Five Little Peppers Abroad

I've searched just everywhere for her." And she gave a little s

e's with Matilda, of course. Come, Polly, let's you and I have

f a game; "that is, until we've found Phronsie." And she ran down the deck. "Perh

ied Jasper, racing after, to see Polly's little blu

in her berth. She's awfully seasick. I was to stay with Phronsie, and now I've l

per, cheerfully, as he bounded up the stairs

it's all my fault, for I forgot, and left her in the library, and went w

hurrying after, "curled up asleep in a corner." And they both ran in,

k of a table, who held his paper upside down, his big spectacles on the end of h

they tiptoed around, peering in every cosey corner and behind

s fast asleep as can be. Here, Polly, I think she's probably tucked up in here.

tleman. "Here, Granddad, wake up." And he shook his arm smartly. "Yo

ly aghast, as she and

an, clutching his paper as he started forw

eeping like a log. You'd much better go down and get into your state-room. But give me a so

is hand to his head, an

a laugh, "or else I'll run my fis

clared the old gentlema

d." Yet he dropped his imperious tone, and waited, thou

ney on board the boat?" d

ing his impatience as best he might, with many a cro

the coin, and Tom twitched it ea

ed money on board the boat,

d Tom, laughing loudly and shaking the sovereign at h

, how very dreadful!" she gasped-then would have given everything if she had ke

-hey?" he demanded sharply. He had little black eyes,

er," said Jasper, politely, for

tleman, irascibly. "And this room isn't a place for children, I can

made no

tighter than ever. "And, oh, Jasper!" and she looke

business!" exclaimed the old gentleman in a passion, thumping the ta

e colour which had quite gone from her cheek now

ppose you think yourself better than my Tom. But you are not-not a bit of it!" And s

" said Jasper, putting both arms around him, while Pol

after my grandson, Tom." His voice sank to a whisper, and his head dropped to his breas

a; there, that's it," as the old man sank feebly down agai

ead, feeling as if every minute were an hour, and he kept gurgling, "Tom's a bad boy-he gets money all the time, and I'm going to see what h

ting her hand on the hot forehead. "Pl

p his head and looked at her, and Polly's hand shook worse than ever when the little snapping eyes were full on her f

tter?" And she smoothed his hot forehead gently just as Phronsie always did Grandpapa's when it ached. And when she thoug

way. "I told you you'd much better get off to your stateroom, Granddad!" he exclaim

said Polly, gently. Ja

ght," he had time t

d into her cheek that had turn

om, abruptly. "It's onl

gets up plenty of

man, querulously, taking his sharp little eyes off Polly

m where you belong. Come, Granddad!" And he tried again to lay hold of his arm. But the lit

," and then he looked away from Polly to Jasper. "And if you knew him as well a

rehead under the white hair, and ap

l," said Jasper. "And the doctor mi

say, you don't know him; oh, what muffs you are! He's well enough, only he's de

or his relief, I shall take it upon myself to summon the doctor." He steppe

ng forward. But it was too late, and the steward

r for giving out

d scowling at Jasper, alternately casting

eman"-whose head was now heavily sunken on his breast, and whose ch

d into the old face. "Well, he doesn't look jus

t know who he is. But, do hurry, for he

ff ran the steward towa

ssion. "Kicked up a pretty mess-when I tell you I'v

d Polly continued to str

y stupid in me not to think of looking in the library for both of you

sper, "this poor m

, Grandpapa." And she put out her hand to seize one

et a little higher, Jasper; put a pillow under them; there, that's it. Well, the doctor should be hurried up." He glanc

t any need,

Mr. King, pointing to

grandson," said Jasper,

o Jasper's face, un

a, he really is!" Then she buried her

s tongue. "There, there, Polly, child," fondling her brown h

it all-I couldn't do

did everything,"

d," said Mr. King. "Well, here

le, and the news spreading out to the decks, many of the passengers got

mazed expression on his face, idly kicking his heels in a quiet corner of the deck near by. He never thought of such a thing as being worried over his Grandfather, for he couldn't remember when the old gentleman h

probably his Grandfather was going to sleep it out on the sofa, and the stupid doctor would find that there was noth

sper, running up to him. "Co

about?" roared Tom at h

o had told him to go! "Your Grandfather is very ill; something is the matter with his heart, and the doctor has sent me for you. He