THE APPLE TREE GIRL
"Aye, there's not many I miss," he confessed.
"And some are poor, I suppose, and some are rich?"
"Aweel, I'd say that some were rich and some were richer. There's not much poverty in yon crowd."
"Isn't it funny!" said Charlotte with an innocent look. "I never saw a millionaire till I came down here. It's a treat to me just to see them—to find out what they look like. Now take that man who's just starting out—is he a millionaire?"
"N-no," said the judgmatic Mr. Ogilvie," "he's what I'd call just ordinary rich. But if you'll wait a bit I'll point ye out a few who can count it by the million. …
"There now!" he presently continued. "Ye see that stout old gentleman in the white shoes? He's one! And ye see that wiry mon with the brown mustache? He's one!"
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