The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1913-07-11

:. n We lived IN fairy.tals times.
Oh. dear. there are no fairies nowa.
lays. and ! wonder how In the world ]
am to get home"
You have The pumpkins and ths
mice"
Only the pumpkiss; II d after
tvslve. and all the mice have soas
home"
"Havsnt you an incantatioas" ]
asked.
She stretched out her arms dramati.
cally. Re gone. young man. be Eone!"
Very good" said I: but ] an I'm.
pervious to incantations Of that sort. !"
II wonder where tho other Cinder-
ella is?"--adroitly. II was quite svi-
dent that she wanted to be rid Of M.
II hadn't met Nancy!
Suppose try this white slipper %
your foot!"
1t 10 not . supposable matter"
Would that possessed . cobbIsr's
cense!"-sighing.
She laughed. You wouldn't b Aalf
% slice"
This was almost the beginning II a
enchantment. 80
III you will turn your head toward
the wall I'll try on the slipper. ! an
curious to learn II there 10 Q girl here
who has . smaller foot than l."
Vanity, vanity. all 10 vanity!"
"Tisn't vanity; Its curiosity; and
maybe my foot 10 getting cold"
I took some pillows and piled them
on the floor. How will this DOR
Since ] cannot have the slipper I
shall not move. Besides. I am sitting
On the unshod foot Hadn't you better
sit down here beside me and give an
account Of yourself and what you have
been doing all these ten years,"
You know met" genuinely aston
Ished.
But you do not know met"
No: It's q terrible thing to admit.
but do not recognise you"
Don't you remember Betty Leef"
Betty Lee? That homeiy little girl
turned into = goddess7 Small wonder
that I didn't recognize you"
MY girl friends all say that I
haven't changed bit In ten years."
Envy. malice. Jealousy! But II 10
odd that you should recognise me and
hat Nancy Marsden should forget
Me-"
Il used to detest you: We forget
'nly those We love-"
Enter one Of the pumpkins, q young
elbow about twenty. Hang II. I was
always being interrupted by some cal.
low youth!
Here's your COMPOUNDED shoe. Bett.
rye had q deuce Of time finding It,"
He tossed the slipper cavaiierly into
DER lap.
Young man." said I severely, you
will never succeed with the ladies."
The lady happens to be my sister,"
-haughtily.
Pardon me!"-contritely. Il
should have remembered that sisters
don't belong"
The girl laughed and pushed out one
u the pillows. Then she gave me the
slipper. w..
Wen not hasgls over . cobbler's
license" she said.
! knelt and put on the slipper. Only
,ne thing marred the completeness Of
my happiness: the slipper wasn't .
blue one.
The girl stood up and shook the
folds In her dress. then turned coldly
on her brother.
you are . disgrace to the family.
Bob"
"Oh. fudge! Come ON along to sup
per: It's ready. and I'm half starved"
Brothers don't belong. either.
Il wish you luck with the white slip
per-" said Betty. az she turned to
leave. Call ON me soon and III for.
give all the past"
That I shall" But I made up ny
mind that I should call on Nancy frst.
Otherwise It would be dangerous.
! stood alone. II rather hurt to
think one girl should remember ne
and that the other should absolutely
forget. But supper brought me out Of
my cositations So once again I put
away the slipper and looked at my
supper card. was destined to cit at
table four. followed the pilgrims
out to worship At the shrine Of Lucul.
lus.
Evidently there was no Cinderella;
or. true to her condition In life, she
was at this moment seated before her