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"What if you don't wake early enough?" asked Mrs. Prindle with a shrug. "Then you're late for breakfast or lose your chance of going back to thirty-five!" laughed Miss Crilly. "How can you thrash your arms round in bed?" Miss Mullaly queried. "You don't have to. It isn't like gymnastics." "Well, do tell us, Polly! I'm just crazy to begin!" Miss Crilly laughingly shook Polly's shoulders.
"Not even a sunset?" laughed Miss Crilly, as Nelson Randolph appeared in the doorway, "A sunset is all right in its proper place," he smiled; "but when I want to ornament a chandelier I prefer this." He held up a large spray of mistletoe. "What do you think?" he challenged Miss Crilly. "I guess you've got me this time!" she laughed. "And I may get you again, my girl, before the evening is out!"
Juanita Sterling, amused at the sudden transition, had caught a flash of triumph in Polly's eye and wondered with a fluttering heart what she had come to announce. "Why can't we go, too?" cried Miss Crilly. "Miss Lily looks like a refined, cultured person," remarked Mrs. Winslow Teed. "Oh, Doodles says she is lovely!" Polly had recovered her equilibrium.
After an enjoyable afternoon, he had the pleasure of escorting Miss Crilly to her home, and when he left her at her door, he was gratified to receive an invitation to call again, which he joyfully accepted, and resolved to take advantage of at an early date. Thus far we had been successful; we had obtained a photograph of Edwards, which had been promptly recognized.
If anything happens to us, I don't know as our friends will hear of it till after the funeral huh!" "Is she going to make a fuss about it?" asked Miss Major. "Of course not! She'd probably be turned out if she did." "What are we coming to!" For a minute Miss Crilly actually looked doleful.
Dudley returned home to make the needful preparations, and Juanita Sterling went to encourage Miss Crilly for the coming ordeal. The patient was tearful, but brave. "Probably I never shall come back," she said; "but you are awful good to try to save me, Miss Sterling! I'd like to live long enough to show you how much I appreciate it." "Nonsense, that wasn't anything!
I'm glad I ain't in Mis' Dick's shoes!" Miss Crilly emerged from the folds of Miss Sterling's petticoats. She brushed back her disordered hair and drew a long, laughing sigh. "Isn't it lovely they've found out! I b'lieve I'd have been luny myself in a little while if they hadn't!" "Nonsense!" pooh-poohed Mrs. Albright. "You couldn't stay luny more'n half a twinkle!
"Shall we go two by two, like a boarding-school?" giggled Miss Crilly, as the little party left the Home grounds. "Let's go any old way!" Then, glancing beyond Miss Crilly, Polly gave a glad cry, "David and Leonora!" and flew to meet the two who were just at the hospital entrance. "Will you come to walk with us?" she invited, "Or I'll stay if you'd rather."
But I must begin at the beginning, or you can't understand." Polly drew a long breath, and recounted the details of the sad story. "The next morning I happened to go over to see Miss Nita," she concluded, "and Mrs. Albright told me this. Miss Crilly was there, too. Miss Crilly rooms right next to Miss Twining and heard a good deal; but she didn't dare to stir."
I think I said it was because he stayed with us and took us to ride." "Well, it can't be helped," laughed Miss Sterling, "but how could you, Polly?" "I should think you'd be glad to have him know how Miss Sniffen acts." "Sh! Somebody's coming!" "I must go," Polly whispered. She let in Mrs. Albright and Miss Crilly. "Oh, what dandy roses!" Miss Crilly dashed over to the window.
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