Polly of the Hospital Staff
a
patients were progressing. Now he had paused at the small table by the
d, and started away, she heard the physicia
he reply; and Polly returned w
e Doctor began, as they went through the hall, and in ha
a little boy?" ask
will be afraid of, Thistledown; but he is a very nice boy. His mother is just recovering from
returned Polly,-"that is," she amen
well enough," the Doctor assured her. And then
ients looked curiously at her as she passed, for the news of her recent accession to the
see; and when, at last, the Doctor stopped and turned
escent ward. And, Polly, allow me to present Master David Collins, who had a race a we
oy ventured to laugh. A week little laugh it was; but it helped to st
all your talking in," was the physician'
David's met in sm
funny things."
as she gazed into the pitifully drawn little face, with its big doll-blue eyes. She must surely say something
ke stories
just lo
octor said you told them to the children. I
responded Polly; "but maybe I ca
iful stories, and I was going to live such a brave, splendid one every day-and then the horse knocked me down! Such a lot of miserable stories
wing rounder and rounder
ry-Pudding Story?"
ite face actually grew pink. "My aunt wrot
stories, too-all of us, up in the ward! Miss Lucy said we'd see which could li
iled David. "Then she sends them to m
u get well enough to come down in our
ned. "I guess I can'
y n
badly. I don't think
will cure you! Goodness! You ought to have seen how I was a
ttle doubtfully. "How 'd you
y's little hands dropped flat in her lap. "I heard a great noise, and felt myself going, and I remember I clutched hold of Uncle Gregory. Then I did n'
?" asked David, in a
words a little), and my ankle was hurt, and two ribs, and, oh, lots of things! Doctor
e a bit?" David ret
the least mite!"
all get well," the
l!" broke in Dr. D
d's wrist, and stood for
visitors," he smiled; "but they must n
invited David timidly. "And let her
And they left the boy smiling as he had no
the whole day, for Miss Hortensia Price still stayed in the convalescent ward, and the Doctor had been too busy to take her out in his automobile. Elsie and Brida and Aimee and the rest were all good comrades, yet none of them possessed
orning. But several days passed before she again saw David. Then it was but for a very few minutes, and he was so wan and weak that
es which Polly overheard filled her with foreboding. She was putting fresh sheets on
rice. "He can't stand many more such sinking spells. Dr. Dudley has giv
heet went on crookedly. Polly did not know it, her eyes were so blurred with tears. She kept
e caught only passing glimpses of him, when he was too busy to be questioned. The little girl g
ce, one afternoon, that Elsie Meyer complai
she fretted. "Say, Polly, I wish you'd spray some of
mean," responded Polly, with
rned. "Hurry up and use it,
er wait and ask h
y always lets you ta
went to the shelf in the dressing-
er I used it last time." Then, spying a small phial on the shelf, close to where the box had been, "Oh I guess she le
refreshing perfume, but as the spray fell nea
O-o-h! ta
ed her face in disgust.
rupted Miss Price's voice. "How came kerosene
e," answered Polly meekly. "I
rizer,
isted! It's that kind
tle laugh. "Well, thi
p there-oh, I know! Miss Lucy was putting some on her watch, the othe
replied, fetching it from the table wher
indignant at the question. "I guess I wa
her tongue, but sh
your mind on what you do? It is a mercy th
sons and all such things are up in the m
h a bottle of any description. But, then," she added, half to herself, but which came plainly to Polly's e
ication of the one she adored set loose h
just right, and I think it's mean
color wavering on her cheeks; then she s
may go and sit in that wooden chair over there, with your back t
e. She carried her head defiantly, and her face was hot with anger. To think that "High
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