La Junta tribune., 1914-05-23
tcontinued from Last week J
CHAPTER VII
Pollyaaaa aad Punishment.


A. half past one O'Clock Timothy
drove Miss Polly and her niece 10 the
four or five principal dry good stores.
which were about half mile from
the homestead
Fitting Pollyanna with . new
wardrobe proved to be more or less
Of an exciting experience for all con-
earned. Miss Polly came out OF II
with the feeling OF limp relaxation
that one might have xt finding one
self at last on solid earth after peri
Of volcano. The various clerks Who
had waited upon the pair came out OF
u with very red faces. and enough
their friends In gales OF laughter the
rest OF the week Poliyanna herself
came out Of Il with radiant smiles
and heart content: for. as she ex-
pressed II to one OF the clerks:
when you haven't had anybody but
missionary barrels and Ladies' Aid
ers to dress you. II is perfectly love-
ly to Just walk right In and buy
clothes that are brand-new. and that
don't have To be tucked up or let
down because they don't fit"
The shopping expedition consum-
ed the entire afternoon. then came
supper and delightful talk with Old
Tom In the garden, and another with
Nancy on the back porch. after the
dishes were done. and while Aunt
Polly paid a visit to neighbor.
Old Tom told Pollyanna wonder
fu1 things OF her mother. that made
her very happy indeed and Nancy
told her all about the little farm six
miles away at THE Corners" where
Mved her own dear mother. and her
equally dear brother and sisters. She
promised. too. that sometime. II Miss
Polly were wiliiEs. Pollyanna should
be taken TO see them.
''And they've got lovely names.
too. You'll like their Names" sigh
ed Nancy. They're 'AIgernon. and
'Fiorabellc' and 'Esteiie.' IL just
hate Nancy"
"oh. Nancy. what a dreadful thing
% say, why!"
''Becausc II isn't pretty like the
others. You see. was the first ba-
BY. and mother hadn't begun ter. read
10 many stories with the pretty
uomeh III em. tnen.
But I love Nancy. Just because
IT'S you." declared Pollyanna.
"Humph! Well. I guess you could
love 'Clsrissn Mnbeile' Just as we'll e
reeorted Nancy. ''and Il would b. Z
heap happier for me. ] think that
names Just grand!'
Pollyanna laughed.
well. anyhow she chuckied.
you can be- glad II Isn't 'Hephxi.
BAH"
'Hephzibah."
"Yes. Mrs. Whites name II that.
Her husband calls her Hep and she
doesn't like II. She says when he
calls out 'Hcp--iIep, she feels just
~ II th. next minute he vas going 10
yell 'Hurrah'" And she doesn't like
To be hurrahed at"
Nancy's gloomy face relaxed into
. broad smile.
We'll. " you don't beat the Dutch
Say. do you know7-I sha'nt never
hear Nancy now that don't think
n that 'H.p-Ii.p.' and gigglc. My
] guess | am glad" She stopped
short and turned amazed eyes on the
little Tiri. Say. Miss Poilyanna. Dc
you mcan-was you pla, In that ere
game then about my bcln' giad
want named 'Hephzibah'f"
Pollyanna frowned; then she
laughed.
why. Nancy. that's so. wa,
playing the game-but that's one oi
the times I Just did II without think,
Ing. I reckon. You see. you do. lot,
Of times. you get so used to it-iook
Ing for something To b. glad about
you know. And most generally thcrs
In something about everything tina,
you can be- glad about. n you kecy
hunting long enough 10 find it,
We'll, m-maybe.' granted Nancy
With open do.b..
AZ half.past eight Poliyanpa wen
up 10 bed. The screens had not yel
come. aud the close little room wai
like nm oven. With longing eyes Pol
1yanna looked at the two fast-ciosct
windo~s---but she did not raise then
She undresrcd. folded her cioth.,
ncatiy. said her prayers. blew out hci
candle and climbed into bed.
Just how long she lay Ia siccpies,
misery tossing from side 10 side o
che hot little cot. she did not know
but II seemed To her that II mus
have been hours before she finailj
slipped out Of bed. felt her va,
across the room aud opened her door
Out In the main attic all was vol
vet blackness save where the mo0l
f1ung . path Of silver halfway acSos
The floor from the east dormer win
dow. With . rcsolute ignoring o
that fearome darkness 10 the stgh
and 10 the left. Tollyanna drew {
Qu1ek breath end battered seya1gh
lato that sllvcry path. and on 10 th'
Wtndow.
ehe had hoped. vaguely. that thi
vtndow might have = screen. but !
~ not. Outslde. however. ther
vae . vide world Of fairy-like beauty
on6 shsre vas. too. she knew. fresh
eweet cir that would feel 20 good /,
~ checks and hands:
A. ~ seenped nearef and peerst
Seog1ngly oues ahs saw seneehlnI
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