Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-28

NA'S Aou 1lOl lllCQ W play
Cinderella.
Ella settled herself comfortably to
enjoy her tea, but Melita found she
didn't want even a piece of bread and
butter. She sat in her place eating
nothing, drinking nothing, wondering
What she had better do. After much
,, thinking, she decided that she would
go home and tell nurse where Ella
was. She got up quietly from her
seat and went around the table to
talk TO Mrs. Chambers.
Mrs. Chambers was very busy. try
ing to do ever so many things at the
same moment-to pour tea, to help
dozens of children to bread and
butter, and to talk to one of the
maids who was giving a message that
some one outside wished to speak to
Eva.
ooh, there is Melita," said Mrs.
Chambers, catching sight of the little
girl. "All right, Jane Melita. will
you tell Eva some one wants to speak
to her in the hall? expect it is your
nurse"
i will go and speak to her myself"
said Melita, very cheerfully. and she
ran out of the room feeling much hap
pier. Now she would be able to tell
nurse all about it.
But it wasn't nurse waiting in the
hall. 1t was boy-a red-haired boy
the red-haired boy who had lately
come to live next door to the three
children; the boy who threw balls into
their garden and kept them busy send
ing them back; the boy they had all
decided that they did not want to
know. He jumped up from his chair
as soon as he saw Melita and held out
10 slipper
Zone of you dropped this" he be,
gan; Il found it, and your nurse asked
me to bring it to you. She thinks it Is
Eva's, but you are not her. She's the
little dark one.''
I'm Melita, and thank you for
bringing the shoe; it isn't Eva, it's
ELIAS, but you won't tell nurse. will
you? She doesn't know Ella is here"
Your nurse said she was very
busy" the little red-haired boy re-
piled that is why she asked me to
bring the shoe. If were you should
get Ella to go home before your
nurse finds out she is missing"
But Ella won't come home" said
Melita. "She ought to have gone
when the clock struck. We were
playing she was Cinderella"
Then I'll play too if you'll let me.
I'm the prince. You go tell Ella the
prince has come"
Melita was delighted .I'll go right
now" she said Isn't it fun to play
fairy stories? I'm glad you're the
prince, even if you have got red hair:
but we didn't think you were very
nice at first, cause you threw balls at
US"
"Oh, I'm nice, all right" laughed
the boy, only you hurry up or this
game won't be any good"
Melita ran back to the dining room
where the children were having their
tea, but she found it rather hard work
to persuade Ella to come.
she didn't want any Prince" she
said, "she wanted a chocolate caramel.
However, at last Melita managed to get
together the hats and the basket and
Ella, and they found the red-haired
boy waiting patiently in the hall. Be
lore he could propose any plan there
was a loud knock at the front door.
It's nurse" cried Melita, come to
lnnIy for IFl1o
do?"
Go out the other way" suggested
the red-neaded prince.
Melita seized Elias hand, and was
going down stairs, when they met the
maid going to the door.
DO you wish anything, miss %
asked the maid.
I'VE thought we would go out the
back way if you don't very much
mind"
You'd better go this way, I'll open
the door for you"
Hide behind me-" gasped Melita,
as she tried to cover chubby little Ella
with her short skirts.
Make a center rush now" whisper
ed the prince.
The maid opened the door and the
three children ran, hand in hand.
right into the arms of lady visitor
Y no seemed extremely astonished. 1t
wasn't nurse after all
$50 sorry, hope we didn't hurt you.
Good afternoon, said the red-haired
BOY.
And before the astonished maid. or
the still more astonished visitor. could
say anything the three children were
down the steps.
But don't want to go home" said
Ella.
You're not there yet" said the
red-haired boy, "and [ don't see how
we can get you there without your
nurse finding out about everything"
at is all Melita's fault" said Ella.
who was feeling very cross.
Melita, big girl as she was. felt al
most inclined to cry.
Il know said the red-haired boy.
cur side door, our garden, the bottom
of the garden, climb over the wall. the