Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-22
CINDERELLA'.S SLIPPER,
BY EMMA GARRISON JONES.


"A bail, Dell! A real. fashionable
bail! Oh, it is glorious! Why, we
were never at bail in our lives"
81 know it," responded Dell, rising
on he chow, and pushing back her
abundant, red gold tresses Who says
1t is tn be ball?"
Who says so. stupid? Why Aunt
Navasonr says so! Didn't you hear
her lie Ter? Listen TO what she says
III DEAR G1ELs:-I want you at Oak
lands before the fifteenth. The sooner YOU
come the better. and como prepared for
weeks visit. Come we'll dressed, too. my
dears. NY stcp-son. Arthur. is coming
home and purpose giving . grand ball"
-Arihur?" cries Dell, her cheek
flushing. All, what an elegant Great
ure his five Years abroad must have
made him! L say, 10, what pity it is
We can't 60"
10 stares at her sister with two blaz-
ing eyes.
Curt go? Are you an idiot, Dell?
Why, / wouldn't miss it for the round
world! OF course. we shall 60"
Shall we?" laughs Dell. You for
get, Come welliressea, says Aunt
VavasouE That settles the question
We can't so well-dressed, hence we stay
at home"
JOS llazing eyes dag7sen; her pretty.
even teeth glitter betwiSt her cherry
lips: she clenches her brown. slender
haa2.
ain going, Dell. I'll have the right
sort o. outfit, somehow. / should break
my heart and die, if 1 missed 1t.
Thin'< how we've moneG in this horrid
Old 0 lse all winter. Oh. I'm sick as
death Of tie endless days!--the scrinp-
ing, and pinching, and econonlizing!-
the hateful work that must be done!
The prospect of a change is bliss. Once
at Caklands, Aunt Vavasour may have
The greece to invite us to prolong our
stay Indefinitely, Betterstill, one mag
win Tie heir of OalSlanas for ones hus-
band. 1t will SO hard with me if L
don't
Deb yawns lazily, but little fash
lights her bluegrsy eyes
"Nhat simpleton you are, to be
sure, 30. It is quite likely that Arthur
Vavaso11r. having Aag his choice of
European beauties, will come home to
sall in love with your gypsy face?'
Stranger things happen, Dell,
Maybe You fancy that your milk and
wafer charms may hola him?'
Give no fancies about it. Aunt Yava-
'sour'5 saall is the subject ill hand, not
her step-son's matrimonial prospects. I
can't zee how we Gun go to Oalilands.
There isn't a day to lose, and we haven't
a dollar to spend. We shall have to
give it up. Aunt Vayasour might have
sent us some money, as we'll as an invi-
fation. She has thousands lying idle;
but rIch are always reHu.ious. There's
10 help for it, as it il, but to give it
mp"
No, never!" cries 10, ezcitedly. "We
must manage it somehow. Lets see!
We've nice cashmeres for ordinary wear.
ana there's that pretty, dark blue silk of
poo1 mammals. I'll make that over"
You? Now, what would YOU look
like III blue? An out-and-out half
bred. I shall make it over, and trim
1t Zip up with old lace, and wear the old
pearls for ornaments. [ shall look like
mother Eve, but il can't he helped"
10 regards her fair, elder sister. with
indis ant, tear-fIled eyes.
And what shall do? It is like YOU
! Dell. You always claim for yourself
whatever is best, whether to wear or
eat. You are utterly selfish"
You would do the same thing. if I'd
let you" laughs Dell. ut will be bet
Ger for Que of us to go at least
"Ch. you cruel, heartless, selfish Great
ure!" And poor 10 actually begins to
cry. Would you leave me at home.
and 50 off trickea out in what little