Fohunys New Shoes. 7.

 

gravely. ‘To which Johnny, after a
minute’s reflection, rejoined :—

‘Pussy don’t wear boots. Does
pussy have pins in her feet ?”

‘TI don’t know. You had better
ask her,’ said May, laughing.

‘Me look at her feet. Me look
underneath, Johnny said quickly.

‘Well, at any rate, it will look
better to wear shoes on Sundays,
and when we want to be nice,’ re-
marked May, beginning to be half
convinced by Johnny’s arguments.
For the fact was, that both the chil-
dren had had to do without shoes so
long now, and had seen so many
other children doing without them,
that she hardly knew what to think.