La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1914-06-27

CHAPTER XVII
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today with = smilo.
well. Miss Pollyanna, I'm think
Ing you must b vsry forgiving
littls person. slss you vsnldnt have
come to - ne again To-Day"
why. NJ. rsndlsten. I vas real
glad 70 como. and I'm surs I don't
- Why shouldn't b. either"
"Oh. we'll. you know. I was pretty
cross With you. I'm afraid. both the
Other day when you 70 kindly
brought ne the jelly. and that time
when you found me with the broken
leg ~ first BY the way. too.
don't think I've ever thanked you
for that. Now I'm sure that even
you would admit that you were very
forgivtng TO come and rec me. after
such ungrateful treatment a. that!
Pollyanpa stirred uneasily.
But was glad TO find you-that
10, ! don't mean I was glad your leg
was broken. Of course" she corrected
hurriedly.
John Pendlet0n smiled.
Il understand. Your tongue does
get away with you once In q while.
doesn't Il. Niss Pollyanna? do
thank you. however: and ! consider
you 4 very brave little girl to do
what you did that day. thank you
for the jelly. too he added In .
lighter voice.
ibid you like ~" asked Polly
anna with interest
Very much. suppose there
isn't any more today that--that Aunt
Polly didn't send. il there!" he ask
ed with an odd smile.
His visitor looked distressed.
Mono. SIR" She aesitated. then
went on with heightened color.
please. Mr.. Pendlston. didn't
mean 70 Be rude the other day vhen
aid Asnt Polly did not send The
tally"
TAsrs vas - ansues. Joha Poa-
11etoa res not snlllas nsv. ~ 6ns
leoklBg stsalght ahsaa o. hin With
eyes that seemed 70 b. gasins thru
and bsyoad ths object sssors them.
After Z tine be drsw . long sigh
and susnsd - Pollyaana. whsa he
spoke bis voics carried the old ner-
vous frstfulness.
well. we'll. this will never DO a
all! didn't scad for you to ~ me
moping this time. Listen! Out IN
the library--the biz room where the
telephone II. you know. you viii find
. carved box on the lower shelf OF
the big case with glass doors in the
corner not far from the fireplace.
That IL. it'll be there II that con-
founded woman hasn't regulated Il
70 somewhere eiss! You may bring Il
to ne. Il Il heavy. but not too heavy
for you to carry. shink.''
"Oh. I'm awfuily strons." deciar-
ID Pollyanna. chserfulIy. ~ she
spsasg 70 hsr fest. In minute she
bad fstnrnsd With the bog.
Il was . wonderful half hour that
Pollyanna spsat thsa. Ths boz was
fall a. sssasarss-custos that John
rsadletsn had pieksl - IN years Of
tsavsl--aad eoncssnias each there
vas some sntsstsiniAe SON. whssh-
~ Il wsfs . ~ Of szsatsllsly carved
chessnsn from china. q . little Jade
Idol from India.
i, u Uas after she I'D Nod ths
story sbout the Idol that Pollyunna
muruursd wtsefully:
''well. ! suppose 4 would b bsttss
70 0ke Q littis boy II India - bsing
up--ose that dldn's knsw any sore
thsn % think that God vas b thas
doll-thlas-shan Il WOULD % tass
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help wishisg thsy had wasae1 Jla-
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