Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-07

moment?
well, s'pose we go to my house. where
we can 60 all over it-play in the parlor
and in mammals own room, II we wish to,
suggested POLLY. Il don't think it any
fun to be cooped up in one ROOM What
sort Of party is that?"
I'VE can go into the library, too" de-
clared Anna May. I'VE can also play in
the hall and dining room. That will make
lots OF places for hiding. Come, Polly, let's
do that. Won't your" And Anna May
put her arm about Polly coaxingly
But If we are careful in the parlor il
won't be any harm" persisted that spoiled
little maid, who had her own way so much
that It interfered with her good manners.
TN take care to not break the furniture"
This last Polly said sarcastically
And I'll be careful" cried a chorus of
voices, Polly's influence being so great in
the little circle Of friends.
Anna May stood irresolute. In her own
mind she was trying to solve a problem,
the problem of either disobeying her moth
er's orders or offending her most unman-
nerly little guests. OF course, Anna May
was too young TO understand how perfectly
improper 1t was for her guests to behave
so. Her one wish was to make them happy
and give them all that the house held save
that which was forbidden by her mother
well, If you're not going to allow us
in the parlor wen just go to my house, "
again suggested Polly.
CAN right" agreed Helen. Then two or
three other little girls half assented to this
proposition not wishing to be in bad favor
with Polly, who had so many new frocks
and owned a beautiful Shetland pony and
cart
Let's get our wraps and hats" said
Polly starting toward the hall where
they had put their wraps and hats on the
hall t-ee.
PollT's ugly influence worked it's mis-
chief on Anna May She quickly stepped
across the broad hall and drow oDen the
great sliding door which led into the par
Tor Come in" she said her voice full OF
emotion But we must be very, very
careful to not upset anything. And it's
rather cold in here too, for the register
has not been turned on for several days.
When you've all got CROUCH Of the parlor
wen hurry into the library, where it's so
nice and warm"
oh II isn't very cold in here" said
Polly, running to the mantel and picking
up e very perishable vase, one that Anna
Mays mother priced very highly. "Oh,
isn't this beautiful she cried, holding
the vase out for the inspection OF Helen,
who was her im!tltor Anna May shud-
dered, fearing some accident might happen
to the expensive piece Of bric-a-hrac. But
Polly replaced II on the mantel unhurt
and turned her attention TO other things
I'm the room From one table she went tn
another, examining everything. The leaves
of rare books of Illustrations We're run
through, albums opened and banged shut
After some half an hour in the parlor the
guests became very cold, for the weather
was extremely severe for March, and the
spacious apartment, wholly unheRted and
unsunned, made It very uncomfortable.
Anna May had got her jacket from the
hall and put It on but as Polly would
rather have frozen stIff than 10 have ad.
mitted that she was cold the other que Is
followed her example and stayed about
the cold room, shive-ing. Then, Polly be-
com rs too cold to longer endure the cold
said;
well perhaps we'd better go out Of
here; something might get broken. Ant
that would be awful"
They returned to the sitting room, where
they played games till the clcck struck 5