The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-16
WAS NOT AT THE PARTY.
LENA WANTED TO BE BUT MOTHER
SAID NO EMPHATICaLLY.
Then the Girl Jumped Ont OF the Win
dow and She Is Now Nursing q
Broken Leg.

Lena's mother said. "No, you can't go
to the party" aud dismissed the matter
from her mind.
Not so with Lena, however, She had
set her mind on going to that party and
her mothers orders In the negative only
seemed to make her tn, more obstinate Q
In going.
She pleaded and begged her mother to
give her consent, wept copious showers
If ears and besought her parent but in
vain. Her mother had said "Nel" and
that settled it, SHOULD William X. Van
derbit himself come and ask her tn allow
Lena to 90 O the party she would remain
infexible, and even II the pride OF he
neighbosnood. the sturdy blut-coatei
officer on that beat, should inrercede for
Lena the mother would not have given
her consent.
She had said mo" and she meant it.
Lena Escapes.
Now Lena is 81 years of are and realiz-
ing tbnt she was lawfully her own mis-.
tress she ceased her sobs aud moans and
determine to get away an yhow. Conse-
quently when the first electric lights
sputtrred and fareo, announcing the close
OF the day. Lena calmly proceeded TO
pedeck herself for the party.
She banged and coiled her hair and
when all was completed took last
"
paratory to Issuing forth in deiahcs OF tie
material mandate. just then the clock on
the factory tower near by struck eight,
aud Lena realizing that she was lats
hastily butt oned the top buttons OF her
gloves with hair pin aud started for the
door.
But, ah! the mothers instinct see ned
to have warned her that something un-
usual was going on aud SO s,e had locked
the door. When Lena tried 1t she was
dismayed and SAT down and wepr.
YOU'RE not goiI z TO the party" called
her mother tbrolgh the keynote, $50 just
get into bed" aud she chuckled to herself
witted.
She Was Determined.
But could she oaly have seen he de-
,ermined look that came into Lenas face
when she heari thoss ominous words sue
would have thought differently. The
tears of the girl were instantly checked
ana with wild glance about the room
she got up and walked TO the window
She looked out and drew back shudder-
ing, for two stories below WAS the hard
concrete.
Would ste risk its Would she da re-
jump from The window
shud Ter; but hark: what was tnat? IL
was the deep boom OF the fire bell as it
marked the half hour after 8
o'clock. and without moments
hesitation, Lena jumped to the
window sill and hanging moment let 20
and dropoed down. down to the grouud.
Meanwhile, the mother was sitting in
the kitchen grooming to herself. Her
mind WAS on her chlldhood's days and
her ewes glistened as she recallei her
youthful experiences. Suddenly u shrek
OF agony aroused her and brought her
wandering mind back to the year 1913.
Again the shrek rang forth. this I'll me
followed by. pitiiul appear for "Ma.
come here !"
The woman rushed to the bedroom door
and threw IL open. The room was empty
but another shrek dragged her TO the
window and one glance showed the wo-
m an her daughter lying on he walk.
With a bound she was out of the house
and had gathered her daughter In all her
crushed fnery into her arms.
DIR. Marston was called TO the Clapsad-
el household and found that the girls
leg was broken above the auklc. This
happened at 80 Hedley street. and Lena
Claps tdel did not 20 to the party last
nignt