CHAPTER V.THE GAME.
"For the land's sake, Miss Pollyanna, what a scare you did give me," panted Nancy, hurrying up to the big rock, down which Pollyanna had just regretfully slid.
"Scare?
Oh, I'm so sorry; but you mustn't, really, ever get scared about me, Nancy.

Father and the Ladies' Aid used to do it, too, till they found I always came back all right." "But I didn't even know you'd went," cried Nancy, tucking the little girl's hand under her arm and hurrying her down the hill.

"I didn't see you go, and nobody didn't.

I guess you flew right up through the roof; I do, I do." Pollyanna skipped gleefully.
"I did, 'most--only I flew down instead of up.

I came down the tree." Nancy stopped short.
"You did--what ?" "Came down the tree, outside my window." "My stars and stockings!" gasped Nancy, hurrying on again.