The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-06-23

"dcy's done gone long Viii dc circus
hours ago"
Gone! Show gone" Poly cried in
amaZcmCnt. "TEcn what am dom
| here"
"IIor on dar, honey IIor on
Mandy cautioned Don't you 'citc
| yo'Sc'f."
Let me alcnc" Polly put aside the
arm that was trying to place shawl
around her II got To get out OF here"
"iouSc got plenty o time for dat"
Mandy answered. "Jes' yo' wait
! awhile"
81 can't wait, an I won't" Polly
| shrickcd, almost beside herself with
anxiety. 81 got to get to the next
/ burg Wakefield. amt It? What time
is It? Let me alone. Let me go" she
cried, struggling desperately.
The door opened softly, and the
young pastor stood looking down at
! the picture of the frail, white faced
! child and her black, determined cap
| tor
Here, here! What's all this aboutT
| he asked In Il firm tone, though evi-
IDENTITY amused.
"Who are you?" returned the girl as
she showed herself quickly back
against the pillows and drew the COW
crs close under her chin looking at
him oddly over their top.
''Shc done been cuttin' up somefin
| awful" Mandy explained as she tried
to regain enough breath for new en-
counter.
Cutting up? You surprise me. Miss
Polly he said, with mock seriousness.
How do YOU know I'm Polly?" the
little rebel asked, her eyes cleaning
large and desperate above the friendly
covers
IF YOU will be very good and keep
very Quiet, l will try to tell you," he
said as he crossed to the bed
81 won't be quiet, not for nobody"
Polly objected, with bold disregard
OF double negatives. Il got 10 get a
move. If YOU aint goin' to help me
you needn't butt in"
81 am afraid | capt help you to so
just yet" Douglas replied. He was be.
ginning to perceive that there were
tasks before him other than the shap.
ing OF Polly's character.
What are you tryin' TO do to me,
anyhow?' she asked as she shot a
glance Of suspicion from the pastor to
Mandy. What am ! up aGainst?'
Don't you be scared honey" Man
dy rcassurcd her "Yousc ies' as safe
here as you done been in de circus"
Safer, we hope" Douglas added.
with = smile
Are you two bug?" Polly ques.
toned as she turned her head from
one side TO the other and studied them
with new idea. "Well. you can't
get none the best Of ,lc can get
away all right, an l will too"
She made n desperate effort to put
one foo; to the floor, but fell back with
n cry OF pain.
"Dar, dar," Mandy murmured, put.
ting the pillow under the poor.
crampcd neck and smoothing the tan
rlcd hair from rolly's forehead "You
done hurt yo'sef for suah dis time"
The pastor had taken Il step toward
the bed. His look OF amusement had
changed 10 one OF pity.
"You see, Miss Polly, you have had
n very bad fall, and you can't get away
just yet nor see your friends until you
erc hcttcr"
"It's only n scratch" Polly wh,m.
ncrcd "I con do INV yvorl co+ ~ )"
one moro feehIe cfrcrt ana shc enc.
cumhcd win q foipt "iimirv cricl
, cts"
"I'nclo Toby told mo tbot Won wore
very good littlc girl" Dnnplos said
as ne drew nm q chcir ana eot down
| hv her etdc confident hy Tho ovrrns.
sion ON her face that M lost n,. was
master Of The situation "no Won thinl,
ne would Ike Won to hnhovc likc thisg"
81 sure nm an the Mink " shc sigbrd
no clio sott,o1 hock vroorur r,or ,ho