So this day, the French doll was quite ill. She started out with the
"croup," and went through the "measles," "whooping cough," and "yellow
fever" in an hour.
The attack came on quite suddenly.
The French doll was sitting quietly in one of the little red chairs,
smiling the prettiest of dimpling smiles at Raggedy Andy, and thinking
of the romp the dolls would have that night after the house grew quiet,
when Marcella discovered that the French doll had the "croup" and put
her to bed.
The French doll closed her eyes when put to bed, but the rest of her
face did not change expression. She still wore her happy smile.
[Illustration: Marcella caring for the sick]
Marcella mixed the medicine very "strong" and poured it into the French
doll's open mouth.
She was given a "dose" every minute or so.
It was during the "yellow fever" stage that Marcella was called to
supper and left the dolls in the nursery alone.
Marcella did not play with them again that evening; so the dolls all
remained in the same position until Marcella and the rest of the folks
went to bed.
Then Raggedy Andy jumped from his chair and wound up the little music
box. "Let's start with a lively dance!" he cried.
When the music started tinkling he caught the French doll's hand, and
danced 'way across the nursery floor before he discovered that her soft
brown eyes remained closed as they were when she lay upon the "sick"
bed.
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