Across the Border by Arleta Richardson

Author:Arleta Richardson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: historical fiction for middle school;orphan train history;orphan train children;history books for children;historical fiction series
Publisher: David C. Cook
Published: 2016-01-02T19:31:08+00:00

A shadow passed over the cloth on which Manda was sewing. She peered up at the window to see that clouds were gathering in the sky, then glanced at the clock.

“Goodness! It’s getting late! Where in the world is Polly?” She spoke to Frances, who was dusting the cupboard.

“She’s probably arguing with Señora Raza over two centavos.You know how she loves to get the best of those ladies.”

“But it’s past noon. She left right after breakfast. Where is Ethan?”

“Out in back chopping wood.”

Ethan was summoned.

“I think you’d better start toward the market and see if you can find Polly. Just say that you came to help her with her basket. She won’t like it if we tell her we thought she was lost. I tried to get her to take Frances with her, but she insisted that she could handle it alone. I’m afraid she’s gotten turned around somehow, and saying cuánto to everyone she sees isn’t going to get her very far.”

Frances laughed. “Yes, and when they don’t understand what she says, Polly just says it louder. But she is trying to learn. She’s probably on the road toward home right now.”

“I’d still feel better if Ethan walked with her,” Manda insisted.

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