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It was not often that Dotty was willing to be pitied. "See here, Prudy darling, don't you want a piece of my cough-candy? It's good! You may bite clear down to there, where I've scratched with a pin." "No, thank you, dear, I don't care a bit for it." Dotty's face beamed with joyous dimples. It was so pleasant to be generous, and at the same time keep the candy!
There was great surprise throughout the house when Dotty's arrival became known. "We didn't know how to live without you any longer," said Prudy; "and tomorrow Thanksgiving Day." "But I never should have come up," said Dotty, "if I hadn't heard mamma talk about loving me just the same; I never could have come up."
"Never you mind, Dollums," Dotty said, endearingly. "If he did do it, we'll track him down. Because, girls, I tell you I'm going to find that earring. And what Dorothy Rose says, goes! See?" Dotty's brightness cheered up the others, and as they drove through the park, there were many sights of interest, and after a time the talk drifted from the subject that had so engrossed them.
"She's going to the doctor's with me, Susy Parlin, to get a plaster for my mother." At this wicked speech Dotty's heart almost sank into her boots; for she had never known before that Lina would tell a deliberate lie. Lina lived in a little grocery store. Her father was gone away to-day,> and her mother had just served a customer with a pound of damp brown sugar, saying, as she clipped the string,
Susy, though by no means unfeeling, could scarcely refrain from laughing at the child's unreasonableness; but Prudy, who "was exceeding wise" in reading the heart, knew that Dotty's anger was not very real; that it was partly assumed to hide her wretchedness. Therefore patient Prudy resolved to bear with the sharp words, believing Dotty would be pleasant by and by, when she felt comfortable.
"You don't seem to like my cooking," said Mrs. Rosenberg, with a displeased glance at Dotty's full plate. "Yes'm," replied the little guest, faintly; "but I've eaten up my appetite." At the same time she swallowed a little oily gravy in desperation, and looked slyly to see if Solly was watching her.
"But he isn't so very rich," said Jennie, looking sober. "You always said he was," said Dotty, with a little triumph. "Well, he isn't rich enough for that! He's only rich a little mite, just a little teenty tonty mite," added Jennie, as she looked at Dotty's earnest face, and saw the rare tear gathering on her eyelashes.
All these little boys and girls, who had never known before what Dotty's temper was, knew all about it now; they would talk of it to one another; they would go home and tell of it, and remember it forever and ever. "And, O dear!" thought Susy, "they won't know she was born so, and can't help it." For that this was the case, Susy firmly believed.
Now Dotty is going to forget hers and have just as good a time as if she never broke it. I say, Dot, how's that chum of yours, you wrote me about? Is this her picture? Wow! Ain't she the peach!" Bob picked up the picture of Dolly from Dotty's dressing-table and admired it openly. "Does she really look like that?" "Yes," and Dotty waxed enthusiastic; "she's beautiful.
I thought you'd be a foot taller, at least!" "I don't feel any taller or any older, Father; and I don't s'pose I'll act so. But Mumsie, mayn't I stop wearing hair-ribbons? Dotty's going to." "Are you sure?" and Mrs. Fayre looked quizzical, for she had discussed this weighty matter with Mrs. Rose. "No, not sure; but Dotty's going to ask her mother and she thinks she can make her say yes."
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