La Junta tribune., 1914-05-23

one must feel ones way with out
stretched. shrinking arms: while be-
fore her, out ON the sun-parlor roof.
we're the moonlight and the cool.
sweet night air.
II only her bed we're out there!
And folks did sleep out Of do0rs.
Joel Hartley At home. who was 70
sick with consumption. had to sleep
out OF doors.
Suddenly Pollyanna remembered
that she had seen near this attic
window = row Of long white bags
hanging from nails. Nancy had said
that they contained the winter cloth
.. Ing. put away for the summer. A
little fearfully now. Pollyanna felt
her way TO these bags. selected = nice
fat one Ut contained Miss Polly's
sealskin coat for bed; and thin
ner one to be doubled up for q pill
low, and still another (which was
so thing IL seemed almost empty for
covering. Thus equipped. Polly
anna In high glee battered TO the
moonlit window again. raised the
sash. stuffed her burden through to
the roof below. then let herself down
after II. closing the window carefully
behind her-Pollyanna had not for
gotten those flies with the marvellous
feet that carried things.
How deliciously cool II was! Pol
lyanna quite danced up and down
with delight. drawing In long. full
breaths OF the refreshing air. The
tin roof under her feet cracked with
little resounding snaps that Polly
anna rather liked. She walked, In
deed. two or three times back aud
forth from end to end---it gave her
such pleasant sensation Of airy
space after her hot little room: and
the roof was 40 broad and flat that
she had no fear OF railing off. Fin
ally, with a sigh OF content. she curl
ed herself up on the sealskin coat
mattress. arranged one bag for pill
low and the other for n covering. and
settled herself TO sleep.
I'm 80 glad now that the screens
didn't come" she murmured. blink
Ing up at the stars; ELSE ] couldn't
have had this.'
Downstairs In Miss Poily's room
next the sun arlor. Miss Polly her.
self was hurrying into dressing gown
and slippers. her face white and
frightened. A minute before she
had been teiephoning In q shaking
voice TO Timothy:
Come up quickly and your
! father. Bring lanterns. Somebody
is ON the roof of the sun psrlor. He
must have climbed up the rose-treliis
| or somew here. aud OF course he can
] get right into the house through the
] east window In the attic. ] have
locked the attic door down here
but hurry. quick!"
Some time later. Pollyanna. Just
7 dropping off to sleep. was started by
a lantern flash. and trio of amazed
calculations She opened her eyes
to find Timothy at the top Of n lad
der near her. Old Tom just EettinE
through the window. and her aunt
peerinE out at her from behind him
Pollyanna. what does this
mean" cried Aunt Polly then.
Pollyanna blinked sleepy eyes and
sat pu.
why. Mr.. Tom-Aunt Polly"
she stammered. Don't look 50 scar.
sumption, you know. like Joel Hart.
ley. It's only that | was so hot
In there. Hut I shut the window,
Aunt Polly. 40 the flies couldn't car
~ those germ-things in"
Timothy disappeared suddenly
down the ladder. Old Tom. with al.
most equal precipitation. handed his
lantern TO Miss Polly. and followed
his son. Miss Polly bit her lip hard
until the men were gene. then 81.
said stcrniy:
"PoiiyaDna. hand those things Il
me at once and com. Ia here. Of all
the extraordinary chiidrrn'" she
calculated n little later. as. with Pol.
lynnna by her side. and the lantern
Ia her hand. she turned hack into the
attic.
To PoIiyanna the air was all ths
more sitting after that cool breath
OF the out of doors: but she did moi
complain. She only drew q long
guiverinI sigh.
| Al the top Of the stairs Miss Poll,
jcrked out crispiy:
For the rest Of the night. Polly,
anna. you are 10 sleep In my bed
with me. The screens will be- her.
tomorrow. but until then ! consider
81 my duty 60 keep you where know
where you are"
| Pollyanna drew In her breath.
with you.--in your bcd?" ahs
cried rapturousiy. "Oh. Aunt Polly
Aunt Polly. how perfectly lovely o
you' And when I've ~ wanted q
sleep with some one sometime
some one that belonged TO me. yol
know: not Ladies' Alder. I've hat
them. Ny! reckon am GLAD
nov those screens didn't come!
Wouldn't you be-"
There vas no reply. Miss Poll,
Vas stalking on ahead. Miss Polly
10 tell the truth. was feeling curious
~ helpless. For the third time aine,
Pollyenna's arrival. Mlss Polly va
punishing tollyanns,-- and for ths
third time she was being confrunSes
With the amazing fact that her pun
J lsAnient uss being taken - Q ape
rial rewasd Of merit. No wondeI
Miss Polly wss feelias curiousI,