Pollyanna

u did give me," panted Nancy, hurrying up to the big

scared about me, Nancy. Father and the Ladies' Aid used to

s hand under her arm and hurrying her down the hill. "I didn't see you go,

skipped

lew down instead of up

stoppe

did-w

e tree, outsi

y, hurrying on again. "I'd like ter k

then, so you can find out," pro

asped Nanc

e'd CARE!" cried Pollya

say, truly," stammered Nancy, determined to keep one scolding from Pollyanna, if no

romised Pollya

llyanna!" de

sky was darkening fast. Pollyanna to

you DID get scared-a little, 'cause

ll have ter have bread and milk in the kitchen with me. Yer aunt

ldn't. I w

served Nancy, dryly, stifling a chuckle. "I'

not. I'

d! W

like to eat with you. I don't see any

n'," retorted Nancy, choking a little over her remembrance of

a laughe

the game, you

e-G

just being

e world are you

Pollyanna. "We've played it always, ever since I was a little, lit

ain't much on

hed, too; and in the gathering twili

me crutches that came i

UTC

e lady wrote that there hadn't any dolls come in, but the little crutches had. So she sent '

y game about that, about that,"

hing to be glad about-no matter what 'twas," rejoined Poll

hin' ter be glad about-gettin' a pai

clapped

see it, either, Nancy, at first," she added, wi

se YOU tell ME," a

NEED-'EM!" exulted Pollyanna, triumphantly. "

" breathed Nancy, regarding Pol

ever since. And the harder 'tis, the more fun 'tis to get 'em out; only-only sometimes it's almo

little room 'way at the top of the ho

anna

g pretty things, so! Then I happened to think how I hated to see my freckles in the looking-glass, and I saw that lovely picture out the window, too; so then I k

, trying to swallow t

got so used to playing it. It's a lovely game. F-father and I used to like it so much," she faltered. "I suppose, though, it-it'll be a

edly: "See here, Miss Pollyanna, I ain't sayin' that I'll play it very well, and I ain't sa

iving her a rapturous hug. "That'

er was no case fur games, but I'm a-goin' ter make a most awful old try on this one. You're goin

n, at Nancy's suggestion, she went into the sitting room

d your suppe

Aunt P

been obliged so soon to send you int

ly. I like bread and milk, and Nancy, too

enly a little more

s and go over your clothing to see what it is necessary to get for you. Nancy will give you a candle. Be c

nna came straight to her aunt's sid

I'm going to just love living with you but then, I knew I should befor

she frowned. "She's 'glad' I punished her, and I 'mustn't feel bad one bit,' and she's going to '

c room, a lonely little girl sobbe

lieve even you could find anything to be glad about sleeping all alone 'way off up here in the dar

with her belated work, jabbed her dish-mop

rutches when you want dolls-is got ter be-my way-o' bein' t