Little Missus Sommers one day found herself the owner of fifteen dollars. It seemed to her a very large amount of money. The way it filled up her old purse gave her a feeling of importance. She had not felt this way for years. She thought about her choices carefully. She did not wish to act quickly. She did not want to do anything she might regret. During the quiet hours of the night she lay awake. A dollar or two could be added to the price of her daughter Janie’s shoes. They would last much longer than usual. She would buy cloth for new shirts for the boys. Her daughter Mag should have another dress. And there would still be enough left for new stockings — two pairs per child. What time that would save her in always repairing old stockings! The idea of her little family looking fresh and new made her restless with excitement.