At first granma's ma
thought she couldent go because it was baking day and granma's pa
was away. But granma wasent afraid to stay alone and she knew how
to bake the bread so she made her ma go and her Aunt Hannah took
off the handsome gold locket and chain she was waring round her
neck and hung it on granmas and told her she could ware it all
day. Granma was awful pleased for she had never had any jewelry.
She did all the chores and then was needing the loaves when she
looked up and saw a tramp coming in and he was an awful villenus
looking tramp. He dident even pass the time of day but just set
down on a chair. Poor granma was awful fritened and she turned
her back on him and went on needing the loaf cold and trembling--
that is, granma was trembling not the loaf. She was worried about
the locket. She didn't know how she could hide it for to get
anywhere she would have to turn round and pass him.
All of a suddent she thought she would hide it in the bread. She
put her hand up and pulled it hard and quick and broke the
fastening and needed it right into the loaf. Then she put the
loaf in the pan and set it in the oven.
The tramp hadent seen her do it and then he asked for something to
eat. Granma got him up a meal and when hed et it he began
prowling about the kitchen looking into everything and opening the
cubbord doors.
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