Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-21
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her grandmother. heard that the old lady
the church steps when she remembered
that she had left her parasol in her own
pew.
Il must 60 back and get it, she said.
Don't you feel well, dear asked Miss
Tanning.
"Oh, yes" said Eugene. why do
you ask
$50 silly Of me" said Miss Tanning.
II thought you looked a little pale"
Eugenie smiled aud turned back into the
church.
The hours passed on At midnight
Mr.. Bunny's hOuseholdLhad retired, but
Manie, between hope and fear and
qualms Of conscience, could not rest
She had slipped off her shoes that no one
might hear, and in her stocking feet
paced to and fro over the brilliant car
pet she had chosen with such delight
when Mr.. Bunny first brought her home.
Hers was the brightest room in the
house, with its gay drapery and orna-
ments, its cushions and puffsa and scarves,
its Japanese fans and Chinese vases, and
oddities Of polished brass and lacquered
wood, and all the pretty rhes that a
wuman loves 70 make for the nest that
is her own.
Pictures hung everywhere upon the
walls. Always mctn1es Of lovers In
I every conceivable attitude of adnra-
ton. Lovers kneeling at the adored
ones feet, ~serenading her TO the 6nkiB
Of the Light guitar, tossing flowers To
her over walls, slipping letters into her
hand while Sleepy duennas nodded be
hind open fans, sailing with her. skat-
ing with her, kissing her beside silver
fountains-a store of chrumns and col
ored photographs which Maisie had been
collecting for years, and which were her
choicest treasures; but she did not
glance at them tonight, nor did she even
heed the gay reflections Of her satin
smooth hair, her golden pins and Grim
son ribbons in the myriad little mirrors
in all the hooks and corners where mir
rurs were possible. One thought filed
her mind She had cast the spell how
would it act? What would il do to
Eugenie? Would she be old and ugly
all at once. or would she find her power
gone without knowing why? How
would the beauty she so feared depart?
Never for a moment did she doubt that
something would happen. The words
of an old ballad came into her mind As
she walked 10 and fro she repeated them
TO herself:
A heavier weird I viii her rede
Than ever fcl upon vile woman-
Her nails shall Grows harp, her teeth shall grow
lang,
And on her four feet she shall gang.
"Ah,- whispered Maisie, the step
mother changed into a fiery dragon
Eugenie is worse than any stepmother,
but l don't wish that she should become
a fiery dragon or even a black cat. l
only want her 10 let my WOy alone, and
she can have anybody else in the wide
world. I'd wother nothing vewy dwead-
full happened 10 her; have only done
what was uecessawy." She seemed to
address a Chinese mandr1n upon the
mantelpiece, and as every movement that
was made in the room set him 20 nod
ding his head be now nodded it furious
ly as if in reply.
At this instant the street door rang
violently, its clang filing the silent
house. The sound filed Maisie with ter
TOR.
At first she hid her head in the pillows
Of the bed, then she started up and
Joined Mr.. and Mrs. Bunny, whom she
found talking 10 a little messenger boy
in the hall below.
"Maisie, dear, it's a message from Mrs
Morgan" she said. Miss Eugene is
missing"
They are scared ont Of their senses, 4"
said the boy. I've been to twenty
places. They thought she might be
here"
''She hasn't been here" said Mrs. Bun
nv. 'Oh. dear, dearl She may be deadP
Dead" cried MaiHe shrilly. What
nonsense! 1t is much more likely she
has been changed into a black cat"
The messenger stared, as well he might
Its a 10 time for jesting, Maisie,
love" said Mrs. Bunny. Your friend
missing and all, it sounds heartless."
Maisie burst into tears and rushed up
stairs, bat in her own room she began to
laugh again and TO chatter 10 the man
DARN.
THE charm has worked" she said.
"You and / know that l shall have my
Woy back again. There can be nothing
to attract him in a black cat" Then
she laughed softly 10 herself and began