Pollyanna Grows Up

its hurrying cars, automobiles, carriages and pedestrians. A huge red bottle in a drug-store window caught her eye, and from down the street came the

watch. So altogether delightful, indeed, did this pastime prove to be that Pollyanna followed the hurdy-gurdy for some distance, just to see those children dance. Presently she found herself at a

mpatient horses on either hand, she walked unscathed to the further curb. It gave her a delightful sensation, so delightful that, after a minute, she walked back. Twice again, after

, after short intervals, sh

same one what crossed a minute ago?"

ollyanna. "I've been

an to bluster; but Poll

een nicer e

en, with a little more spirit he sputtered: "What do y

at Mrs. Carew's, only he's the kind that just walks on the sidewalk, you know. I used to think you were soldiers, on account of your gold buttons and blue hats; but I know bett

e was escorting a plainly very much frightened little old lady from curb to curb. If his step were a bit more pompous, and his chest a bit more full, it must have been only an unconscious tribute to

to cross. And how glad you must be all the time, that you can do it! I used to think being a doctor was the very gladdest business there was, but I reckon, after all, being a policeman is gladder yet-to he

ger did Pollyanna wat

egretful backward gl

meditated. "It must be 'most dinner time." And bris

the fact that "going back home" was not to be so easy as she had thought it to be. And not until she cam

e. All about were jabbering men and chattering women-though not one word of what they said could Pollyanna understand. M

, the last two times, those addressed had answered with a gesture and a jumble of words which Pollyanna, afte

now. She was hungry, too, and very tired. Her feet ached, and her eyes smarted with the tear

oing to be glad I'm lost, 'cause it'll be so

lly came to a dismayed stop. This time the tears quite overflowed, so that, la

weeps?" queried a che

urned to confront a small boy carrying

exclaimed. "I've so wanted to se

ll boy

e scoffed. "You me

gave a sli

tfully; "and they couldn't answer my questions. But

u can se

Pollyanna, still

grinne

I guess I ain't acqu

or a walk and I got lost. I've been ever and ever so far, but I can't find the house at all

ould worry!" sym

Mrs. Carew'll worry,

he limit," chuckled th

n't ye know the name

me kind of an avenue,

We're doin' fine. What's the number of the hous

rowned questioningly, and rais

ed her wit

dippy as all that. I say, don't ye

n in it," returned Pollyanna

rnful youth. "There's a seven in it-an' s

nna, eagerly; "and I think I'd know the street, too, on account of the

the boy who gav

ed, "in the midd

in the middle of it, and seats, and-" But th

ue, sure as yer livin'! Woul

unded like it-only I don't know what you meant about the goat

ere to the Garden 'most ev'ry day? An' I'll take YOU, too. Jest ye hang out here till I get on ter my job

" appealed Pollyanna, still pl

cinch-if you k

Pollyanna, anxiously, "but I don't know whether

off into the thick of the crowd. A moment later Pollyanna hear

tired, but she was happy. In spite of sundry puzzling aspects of the case, she

. "But he does talk funny. His words SOUND English, but some of them don't seem to make any sense with th

ore the boy returne

r the Avenue. If I was the real thing, now, I'd tote ye home in style in a

d to talk, even of the Ladies' Aiders; and the boy was intent on picking out the shorte

. I had a perfectly lovely time here this after

oy. "What'd I tell ye? We'll just cut through here to the

Pollyanna, with all the confidence o

ll was very quickly answered, and Pollyanna found herself confronted by not only Mary, but by M

you been?" demanded Mrs.

k," began Pollyanna, "and

to Pollyanna's escort, who was, at the moment, gazing in frank ad

nd her, boy?" she

then something very like a twinkle came into his eyes

n doin' the North End, only she couldn't catch on ter the lingo

ild-alone! Pollyanna!"

Pollyanna. "There were ever and ever so

mpish grin, was disapp

benches and talk to strangers. She learned, also, that it was only by a "perfectly marvelous miracle" that she had reached home at all that night, and that s

dn't get lost for keeps. Seems as if I ought to be glad for that instead

"but you have given me such a fright, and I want you to be sure, S

ff to sleep that night that Polly

is that I didn't ask that boy his name nor where