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"Mother," said Ronald, one evening, as the family were sitting together in the twilight, "I wish we had a sugar-orchard. Only think-Charlie Doane and his little brother Tom have made three hundred and ten pounds of sugar, this year, without anybody's help, and they're going to have all the money for it. All their father did was to cut a part of the wood. Charlie isn't fourteen years old, yet, and he's got lots of money laid up. Why, he says they'll get all of twenty-five dollars for their maple sugar, this year."
"What does he intend to do with his money? " inquired Mrs. Page.