The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-10-23
CINDER ELLA:

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+ CONCLUDED FROM LAST WEEK.;
The young men and their .compan-
iona had gone into tho tropics, and
;meepWhils were sitting :underra spread
ing palmstree, eating PINK ices, while
the music played and phyed> more de.
lightfully, and 1.-the air was full of
flowers and w.ltzes, Of delight Of septi.
ment + To young. qn<. Richardson. ~ the
whole palace ~,a + EHHe = tinr everything,
in every sound, and aoxer,, and touo!
tain; 70 Ella, young Richardson seem,
Cd ~ enormous: ! giant, and lis Kind 81.
little i tTiqklipg eyeso owere shining ali
round her. -,
Poor dear !! .she vas 50 little used to
being. happy, her happiness almost
overpowered her. =
care you going to the ball at Guild.
hall, tomorrow ?" Mr. Richardson was
saying to bis unknown princess. "How
shall I ever meet you again will you
not tell me your name ! Bit
II wonder what o'clock it is, and
where your mother can be, Ella said
Lady Jane. "1t's YER, 7 odd Ne have
not met" ~':>: :>~:"
\ + 80 X <.s* r.. \. -:'*
III csn't imagine where they can
have hid themselves" said Julia, very
grossly, from tho gallery overhead: ~
"I,m $50 tired and Pm sresdy to
DROP, SAID Miss Lisottag:-E ''s2| , !
tt ''Ohg let us sit, ,"gra.nsd Madame ias
Biicabac! II can? walk no more !;
what does it matter il weAdo not find
yout. friends'l" .,
. t'lf wetake5our places at the deor," !"
said Lisette; t"weshall be surs;to catch
them AZ they 'p,ss." !: ;0'E:%3
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"Perh.ps may BE- able to go:to tho
ball." SAID the princess, deubtfally. II
~ don't know" Lady Jane made
believe not to be listening. The voices
in the gallery passed on. Lady Jane
having finished her ice, pulled out her
little watch, and gave q scream of ter.
ror. "HeaveDs my time is up" she
said. "Raton will frighten me out Of
my q, Wits driving h ome.. { Come. child,
come, come. come Make haste thank
tbsase gentlemen for their escort" and
sshe went sturfyiog along, funny; T lit
Tie: .otive figure, Followed By the breath.
less young people: They got to the
door At l.st,.- where Raton was waiting,
looking very ferocious;. "Oh, good
dy,;" said Ella. "Thank you so much, -
.ss Richardson helped her into the
chariot s=a>''''' -. i s:...4 3, .. .
! '*Aud you will not forget me?" he
said; in a: lev voice. -'"1 shall not need
any name to remember you by.."7" =
III MY name IS Ell.," she answered,
blushing, aud driving ST.; and then
Ella flung her arms around Lady Jane,
and began to cry sgaio, and said, t'Oh,
L .hsve been sohappy: ESQ happy! How
gosd, good Of you "a, make me- 50 hsp-
:p1fo OH thauk:' you, i: dear Lady
Jane.'.s sh&a y>4l 90 ;, l4e'l: |
u" The sethsx came back aa hour after
'tbem,s heiiog, extremely cross, and
were much surprised tofiud Lddja Jane
10 the dr.wiog.room:: =''I .mnot going
back until Wednesday" = : said, th. old
lady,. GIVE sevesely things: to do in
town. Well, have you had a,pleas.ut
day2'" r.
"Not At all," said Mrs. Ashford.
.plAintively:: "The colonel deserted rs :;
we didn't find our young men till just
.e1we we're coming swsy:; We are all
very tired, and want, some supper.
Some Of your delicious fruit, Lady
Jane.'' ...@z,: .'... =.
.'"0h, dear, how tired I am i" said
Julia. '.'''*' t"7"'" Z
"poor Richardson vas in. very bad
epirits,r% said: ID: Lisette. !. &c.
J "sWh.t . place it is for losing !, one
another; < s.id old Lady Jane II
took. Ella, there this atternoop, g. and
though 1 looked about i = oouldn,t %.
you ap3where::p
,a. Ell. !" .o.rissd che other. sirl., aston.
isbsd; dw.s .he there Y''-@ 81 ~" =
Ba'. the,, ,' vsse to 1,''' much ! ,ft.ia II Lad,
Jane to object more openly ''~
pa That eveding, after the Others left
tie room; Is EMS vii pouring out The
Ft.t, sbsssummoned up: courage to = .sl
whether shs might 20 TO the ball a,
:GGildhalr with'the Others next evening
|''Pray, pr.y, please take me, ,"she in,
plored. Mrs. Ashford looked up amas
ID # 4 le': leE: ::..qadl,esity: Z. Cd X ~. IT,.
Poor little; =-Ellal, refused, seorned