The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-09-23
PoLLx,s CLOSET.
5hs Thought Ia Disorder Affected
No One buf Herself.

IA Thought Ifs Disorder Anscfee
No One hut Herself.
TITS my closet" Polly began,
with a shrug. sitting down BY the
couch. where her adored big brother
was nursing A broken ankle. Jamie
met me With a long story. and ] must
say ! don't consider II as a matter
for Aunt Sarah TO stir up the whole
family about. It doesn't affect any
one but myself"
Dan slipped a hand under his Pill
low and drew out a paper. I've
been lying here taking notes to-day"
he said: and Polly read:
80 a. m. Ted made himself late
At school hunting for the sweater he
had lent Polly TO wear 10 the football
game last Saturday. Finally found
II. fallen down on the door OF her
closet. pretty dusty. with a lot Of
shoes and things on top Of g. Made
such a fuss that father tool notice.
and told Aunt Sarah Polly should be
kept home from her ~toboggan party
tonight.
80 a. m. Nora came up 10 clean
Polly's room. said she didn't know
what 10 Do 70 fhe cIOsef-so many
things on the floor. Aunt Sarah said
she needn't touch It; Miss Polly had
promised 70 pick up things herself be
fore II was cleaned again. Nora got
on some sauce about having been told
that for three weeks running. and
about PolIy's needing some one TO
make her mind. Amt Sarah told her
she mustn't speak Ike that The end
is hat Nora's 70 leave next week
NO" Polly whispered. for she knew
that Aunt Sarah must have endured
ali that seIf-respeet could before de
priring herself Of Nora's efficient sery-
Ices.
al a. m. jamie was playing with
his ball. and II bounced 10 the back
OF Polly's closet Before be got 81
out HIS brown corduroy suit looked
as n Il had wiped an acre OF dusty
floor. He troffed down 70 the parlor.
where Aunt Sarah had a caller. and
explained how be got so dirty. Pleas
ant for Aunt Sarah. as housekeeper,
but she didn't tell me. l got It out
OF jamie.
80 D. m. Plumber t~elephoned that
he'd be here after three 10 see about
extending that w~aterpipe TO the third
story. Aunt Sarah knew he'd have 20
20 into Poliy's closet: 80 she put Il in
order. jamie standing by and calling
on the articles that were discovered
on the floor with all the glee OF an
excavator in Egypt. There we're blue
KID slippers. skates. a mountain OF
shoes. theme paper. waist hangers. an
upset work basket-with a tangle OF
thread. needles. buttons and so on
a missing fan. several long-lOsf hand.
kerchiefs|
Dan. you made up hairs
7 didn't put down half"
- D. m. Aunt Sarah t~elephoneo
father at once to beg Polly on about
the toboggan party. Asked him not
10 reprove her in a way that would
humiilate her so before outsiders
Guess father was impatient about be
ing interrupted. but Aunt Sarah kept
gentle and gained her point"
Wait" said ]. as Polly reached
this period. Taking the paper. he
wrote:
q D. m. Polly came home from
school. Said II wasn't q matter for
Aunt Sarah to stir up the family
about: II affected no one but herself"
"Ohi" cried Polly. her face the color
OF shame. .nan. I've been a horrid-"
Right you are. sis" But HIS tone
made the ungallant words a compli-
ment skip and tell Aunt Sarah that
before you wink."-Youth's compan-
ion.