The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28
(copyrIsht, By tas sosb. -Herrin Company

What darling thing 1t is!'-un-
able to repress my honest admiration.
Light as one of those snowfiakes out
yonder in the night. What a proud
arch the instep has! All. but 1t is a
high-bred shoe, Mt to tread on the
heart Of any man. Lovely atom!"
She stirred again. went on:
at might really belong to princess.
but only in fairy.book; for all the
princesses l have ever seen couldn't
put hand In shoe like this. much
less foot. And when I declare to
you. on my honor. that l have met
various princesses in my time. you.
will appreciate the compliment l pay
to Cinderella"
The smile on her lips wavered and
trembled, like pun Of wind on placid
water, and was gone. '.t--..s.
Leave It," she said, melting, and
be gone"
Il couldn't. 1t wouldn't be gallant
at all. don't you know The prince
himself put the slipper on Cinderella"
But this is modern instance. and
a prosaic world Men are no longer
gallants. but business men or club
gossips; and you do not look like q
business man."
Il never belonged to \ club in my
life"
You do not look quite SO unpopular
as all that"
A witty woman! To be pretty and
witty at the same time-the gifts Of
Minerva and Venus in lavishment!
Besides, 1t Is all very improper"
she added.
1.-THE shoe?" I cried.
mo: the shoe is proper enough
musingly. MIA
You admit it, then!'-toyfuily:.'
Il refer to the dialogue between two
persons who have not been intro
duced." - :. -.
Convention! Formally! Detest
able things, always setting Romance at
arms length, and making Truth desire
to wear fashionable clothes"
Nevertheless. this is improper"
she repeated.
"Why, 1t doesn't matter at ALL"
said negligently. I'VE both have been
invited to this house to dance; that is
to say, our hostess would not invite
| any Objectionable persons. What you
mean to say Is. unconventional. And
l hate convention and formally"
Are you poet, then" -with good
natured derision.
"Oh, no: have an earning capacity
| and a pleasant income"
She really laughed this time; and
vaguely recalled pearls and coral and
murmuring brooks. t
Wont you please do that again?" l
asked eagerly.
But there must have been something
In my gaze that frightened Mirth
away, for she frowned.
Family came the music from the
ballroom. They were playing the
waltzes from THE Queens Lace
Handkerchief The agony of an ex-
I, temporization seized me.
! "Strauss!" l cried, fourishing the
slipper. THE blue Danube, the moon
shine on the water. the tittle-tattle OF
the leaves, a man and woman all, all
alone! Romance, love, of to the
war! :"
1T is a far cry to Cinderella" she
interrupted.
"Ah. yes. Music moves me SO
easily"
Indeed! 1t is scarcely noticeable"
-slyly.
Are you Cinderella. then?'
81 do not say So" .4
| Twill you dance with me to prove
| it one way or the other?"
Certainly not,"-rather indig-
nantly.
Why not?"
There are any number of reasons
she replied.
Name Just one"
81 do not know you
you ought to."-with double
meaning which went for absolutely
nothing.
MY angle of vision obscures that
idea" %H
IF you will stand up :" hest
tatingly suggested.
81 am perfectly comfortable where
l am,"-with an oblique glance at the
doorway. = ~ -a. ~
81 am convinced that you are the
Cinderella: cannot figure 1t out
otherwise"
DO not figure at all; simply leave
the shoe"
at 1t too near twelve o'clock for
that. Besides. wish to demolish the
pumpkin theory. It's all tommy-rot
about changing pumpkins into chart
OTIS, unless you happen to be a success
full pie-merchant."
She bit her lips and tapped her
cheek with the fan. Odd l mention
the bloomy cheeksD
Perhaps l am only one OF Cinder-
elias elder sisters"
THAT would be very fortunate.
You will recollect that the elder sis
tiers cut Off their"
Good gracious!"
Cut OF their toes in the mad effort
to capture the prince" continued.
But am not trying to capture any
prince. not even fairy prince; and
Wouldn't" \
"Cut of your toes7" suggested ques-
tioningly,.
"Prolong this questionable converse
ton, only"
you cannot stop 1t till you have the
shoe" said.
Only" she went on determinedly,
II am 30 comfortable here that do
mt care To return to the ballroom inst