Princess Polly's Gay Winter

ad ones that led down from the piazza, and she wondered if

said, continuing her thoughts aloud. "Tho' whereve

t, happy summer at the

"The Cliffs," had been

one morning told a b

ou, my little girl," he s

fine summer place it is, but Rose, little girl

een very

ld dearest were carefully packed to be sent to the new home, an

en, after throwing a kiss toward the house, she nestled back in the car,

han she had dreamed. "And so near sweet Princess

Princess Polly was yet in sight. "I think it is a little early," she

ail like a great plume, her soft coat as fluffy as this

e. "You make this new home seem j

said the housekeeper, as

he made herself at home, and seemed at home the first day the captain brought her to you. Do you

she's a wonderful cat. She couldn't ac

ed lovingly

is coming over to help me. Oh, there she comes now!" Rose ran dow

in all but one thing. He isn't always polite to other cats, and sometimes he's really

" Rose said, "for we'll be

them for a time, and then playing on the lawn with a ball that was her own especial toy. At last after reading t

at Avondale again!" Polly said, wh

re's only one house between

John, than you ever were when you lived here at Avondale

loves me, but then, I thought she didn't. With Uncle John,-why ever

thinking, then

ime at the cottage, but now I'll live here, with dear Un

ed to look at

than when we first called you 'Princess Polly.' Now, who ever

, so long as they love me?" c

the house, but between trees and shrubb

ng attracted t

se. "What's that

ll spokes and hub, but no tire

yp!" sa

hat?" sa

n the avenue whirling first on his h

t horrid thing he'll do next. And he won't stay over by the woods where he lives. H

stop Gyp?"

of a family that was more than half Gypsy, a

t him. He was full of mischief, and nothing delighted him m

of mischief, it was safe to say that he had spent a busy morning somewhe

'pose he's been do

I remember that he always acted just

p, and whenever he seems to feel gay, just look around the

hen," Polly replied, "for he always acts

at the gardener had left showing because of its natural beauty. Flowers grew at its base, and the little rock, or ledge, ros

ou Gyp! You mean old,-

court!" said Polly, "

, lace, and ribbons, Gwen tore down the a

she started to chase him, and she hurled th

ran, he looked over his shoulder

e couldn't hit the

to run, and in the middle of the street

ow angry Gwen could be. He vaulted over a low wall, and carelessly whistling, went at high speed

her, watching him as he hurrie

How I wish I knew of somethi

ered, but her anger

ned tow

he wants to. Wh

was humming

secret closet in it. 'Twas a fine story, and I gues

down the avenue, on the way to Sherwood Hal

wondered when you'd c

have you

eks," s

'd have been over to see you l

Rose was not at all fond of Gwen, an

e to answer, for

now listen, while we sit here. It's a story I read yesterday, 'bout a house that had a secret closet,

et closet. Don't you

at could we do with sec

d she couldn't get out!" said Gwen, looking quite as excited as if she

ever find her

hat the story stopped right there, so you see I'll

e wall. In an instant Polly stood beside her, and the two turned

you 'bout the girl that fell into the dit

her hands over her ears, she turned,

n Gwen, and wer

r such horrid sto

ere's the one that she made us listen to when we were over to Lena Lindsey's one d

spine until his back was all humps! He said the shivers had become chronic! We laughed at Rob, but ev

* *

ed as swiftly at Avondale

s freely as if the wind carried them, and all over Avondale, wherever small girls and bo

do a bit of entertaining, if not on the grand scale in which her neigh

tiny rooms, and thought of the quaint, m

have to be a little party, but we'll

turn, and she hastened to open the

fine friends don't ma

dear," s

you now I'm to live so near. To-day I'll sit beside you whil

I'll 'play,' as you and Polly say, I'll 'play' t

ave a fine conservatory built, and later it wo

he Winter, and Leslie Grafton, and her brother Harry had

for Princess Polly, and surely everyone remem

ings she tol

s neighbors to do all the entertaining, an

ped rocking and

tain in a small wa

ose, her surprise making h

hall give will be in ho

se

arm hand on Aun

y, and help you get ready. I'll love to. 'Twill be half the fun. Oh,

ce enjoyed when I was l

ou shall come over here to the cottage, and I'll tell you every detail. I believe the tiny party will do me good. I shall feel once more like the little lass that I was