CONTENTS

I[News from Dodo]
II[Old Friends Once More]
III[Dodo Joins the Ranks]
IV[Jack and Algy Entertain]
V[Impromptu Amusements]
VI[Albuquerque Festivities]
VII[Jack’s Valet Duties]
VIII[Mr. Alexander’s Ruse]
IX[Surprises All Around]
X[Hold-ups Along the Way]
XI[What Happened on Humphrey’s Peak]
XII[Two Weeks Later]
XIII[Dalky’s Story]
XIV[Letters East and West]
XV[Dalky Takes a Vacation]
XVI[Arrivals in Los Angeles]

POLLY IN THE SOUTHWEST

CHAPTER I
NEWS FROM DODO

Mr. Dalken’s southern cruise had come to an end, much to Polly’s and Eleanor’s regret. Though there had been discomforts and many unlooked for incidents throughout the voyage to the West Indies, and to both coasts of South America, the entire yachting party had thoroughly enjoyed the long pleasure trip.

Now they were back in prosaic, old New York, with its eternal clatter and bang of hustling affairs, and the crush and rush of the mobs of strangers or the workers at recess hours; but they seemed to be tense and nervous at such metropolitan confusion. Mr. Dalken laughed, as he escorted his party from the White Crest, upon its arrival at the dock of the Yacht Club—every one seemed irritable and displeased with the city.

“What an awful din!” exclaimed Eleanor, closing her ears with her forefingers.

“I only wish we were back in Buenos Aires—they never make such a deafening racket there,” added Jack, frowning, as a pushcart owner bawled his wares directly back of the young dandy’s ear.