He could not bear to lose it, and he did not care what tricks he resorted to to get it.

When he rode away he took all David's peace of mind with him, "Wasn't it lucky that I didn't go down to his store and ask him to trust me for a dress for mother ?" thought the boy; as he picked up his hammer and resumed work upon his trap.

"He would have refused me sure.

Now there is only one way I can pay that debt, and that is to ask Don Gordon for the ten dollars he promised to give me for breaking his pointer.

That's something I don't like, for the money isn't fairly earned yet, but I don't see what else I can do.