The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-10-15
PoLLY's CLOSET.
sho Thought It's Disorder Affected
No One but Herself.

Sho InOught Its Disorder Anecte<
No One but Herself.
ITS my closet" Polly began
with a shrug, sitting down by the
couch, where her adored big brother
was nursing broken ankle. Jamie
met me with long story, and mus
say l don't consider it as matter
for Aunt Sarah to stir up the whole
family about. 1t doesn't affect any
one but myself"
Dan slipped hand under his pill
low and drew out paper. "Ive
been lying here taking notes to-day
he said; and Polly read:
9 a. m. Ted made himself late
at school hunting for the sweater he
had lent Polly to wear to the football
game last Saturday. Finally found
1t, fallen down on the floor of her
closet, pretty dusty, with a lot OF
shoes and things on top of 1t. Made
such a fuss that father took notice,
and told Aunt Sarah Polly should be
kept home from her toboggan party
tonight.
"'10 a. m. Nora came up to clean
Polly's room. Said she didn't know
what to do to the closet-so many
things on the floor. Aunt Sarah said
she needn't touch it; Miss Polly had
promised to pick up things herself be.
fore 1t was cleaned again. Nora got
off some sauce about having been told
that for three weeks running and
about Polly's needing some one to
make her mind. Aunt Sarah told her
she mustn't speak like that. The end
is that Nora's to leave next week
moi" Polly whispered, for she knew
that Aunt Sarah must have endured
all that self-respect could before de-
priving herself Of Nora's efficient serv.
ices.
II a. m. jamie was playing with
his ball, and 1t bounced to the back
of Polly's closet. Before he got It
out his brown corduroy suit looked
as II 1t had wiped an acre of dusty
floor. He trotted down to the parlor,
where Aunt Sarah had a caller, and
explained how he got so dirty. Pleas
ant for Aunt Sarah, as housekeeper,
but she didn't tell me. I got 1t out
Of jamie. ~.
"2 p. m. Plumber telephoned that
he'd be here after three to see about
extending that waterpipe to the third
story. Aunt Sarah knew he'd have to
go into Polly's closet; so she put 1t In
order, jamie standing by and calling
off the articles that were discovered
on the floor with all the glee of an
excavator In Egypt. There were blue
kid slippers, skates, 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-lost hand.
kerchiefs-'
Dan, you made up half"
II didn't put down half"
"'3 p. m. Aunt Sarah telephoned
father at office to beg Polly off about
the toboggan party Asked him not
to reprove her In a way that would
humiliate her so before outsiders.
Guess father was impatient about be-
Ing interrupted, but Aunt Sarah kept
gentle and gained her point"
wait" said I, as Polly reached
this period. Taking the paper, he
wrote:
"a p. m. Polly came home from
school, Said 1t wasn't a matter for
Aunt Sarah to stir up the family
about; 1t affected no one but herself"
"Oh!" cried Polly, her face the color
of shame. Dan, 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.