La Junta tribune., 1914-06-06

Rlau you ulu your pnTt-oouV tote1
don't, you know live at Miss Pol
iy HarrinEton's house. Where do
you live!"
Nowhere
Nowhere, Why. you can't do
that--everybody lives somewhere .
asserted Pollyanna.
well. I don't-just now. I'm
J huntin' up q new place"
i "Oh, Where Is M"
J The boy regarded her with scorn-
! ful eyes.
silly. As II I'd be a-huntin' for
it--if I knew"
Pollyanna tossed her head lit
+ tie. This was not nice boy. and
she did not like To be called silly"
still. he was somebody besides--old
/ folks.
Where did you live--before?"
she aueried.
We'll. n you amt the beaten for
askin' questions sighed the boy
impatiently.
II have to be- retorted Pollyanna
calmly. "else / couldn't find out u
thing about you. II you'd talk more
| wouldn't talk so much"
U
was sheepish laugh. and not quite
willing one: but his face looked a
little pleasanter when he spoke this
time.
IAN right then--here goes, I'm
Jimmy Bean. and I'm ten years old
goin' on eleven. come last year ter
live at the Orphans Home. but
they've got so many Kids there Amt
much room for me. an I want never
wanted anyhow. don't believe.
SO I've quit. I'm gotn' TER live
somcwheres else--but ! hain't found
the place yet I'd like home-jest
common one ye know. with mother
IN II instead OF a Matron. II ye
has a home. yc has folks. an
hain't had folks sincc-dad died. So
I'm a-huntin' now. I've tried four
houses. but--they didn't want me
though said I expected ter work.
course. There! Is that all you want
ter know The boys voice had
broken a little over the last two
sentences.
why. what shame." sympa-
thixed Pollyanna. And didn't there
anybody want you! q dear! 1 know
Just how you feel. because Alter
after my father died! too. sthcre
wasn't anybody but the Ladies' Aid
for me. until Aunt Polly said she'd
take" Poliyanna stopped abrupt
ly. The dawning OF a wonderful
Idea began to show In her face.
''Oh. know just the place for
you." she cried. Aunt Poiiy'li take
you--i know she will! Didn't she
take me- And didn't she take Fluff
~ and Buffy. when they didn't have
any one to love them. or any place
10 Eo to!--and they're only cats aud
dogs. oh. come. I know Aunt Pol.
ly'll take you. You don't know how
good aud kind she isl
Jimmy beans thin little face
frightened.
Honest injun! Would she. now
I'D work. yc know. an I'm real
strong" lie barred a small. bony
arm.
''Of course she would. Why. my
Aunt Polly IL the incest lady In the
world d-now that my mama has gone
to be u Heaven angel. And there's
rooms-heaps OF EN- she eontinu.
ed. springing To her feet. and tusging
at his arm. Its - nawfui big house.
Maybe. though" she added a little
anxiously. as they hurried on. may
lie you'li have To sleep IN the attic
room. did. at first Hut there's
screens there. now. 10 'twon't be 30
hot. and the flies cant get In. either.
To bring IN the scrm.things ON their
feet. Did you know about that. It's
perfectly lo,-iy' Maybe she'll let you
read the book II you're good II mea
" you're bad. AnG you've got
freckics. too - with = critical
klancc-- so you'li BE- glad there
i.n't any looking glass. and the out.
door picture II nicer than any wall
one could be. so you won't minu
sleeping In that room nt all. I'm
sure. painted Poiiyanna. finding sud.
denly that she needed the rest Of hes
breath for purposes other than talk.
Ing.
Cory" exclaimed Jimmy B~su
tcrsely and uncomprehendinsly bpI
sdmirtnRiy. Then he added: 81
shouldn't think anybody who could
talk like that. runain'. would need
ter ask NO questions ter fili up ti,ns
With"
Poiiyanna laughed.
Well. anyhow. yon eau h. clad oI
that" she ret0rted: FOR when I'm
talking. you don't have to-"
4 When the house was reached. Pol
wanna urhesitatingiy piloted h~,
companion straight into the presencs
OF her amazed aunt
oh. Aunt Polly she triumphed
Just look A-here' I've cot some
think ever 70 much nicer. even tha,
fIutfy and Buffy for you 70 brjn1
up. lt's real live boy. lie wou'
mind . BIT sleeping In the attic, q
first. you kaow. and he ssys ks'i
work; hut shall need him the nos
Of the time 70 play With. I reckos. :
Mis- Polly greW white. then ven
red. She I'D not quiis undeeueas1
bat shs thought she snderusoes
/, enough. :
"Pellyssns. what does ehls senn,
! Who h thls dirty ltlsle boyY WnSe,
Atd yeu flnd hlni" ~ dsmas6si
!. ne ''dirsy llssls 49, fssi ~ /,
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