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misery of her life.
"There's something unaccountable
in it." he unused. doctor Somers was
not rich, indeed, but he left sufficient
property. l know, to secure you q
modest independence. My father will
see 10 it. He is a lawyer, you know.
Dear little play-fellow, promise not TO
saw one word Of our meeting to your
aunt or cousins, until give you leave"
Ella promised readily; and Bridget,
highly astonished and pleased when she
discovered the mistake she had made,
promised also.
Sure" said she to Ella aiterward;
"sure, they do be calling you Clnder.
ella, my dear, and it's meself that
knows the purity story about the little
girl worked and cried whin the others
was to the bail. And after all she gothic
fine prince for a sweetheart! Maybe
this nice young gentleman may be the
prince for YOU, darlint; and Bridget IS
the ould fairy mother that brought hin
in to see you"
Bridget brought many q message ana
had 10 her after that. Minnie Jasper
wondered ang1ily why that stupid,
rich Fred Walling had so suddenly
fallen OFF," and Flora laughed splte1ully
over her sisters disappointment; ou'
Cinderella said not a word 10 elther'
only, when her many labors were done,
she would put on that pretty olesseu
blue dress, and steal out to meet he1
lover.
Her acknowledged lover now, and the
champion of her cause: You nave
rights" he told her. "Your aunt has
wronged you; my father holds the
proofs. Your fortune was but q little
one, Ella, so small that, If you will dc
as | wish, you will never have cause to
need it; but only cons mt to my wishes
dear, and we will eli in the hard. won
income your OWE pc / father left" Il
did not need much persuasion to make
her yield. So one day Cinderella was
suddenly missing from the Jasper
family, and confusion reigned in Its
councils in consequence.
In the midst of the talk, wonder anC
linger at Cinderella's presuming to &C
out without leave, q carriage drove uI
to the door; and Bridget presently an
nounced:
MI. Walling to see Mrs. Jasper"
1lul ldu WSuU 0OWA IL
surprise, expecting to see Fred; anc
bidding Minnie hurry down, as thai
stuI;d Irish girl had made a mistake,
of course, and it's you he wishes to see.
But her surprise and t%repidation in
creased perceptibly, when she found
that her visitor was Mr.. Walling
senior, the lawyer-andt that he had come
to cali hel to an account as to the man
ner in which she had fulfilled the con
ditions of heI b1other-in-law, Doctcl
Somers, will.
BY what right and in whose inter
ests do you question me?" she was asking
haugLtily, Just rs Minnie entered tic
room.
Il ask in the interest Of my sons
wife" answered the lawyer, dryly, "tc
whom lie was married this morning.
We are rich, as you know, but young
Mrs. Walling has q fancy to use a. pin
money the income her poor father de-
signed for her, and of which she has
been deprived of too long. Sllewill tell
YOU 50 herself" he added, as he tapped
at the window and Fred Walling handed
from the carriage his bride, and ushered
her into tie room. Here she IS,
madam, your niece Ella, and my
daughter"
But Ella did not take the money away.
Let aunt still use it while she lives"
she pleaded, and Fred would not refuse
her. The only thing I wish to take
from you, aunt" she added, smili1 ely,
is my dear fairy godmother!"
So Bridget went with her little dar-
lint" and lived happily as housekeeper
to the end of her days with the loved
and wealthy wife OF Fred Wallipg, who
had once been poor Cinderella"