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"Why, Sadie Goronofsky says maybe she'll buy something to hang on the tree. She is going to have a lot of money saved by Christmas time," declared Tess. "Why, Tess," said Agnes, "isn't Sadie Goronofsky Mrs. Goronofsky's little girl that lives in one of our tenements on Meadow Street?" "No. She's Mister Goronofsky's little girl. The lady Mr. Goronofsky married is only Sadie's step-mother.

Goronofsky, who was a worn, tired out little woman, proved to have some heart left for her step-daughter, after all; "the kids" were made delighted by the presents Sadie was enabled to bring them; and Ruth went around to Mr. Goronofsky's shop and presented him with a receipted bill for his house rent for December.

Ruth and Agnes remembered the reported riches in Sadie Goronofsky's bank, but although they looked at each other, they said nothing about it. "Sadie has an awful hard time," said Maria. "De sthep-mudder does nodt treat her very kindly Oh, I know! She has so many kinder of her own. Sadie vork all de time ven she iss de school oudt." They discussed the other needy neighbors for half an hour longer.

She clenched her little red hands, bit her lower lip, and stamped her worn shoe upon the walk. Hatred of all mankind not alone of the woman who had so wickedly befooled her was welling up in little Sadie Goronofsky's heart. It was then that Ruth Kenway put her arm around the little Jewish girl's shoulders and led her away to Mrs. Kranz's back parlor.