one dollar and eight-seven cents. That was all. every day ,when she went to the shop, she spent very little money. she bought the cheapest meat, the cheapest vegetables. And when she was tired, she still walked round and round the shop to find the cheapest food. She saved every cent possible. Della counted the money again. There was no mistake. One dollar and eight-seven cents. That was all. And the next day was Christmas.Della lived in this poor little room, in New York, with her husband, and a kitchen and bathroom - all poor little rooms. James Dillingham Young. was not a good job. These rooms took most of his money. Della tried to find work, but time were bed, and there was no work for her. But when Mr James Dillingham Young came home to this rooms, Mrs James Dillingham Young called him 'jim' and put her arms round him. And that was good. Della stopped crying and washed her face. She stood by the window, and look out at a gray road.Tomorrow was christmas Say, and she had only one dollar and eight-seven cents to by Jim a Christmas present. Her Jim. She wanted very much to by him something really fine, something to show how much rshe love him.Suddenly, Della turned round Nd ran over to look in the glass on the wall. Her eyes were bright. Now, the James Dillingharrm Youngs had two very special thing. One was Jim's gold watch it once belonged to his father, and, before that, to hisgrandfather. The other special thing was Dellar hair. Quickly, Della let down her beautiful, long hair. It fell down her back her back, and it was almost like a coat around her. Then she put her hair up again, Quickly foe a second or two she stood still and cried a little then she put on her old brown coat, and her old brown hat, turned, and left the room. she went downstairs and out into the road, and her eyes were bright. She walked along by the shop, and stopped when she came to a door with 'Madame Eloise-Hair' on it.