Pollyanna, amiably. "There were lots of them this morning having
a beautiful time upstairs."

Nancy left the room precipitately, though to do so she had to
carry out the hot muffins she had just brought in.

"Yours!" gasped Miss Polly. "What do you mean? Where did they
come from?"

"Why, Aunt Polly, they came from out of doors of course, through
the windows. I SAW some of them come in."

"You saw them! You mean you raised those windows without any
screens?"

"Why, yes. There weren't any screens there, Aunt Polly."

Nancy, at this moment, came in again with the muffins. Her face
was grave, but very red.

"Nancy," directed her mistress, sharply, "you may set the muffins
down and go at once to Miss Pollyanna's room and shut the
windows. Shut the doors, also. Later, when your morning work is
done, go through every room with the spatter. See that you make a
thorough search."

To her niece she said:

"Pollyanna, I have ordered screens for those windows. I knew, of
course, that it was my duty to do that. But it seems to me that