"I know he will make trouble and spoil all the party, and the girls would scold me 'cause I brought him.

I've tried it times enough.

If you're a mind to take care of him, I suppose you can; but you see if you don't repent your bargain." Gypsy was perfectly right; she was not apt to be selfish in her treatment of Winnie.

Such a tramp as this was not at all suited to his capacities of feet or temper, and if his mother had been there she would have managed to make him happy in staying home.

But Winnie had received quite too much encouragement; he had no thought of giving up his bargain now.
"Gypsy Breynton, you just needn't talk.