. The story of live dolls : being an account of how, on a certain June . nd she duti-fully gave Dollie half. She was sorelytempted to get a spoon and taste thatin the freezer, as Dinah had left theroom, but she knew that would not behonest, so she covered it up and raninto the yard to see the doll childrenat play. She was just in time to see, comingslowly down the street, a white, cov-ered wagon, marked in red letters, Dolls Ambulance. It was drawn 35 THE STORY OF LIVE DOLLS by six white kittens, who moved alongso carefully that Janie decided theymust have some very sick patientsabo
. The story of live dolls : being an account of how, on a certain June . nd she duti-fully gave Dollie half. She was sorelytempted to get a spoon and taste thatin the freezer, as Dinah had left theroom, but she knew that would not behonest, so she covered it up and raninto the yard to see the doll childrenat play. She was just in time to see, comingslowly down the street, a white, cov-ered wagon, marked in red letters, Dolls Ambulance. It was drawn 35 THE STORY OF LIVE DOLLS by six white kittens, who moved alongso carefully that Janie decided theymust have some very sick patientsaboard. It halted in front of the dollhouse, and the little Queen dismount-ed, saying she was going to tele-phone. Meantime Janie, curious tosee what was within, walked around tothe back and peeped in at the littleopen door. There she saw a most piteous was filled with dolls of all sizes, andin such a condition! Arms and legswere off, wigs were missing, and somedolls lay with their poor sightless eyes staring up at her, in such a pathetic 36 ••-,. MI V •••i1 •.. Janie saw a most piteous sight THE NEW YORK PURLIG LIBRARY ASTOR, AND ; F^UNOATi THE STORY OF LIVE DOLLS manner, that Janie could hardly keepback the tears. One poor little thinglay apart from the others and was drip-ping wet. Her companions sobbedaloud as they told in low tones of howshe was fished out of a water barrel,stone dead. Not even the Queencould bring her to life. Each had some trouble. Some toldof how their mammas had lost theirarms and legs, and how their wigs hadbeen off for weeks. Some were sadlyneglected, many being wrapped in smallbed-quilts and soiled blankets, as theyhadnt a stitch to put on. They toldJanie that the Queen had appeared 39 THE STORY OF LIVE DOLLS that morning, had gathered them upfrom their different homes, and wasgoing to take them to a dolls was telephoning now to makepreparations for their arrival. The Queen soon appeared, and theirpiteous wailin
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