La Junta tribune., 1914-05-09
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CHAPTER III.
The cosai.s q ro,lya..a.


In due time came the telssram an
nouncing that PollyannA would ar
rave u Beldinesville the neat day. the
euenty-nfth Of June. at four O'Clock.
AlD Polly road the telegram. frown-
-. then climbed the stairs TO the At
tic room. She still frowned a. she
looked about her.
The room contained small bed,
neatly made. two straisht-backed
chairs. washstand. bureau-with-
out any mirror-and . small table.
There were no drapery curtains 1t
Tie dormer windows, NO pictures ON
the wall. All day the sun had been
pouring down upon the roof. and the
little room was like an oven for heat.
A. there were no screens. the win
dows had not been raised. A big ny
vas burning ansrily at one Of them
now. up and down. trying 70 get out.
Aiss Polly killed the ny. swept Il
through the window (raising the cash
IN Inch for that purpose. straighten-
Cd . chair. frowned again, ana left
the room.
Nancy" she said few minutes
later 1t the kitchen door. II found
. ny upstairs in Miss Pollyanna's
room. The window must have been
raised At some time. have ordered
screens. but until they come I shall
expsct you TO - that the windows
remain closed. Ny niece will arrive
tomorrow at four o'clock. desire
you 70 meet her at the station. Timo-
Thy will take the open buggy and
drive you over. The telegram says
light hair. red-checked giusham
dress and straw hat That ID all
know. but ] think Il 10 sufficient for
your purpose"
Eyes. ma'am: but-you-s
Miss Polly evidently read the
pause Alright. for she frowned and
aid crispiy:
mo. shall NOT 90. II is not me-
cessary that should. I think. That
ts ALL" And she turned away-Miss
Polly's arrangements for the comfort
Of her niece. Pollyanna. were COM
plete.
In the kitchen. Nancy sent her
flatiron with vicious dig across the
aish-towel she vas ironing.
Light hair. red-cheeked sing.
eAm drese. and straw bat-all she
kn0we. lndeo1l We'll. ia - asha1-
- ter own q ~. that I would. I
woodland her ny onliest niece was
a-co0in' from way across the CONT
uent!"
Promptly at twenty minutes 70
fouf the neat afternoon Timothy and
Nancy drove of In the opss buggy
% Dest ths exDecesd guest. Timothy
was Old Tons son.E Il vas some
t10ss said ln tAs towa that u Old
Ten vas Mis- Polly's right-hasd
0AA. Tlnothy was her left.
Timothy was good.natured
yoeth. and good looking one. -
wejl. Short - had hssa Nancy's
Say at The house. tAs two we're al.
ready good friends. Today. howev.
q. Nancy vas too fail Of her mis-
s5oa % b hsf usual talkativs self:
and almost b silence she took the
drive 70 The station and allghtsd 70
wait for Tie tSala.
Over and over u her mind che was
saytng lt-"1lght hair. red-chockod
dross. straw hat" Over and over
again shs was Woades1ng just what
so1t q child this Pollyanna vas, any.
way.
II hops for her sake she's quiet
and ssnslbls. and dos't drop knives
nor hang dooss." ~ sighed 70 Tim
othy. Who had sauntsrsd uD 70 her.
"Wsll. u shs aln't. nobody knows
wAat'1l become Of The 1ost Of us."
gsisned Timothy. ''Imagine Miss Pol
y and nolsy ktd! CORY! there soss
the whistle now!"
'0h, Timothy. IL think Il vas
mean .te1 ssnd me-" e1atteeed the
suddenly frishtsnsd Nancy. q she
turned and hurried % point whore
ahe could bet watch The passeugsrs
allght at the little statioG.
De vas not long beforo Nancy saw
hsr-the slsudsf little girl % the
rsd-chscksd gingham With two tat
bsaids Of fIaxen hair hauglug lovn
her hack. Beneath the 0trav hae.
an eager. freekled little fnco turnoi
70 he right and 70 the lefl plalnly
seafchisS Tor sone ne.
Nancy knew the child at oace. but
not for some tine could ~ controI
hef shaklng knees sufflcjeally = -
qults by hsrself whsn Nancy finally
did Approach hes.
"Afs you Mias-Pollyassa !" she
fa1tero6. TIE nezt moment eho
Sound hersslf half sooehsred 10 ~
elasD Of two glnghaa-clad asm&
"0h. Tn - giad. sIal. gla1 - -
yous" cfis1 - eagoe veleo y hee
oos. ''0l eourse IN Po1lyaana. as1
IN - glad you caHe 70 meet nel !
hoDo4 ~ Woul1."
"a sY06-Sou ar" slanmeFo1 NaA-
q, 'va4aely wcedeeiag .ov Re!lyan-'
- ~ q. ssyias . sssalsisss ~
RS - Ivs - vesley.
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