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

oaslr ,hoald IKE 70 accommodate.
yog bar looking At his watch ms
train leaves In about Que minute. and
don't sec exactly hoa can
oh my' said the small glrl cant
You even make your Own train wait
while princess talks Ia you2"
Wen since sou put q that way. |
suppose J eau said the Great Man
pressing an electric button Then, as
The BLACK porter appeafri listened
defercu'ialy "a his whispered order
and glided out again the royal person
age continued
Very likely ! don't &c, half the fun
out Of being king thar might You
see. | sometimes forge, the extent OF
ms power
"Ah' yes that's the very thing I've
come to speak 10 You about said he
child ii hope you will excuse me
II hurt your teoluss" she went on
gently but sometimes It's necessary.
you know
Upon her hearers assurance that he
would cudeayor 70 bear up under cen.
sure. the small girl continued
It's Ike this s'pose you've such
a big Kingdom you don't ret chance
70 straiehten out all the things that
60 wrong
And something has gone wrong,
now. has it2"
Yes as wrong as can be. But" re-
assuringly of course | understand
YOU couldn't have known about IT,
It's the train to Washita It was put
down on the timetable. you know, to
go at four this afternoon, and We all
came down 10 the station to get It.
And now they say II may be two
hours before II arrives; so. instead Of
getting 10 Washlta al halfpast six, it
will be long after nine. and Wen be
too late to give our performance. And
that will be a very dreadful loss to
the Queen"
"How's that" said the Great Man |
"One night can't make very much diff |
ference"
"Oh. but this is Saturday night, and
the whole house was sold long ago |
Washitas the best show town in the !
state you know, and the Queen was
counting on The money
You see, it's been a dreadfully poor
season in the profession, and even the
Queen has lost heaps. And just now
when she found ont we'd be late, her
face got all white, and she hung onto
my hand. oh, 50 hard and said
Here the child stopped suddenly and,
digging her little fists into the chair.
bllnked very fast and caught her
breath. Then:
IT quite upsets me TO think of IT,"
she said in muflled little voice. The
Queen said that she was afraid that
the company would have to disband
now. and the seasons hardly begun"
Two great tears rolled down the
white little face.
The man stirred uneasly. There
was deep line between his eye
brows.
THAT is hard luck'" he exclaimed.
But, then" with an affected hardi-
hood, after all she's only play
queen, you know. and presume she's
-well-roughed 1t before. Anyway,
you'll probably all find nice engage
nents soon, and be just as well off az
you are now"
How can You say that" the child
dashed out "Of course we can't be
70 happy with anyone else. There
lever was anyone half so sweet, and ,
,ind, and beautiful as she is. And we I
u love her dearly And. besides If
he rest are make believes. she isn't;
he IS a real queen all the time" +
The child had risen Her shabby s
lat had fallen 10 the floor and her big t
azel eyes blazed angrily ont Of her !
ale little face The next moment q
nth a shamefaced lowering Of her G
cad she slid nearer 10 the Great Il
lan's side.
"i-you must excuse me II | hurt r
our feelings she said humbly "The =
lueen wouldn't like II II she thought .
d done that and on her account. too: =
ut you see, ! really couldn't bear TO "
ave her called a make believe And r
ow she continued q think I'll go y,
ack 10 the station Ny auntie and :
le Queen viii be wondering where :,
am"
Wait n minute" said the man. y
-awing the child TO his side. II want
know more about this real Queen. r
on know they say an the royal fam. =,
les are connected, and she may be a !, :,
ladve Of mine 7.
NO. she isn't" said the small girl q.
aiming a little shyiy against the royal !.
ouider because she told me once "
at she had ~ relations left since -
r father died Yon see. she used 10 =.
C Tn a big palace in New York in
e winter and a stone castle In New.
IT in the summer ard She had
tses and carriages. and diamonds, i,
d-aHd al those things But she a.,
ISN'T a queen because she had them. ,Ia
u know. but they belonged 10 her "a.