Category: Children & Young Adult Reading

Polly in New York

The long Pullman train, that left Denver behind and carried Polly Brewster away on her first venture from the ranch-home, was fitted up as luxuriously as capital could do it. Eleanor Maynard, Polly's bosom friend, enjoyed her companion's awe and wonderment--that a mere _car_ s...

Chapters

17. CHAPTER XVII--POLLY AND ELEANOR LEAVE FOR EUROPE

"I do declare! here it is the first of May, and it seems as if it were but yesterday that we came back to New York to study," exclaimed Eleanor, as Polly and she were returning...

16. CHAPTER XVI--BILLY FINDS A FATHER

"We are going to keep the baby for a few weeks and see that he is perfectly trained, then we are going to present him to dear Mr. Dalken," began Polly, eagerly.

2. CHAPTER II--HOUSE HUNTING IN NEW YORK

Polly Brewster, of Pebbly Pit, born and reared on that wonderful ranch in Colorado where the lava-jewels were found, is for the first time in her fourteen years, away from home....

4. CHAPTER IV--BARGAINS, BARGAINS EVERYWHERE!

With the worry of house-hunting gone, the young friends felt at liberty to be deliberate while apportioning their time. Anne took Polly and Eleanor to the West End School, the m...

5. CHAPTER V--FIRST DAYS AT SCHOOL

Polly and her friends had moved into the Studio and were recovering from the orgy of the house-warming given them by the Evans and Latimers the previous evening, when the two bo...

15. CHAPTER XV--THE FOUNDLING

The sad story told the girls, about their friend Mr. Dalken, filled them with love and compassion for the great-hearted man, and they wondered how they could do _something_ for...

3. CHAPTER III--FURNISHING THE STABLE

"Mother, you know very well what the crating and freight would have cost, and you sold your stuff for more than it was worth. I think you are most fortunate to have that little...

12. CHAPTER XII--MR. FABIAN PLOTS FOR FACTS

The roses kept for more than two weeks, filling the Studio rooms with fragrance, but keeping their secret as to who had sent them to Polly. She had gone to everyone she knew and...

10. CHAPTER X--CHRISTMAS AND WHAT IT BROUGHT

Anne never suspected that Polly and Eleanor had had a "hold-up" at any time, but she wondered why Mr. Dalken should be so kind as to loan his car to the girls on school-nights....

7. CHAPTER VII--MRS. WELLINGTON'S THANKSGIVING

The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: "Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for. I left her with Anne."

14. CHAPTER XIV--ANOTHER YEAR AT SCHOOL

The summer vacation passed quickly for Polly and Eleanor, and September came in with wonderful Autumn weather, when riding and mountain-climbing were just the thing. However, al...

6. CHAPTER VI--THE NIGHT OF THE PLAY

Of the sixty odd pupils in Mrs. Wellington's school, at least fifteen of them were to participate in the play. There was to be a Chorus of six girls, and a Ballet, besides the p...

8. CHAPTER VIII--A WEEK OF PLEASURE

As Mr. Maynard occupied Eleanor's room at the Studio, and she used the couch moved into Polly's room for the time being, it seemed difficult for Eleanor to follow her desire to...

13. CHAPTER XIII--BACK AGAIN AT PEBBLY PIT

"Oh, Nolla! Isn't this great after old New York?" cried Polly, as they were all jostled in the big ranch-wagon driven by Mr. Brewster, as it rumbled over the trail to Pebbly Pit.

1. CHAPTER I--IN THE BIG CITY

The long Pullman train, that left Denver behind and carried Polly Brewster away on her first venture from the ranch-home, was fitted up as luxuriously as capital could do it. El...

11. CHAPTER XI--THE VALENTINES

With the passing of this gay Holiday Season, the two girls began to feel that it would be a relief to sit down once more and spend a quiet evening at school. Two weeks of consta...

9. CHAPTER IX--POLLY'S MUSCLE

Mr. Maynard was delighted with Eleanor's evident improvement in health, and all fears of the New York climate vanished entirely, before he finished his visit in New York. He rem...