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Polly of the Hospital Staff By: Emma C. Dowd (-1938) |
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by EMMA C. DOWD Boston and New York
Houghton Mifflin Company
The Riverside Press Cambridge 1912 To 'The Mother of Polly'
Contents I. The Cherry Pudding Story
II. The Election of Polly
III. Popover
IV. David
V. With the Assistance of Lone Star
VI. Elsie's Birthday
VII. The Little Sad Lady
VIII. A Warning From Aunt Jane
IX. A Night of Song
X. The Ward's Anniversary
XI. Polly Plays the part of Eva
XII. The Kidnapping of Polly
XIII. The Return
XIV. Polly's "Anne Sisters"
XV. A Bid for Polly
XVI. A secret
XVII. The Wedding Illustrations The Story of the Wonderful White Flower
"Once Upon a Time," she began
Forgetting all but the music she loved
This Document Makes You Legally our own Daughter From drawings by Irma Deremeaux
POLLY OF THE HOSPITAL STAFF Chapter I The Cherry Pudding Story The June breeze hurried up from the harbor to the big house on the
hill, and fluttered playfully past the window vines into the
children's convalescent ward. It was a common saying at the
hospital that the tidal breeze always reached the children's ward
first. Sometimes the little people were waiting for it, ready
with their welcome; but to day there were none to laugh a
greeting. The room was very quiet. The occupants of the little
white cots had slept unusually long, and the few that had awakened
from their afternoon naps were still too drowsy to be astir.
Besides, Polly was not there, and the ward was never the same
without Polly. As the young nurse in charge passed noiselessly between the rows
of beds, a small hand pulled at her apron. "Ain't it 'most time for Polly to come?" "Yes, I think she will be back pretty soon now." Miss Lucy
smiled down into the wistful little face. "I want Polly to tell me a story," Elsie went on, with a bit of
a whine: "my hip aches so bad." "Does it feel worse to day?" asked the nurse sympathetically. "No; I guess not," answered the little girl, glad of a listener.
"It aches all the time, 'cept when I'm asleep or Polly's tellin'
stories." "I know," and Miss Lucy's face grew grave. "We shall miss
Polly." "When's she goin' home?" The blue eyes went suddenly anxious. "Oh, not until next week!" was the cheerful response. "There'll
be time for plenty of stories before then." "A h h!" wailed little French Aimee, from the opposite cot.
"Pollee go?" "Why, yes," smiled Miss Lucy, with a quick turn. "Polly is
almost well, and well little girls don't stay at the hospital, you
know. Pretty soon you will go home, too." The nurse passed on, but Aimee's face remained clouded. Next
week no Pollee! Other ears besides Aimee's had overheard the news about Polly.
Maggie O'Donnell and Otto Kriloff stared at each other in dismay.
Why, Polly had been there long before they came! It had never
occurred to them that Polly could leave. When Miss Lucy reached Maggie's bed, the little girl was softly
crying. "I don't want Polly to go!" she sobbed. "Dear me! Dear me!" exclaimed the nurse, "this will never do!"
Then, listening, she whispered, "Hark! Who is that skipping along
the hall?" At the instant, the door opened, and a little girl, her brown eyes
shining with pleasure, her cheeks pink as the poppies on the front
lawn, and her yellow curls all tossed and tumbled by the wind,
whirled into the ward. "Oh, Polly!" passed, a breath of joy, from lip to lip. "I've had a lovelicious time!" she began. "We went 'way down to Rockmoor! Did you ever ride in an auto,
Miss Lucy?" The nurse nodded happily. It was good to have Polly back. "Seems's if you'd never come!" broke out Elsie Meyer. "I've been
waitin' an' waitin' for a story." "I'll have my things off in a minute," responded Polly, "and
you'll say my story is worth waiting for." "A new one?" "Brand new!" "Where'd you get it?" "A lady told me a lady Dr. Dudley took me to see. It's a
'Cherry Pudding Story.' Oh, you just wait till I put my coat
and hat away, and change my dress!" Polly danced off, the young
nurse following with a soft sigh... Continue reading book >>
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