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Updated: June 22, 2025
Then she had thrown herself on the earth beside the rock and had fallen asleep. Having lost her hood, her head was without any covering, except her own native hair, which was abundant. Besides, rugged people do not need to cover their heads while asleep, even in cold weather. It was fortunate for Dollie that she was so warmly wrapped.
Some one came running swiftly behind them, and they turned to see who it might be. It was Harry Grafton, breathless and excited. "Oh, what do you think?" he cried. "Dollie Burton got almost run over, and would have, if it hadn't been for Rob Lindsey.
There the merry musical laugh of her youth was to be heard, as General Mohun came out with Lancelot to make a raid, order the whole party to come and eat luncheon at Beechcroft Cottage, and not let Mrs. Grinstead come out again. "Oh, but I must finish up Bernard's clay costume figures. Look at the expression of that delightful dollie! I'm sure he is watching the khitmutgars.
Reaching home, I learned that Dollie was lost; then, of course, every other thought went from my head. Nothing else could be done until she was found." Harvey was about to tell his guest his suspicion that he had had a hand in the abduction of the child, but he was ashamed, and really there was no call for such a confession. "Well, it was you who found her.
I lay on my bed shortly afterwards, meditating upon the probable results had this mistress been loyal to her Lord, whom she professed to love and follow. I tried to picture her as saying: "Dollie, a distressing story has reached me. It concerns your former life, but I know you must have repented, or you would not be doing hard, honest work for your living.
"Good gracious!" gasped Hugh, starting to his feet, "that is bad; do you know," he added, turning to Tom and speaking with a slight tremor, "that that little girl Dollie is about the age my Jennie was when she died?" "I hadn't thought of that," replied Tom.
"But I could play it nicer if I had been to school just a little while," said Dollie, "'cause then I'd know just how." The rustic bridge upon which Polly and Lena had stood spanned the brook that ran through the grove. The grove was a wee bit of woodland so near to dwellings that it was quite safe for children to play there.
Dollie Burton was so very small, however, that she had always played in the lovely grounds that surrounded her home. Whenever she had ventured farther, she had been with Blanche, but to-day she had left the garden, and for the first time in her little life she had run away! It was something that Harry Grafton had said that had caused her to do it.
Polly and Vivian were as excited as Harry and his sister were, and for a few moments the four little playmates talked at the same time, and Polly at last realized that she was not getting a clear idea of what Rob had done, or what had happened to wee Dollie Burton. At last Harry grew calmer, and, with Leslie's help, told the story.
'I think it's the Swedes digging some more mines, he said at last. 'What are they? said Dollie. 'Like father's? 'Oh dear, no! replied the boy, proud to show off what he knew. 'Long passages they dig through the ground till they get underneath the city wall, or else one of the gates.
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