-two is actually paid?"

"Thirty-seven dollars and twenty-five cents. I don't suppose we'll get it all, either, by the time we need it."

"I'll borrow the difference from father," said Morris. "He will let us have it, I guess. I dare say I could afford to contribute another dollar or two."

"There's no reason why you should," declared Nell Sawin. "I think it's a shame that we can't make up a small amount like that. The girls have given almost half again as much as the boys. They ought to be ashamed of themselves!" This was quite severe for Nell, who was normally incapable