The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-14

+ why, how queer your voice sounds
said The little girl 10 a m5lherly tone
I'm sure you can't be- feeling we'll or
1 you wouldn't say such thiugs !
should think that being a king your
self you'd know that when a person 5
been a real queen once she wouldn't
care about being 4 make believe one "
But that's JUS, ike men they
never do understand Now there was
one tha, iAe Queen knew She told
me Just little about him one day
when things seemed very maAcb believe
10 her She put it in kind Of story,
you know. but | liked her 50 mach
knew who Il was about
''Do You know. he thought just what
Won did because she wouldn't marry
him instead Of going of for Nhat he
called IA career And he'd known
her ever since she was a little girl
too aud ought 10 have known better,
oughtu't he?"
Yes. said the Great Map huskily
81 suppose he ought But you see the
Queen didn't tell him about about the
money she was paying back And she
was a great deal younger than he, and
beautiful. with voice that people said
would make her famous, and he
thought that she really cared more TO
be stage queen than anything else
Tell me. dear, has she still the ring
that he gave her when she was little
girl?"
The teenty little forget menot
ring that she wears on a chain and
often kis-- But-how did you know"
stammered the child twisting around
and staring up into his face Il never
told you the rest, and your eyes are so
strange"
But the Great Man had risen and
was striding rapidly up and down the
car And Alice really cared for me-
she cares for me still, he murmmed.
While !, who ought to have stood by
her have only hindered her And now
she needs help, and | with all my
money haven't the right TO help her
It's too late-l can never make up for
the time I've lost"
Il hope you don't mind, said the
small girl who stood as If petrified just
where he had left her; "but you spoke
so loud couldn't help hearing the last
And II you mean the train to Wishita,
Lot.
here in / 5 minutes--and | spose that's /
easy. for a king-we could give the |
performance, even If the curtain did |
ring up late"
Train to Washita," murmured the
Great Why. yes; of course!
How stupid of me-" as he pressed the
electric button Lets see, how many
are there of you?"
twenty-five now" said the child,
but | don't quite
And you haven't had the best of
fare in the hotels?"
We'll, 1t hasn't been very bad, but
and today we've pretended
we didn't want any lunch, because we
knew how things were with"
Never mind said the man with
like a groan. Il only wanted
o know on account of the orders
Then to the porter: ASK the con
iuctor TO step here
The Golden Crown opera company
rave been delayed here he said.
when that official appeared, and
want them to take this special train
o Washita. Put the whole party in
ny private ear Tell the engineer he
must make extra time to get them
here at $50 Telegraph ahead for
lear track and TO Casstown for sup
lies, SO that dinner may be served in
his car When the train is ready to
tart step over to the station and tell
he company that the train for
Fashita Is waiting And be sure that
verifying is done to make them
omforable will follow on the reg
lar express"
As The conductor withdrew the
reat Man found himself suddeny
lught in the embrace of what seemed
smalsized tornado You really
lean it, cried the child. half sobbing
We're not going to disbaud after all
b. | was sure from the beginning that :
)u were a really, truly king even # !
~ didn't wear a crown and velvet
'bes, But with a sudden eloudiug /
her face You won't 80 away just /
hen the Queens coming?' s
Wen, you see the fact is, said the K
'eat Man, setting the Princess care 4
lily in the depths Of the Turkish v
air these meetings with royalty n
g 50 unusual for me that feel hard Il
prepared for another enc the same
" So j think I'll follow IN a con-. "
On car And In The morning I'll ask k
private audience with the n
Ieen.' +.
MIGHT GET HIS FARM. =