Polly in New York

re from the ranch-home, was fitted up as luxuriously as capital could do it. Eleanor Maynard, Poll

about, "how different are these cars from t

y, those 'ancients' that rock back and forth between Denver and Oak Creek, are the '

, and remarked, "One would hardly believe these cars are going at all!

ly's words. Then she turned to her mother, a sweet-faced woman who was enjoying the trip almost as much as the young girls were, and

d Eleanor, eagerly. "But we must first charter the wash-room to

nne," objected Polly, glancing around the

ains and passed through all kinds of to

g-car, the folding tables for games or work, the sleeping arrangements-a

were filled with greetings, visits and then good-bys, before

r asked curiously: "What did

the universe rested upon his mind. And not one soul walked or acted as if there wa

If that is what you think of Chicago, just wait until you reach New York. The fo

d. But Mrs. Stewart placed a calm hand over the amazed girl's

tral just before noon. Polly gazed in consternation at the vast station where the c

as it is so convenient for us," remarked Anne, tel

will call up the Evans or the Latimers, next. You rememb

the two families. Mrs. Latimer was out, but Mrs. Evans sa

her," suggested Anne. "But we must manage to get to a

show us all the sky-scrapers I've

le of September, and I have to start school work the first of October, you know. In a great city like New York, the desirable a

might take us out to show us the Great Wh

with them, it was learned that Mrs. Latimer and she had scoured the uptown west-side for suitab

tly been resigned. There is absolutely no use in doing any place above Ninety-sixth street, as we sought diligen

ptown, isn't it?" asked Anne, to whom the

e center of the city, between

dear Mrs. Evans, but we are grateful to

dear brother had friends during the last days of his life, means so much to me. I always had a horrible feeling that

ntresor, and so interested were all concerned, that Mrs. E

m I-my first call, and sta

going to look up a first-class shop where

of service in reco

not far from Forty-second street, everyone felt relieved. It would not take much t

r o'clock and the avenue presented an endless stream of automobiles-one line going down, a

e do all these folks come from,

Eleanor

th avenue, I don't think much of it,

imed Eleanor, having a far dif

in Oak Creek, is twice as wide. And Denver has nicer streets

trians, backed up on the curbs, started to cross. Or to use Polly's own description in the letter she wrote home that night: "

hick with layers of white chalk, with a daub of red on each cheek, and lips as scarlet as a clown's. In fact, I had to stand stock-still and look at one queer crea

orator, I'd take up lecturing, and teach these cra

day's experience in New York impressed th

nto a quiet parlor-like room that opened directly from Fifth avenue. She stared around for a glimpse of the gowns she expected to see; but nothing like one was to b

Again they came out into a lovely lounging-room, but still no sign

ll need several gowns for afternoon and

s were brought for her inspection and approval. These were placed upon forms,

l!" cried Eleanor, gazing with

he bottom of the skirt is. Maybe they didn't have

ly. The saleslady seemed not to have hear

ing it was. But when she endeavored to walk over to th

bout in this binder! Get me somet

it fitted her, also, she said she w

if you try to scoot over the crossings of

to suit her comfort. Then Anne asked for the bills. The list was added up and when the total was

gave the name and address where the other dresses were to be sent. A fat roll of yellow bills now came from

ales-ladies, Polly whispered: "Anne, you p

much for what we got, Poll. The dress I bought is import

to such a changed life as this one now seemed to be? Her fri

sk, a very polite clerk said: "A 'phone cal

: "Mr. Latimer called up. Said he

somewhere, to-night!" s

t nine, for everyone of us, because we have a hard day of ho

all to go to the Mardi Gras at Coney Island the following evening. He said the Evans and Latime

but I've heard so much about it!" c

eadful a place it i

ocean, then you will have nothing but frolic and sea. But if one is in quest of crime, then it ca

going for a froli

said, so fervently, that A

see a sight that no other city can offer-that is the wondrou

take the girls," Mrs. Stewart remarked, so

t and Broadway, and stood at the uptown side of Times Squ

ht as day, everywh

up on the roofs!" cried Elea

sides of Broadway from her vantage ground. "Honestly, Anne, do they not act obsessed, jostling and rushing as if Death drove them?

excitement!" sighe

far enough away from all this to let me

oo, pretty soon," Elea

inds me of the story of Sodom and Gomorrah when fire and brimstone fell and destroyed tho

id disgust, and suggested t

t's get up on top of one of the buses on Fifth avenue and take the round trip. That ride will show

drive of an hour, the little party was g