"Paw, don't you or Jeb ever forget to do for Noddy just what I would do if I was home," was her choking command.
"No danger, Poll! Little Noddy will be my own pet charge, now. It's all Ah will have at the old crater to tell me about you!" called Sam Brewster as the conductor signaled the engineer to start the engine.
At this crucial moment Jeb remembered an important letter with which he had been intrusted. He made a wild search in his pockets and as the train slowly pulled away from the Brewster group, he found it. He gazed distractedly at the car window where Polly's face was flattened against the wire-netting, then instant action possessed him. His faculties began to exert themselves.
"Hey, there! Mister Conductor, stop that car 'cause Ah got a big fat letter for Polly!" Jeb shouted with all the power his small frame could produce in such a hurry, but the conductor heard him not.
"Stop that car! Oh, jumpin' rattle-snakes—won't you-all stop that car?" His yearning was pitiful but the car cared naught.
"Here, here, Jeb! what is the matter with you-all?"called Mr. Brewster, just as Jeb took a long breath and planned to sprint after the train.
"It's a good-by letter a friend left with me for Polly, Mr. Brewster, an' now Ah done gone and clean forgot it!" wailed Jeb.
"Too late now, Jeb. We'll change the address and send it on to her New York hotel. It will reach her almost as soon as she gets there," explained Mrs. Brewster.
"Yeh! Wall now, Ah wouldn't have believed that." So Jeb placed the letter that Polly never received in his coat pocket and lost it that same evening in the excitement of catching the local out of Denver.
Consequently, when the New York train pulled slowly out of the Denver Terminal, with Polly and her companions on board trying to get a last look of dear ones left on the platform of the station, the only glimpse to be had of Mr. and Mrs. Brewster was their squirming desperately, now this side, now that, of Sary's ponderous form. And Sary, who had planted her bulk unexpectedly in front of them, held her arm high above her head, and slowly waved her hand in farewell back and forth in the rays of the sun. But her gaze was not following the moving train. Instead it was riveted, like a bird hypnotized bya serpent, upon a 10 carat rhinestone engagement ring that sparkled from theindexfinger of her red right hand.
The last coach of the train vanished and the two Brewsters sighed. Then they saw Sary still waving her hand, oblivious of all else about her. Jeb stood gaping at her queer actions wondering if she might be "off in her head." But the smile on his master's face reassured him. As Mrs. Brewster murmured, "Sary, that's all!" the proud possessor of the ring came to earth again.
But it wasnotall! Because "Polly and Eleanor in New York" had so many interesting experiences in this great city that it will take another book to tell about them.
Would you like to know what became of the good friends you have made in this book?
Would you like to read other stories continuing their adventures and experiences, or other books quite as entertaining by the same author?
On thereverse sideof the wrapper which comes with this book, you will find a wonderful list of stories which you can buy at the same store where you got this book.
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A delightful series for girls in which they will follow Polly and Eleanor through many interesting adventures and enjoyable trips to various places in the United States, Europe and South America.
POLLY OF PEBBLY PITPOLLY AND ELEANORPOLLY IN NEW YORKPOLLY AND HER FRIENDS ABROADPOLLY'S BUSINESS VENTUREPOLLY'S SOUTHERN CRUISEPOLLY IN SOUTH AMERICAPOLLY IN THE SOUTHWESTPOLLY IN ALASKA
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Here is a series that holds the same position for girls that the Tom Slade and Roy Blakeley books hold for boys. They are delightful stories of Girl Scout camp life amid beautiful surroundings and are filled with stirring adventures.
GIRL SCOUTS AT DANDELION CAMP
This is a story which centers around the making and the enjoying of a mountain camp, spiced with the fun of a lively troop of Girl Scouts. The charm of living in the woods, of learning woodcraft of all sorts, of adventuring into the unknown, combine to make a busy and an exciting summer for the girls.
GIRL SCOUTS IN THE ADIRONDACKS
New scenery, new problems of camping, association with a neighboring camp of Boy Scouts, and a long canoe trip with them through the Fulton Chain, all in the setting of the marvelous Adirondacks, bring to the girls enlargement of horizon, new development, and new joys.
GIRL SCOUTS IN THE ROCKIES
On horseback from Denver through Estes Park as far as the Continental Divide, climbing peaks, riding wild trails, canoeing through canyons, shooting rapids, encountering a land-slide, a summer blizzard, a sand storm, wild animals, and forest fires, the girls pack the days full with unforgettable experiences.
GIRL SCOUTS IN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO
The Girl Scouts visit the mountains and deserts of Arizona and New Mexico. They travel over the old Sante Fe trail, cross the Painted Desert, and visit the Grand Canyon. Their exciting adventures form a most interesting story.
GIRL SCOUTS IN THE REDWOODS
The girls spend their summer in the Redwoods of California and incidentally find a way to induce a famous motion picture director in Hollywood to offer to produce a film that stars the Girl Scouts of America.
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Lilian Garis is one of the writers who always wrote. She expressed herself in verse from early school days and it was then predicted that Lilian Mack would one day become a writer. Justifying this sentiment, while still at high school, she took charge of the woman's page for a city paper and her work there attracted such favorable attention that she left school to take entire charge of the woman's page for the largest daily in an important Eastern city.
Mrs. Garis turned to girls' books directly after her marriage, and of these she has written many. She believes in girls, studies them and depicts them with pen both skilled and sympathetic.
BARBARA HALE: A DOCTOR'S DAUGHTER
BARBARA HALE AND COZETTE
GLORIA: A GIRL AND HER DAD
GLORIA AT BOARDING SCHOOL
JOAN: JUST GIRL
JOAN'S GARDEN OF ADVENTURE
CONNIE LORING'S AMBITION
CONNIE LORING'S DILEMMA
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Miss Marlowe's books for girls are somewhat of the type of Miss Alcott and also Mrs. Meade; but all are thoroughly up-to-date and wholly American in scene and action. Good, clean absorbing tales that all girls thoroughly enjoy.
THE OLDEST OF FOUR;Or, Natalie's Way Out.
A sweet story of the struggles of a live girl to keep a family from want.
THE GIRLS AT HILLCREST FARM;Or, The Secret of the Rocks.
Relating the trials of two girls who take boarders on an old farm.
A LITTLE MISS NOBODY;Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall.
Tells of a school girl who was literally a nobody until she solved the mystery of her identity.
THE GIRL FROM SUNSET RANCH;Or, Alone in a Great City.
A ranch girl comes to New York to meet relatives she has never seen. Her adventures make unusually good reading.
WYN'S CAMPING DAYS;Or, The Outing of the GO-AHEAD CLUB.
A tale of happy days on the water and under canvas, with a touch of mystery and considerable excitement.
FRANCES OF THE RANGES;Or, The Old Ranchman's Treasure.
A vivid picture of life on the great cattle ranges of the West.
THE GIRLS OF RIVERCLIFF SCHOOL;Or, Beth Baldwin's Resolve.
This is one of the most entertaining stories centering about a girl's school that has ever been written.
WHEN ORIOLE CAME TO HARBOR LIGHT.
The story of a young girl, cast up by the sea, and rescued by an old lighthouse keeper.
WHEN ORIOLE TRAVELED WESTWARD.
Oriole visits the family of a rich ranch-man and enjoys herself immensely.
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Marjorie is a happy little girl of twelve, up to mischief, but full of goodness and sincerity. In her and her friends every girl reader will see much of her own love of fun, play and adventure.
MARJORIE'S VACATION
MARJORIE'S BUSY DAYS
MARJORIE'S NEW FRIEND
MARJORIE IN COMMAND
MARJORIE'S MAYTIME
MARJORIE AT SEACOTE
Introducing Dorinda Fayre—a pretty blonde, sweet, serious, timid and a little slow, and Dorothy Rose—a sparkling brunette, quick, elf-like, high tempered, full of mischief and always getting into scrapes.
TWO LITTLE WOMEN
TWO LITTLE WOMEN AND TREASURE HOUSE
TWO LITTLE WOMEN ON A HOLIDAY
Dick and Dolly are brother and sister, and their games, their pranks, their joys and sorrows, are told in a manner which makes the stories "really true" to young readers.
DICK AND DOLLY
DICK AND DOLLY'S ADVENTURES
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These tales take in the various adventures participated in by several bright, up-to-date girls who love outdoor life.
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE;Or, Camping and Tramping for Fun and Health.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE;Or, The Stirring Cruise of the Motor Boat Gem.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN A MOTOR CAR;Or, The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN A WINTER CAMP;Or, Glorious Days on Skates and Ice Boats.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN FLORIDA;Or, Wintering in the Sunny South.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT OCEAN VIEW;Or, The Box That Was Found in the Sand.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS ON PINE ISLAND;Or, A Cave and What it Contained.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN ARMY SERVICE;Or, Doing Their Bit for Uncle Sam.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT THE HOSTESS HOUSE;Or, Doing Their Best For the Soldiers.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT BLUFF POINT;Or, A Wreck and A Rescue.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT WILD ROSE LODGE;Or, The Hermit of Moonlight Falls.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN THE SADDLE;Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AROUND THE CAMPFIRE;Or, The Old Maid of the Mountains.THE OUTDOOR GIRLS ON CAPE COD;Or, Sally Ann of Lighthouse Rock.
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The Blythe girls, three in number, were left alone in New York City. Helen, who went in for art and music, kept the little flat uptown, while Margy just out of a business school, obtained a position as a private secretary and Rose, plain-spoken and businesslike, took what she called a "job" in a department store.
THE BLYTHE GIRLS: HELEN, MARGY AND ROSE;Or, Facing the Great World.
A fascinating tale of real happenings in the great metropolis.
THE BLYTHE GIRLS: MARGY'S QUEER INHERITANCE;Or, The Worth of a Name.
The girls had a peculiar old aunt and when she died she left an unusual inheritance. This tale continues the struggles of all the girls for existence.
THE BLYTHE GIRLS; ROSE'S GREAT PROBLEM;Or, Face to Face With a Crisis.
Rose still at work in the big department store, is one day faced with the greatest problem of her life. A tale of mystery as well as exciting girlish happenings.
THE BLYTHE GIRLS: HELEN'S STRANGE BOARDER;Or, The Girl From Bronx Park.
Helen, out sketching, goes to the assistance of a strange girl, whose real identity is a puzzle to all the Blythe girls. Who the girl really was comes as a tremendous surprise.
THE BLYTHE GIRLS: THREE ON A VACATION;Or, The Mystery at Peach Farm.
The girls close their flat and go to the country for two weeks—and fall in with all sorts of curious and exciting happenings. How they came to the assistance of Joe Morris, and solved a queer mystery, is well related.
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