The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-04
adv visbed me to say that she hopes

lady wished me to say that she hopes
you will allow her to help you in every
way she can" / then put a sovereign
into her hand, and left card on which
had scribbled "l4, Victoria Terrnce."
She thanked me and i left her.
It was getting late but / proceeded
at once to Cinderella's abiding place.
Outside the door found a doctors car
riage, and my anxiety was at once
awakened. / rang the bell, and the
servant who answered it told me that
Miss Ayrton's foot was badly sprained,
and that her papa, DIR. Ayrton, had
beenSsent for, and was now with her;
but she expected Miss Kate would wish
to see me, for she had inquired, more
than once, if the gentleman had brought
any news of the poor cabman. After a
few minutes the girl came again and
requested me to follow her to the din
ing room.
Miss Ayrton was still lying where /
had left her, and the old gentleman
and lady were at her side.
1T is very kind of you, sir, to come
again tonight. ! have given you a
great deal of trouble. This is my
papa
The doctor gave his hand cordially.
~ am very thankful to you, sir, for
saving my poor little girl from what !
feel sure would have happened to her
but for your presence of mind"
i fear made an incoherent reply.
"And now," said Miss Ayrton with
more animation, .ssit down, Mr.. Haley,
and tell Inc all about that poor cab
man. @ VI ~
did so, and when / had told her all
she said, Poor woman! wish could
60 and comfort her, but you will see to
her for me from time to time, won't
you, Mr.. Haley and come and tell me
sometimesp She took her papa's purse,
and, handing me munificent sum Of
money, said, "Don't let them want for
any thing, please, Mr.. Haley" =
! rsadily promised, and was about to
leaye:when the supper was brought in,
and DR.. Ayrton invited me to take
few mouthfuls with him, and then he
would drive me home.
~ expect it will be out of your way"
1 said, blushing little as / felt the Sc
cret Of my following her might now be
guessed by Miss Ayrton. Il lodge-at
-at BurnwoOd Place"
"How stranger said the old lady.
"Why, that was the very place Katie
went to this afternoon to inquire about
slipper she thought she had left there.
We lCdged there, sir, little while, till
We found house to suit US. How very
stranye! And suppose yon are in our
old rooms
81 have one parlor and bedroom on
the fist floor" I said quietly, but col
oringto the very roots of my hair.
"Ah, yes; those were two of our
rooms; and we had parlor down stairs
as wdl. You don't happen to have seen
such thing as a little bronze colored
slipper, with blue rosette, anywhere,
about the size for Katie I"
so grandmamma! please" said her
granddaughter, entreatingly; "Of course,
Hr. Haley can't have seen it. What a
funny question to ask gentleman
Ilpked confused, suppose, and the
doctr noticed it.
Some, come, Mr.. Haley, there is a
story behind this; let us hear it,
l Wis in for it now, and protested; but
bit bH bit it was drawn from me by the
amu'sd little group round the supper
table. Miss Ayrton listened and laugh
ed h.a rtily, though her face was cover
ed with bushes. too; and as / told of
my sdnt's friend in the omnibus, DR..
Ayrtm shook his sides with laughter.
1 thehght had certainly made myself
foolish at last.
When we withdrew, Miss Ayrton
said, with a roguish twinkle in her eye,
"You will bring me my left slipper
when you come again"
But / made no promise, and l never
did neturn the "little bronze-colored
slipper with blue rosette." / have it
still, locked away with my treasures in
a p.ifate drawer, from which even Gin
derslla herself would not venture to
subtract her little slipper.
The cabman is quite recovered, and is
the owner of three cabs instead of one.
My aunt's wrath never showed itself, if
the story came to her; and if $4,000
shoud be extracted from my legacy, it
will, ] am confident, only be done to
COMET it upon my son and heir, now
lying asleep in Cinderella's arms.