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A-MARKETING IT was not every day, by any means, that Lucita had a
live prince to play with. Indeed, her little playmates were nearly
all girls. There were Pancha de Herrera's brother and Dick Merton,
to be sure, but Dick was a whole two years older, and Pablo,?well,
he was just Pancha's brother. Petra's little boy, Alejandro, did
not count. You could not play with an Indian. His place was to run
errands and to take care of the drove of donkeys Dona Maria let to
the turistas to ride. When he had time, he also went to school. "I
think," Lucita confided to her mother the morning after the
prince's visit, "I think the prince is the only boy I ever really
did like. Please, couldn't you fix that I have a brother one day,
just like him?" Lucita's mother smiled. "It may be?some day." "Some
day soon, please," begged Lucita. And from that time began her
dream of "Little Brother," a little brother who would play with her
always, and always be her prince. But not every day was even a play
day for Lucita. She, as well as the grown-ups, had her share of
household tasks. This very morning a knocking at the gate
interrupted her talk with her mother. She ran to open it. Outside
stood an Indian woman, barefooted, with a blue shawl wound around
her shoulders. "Good morning, mnita" she said. "Will you buy some
flowers ?" She threw back the blue and white fringe of her shawl to
show the bunches of yellow roses and pansies and forget- me-nots on
her tray. "They are very cheap, nihita." "How much?" returned
Lucita, as she smelled the fresh roses. "How much for these ?" "Ten
cents," said Catalina with a smile. Every morning she came with her
flowers, and every morning the same bargaining took place. "No,"
said Lucita, as she did every day; "that is too much. I will giv...
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