Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09

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When they came to Seraphine's
gate they stopped.
"Open the gate" said the large
lady, imperiously. "and see II there
ia any one at home"
The moo--faced man came up the
sters and knocked Seraphlne re-
sponded eagerly. Come In" she said
Hospitality.
"Where's your mother the moon
faced man demanded. ),
a haven't any," Seraphine told
him. II have grandmother, ana
she goes out to wash"
"Well. there Is q fire in there any
how said the large lady.
The little dwarfs hoped up the
steps.
echoed. MAY we warm our hands at
your hearth?" 4.
II course you may" said sera-
phine. guess there is room for
all of you," but she looked doubtfully
at the large lady. :,
It really did seem, when they all
were housed, as If the large lady
took up most Of the hearth, but by
reaching his hands over her head
the tall man managed to warm his
fingers. The dwarfs squeezed them
selves into the chimney nook, and
the moon-faced man pushed the large
lady a little to one side.
They were a very cross company,
but Seraphine did not care; come
thing was happening at last, and she
trotted back and forth bringing cush-
ions for the dwarfs to sit on. and q
stool for the large lady's feet.
She gathered from their conversa-
ton that they we're travelling to the
winter circus in the city beyond.
"And the trouble is" said the large
lady, "that we have lost Cinderella"
1t sounded like fairy tale. Gin
derella?" Seraphine questioned ca
gerly.
eyes" said the large lady. "she
has a chariot like golden slipper,
and she drives two white horses"
The moon-faced man further eluci-
dated She tiled to elope Hlth the
strong man. We've been to her we'd
ding. but there wasn't any wedding,
The manager caught her before she
had her license. and he held her to a
contract, which she says she did not
sign. But the manager insists that II
bound her not to marry for a YEAR,"
"But where are they nowP Sera'
phine asked.
"Well. the strong man is having IL
out with the manager" said the
moon-faced man, and Cinderella was
to meet us and go home with us, nut
we lost her somewhere in the crowd
SC we started"
"And nearly froze.''' walled the
large lady, "and I'm hungry"
"You are always hungry, said the
moonfaced man.
81 have to be- said the large LADY,
cor how would keep up my reputa'
tom"
cinderella is coming the tall.
thin man announced hoarsely. ana
the strong man is with her.
There was great excitement among
the queer crowd.
Run and bring them in" the large
lacy commanded, and The moon-faced
man rushed to the gate.
Cinderella and the strong man
cane in laughing.
cob, dear, we've had such funny
time" they said.
The strong man had a suit case,
and Cinderella carried a basket. she
was very pretty, with golden hair,
and she wore a blue velvet dress
trimmed with fur. seraphine thought
she looked like an angel.
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after ALL" Cinderella announced to
the hreathless audience. THE Judge
is following. I told him ! would not
be married without you dear people:
YOU have all been so good to me, but
/ never expected to find YOU here.
'tBut why not here?' the large lady
demanded. you don't mind having
a wedding here, little girl. do you?'
Mind" It seemed to SeraDhine
that IT couldn't be true. after all the
dullness of her DAYS. to have we'd
ding in the little gray house
"I'd love It," she said.
You're dear said Cinderella.
Seraphine Rugged her hard. Then
her practical nird turned to house
wifely things There is lots of wood
in the she'd she said. Somebody
had better go and get it and make a
bigger fire."
"And there are lots Of things %
eat in the suit case and the basket
said the strong man. What is a
wedding without a feast?''
Trey were very busy in the few
minutes that elansed before the
Judge came. The little table was
beaped with the good things the
strong man and Cinderella had
brought. Seraphine made coffee. and
had it boiling hot when the retr sh-
ments were ready. Then she went
and picked little rose from her rose
bush in the south window.
"You wear 1t, she said to Gin
derella
Then they hailed the Judge, and ae
car in.
"You go ahead CT the manager, all
right" he said to the strong man.
HE had cheated her out OF every
thing. and I'd made UP my nind that
she wouldn't be cheated this time.
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