"We'll take them one of those peppermint walking-sticks," said Tom, "shall we? They love that. I had one once, and Charlie always wanted one like it. I saw some in the market." "We'll take them one each. Isn't it lovely to have money, and be able to buy things for people?" "Rather," agreed Tom heartily. "Bell, I'm going to bring something from my garden next week. I've got French beans and marrows ready to cut." A lady passed, and looked hard at the children and at the baskets standing beside them. "Flowers, ma'am?" said ready Tom. The lady paused. "I must see if I have any change," she said, and stood still while she looked in her hand-bag. "Yes, I've just threepence," and she went away carrying two of their remaining bunches. For a few minutes longer they sat on, loth to move. "My legs are aching a bit, aren't yours?" asked Bella. Tom nodded. "I shouldn't be sorry if we were at the other end of the five miles, should you?" "I wish we were," sighed Bella, "and just meeting Charlie and Margery. I wonder if they've started yet?" A lady came along pushing an invalid carriage, on which a little girl was lying. She lay perfectly flat, and looked very white and ill. As she passed she looked with wistful, weary eyes at Tom and Bella. Bella had picked up her basket to make room for the carriage to pass. "Oh, what lovely flowers!" cried the little girl. "Mummy darling, do buy some. Are they for sale?" she added quickly, looking at Bella, a hot blush passing swiftly over her pale face. "Yes, miss," said Bella, blushing too. "I am sorry, darling, but I came out without my purse. I haven't a penny with me." "Oh!" there was deep disappointment in the little invalid's tone. Bella picked out the nicest bunch she had left. "Will you please to accept one?" she asked, blushing again, but very prettily. "I grew them myself. Will you take one, miss?" The lady looked pleased, yet embarrassed. "It is very, very kind of you," she said, hesitating, "but I hardly like to. It seems almost like asking for them, and I expect you wanted to sell them?" "We have sold a lot, nearly all we brought in. Please take them, ma'am;" and the lady, feeling it would give Bella more pleasure to have them accepted as a gift than paid for, did so with many thanks, and the little lady's delight was the richest payment Bella had had that day. "Oh, thank you, thank you very much!" she cried delightedly, pressing the flowers to her pale face and breathing in the scent. "Do you come here often with flowers?" "This is the first time," said Bella; "but we want to have some to bring every week. We've sold all we brought but these." The lady looked in her basket. "If only I had my purse with me I should be glad to have those from you. Do you mind coming back to my house with me? It is not very far."