Happy Pollyooly: The Rich Little Poor Girl

ad not seen Mr. Reginald Butterwick torn limb from limb. She knew that she would not really have enjoyed the sight; and the mess in the cleaned studio would h

ollyooly's lip, when the bedroom door opened, and Hilary Vance came

undrel's go

fight. And he went away," said Pollyooly quickly. "But he told me t

tle; there was almost a faint sa

dded: "There's no need. I am not one to sit at the feet of a tarnished ideal. There will

ter the last words with a spl

should li

once," said Poll

his knee, gave him a lump of sugar, poured out the tea,

the Lump's bright

red cherub, never to trust a wo

grunted p

't be right to teach him such a thing as th

ed me on to squander the treasure of a splendid passion on her unresponsive spirit while, all the ti

ghtfully. "But I daresay he'd make her a g

ried Hilary Vance w

. She looked like it," said Pollyool

learnt her treachery to me; and if he marries her after that, he

ing the matter. Then, summing

's the kind of gir

n blind-blind,"

en a knocking at the front door. Pollyooly opened it, and found Mr.

im. Has he

s having

w Butterwick?"

s, he went away. But he hasn't done with Mr. Vance-not by

. James in a tone of relief. "If they didn'

at Mr. Butterwick was her-her fiongsay"-she hesitated over the word because Hilary Va

id the novelist in a ton

agreeable and very likely hopeless s

skly. But not quickly enough to prevent an express

" said Mr. Ja

llusion shattered," said the artist in

er know," sa

n again-never," said the ar

usting them months ago," said Mr

ent. She was a serpent-a veritable serpen

at," said Mr. James with some ca

into an account of his stay in Scotland, telling of the country, the food, and the people with an agreeable, racy vivacity.

re-Nature pure and undenied

e a bad idea,"

nds of heaven playing round my legs would assist healing n

be a bad idea,"

appeared to be thinkin

they as attractive nowadays as they app

done with women!"

acherous, meretricious women of the town. But the simple, trusting and trustworthy country girl, the

" said Mr. James

once more into deep t

e buy a kilt-a

en he added hastily: "But I say, oughtn't w

Pollyooly and the Lump; and presently the studio rang with their screams of joy. There may have been some truth in the assertion of his detractors that Hilary Vance's dra

letter to say that he would be back at noon on the morrow. After breakfast, therefore, Hilary Vance despatched the two children back to the King's Bench Walk in a taxicab, the Lump hugging a large box of chocolate creams, Pollyooly, in no less joy, clasping firmly her shabby little purse which contained, beyond the silver she carried to meet any natural ex

d spirits. He brought the friendliest messages and Hungarian gifts to Pollyooly and the Lump from the E

and assured Pollyooly of her prosperity, the

oldo-Walla

Honourable John Ruffin twi

deal was once more clearly presented to the Esmeralda, the attrac

marry a foreigner," said Po

ldo-Wallachia," said the Honour

ir," said

a pause; t

d you leave

l right, sir,"

come across a young lady of the name of F

the shop with an air of cold dignity-he says he does; and he's going to Scot

said the Honourable John Ruffi

he Honourable John Ruffin chuckled freely, for no reason that she cou

gn countries are not suited to English girls:

id that they might now congratulate themselves on the prospect

ome from the Law Courts, where he had been acting as junior counsel in an awkward case, and was bracing himself to t

sharp, hurried knock

his eyebrows, opened his eyes rath

s, evidently. Who o

id to the distressed one. He rose slowly and walked slowly to the doo

hreshold stood the beautiful, high-sp

and, still hiding Marion from Osterley," he cried, and

axon peoples had had no cause to complain of any lack of effort on their part to be entertaining. The upshot of the law proceedings had been that the Court, with a futility almost fatu

ubmissive under defeat; and presently those peoples read with the liveliest interest and pleasure that she had carried of

Ricksborough so closely alike, that even when they were together it was hard to tell which was which. The duchess had taken advan

eved Lady Marion Ricksborough to be still with them, and

as not Lady Marion. A most discreet boy of fourteen, and already Pollyooly's warm friend, he was the last person to spoil the sport; and at the end of the fo

cial and private, had taken up the search for her from the moment of Pollyooly's disappearance from the Court

g out of England; and he showed himself unfeignedly pleased to see her. He

make you

d her on the importance of making it not only with boiling water, but with water which had not been boiling for more than a

m the object of her visit, made several face

d your

dmitted handsomely that it was bette

rew suddenly se

ess, and I've com

-at present about fourteen shillings,"

for people who bolt. I borrowed Pinky Wallerton's car and drove her down, myself

unds all

a word of warning, at eleven o'clock, one of

got

pounds and told her to get quietly to Marion while I kept the brutes in play, rush her down

e to Osterley to meet the train at Wat

ess at Salisbury, go on to Woking by a slow train, take a taxi from there to

e Honourable John Ru

ion's clothes in time to catch the s

thes? What for?" said th

stitute her for Marion, and let her keep the brutes quiet while I carry Marion off to

uffin sprang to his f

st was spoilt for a fortnight. You don't know what you ask!" he c

ys at the outside. Surely you could eat fish for brea

e Honourable John Ruffin coldly. "I am an

r once," sai

face; he took a turn up and down the room;

n. What a thing it is to be a cousin! But how are y

me. Eglantine and Mary Bride will go down to Exeter by the six o'clock from Paddington, motor over, and slip into the house late at night. There's sure to be some one watching it; and o

t off. You deserve to for having thought it out so thoroughly. Fortunately, Pollyooly is due home a

the duchess with a

er train comfortably, it was time that she started for Waterloo. He esc

d to return to his rooms, sto

to arrange about P