Just Patty

Excerpt: ..."Bully for Guardie!" she shouted as she descended upon them. "He's a daisy; he's a ducky; he's a lamb. Did you ever see such a perfectly corking saddle?" She plumped it over a chair, transformed the pink chiffon scarf into a bridle, and proceeded to mount and canter off. "Get up! Whoa! Hi, there! Clear the road." Harriet jumped aside to avoid being bumped, while Patty snatched her pink frock 169 from the path of the runaway. They were shrieking with laughter, even Harriet, the tearful. "Now you see!" said Patty, suddenly interrupting her mirth. "It's perfectly easy to laugh if you just let yourself go. Kid isn't really funny. She's just as silly as she can be." Kid brought her horse to a stand. "Well I like that!" "Excuse me for telling the truth," said Patty politely, "I'm just using you for an illustration