"Wait a minute, Nan," he said.
"What for?" she asked.
"Until Bert and I talk this over," went on Billy, who, though he was not
much older than Nan, seemed to be, perhaps because he had lived in a
large city all his life. "You don't want to rush in and buy those dishes
so quick."
"Why not?" demanded Nan. "If I don't get 'em somebody else may, and you
know Miss Pompret offered a reward of a hundred dollars. These are the
two pieces missing from her set. Her set is 'broken' as she calls it, if
she doesn't have this sugar bowl and pitcher."
"Yes, I remember your telling me about Miss Pompret's reward," said
Billy. "But you'd better go a bit slow."
"Maybe somebody else'll buy 'em!" exclaimed Nan.
"Oh, I don't believe they will," said Nell, "This is a quiet street, and
this shop doesn't do much business. We only come here once in a while
because some things are cheaper. We never bought any second-hand
things."
"There's nobody coming down the street now," observed Bert, who was
beginning to agree with Billy in the matter. "If we see any one going in
that we think will buy the dishes, we can hurry in ahead of 'em.
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