The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-30

nurse. observing that they were
dressed as other children and that
Pollyooly spoke "prettily." and was in
clined TO be naughty with her. assented
TO the acquaintance. The little brown
eyed girls blue-eyed sister. Kathleen.
Joined them: and the four children
played happily together. While Polly
ooly mothered the Lump. Kathleen.
who was seven. mothered her little
sister. whose name was Mary Also
now and again she mothered the
Lump: but Pollyooly was not jealous.
At first the Lump was somewhat
taken aback b. this sudden acquisition
Of a female friend. but his remark
able placidity stood him in good stead.
and he endured II with an even mind.
Presently indeed he seemed 20 be TAX
ing pleasure in a.. for he beran 10
bully her In the manifest fashion.
Then the mother Of the little girls
Joined them. and was az once charmed
by The Lump. Pollyooly found no need
10 display the airs OF a red Deeping.
with which she had been treating the
nurse. 20 her: and presently they we're
chatting in the friendliest way The
lady seemed as taken with PollyOoly's
serious outlook on life a. with the
charm Of the Lump. and presently she
asked her II her mother would let
them come 10 tea with Kathleen and
Mary and TO games on the sands after
it that afternoon. POilyooly explained
that they we're staying with their
cousin John. who had gone 10 golf az
Liitlestone. and accepted tho invita-
ton. The lady seemed surprised that
he should havd left them 20 themselves
for the day: bht POllyoolv assured her
that she was used 10 looking after the
Lump. and that Il was quite safe.
They enjoyed the party exceedingly:
there we're a dozen children. fellow.
guests. and AZ tea the manners Of the
Lump. under PollyOoly's anxious eye
were beyond reproach Her hands in
deed troubled her a little. she kept
them out % sight as much a. che
, could. After tea the younger children
played IN fhe charge Of nurses. tho
elder children. 10 ne extreme delight
? % FoliyOOly who loved ~ run heetly
. disporfed themselves IN more swift
. and violent games She had much M
, tell the Honorable John on BIS return
, from Lit'iestone.
: The next day she found herself vel
launched IN the soficty 81 fhc sands
J with many piaymaica. and entered
D uron me fullest and most delightful
=
finer 0lnfmcnta. and the pyechurch IN
r was Prince Adalbert 81 Eippe- schweid
litZ
That morning Poliyooly had her frs
p sight n him. She and the Luml
p we're playing with Kathleen and Mary
. whom Kathleen cried In n tone ~ die
j. may. Here's the Prince" picked vi
J. Mary. and staggered OF towards thei
J. nurse with her
Poliyooly picked up the Lump AM
= came with her though che could ae
o no reason for Kathlcon's diamay 90
the Prince was but n fat little boy n
a ten. smailcyed thick.lippcd. and Enui
nosed. His white sailor suit SCENE
j 20 give bic ugllness its fuii values
Under the wing ~ their nurse Kafi
icon and Mary surveyed him Wit
. alarmed eyes and Kathleen told pouy
F" dolly ~ The dreadful things he m
. done how he had pushed a little ho
% over the edge 81 the sea wall. kicke
another hlf a little Rirl with a apadl
D pulled The hair ~ three others hart
% and how he always kicked over th
I castles other children had built Or
20 threw their spades and buckets int
70 the sea
m Even as she spoke hc fcl upon m