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I'll make some vinegar candy! if you'll boil it, you know, and pull it." "A very brilliant idea, my daughter. Your part will be the looking on, I suppose." "And what'll I do?" queried Dotty, twisting the inevitable lock of front hair; "if papa would only give me some money, I'd go and buy him a present."
"No, indeed!" he returned, "but Dolly must see down in the chasm. Here, Dot, you show her how." So Dotty lay down flat on the rocks and wriggled along until she could see over the very edge while her father held tightly to her feet. "It's wonderful!" she exclaimed; "now you try it, Dolly." Somewhat timidly, but with full faith in Mr.
"You are! you blessed angel!" cried Alicia, warmly; "you're a wonder! a marvel! a peach! a pippin! Oh, you're just all there is of it! Did she REALLY say that?" "Oh, you want to know what she REALLY said," and Dolly's head went on one side, as she began to tease again. "Of course, that's what she really said," interposed Dotty, who didn't want any more high words.
"Maybe we might take her out in the row boat," suggested Dotty, but Dolly said, "No, I'd rather not. I can row well enough, but you can't do much with your weak arm and suppose anything should happen to this blessed child! No, siree, Dot; I'm not going to take any such risk." "I think you're silly. We could row around near shore and it would please the baby a heap.
Though Prudy's offer to remain at home had been made in all good faith, and though she was really sorry to think of leaving Dotty alone, still I cannot say her heart did not bound with delight on being told she must go. Thursday morning came clear and bright, and with it Miss Polly, downcast and sad, in a mournful brown bonnet, the front of which, as Prudy said, was "making a courtesy."
Come on, now, and let's do something. I'll race you to the end of boardwalk." "What's there, when you get to the end?" demanded Dotty. "Nothing much, but some fishermen's shacks and nets and things. Come on and see it. The fishermen are a queer-looking bunch and not very good-natured, but it's fun to tease them. Come on, anyhow."
"My name is Alice Parlin, and I am six years old." "Why, I am nine; and see your head! only comes under my chin." "Of course it doesn't," replied Dotty, with some spirit. "I wouldn't be as tall as you are for anything, and me only six going on seven." "I suppose your paw is rich, and good to you, and you have everything you want don't you, Alice?"
"I will carry it in to my grandmother," said Susy; and she entered the house, followed by all the children. "Who knows but he's a griller?" said Jennie. "Lem me see paper," cried Katie, snatching at it, and holding it up to her left ear. "O, dear!" sighed she, in a grieved tone; "it won't talk to me, Susy. I don't hear nuffin 'tall." "She's a cunning baby, so she is," said Dotty.
She didn't want any of you girls to know she was going, lest you persuade her not to. She didn't want to go in my car alone, as that would seem strange. But to take a bus, that was really a clever way to escape unnoticed!" "I'm surprised that she telephoned back at all," said Mr. Fenn. "Of course, she would!" said Dotty, indignantly.
"Dotty the Tree Sparrow spends the winter here. He left for his home in the Far North about the time you took it into your head to wake up." "Why do you call him Dotty?" asked Johnny Chuck. "Because he has a little round black dot right in the middle of his breast," replied Peter.
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