La Junta tribune., 1914-08-01

wouldn't believe nov-o' Mis- Pol-
Ilyi" II
"a lisais lAssr. ia Pollyansa's room,
the nurss len lliss Folly and Polly
anna alone together.
"And you've lad still another call
er today. ny DEAR announced Mis-
Polly. In voice she vainly tried %
steady. DO you remember Nrs,
Payson!"
mrs. Payson. why. reckon
do! She lives on. the way 70 Mr..
Pendleton's. and she's got the pref
tiest little baby girl three years old.
and boy most five. She's awfully
nice. and SOS her husband only they
don't seem to know how nice each
other Il. Sometimes they fight
mean they don't quite agree. They're
poor. too. they ray. and Of course
they don't ever have barrels. cause
he isn't missionary minister. you
know. like--weil. he isn't"
A faint color stole into Pollyanna's
cheeks which Was Duplicated sudden
~ In those Of her aunt.
but she wears real pretty clothes.
sometimes. In spite Of their being 70
poor" resumed Pollyanna. in some
haste. And she's got perfectly
| beautiful rings with diamonds and
rubies and emeralds IN them: but
she says she's got one ring too many.
and that she's going 70 throw It away
and get = divorce instead. What ID
4 divorce. Aunt Polly! I'm afraid
II isn't very nice. because she didn't
look happy when she talked about
II. And she said II she did get Il.
they wouldn't live there any more.
and that Mr.. Payson would 60 way
off. and maybe the children. too. But
should think they'd rather keep
the ring. even II they did have %
many more. Shouldn't you? Aunt
Polly. what IL . divorce?"
But they aren't going way off.
dear" evaded Aunt Polly. hurriedly.
They're going 70 stay right there
together"
"Oh. I'm 70 glad! Then they'll
be there when ! 20 up 70 800 o
dear!" broke off the little sivl. mis-
erably. Aunt Polly. WY can't !
remember that my legs don't 90 any
more. and that won't ever. ever 90
up 10 sec Mr.. Pendleton sgain?"
There. there. DON'T" choked her
aunt. Perhaps your drive up
sometime. hut listen! haven't
told you. yet. all that Mrs. Payson
said. She wanted me to tell you that
they-they were going TO stay to.
Eether and to play the game. Just
~ you wanted them to-
PollyaHns smiled through tear
wet eyes.
Did they! Did they. really? Oh
am glad Of that"
Eyes. she said she hoped you'd be
That's why she told you. 70 max,
you-siad. Pollyanns."
| Pollyanna looked Up quickly.
j why. Aunt Polly. you-you
spoke Just - II you know Do you
know shout the game. Aunt Polly?'
Eyes. dear" Miss Polly stsrnly
forced her voice 70 be chserfully mat.
ter-of.fact. Nancy told me. THAI
It's beautiful game. I'm going "a
play L now-with you"
"Oh. Aunt Polly-you? I'm "a
glad! You go. I've really wanted
you most Of anybody. all the time g
Aunt Polly caught her breath Q
little sharply. Il wss even harder
this time 70 keep her voice steady :
but she did II.
"Yes. dear: and there are all thoss
others. too. Why. Pollysnna.
think oil the town IL playins that
game nov With you--svsn 70 the
minister! haven't had . chance "a
tell you. yet. this morning net NJ.
Ford when ! was down 70 the VII.
lags. and he told me % say 70 you
that Just ~ sooa - you could ~
him. be vas comlag 70 tell you that
10 hadn't stoppsd beiag glad over
those eight hundrsd rsjoicing tsxts
that you told him aboul % you
60. dear. Ne luS1 ron that have
done Il. The whole town % playlna
The game. ssd the whole town u
wonderfully happlss-sad I'll b.
causs Of one littls gtrl who taught
the people . ssw sans. and how "a
play IT,
Poiiyaana elapped her hands.
"Oh. I'm - giad." ~ esisd. Thea
suddssly. . wondssful light lllunin.
ID her face. why. Asst Polly,
there b sonsshins ! ca - slad
about. after Ill. ! can ~ glad I've
had ~ Iegs. sayway--siss ] coulds'l