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IO JOHNNY BLOSSOM
All at once it had become very impressive in
there with Uncle Isaac, who seemed to have
forgotten him and continued gazing up into the
sky. Johnny Blossom turned and fidgeted in
his seat. "I’ve got to go," he said suddenly.
"Well, well. Wait a minute." Uncle Isaac
took out his pocket-book and gave John two
bright half-dollars. "There is always something
you would like to buy for yourself, little John,
so take this; but don’t fight any more, and
remember what it is that makes a man great."
"Thank you, Uncle Isaac. Good-by." With
this Johnny Blossom bowed and vanished.
Out in the front hall stood Miss Melling,
holding in her hand a plate on which was a big
piece of cake with thick frosting on it.
"Johnny boy, see here! Here is something
for you."
He had bitten into the cake before he
remembered that he never in the world was going
to take any more goodies from Miss Melling.
"Thank you." He bowed low, with his mouth
crammed full of cake. "Thank you." Of course
he couldn’t possibly say that he wouldn’t have
the cake when she put it right under his nose
that way. He had thought of her asking him
to go into her room to be treated to cookies and
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