The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-27

quite suddenly Johns .,oa
an envelope which had aron leii on
the little book. pi'ed from
Pleasant Avenue" s'aS' oo4
Ohderella's address, John ,
,,,, II, anc abruptly the vague nleu
when ne had been forming in his n pi"
w. 3" hrm resolve. He would ha
'''e lairy godmother himself NC
III happened that Mrs Co,to c.
was johns aunt, and after much Us ,l'
LIBERATION he decided to take her ,nto
ms , confidence. Mrs. Curtis wos
'"uy win love for whatever wac nm
" us"u, ana romantic, SO she deljpbtedlv
eut an appointment with ber ou,.,
ii,ouiste to spend the next morn,rn
shopping with her nephew. Her idane
were as lavish as the most oy,a. 10
ia'ry godmother could have desired
'one poosht iilmy lingerie, silk hose
soio Shippers that could be exchonaod
II 100 large for Clnderela's fairy feot
anu 10 crown all, blue sill, dress MI.
so'd embroidery. Her purchases wero
p,icAeu IN huge box and addressed r.
MISS douglas, but inside John inf tbo
missing diary, and mysterious cord
mother" "oo-
AFTER the box had been sent John
louhd himself in a furry of imnatienco
10 see Cinderella again. at the Marty
ne wondered what she had tbougIt
"hen she received the box, how she
would look in the new clothes
she looked all that the fairv cod.
mother or the prince could have d.
sired. Her hair, seen without hat
was as gold as the tiny slippers. The
Diue SILK dress made her mysterious
eyes look blue, too, and the male oval
OF her face was rosy with delight and
happiness and wonder and great
many other pleasurable emotions
moreover, she danced well. John. who
danced with her most of the evening
found himself unable to look at any
other girls. When she was tired hn
found secluded nook in the conserv.
atory and they sat together, a little
silent now that they were for the first
time alone.
do you know" Cinderella said alb.
ruptly, 1--WE seen you before"
Have you? Where?"
ION the street car one night That
was the night lost my diary. too"
She was silent, her eyes fixed on the
distant vista of the ballroom. Johns
pulses were jumping guilty..
Your diary?" he questioned
Yes. Someone found it and sent it
back, with-things. If it hadn't been
for that l shouldn't be here now"
"No?"
you see, I'm not really this-kind
or a girl. l work, in an office. And I
shouldn't have had these clothes, only
the person who found my diary must
have felt sorry for me or something,
Anyway, she sent me things to wear to
this party. Just like Cinderella and
the fairy godmother. l wonder who it
could have BEEN"
John was silent.
"ia, telling you this" she went on,
because l thought you might have
noticed. Were there any old ladies
near us in the car that day-nice, god
motherly old ladies?"
He shook his head, and Cinderella
sighed Il little.
ITS almos: twelve" she said. 81
mustn't forget that I'm Cinderella and
have to work tomorrow. must 60"
"Oh, no." he begged. IF you are
Cinderella, with fairy godmother,
you must have prince too. wonder
Tiff could be the prinee?"
"You?-Oh-"
"We1l have house with white mus
lin curtains and red geraniums in the
windows"
allow did you know about that?"
she cried, startled. at couldn't have
been you who found the diary"
Il didn't mean to tell, Cinderella
You see. I'd so much rather be the
prince"
"Oh, WELL" she said softly. "If you'd
rather-I think l should like it best
that way, too. l should think was
dreaming. but the clock struck twelve
and my dress hasn't turned back to
blue serge"
ut never SHALL" he promised
"Never, never, never as long as you
live! Wen go ahead and live the
rest of Cinderella's story, the part that
never was written. and it's going to be
the very best part of all"