smoothed out her yarn hair, patted her apron out and felt her
shoe-button eyes to see if they were still there, she said, "Well, what
have you been doing? Tell me all the news!"

"Oh we have just had the usual tea parties and games!" said the tin
soldier. "Tell us about yourself, Raggedy dear, we have missed you so
much!"

"Yes! Tell us where you have been and what you have done, Raggedy!" all
the dolls cried.

But Raggedy Ann just then noticed that one of the penny dolls had a hand
missing.

"How did this happen?" she asked as she picked up the doll.

"I fell off the table and lit upon the tin soldier last night when we
were playing. But don't mind a little thing like that, Raggedy Ann,"
replied the penny doll. "Tell us of yourself! Have you had a nice time?"

"I shall not tell a thing until your hand is mended!" Raggedy Ann said.

So the Indian ran and brought a bottle of glue. "Where's the hand?"
Raggedy asked.

"In my pocket," the penny doll answered.

[Illustration]

When Raggedy Ann had glued the penny doll's hand in place and wrapped