. St. Nicholas [serial] . r. What is ithe has been doing ? His dog ran awaywith this little girlsdolly, said one of thepolicemen. Oh ! answeredthe butcher, , his name isTommy Lee, and helives just down thestreet. He is a goodboy, and I dont thinkhe meant to run awaywith the doll. Waithere a minute, and I 11send my boy Jack afterhim. The butcher calledhis boy to him. Jack, said he, put down your basket, andgo to Tommy Lees house. See if you can bringhim here for a minute. I want to see him. Jack set down the basket, and went out. Then the butcher brought a chair for Pauline,and one
. St. Nicholas [serial] . r. What is ithe has been doing ? His dog ran awaywith this little girlsdolly, said one of thepolicemen. Oh ! answeredthe butcher, , his name isTommy Lee, and helives just down thestreet. He is a goodboy, and I dont thinkhe meant to run awaywith the doll. Waithere a minute, and I 11send my boy Jack afterhim. The butcher calledhis boy to him. Jack, said he, put down your basket, andgo to Tommy Lees house. See if you can bringhim here for a minute. I want to see him. Jack set down the basket, and went out. Then the butcher brought a chair for Pauline,and one of the policemen, the second one, said : Good-by, miss; I think you 11 get your dollsoon. Pauline thanked him, and he went away. As soon as he was gone, the butchers boy,Jack, came back and with him was TommyLee. Tommy had the doll in his arms. He wasvery red, and was out of breath, as if he hadbeen running. Pauline put out her arms, and Tommy gaveher the doll. Why did you take the doll ? said thepoliceman, very LEE GIVES BACK PAULINES DOLL. I did nt mean to, said Tommy, and I wasjust bringing it back. The butchers boy met did nt know that Jip would run away withit. It took me a long time to catch him, for thedog thought it a game. I m very sorry, sir. Tell the little girl you re sorry, said thepoliceman, in a gruff voice. I did nt mean to, said Tommy, looking as » PAULINE AND THE POLICEMAN. 40I if he would cry, and I m sorry that I mackyou think you had lost your doll. Pauline said she was so glad to get her dollback that she hoped the boy need not bepunished. You may go now, said the policeman, andTommy ran out, very glad to get away. Then they thanked the butcher, who said hehoped the doll was not hurt. Thank you, no, said Pauline, looking care-fully at the dolly, but I think she was scared. The policeman and Pauline then walked toPaulines house. And when they got there theyfound that Paulines father was at home. The father thanked the policeman, and, t
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