Polly and the Princess by Emma C. Dowd
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"That will do," interrupted Mrs. Beers. "There has been too much
time given to a very trivial matter." Polly walked away from the June Holiday Home in the company of uneasy thoughts. She feared she had made matters worse for her dear Miss Nita. CHAPTER IV A JUNE HOLIDAY The wedding night brought no recall of the negative answer which Miss Sniffen had given to Juanita Sterling, although the little woman hoped until the last moment for some sign of relenting. But Polly was on hand to braid the thick, soft hair into a becoming coronet, and to assert that she knew the bride wouldn't look half so pretty. Several days after, Polly danced in, her face full of the morning. "You feel pretty well, don't you?" she began in her most coaxing way. "A little better than usual," Miss Sterling laughed. "What do you want me to do?" |
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