The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
NO CINDERELLA -Z========

signs of reviving interest She began
| veyed and examined me.
"Once-"
Say Once upon time all fair!
stories being that way
Thank you: I stand corrected. Well
once upon a time you fell down these
same garret stairs; and II you will lift
that beautiful lock OF hair from your
right temple shall see scar. I an
sure OF your identity"
Unconsciously her hand strayed TO hel
| temple. and dropped.
Whoever you are. you seem acquaint-
ed with certain youthful adventures. But
some one might have told you these
things, thinking TO annoy me-" Then
the light in her eyes grew dim with the
struggle OF retrospection. the effort to
pierce the veil OF absent years, and to
place me among the useless, forgotten
things of youth. or. rather childhood.
mo, cannot place you. Please tell me
who you are. IL have ever known you
Not just now. Mystery arouses n
woman's curiosity. and I frankly con-
fess that I wish to arouse yours. You
are nearly, II not quite. twenty-four?'
"one does not win a woman's interest
by telling her her age"
But I add that you do not look IT,"
THAT is better. Now. let me see the
slipper holding out her hand.
ITO no one but Cinderella. I'd be a
nice prince. wouldn't I. to surrender the
slipper without finding Cinderella
'In these Gays no woman would permit
you to put on her slipper. unless you
were her husband or her brother"
mo? Then I have a much perverted
idea OF society,"
"And."-passing over my remark. she
would rather sit in A corner all the
evening
But think of the fun you are miss
ing"
TO be frank with you. I am not miss
ing very much fun. was at a dance
last night. and the novelty begins to
pail"
at least. then. you will admit that l
have proved a DIVERSION
ut will cost me nothing to admit that:
but I think YOU are rude not to tell me
right away who you are"
She looked out OF the blurred windows.
Her profile was beautiful to contemplate.
and perhaps she knew It.
Why don't you seek a footman." she
asked. after a pause. and have him an
Have you no more regard for romance
than that?"
You said that | was twenty-four
years old. have less regard for ro-
nance than for propriety"
There you go again. batteninE down
the matches OF convention! I am becom-
ing discouraged"
rs it possible? have long since
been"
She had always been a match for me.
Enter upon the scene (as they say in
q play-hOoksl "a durrieS rathpr
young and tender to be thrown in COM
pany with twenty-four years OF spark
ling femininity. Well. that was his az
fair: I didn't propose to warn him.
"Oh. here you are he cried. bright
eninC I've been looking for you every
where, making believe that something
was the matter with his gloves.
DO you know this gentleman" she
asked quietly. pointing 10 me with her
fan.
felt a nervous tremor. l wondered II
this.
The young fellow held out his hand:
his smile was pleasant and inquirlng
Wait a moment" she interrupted.
wickedlv Il am not introducing you.
am simply asking you il you know
him"
Wasn't this a capital revenge
L l can't say that l ever saw the
gentleman before. he stammcred.
nightly bewildered. Then all at once
his face grew red with anger He even
baIled his fists Has he dared
NO. no! | only wished to know II you
knew him. Since you do not there is
nothing more to he done about it.
But if he has insultcd-"
'Sh, That's not nice word to hear
in a conservatory" she warned.