cheeks; then she said, with more than her usual gentleness:--

"Polly, I am sorry, but I think I shall have to punish you. You
may go and sit in that wooden chair over there, with your back to
the window. Do not stir or speak until I give you permission."

Polly walked straight to the seat designated, but there was no
meekness in her obedience. She carried her head defiantly, and
her face was hot with anger. To think that "High Price" should
dare to find fault with Miss Lucy! That rankled in her loyal
little heart.



Chapter V

With the Assistance of Lone Star

A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children
that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.

"It's a band wagon!" cried Ethel.

"Two!" amended Moses. "Say, Miss Price, can't Polly just come
and look at 'em?"

"No," was the quiet answer, while Cornelius O'Shaughnessy made
faces at the young woman's back.

But Polly was not missing as much as the children feared. At