Always glad to be released from Mrs Fotheringham's presence, and her shaded room, Iris took her straw-hat and ran out into the sunshine. As she went she turned over in her mind all the things she would buy and do if she were rich. This was not at all a new employment, for she and her brothers often did it at home, though they always differed widely as to the best way of spending the imaginary fortune. "I would buy mother a light green satin dress and pearls," she thought, "and give father a whole lot of books all bound in scarlet and gold, and--" "If you please, miss, might you happen to have seen Muster Moore just lately?" Iris looked round and saw a stout young woman with a checked shawl over her head; she was very red in the face, and panted as though she were quite out of breath. "They told me in the house I should find him hereabouts," she went on; "but I've run all over the place and I can't catch sight of him, and I do want him most pertickler." "He isn't here, I know," said Iris. "He's gone over to Dinham in the donkey-cart to fetch parcels from the station." "Oh, dear!" said the young woman, wiping her hot face with her apron, "how orkerd things always do happen! There's the baby took ever so much worse. She can't hardly fetch her breath, poor lamb! And I want some more stuff to rub her chest with. I durs'n't leave her to go so far as Dinham myself for it." "Can't you send one of the boys?" said Iris, much interested and full of sympathy. "Bless you, missie, they're all at school. I've no one only the three little uns at home. Well, I must go back. There's a neighbour holding of her now." "Stop a minute," said Iris, as the woman turned sadly away, "_I'll_ go and fetch it. I know the way to Dinham." She felt quite excited, and eager for the adventure. "Thank you kindly, miss, but I couldn't trouble you, not to go all that way." "It's only two miles across the fields," said Iris. "Moore told me so; and I know exactly what to ask for--a bottle of Roche's embrocation-- I've often got it before." Mrs Moore took a bottle from under her shawl and looked at it. "I _did_ bring the bottle with me," she said hesitatingly, "so as there shouldn't be no mistake." "All right," said Iris, taking it from her and nodding cheerfully; "I won't be long, I can run very fast." "You _might_ happen to meet Moore comin' back, and then he could go and get it," continued Mrs Moore in an undecided tone.