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