La Junta tribune., 1914-06-20
curls here and there


termination to do over her hair. until
she heard Pollyanna enter the room
again. Before she could move. then.
she felt a folded something slipped
across her eyes and tied in the back.
"Poilyanna, Poliyanna! What are
you DOING" she cried.
| Poilyanna chuckled.
That's just what don't want
you to know. Aunt Polly. and was
afraid you would peek, SO l tied on
| the handkerchief. Now sit still. II
won't take but just minute. then
! I'll let you see" :
But. Pollyanna." began Miss Pol
| ~, struggling blindly TO her feet.
you must take this off! iou-childa.
child, what are you doing?" she
gasped. as she felt a soft something
| slipped about her shoulders. I
| Pollyanna only chuckled the more
gleefully. With trembling fingers
she was draping about her aunts
shoulders the fleecy folds of beau
4 tiful lace shawl, yellowed from long
years of packing away. and fragrant
with lavender. Pollyanna had found
I the shawl the week before when Nan
| cy had been regulating the attic;
and II had occurred to her today
tina, there was no reason why her
aunt, as well as Mrs. White of her
Western home, should not be dress
ed up"
Her task completed, Pollyanna
surveyed her work with eyes that
approved. hut that saw yet one
touch wanting. Promptly. therefore.
she pulled her aunt toward the sun
parior where she could see a belated
red rose blooming on the trellis with
In reach of her hand
"Pollyanna. what are you doing7
| Where are you taking me to-" re-
coiled Aunt Polly. vainly trying to
hold herself back. "Pollyanna. |
shall not"
Its Just to the sun parlor-only
minute, I'll have you ready now
qulckern no time painted Polly
anna. reaching for the rose and
thrusting 1t into the soft hair above
Miss Polly's left ear. THERE" she
eSulted, untying the knot of the
handkerchief and flinging the bit OF
linen far from her. 'Oh. Aunt Pol
ly. now reckon you'll be glad
dressed you up"
For one dazed moment Miss Polly
looked at her bedecked self. and at
| her surroundings: then she gave
low cry and fled to her room. Pol
lyanna. following the direction OF
her aunts last dismayed gaze. saw.
through the open windows of the sun
parlor the horse and gig turning into
the driveway. She recognized at
once the man who held the reins.
Deiightediy she leaned forward.
DIR, Chiffon. DIR. Chiffon! Did you
want to see mey I'm up here"
Yes" smiled the doctor. "A little
grayely. VIII you come down.
please"
In the bedroom Pollyanna found
flush faced. angry-eyed woman
plucking nj the pins that held lace
shawl In place.
''Poilyanna. how could your"
moancd the woman. To think OF
your rigging me up like this. and
then letting me-bc scent"
Pollyanna stopped IN dismay.
But you looked loveiy--perfec,ly
lovely. Aunt Polly: and"
" Lovely. scorned the woman.
Ringing the shawl 10 one side and
attacking IN. hair with shaking fin
gers.
"oh. Arnt Polly. please. please let
the hair-stay."
Stay Like this Ash I would"
And Miss Polly pulled the locks No
tightly back that the las, curl lay
stretched dead NJ the ends OF her
fingers.
20 dear! And you did look no pref
~. almost sobbcd Poiiyanna. ~
sue stumbled through the door
Downstairs Poiiyanna found III.
doctor waiting Ia his zig.
I've prescribed you for n patient.
and he's sent m. To get the prcsrri3-
ton filled" announced the do,ior.
win you sov"
You mean--an errand-'o nc
drug siorcl" asked PoiiyAnna. = III.
tie uncertainty. II used 10 20 ..'ic
for the Ladies' Aider-.''
The doctor shook his head with u
smile.
Not exactly. It's As. John PEN
dieion. lie would like TO see you TO.
day. II you'ii be- NO good ~ to come.