Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16

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know 1t. Miss iieadc.'
Miss i;cadc looked uncomfortable
AS your roverness. you know. iii.,.
| ought not to listen to your remarks
On your sislcrs-- she began. ncr-
Vousiy.
''Siepsislers. please snapped Ella.
"Oh. MISS Ecade. if you had only been
here before they came. Ii was so nice
Didn't they always live here, them"
asked the governes;.
"Oh, de,r. no. Their father died
twenty years ago. when Laura and
Theodura were & and s years old, and
when mother married u year later. Nir.
Newion's mother took them to live With
her. Then mother died two years ago,
and father san; 1 wasn't old enough to
take charge. though / WAS IS. SO as
old Mrs. Newton had died II year or
so before. and laura and Theo were
staying with their fathers sister. ia
thor wrote and asked them to come
here. They've done nothing but inter-
fere with me ever since they came.
YOu haven't been long enough here to
find it out yet. but you will soon. The
idea of taking that book away from
met"
well. you know, ELLA. dear. it is not
quite Il book for young girls: but hush
i hear Miss Newton's voice. Do go
on practicing."
iIe uODT opened, ana Il till graceful
girl entered. She looked much younger
than her real age as Ella looked older.
and no one would have guessed her
to be more than % or "a. She looked
very pale. and there were tears in her
eyes and a CULVER in her voice as she
addressed the g~overnesS.
Miss Reade. / have just had Il tele-
gram to tell me that my aunt has had
81 paralytic stroke. My sister and
are gong tn her with the next train.
win you kindly take charge here? I
vii! give you all directions if you will
come up TO my room. Ella. you will
explain to father. dear, and be Kind to
the little ones"
All was hustle and confusion for the
next two hours and then the sisters
drove off to catch their train from the
junction.
IT'S too annoying" cried Ma ior
Leigh, when he arrived later in the aft !
ernoon and was met in the hall by
ella. eager to tell him the news. .'Jus
exactly my luck. Why couldn't their
aunt take i'll at some other timec What
on earth shall l do? Write and mt
them off. l suppose"
Put who off? lave you asked my
BODY down." asked Ella. who was ac-
customed to her parents incoherent
style of conversation.
II met two friends in town today"
explained her father, whom l haven't
seen for six or seven years. and asked
them doWn for some shooting. SUD-
pose l must put them off"
No need for that answered Ella.
with Il toss of her head There are
plenty of good servants and Miss Reade
cam order dinner and chaperon me.
Who are your friends. father l sup
pose they are quite old"
They don't think So" said the major
with "a grin. Though no doubt YOU will.
They are sorne years younger than my
SELF. both on the sunny side of 10. It's
too bad of the girls" went on the major
ahscntly. and half forgetting his audi
tor. Il always thought there was some
thing between Dot II Ashby. and ii
would do very well now that he has
come into his uncle's property. And
Sourtenay's always talking about his
ldeai woman. 1 Wonder what he'd think
nt Laura. Run away Ella: | wasn't
talking 10 you. Go and tell Miss Reade
1 want her
MISS Reads was IL weak and foolish
woman. who. being incapable of exer-
willed pupil. managed her by means of
gross flnttery and unlimited Indulgence.
she was writing in her room when Ella
itors.
And I shall have them ali to my
sell. cried the girl. e~Xultantly: with
no sisters to keep me in the back
ground: no hateful Laura to look ma
1esttcally at me If | venture to speak.
no d~etestable Theo to snub me. lool,
quite grown up. don't l, Miss Reade?"
you are grown up, DEAR" replied he
.judicious governess. You look auite
~. And II is II m~arriageable age. Won
Know. Wouldn't it be fun to steal a |
march on your sisters. and get mar
rieu to one of these gentlemen?"
s,,ouidnt 1t. And the point is. Miss
Reade, that l believe fathe. asked these
men down to meet Laura and Theodore
- won't call her Dot. so absurd to !
Keep up baby names when she is 80
Oh. l mean to have some fun with
these men. Wouldn't it be Jolly il /
were to marry one?"
1T would. indeed" Miss Reade as
scented. e 10
1T is a distinct leading Of providence
tnat the sisters are away" LAUGHED
Ella. IF they were at home l shouldn't
have a chance. L should be kept in the
SacKground; ana besides Laura is
handsome, and Theo really lovely"
hut you ave the charm OF YOUTH.
ana your artless ways are more win.
ming than The finished manner of older
women"
Ella did not answer. She stood look
ing absently at the window.
"What is my Cinderella thinking OFF"
asked Miss Reade. after q pause.
"Of-Ctnderclla." answered the girl
with q little gleeful laugh. II have a
pIah MASS lteade. and II you'll help me,
IN lake you to live with me when 1
comedy. I am Cinderella: Ill treated by
my. stepsisters. who are old. ugly and
Jealous. but I am too noble to COM
plain: am resigned. gentle. ever oblig-
Il see. PITY IL akin to love- and
you think you can interest these men
by playing Cinderella. Well, It n a
capital idea. But how can I help your"
I'll tell YOU later. Meantime you
mad better go to father. I quite forgot
to tell you he wants to see YOU"
Colonel Ashby arrived next evening
Sir GcOrRC. CONrtenaY Waa not exrxecfel