Happy Pollyooly: The Rich Little Poor Girl

to a sphere of astonishing luxury. She settled down in a quiet content, only broken at rare intervals by a fit of weeping for her dead mother. She help

d have been an ideal, unexacting employer for her; but he was on the point of going to Paris for six months. They consulte

carefully in the hope that his mind would produce a happy thought in the

llyooly was clearing awa

arkness that no cultivated eye can rest on you together without great pleasure. But I don't think that you are doing the right thing in trying to find

got work, sir," said Pollyooly, gazing at him with pucke

rself by her own efforts yet. She has had no training; and evidently she hasn't been properly fed, and she isn't strong. What I think is th

ollyooly in somewh

ife of one of our empire-builders in-er-er-in Canada, or British Columbia, or Rhodesia. And when she reached the marriageable age, they w

words carefully, frowni

ny one she wants living with her like I do the

he said gravely. "

f it the more they approved it. As Pollyooly said many times it was being settled in life for good-not like a job which you might lose; and always down the vista of the future, beyond the

ought in his bacon next

right about Millicent's going

reasonable doubt that the mantle of Solomon, to say nothin

lite interest with which she was wont to r

how could she g

t kind of thing," said the Honourable John Ruffi

sir. I'll

er he said t

e. I had an idea that there was one in the family; and I find that my cousin and your acquaintance, the Duke of Osterle

r!" cried Pollyooly;

duke; and we may not warm to one another for months-not, in fact, till he wants me to do something for him. In these circu

r," said Pollyooly,

ion of the duke. It would take them weeks to get Millicent into the Bellingham Home, while, if he

nest consideration of th

ask a lady to

the duke has the reputation of being unamiable; and he has earned it well. My friends are only

e cudgelled her small, but active, brain fo

to go and ask him,

e was that business of his kidnapping you in Piccadilly and carrying you off to Ricksborough House. He's

that wasn't my faul

hy he's sure to be dislik

d by this view of the w

e at all," said the Honour

their hopes. Naturally in that disappointment the Bellingham Home grew more and more attractive as it receded into the distance. She did not cease to disc

he won't bite," she said in

e came to the Honourable John Ruffi

should like to go and ask the du

ffin in a tone of surprise. "Well, it

would be so nice for Millie. Besides he wo

r all, if you don't mind being rebuffed, it is

ery pleased to find that he did not f

d at her thoughtfully; then he

t a quarter to three-he's in a good temper then. And when you do catch him, don't be too gentle with him. Gentleness is rather wasted on Osterley. Be civil, of course, and be sure to address him a

ollyooly, and her

ohn Ruffin went on. "I think your amber silk. Osterley, for

e. And do you think I'd better take Millie with

sitated, pondering the questi

more effective alone. It will m

r," said Polly

ng ten days of her stay there; and she had seen something of him every day. Also there had been the second and more violent meeting in Piccadilly when he had picked her up and carried her off to Ricksborough House u

stockings and gloves, all amber in colour and all matching, gifts of Hilary Vance.

erfect lydy," she sa

gland, and I must be a lady. Mr. Ruffin says so," sa

ttle boiling by four o'clock so that, should she be detained till then, she would h

t Street she met the

your side; and that is three-quarters of the woman's battle. It's rather a score for you, too, that Osterley is one of

" said Pollyooly v

her thoughtfully a

ou might, as a last resort, try a few tears. Tears are dreadf

ooly, her face growing bright wit

omnibus, put her on it,

after the bus

orget th

to overcome the din of the tr