"That's just the difference between them two children, Luce," said Billy, after Nelly had walked on: "Rob he's all for himself, without meanin' to be, either; he jest don't think: but Nelly she's 's thoughtful 's a woman about everybody." "I donno why you say 's thoughtful 's a woman, Billy," said Lucinda. "I've seen plenty of women that was as selfish as any men ever I see." "Well, I expect that's so, Luce," said Billy. "You ought to know, bein' a woman." Nelly went first to Ulrica's. Ulrica listened with wide open mouth and eyes to the news that she would see Nelly no more all winter. At first, her face was very sad; but in a few moments she said:-- "Bah! shame me to be sorry. It are goot! goot! Ulrica vill be glad. Ven you come back?" "Early next summer," replied Nelly. "Mr. Cook always comes to Colorado in June." Ulrica ran to the big oak-chest, and opening it took out the blue skirt and red bodice she had been making for Nelly. "See! it are not done: that goot-for-not'ing Sachs he promise, promise, all de time promise to make buttons." "What is it, Ulrica?" asked Nelly. "Oh, you not know? It are gown,--Swede gown for you: like mine child." And she ran for the picture-book of costumes, and pointed to one like it. Nelly was much pleased. "Oh! how good of you, Ulrica!" she said. "Mrs. Cook would love to see me put that dress on, I am sure. I will wear it sometimes in the house, when I am in New York, to remind me of you." "I get buttons to-day!" said Ulrica, fiercely. "I stay by dat Sachs till he cut dem. It are not work: he do it in five minnit. You come again to-night: it are done." Mrs. Clapp and Mr. Kleesman were both very much pleased to hear that Nelly was going away with Mr. and Mrs. Cook. Mrs. Clapp kissed her, and said:-- "Good-by, dear! You are a brave little girl, and deserve to have a nice, long play-spell; and I am glad you are going to have one. Wait a minute, and I will give you something to wear on your journey." Then she ran upstairs, and brought down a nice leather belt with a pretty little leather bag hanging from it, just big enough to hold a purse. "There, that is to keep your purse in, and your railroad ticket," she said, and fastened it around Nelly's waist. Mr. Kleesman also kissed Nelly, and said he was glad she was going. "You haf earn that you haf playtime," he said. "You haf vork all summer like von voman more as von little girl." "I wonder why they all say such things to me," thought Nelly. "I am sure I don't know what I have done. If they mean selling the eggs, that was only fun." "Do you mean selling the eggs, sir?" asked honest Nelly. "That was not work: it was just fun. Rob and I never had such a good time before. We would have liked to come every day." Mr. Kleesman nodded. "I know! I know!" he said. "You are not like American childs." Then he asked:-- "And vat do become of the Goot Luck mine? I not hear not'ing since."