. The story of live dolls : being an account of how, on a certain June . ironed them, and let them loose were hung so low it really didnthurt them, and they thought it greatfun. One day she left themhangingwhile she went to the store, and athunder shower came up. She rushedhome in a panic and, of course, foundthem dripping. She took out the * clothes-pins, shooed them into the THE STORY OF LIVE DOLLS house like a brood of chickens, gavethem each some ginger tea and hustledthem into bed, piling blankets uponthem till they were nearly recovered, of course. An
. The story of live dolls : being an account of how, on a certain June . ironed them, and let them loose were hung so low it really didnthurt them, and they thought it greatfun. One day she left themhangingwhile she went to the store, and athunder shower came up. She rushedhome in a panic and, of course, foundthem dripping. She took out the * clothes-pins, shooed them into the THE STORY OF LIVE DOLLS house like a brood of chickens, gavethem each some ginger tea and hustledthem into bed, piling blankets uponthem till they were nearly recovered, of course. And now, said mamma, we mustget dressed and go to dinner. They all had a hearty laugh overthis remarkable tale, and thoughtmamma would have to have a greatmany clothes-pins and a very long lineupon which to hang them. When all were ready they walkedup to the hotel, where the guests wereeagerly waiting for them. They hadseen the telegram which ordered din- 94. The dolls ate a hearty dinner THE NEW PUBLI0 LIBRARY LENOX ANDFOUNDATIONSL THE STORY OF LIVE DOLLS ner to be prepared for thirty mothers,thirty children and thirty live dolls,and they watched with the greatest in-terest the little girls, each with a dollby her side, march into the dining-room. How astonished they werewhen they saw the dolls eat—actuallyput food into their mouths and swal-low it. That was the strangest thing!The dolls werent a bit embarrassed,however, and ate a hearty dinner andenjoyed it, too, for the long ride andthe bathing had given them fine ap-petites. After it was over they filed out, andthe guests after them. The grown 97 THE STORY OF LIVE DOLLS people begged the mothers to tell themwhat it all meant, and their childrensurrounded the little girls and theirdolls. Of course, the story that theyheard was very strange and hard to be-lieve, but they could see this part of itwith their own eyes, and so could notbut believe the rest. All too soon came the omnibuses
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