“ CARROTS.”

to where the little coin had come from. He
had found it in Floss’s drawer; that was quite
enough. If he had any thoughts about its

history, they were that either Floss had had

“the sixpenny”’ a long time ago, and had for-

gotten it, or that the fairies had brought it;
and, on the whole, he inclined to the latter
explanation, for you see there was something
different about this sixpenny to any he had
ever seen before.

Very likely “ fairies’ sixpennies”” are always
that pretty yellow color, he thought.

One day, about a week after the loss of the
half-sovereign, Maurice happened to come into
the nursery just at the little ones’ teatime.
It was a half-holiday, and he had been out for
a long walk with some of his companions ; for
he still went to school at Sandyshore, and
now he had come in tremendously hungry
ana thirsty.

“IT say, nurse!” he exclaimed, seating him-
self unceremoniously at the table; “I’m awfully

hungry, and mamma’s out, and we sha’n’t have