The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-09-18
A Friend of CindnrAllo,.


Inc new g1ri gave her name a. Ho,,o
some OF the pupils looked at her sweet
sppfoyngly, and thought thev wonld I:1 lace
IrleAuS with her. But most az +bo ~, IKE TO be
were Iu!eq by a rather spoiled oTd y no. y
Young GIRL Lucille Blake. anu oVerdressed
We can take her up" Lucille said Ior+.,
- 10y taxed 1t over at the noon recess sio
Ns - common. and her clothes are droalf27 s4 4
we make friends with every nobod, ~ III Ii
'He SCHOOL our set will be spoiled -0' lii'o
Nora walked home that night wifi, lo, 80.
to her - 'iie School had spoken
Pm glad" she said rebemen+Iv - bo.-o1e a.,
we must stay in that little cotta%o E. 81 that
IN glad that the trunks didn+ 49, "IHe' and
wear inns shabby old sailor suit to school l1e ~
Jay Now shall see gust what these siII11 +ol 80
gIrlS really think Of me. If had como % NJ
fIaIu54g from Oak Place, they would have baon
friendly enough" Then cbidinolv sba - ~ oeen
"Honora Harding Snoblesse obii9e, W. "eiIs on
ually calling them names because thew didn,t H.
YOU. Are you quite sure that you would aIyrav roo
o2nlze lady, even if appearances were against bo2
On do hope So | should hate being such enob
that l could not" " O
Nora soon reached the house on back e+roo+
where the Harding family were. as thew ca1IoJ -
camping out until the big house was ready for Them
ne trunks came today, Nora" said mother
cheerlly. You can have another dress for school
tomorrow That old thing is really too shabby to
If you don't mind, mother" said Nora q
think | shall wear it a few days more"
oh, very welIt2 said mother, with twinkle in
her eyes. She could make guess at the reason
The next morning Nora went straight to her
seat when she entered the school room She had
received no encouragement to join the group of
girls at the reading table. She opened the unfa-
mlliar books to look for the lessons
i wonder if l couldn't explain bit about the
history, said gentle voice close beside her.
Nora looked up to see a girl whose dress was
even more shabby than her own despised sailor suit
Bug the girl was smiling in shy yet friendly way,
and Nora smiled back
Il noticed that you seemed confused over our
topics yesterday, and thought | might tell you how
We use them. I am Barbara Franklin"
"Sit down with me- Barbara. It's lovely of you
70 help me- and it's twice lovely Of you to to
speak to me. [ thought | wasn't going to have
friend in the school"
They bent over the history lesson, and when the
bell rang Nora looked at Barbara and said Il be-
lieve we're going to be the best kind of friends"
"Oh, ] do hope so" said Barbara, so fervently
that they both laughed.
And they were. They spent the first day getting
acquainted and after that, they said, they Gust
fitted each other"
4 must tell YOU" said Barbara, conscientiously.
that my mother is dressnaker"
MY mother used to be a music teacher" said
Nora with queer little smile.
Il suppose that's bit more elegant" said Bar
bara Il thought ] ought to tell you, because some
Of the girls think it viii not do to associate with
working people"
Dear !" said Nora, "I'l never do, then, for
all Of our family are working people, and there are
eight Of us Father earns our living, and mother
saws she earns several Iivings looking after the rest
of as I'm afraid we are quite hopeless. Wen just
have to hold together, Barbara" And Barbara
agreed to that
s'ATother," said Nora one day. don't you think
u
Cinderella has a beautiful chance to ind out what
people are really worth while"
9SYesn said mother. did you find any 2"
~ found one friend of Cinderella's that's
reas11re. and several that quite NICE
when the second week drew to a close, Nora in
-ted Barbara to come home and stay with her until
Monday morning When they came out OF the school
rouse carriage was waiting
:, motioning Barbara to get in It's so Tar, and
% want al the afternoon for good time after we
= WHY WIN Nora! I thought you lived on Baxter
treetl" cried Barbara.
l1KVe moved to Oak Place yesterday, sald Nora;
barbara gave her one amazed but compfehend-
mo- look and then got into the carriage anu 'lg9
Ill a,To1 IN state across the city, and out 10 lhe
m lo,o etood the most beautiful home IN the
- sweet shy little Barbara was introduces
! +Io io1l, family as "my dearest treno' ana sue
,as welcomed royalty. l.o+1,or a.
,red he her sToras dearest friend has practically
E pde IN their frendiness Barbara forgot her
~ ii.lsl - and showed what charming gir slie
,a ui And the family agreed that Nora fao mace
wise choice ond.v morning the girls Of No 70 we're
aET t Oa nsf CAN'T n' be possible said Lucille petu-
lntly ,nar ~ saw them on Sat
lGE,,+ Il Is y said announcer IL. ,roro IN
rdaT Nora and her mother and Or pos With h them
s and sB Ba5SGEa and nd' sBs a IL that he
blue was MIS- met them last winter before they