The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, July 10, 1908, Page 6, Image 6
THlf FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , JULY 10 , 1908. CINDERELLA AND THE PRINCE By JUDITH SPENCER I can do HI" Elizabeth said. Slio sat In her small , neat bedroom a small nnd dollcato figure before an open trunk. The bed , the floor and the chairs wo/o strewn with pretty gowns and bits of finery. A purse lay open In her lap , nnd she had been counting HB contents , "I can do It , " nho said again. "I can do It and will I" Then nhe arose with a flunh on her cbooks nnd a nlrango gllttor In her crcs nnd bugati to pack the trunk. Klltabelh'K arrival at the Pines was odOI } unconventional. During tha drlvo from Uio station the lightning had tx ch Incessant , the thunder ominous. Tile driver had mudo good time , but ttio Btorln br'oko Just as he turned In at the open gate , and a heavy gust catching the clumsy vohlolo broadside , over It went , There wan a muli to the rescue , and .ElUalieth , shrieking and laughing nnd dUhoveled , but unhurt , was the first to be drnsgod from out the wreck. Uut her lidvonturos were not over jet ; nnd ns she started to run to cover another great gust caught bur and fairly hurled her Into a man's arms. They closed protoctlngly about her , and she suddenly found herself lifted off her fuot and can led over the wet limns ami irp Uio stops nnd then set down very carefully , as If she might break snfo In the shelter of the wide porto cochero. "I bog your pardon , " the tall figure tieforn her was saying ; "I really anuldn't help doing It. " Sim looked up al him , small and flushed nnd dlnhovolcd. "Oh , but I'm ronlly very much obliged. I don't Snow where I should have blown to If you hndn't stopped mo " "And you're not hurt ? " ho In quired. "Not nt all , though 1 fear my clothes arc. " And she looked ruefully at the mud upon her handsome traveling sown. Then she smiled gratefully up nt lifm no dd ml , and followed the hallboy Into the offlco. FTcr rescuer followed slowly. Her fact * mid figure and sprightly manner had strangely attracted him. She had nlgnod the hotel register and n telegram had boon banded to her. As she rend It he nnw her ex pression of dismay. "Not bad nowH , 1 trust ? " hn rou'd not help Riiylng MH HIO looked up nnd met his eyes. "Kcnd It , ' and Hushing , she handed him the dispatch. It WHS addressed to Miss Elizabeth Roi'd ' Monroe , and lead : 1 Will bn uiiabln to join you at The Pines. AUNT ELIZABETH. " 'My chaperon , " said Elizabeth. "So f suppose I ought to go back to-mor- 'OW " "Xo , Indeed. Ml s Monroe1 ; don't slilnk of it. " ho imld. "I'll Introduce you around nnd everyone will under hand how It happened you are here And bv the way , are you any r.f ! ' > IvoMcnroos ? They - t-in-i ' of " ( t mine. ' - ' a ! " said Elizabeth , ' 5' t'.io'r splendid house " - . 1 nt before Mr , -mi ? " at , trrlng mo ? " I -lo ? II t . . ' von . ' .ie nlv ! " his ' . . < thr - ; . . . : . ; > uy to a civ. \ . : Klliubjth appeared uv-uln It was nl'.roHt tur.ij'or time. She had lahl jsidi > her autc'.dy gown and was dress cd with exquisite refinement and good tnstc. As she stopped from the elevntoi fler quick eyes spied the lounging figure uro of the "old friend , " evidently or the watch for hor. Smiling radiantly , she assented tc lib i reposition to walk around tin piazzas , since the storm had ceasei and , besides the view , there weio pos ill dittos of a sunset. Before their Blow promenade wiv reded Elizabeth had been Introduce ! to a dozen people maids nnd matron though she noticed with nmusemen that her escort appeared oblivious o the men who hoyered near. When the walk could be prolongs no farther , and Elizabeth had turne to go In , she paused In the dooi vay. * You have been BO kind , that 1 a most hesitate to ask an additional f : ror , " uho said. "Oh , I pray you , don't hesitate ; w are old fi lends , you know. What ca I do for you ? " ho asked eagerly. "Would you mind , then , tolling n your name ? " she replied , with n rl pie of genuine amusement. "To think you have forgotten It- ainco Easter ! " ho exclaimed , In ino < reproach. "I ain Anthony Dunbar- lit Ulss Monroe's service always. " Thoujh the good ptoplo at Tl Pint's were decidedly pn'tleulnr , they accepted Elizabeth nt once Of course her name enirled welKlB , for the Monroe family was well known to everyone. Then she and Anthony Dunlmr wore nuch old friends , nnd Tuny was a universal favorite. And then , too , every ono was specially nlro to her , BO that ahe fllinuld not fool awkward over the defection of her aunt. And Instead of having hut ono chap eron , a dozen friendly matrons had of- feted to 1111 that position with Uio re sult of leaving her n pcfect nnd entire ftocdoni. And Elizabeth made the most of It1 She danced , she drove , she golf ed , she howled , fiho walked , she rowed nnd Eho showered her delighted million Impartially on all. Hut Anthony Dunbar did not alto gether enjoy her Impartiality. So the nftornoou of Elizabeth's sixth day had llnally coino. Anthony had linjiortuned her for n walk , and dimply nttlred In golf skirt and scarlet waist , and appearing more girlishly guy than ever , she had start ed out with him to climb Prospect Hill. Hill.When When the summit was reached they seated themselves on a rocky ledge to enjoy the view. The wooded hills were beautiful , and the hotel seemed a toy hoiiHO In the distance surroundcxl by miniature park llko grounds. "And I have Just ono more day , " Elizabeth was saying gayly. "Yes and then ? " questioned An thony. "I wish you would tell me whore you arc going. Is It Now | > ort ? Is It the Lenox ? Why do you make such a mystery of It to mo ? " "It Is you who make the mystery ; I am simply going nwny. " "You are n most unusual girl , " he mused , looking Intently nt her. "I unusual ? Oh , no ; I am very or dinary. It Is strange you have not discovered how very ordinary I am. " "I wonder If you are never seri ous ? " he mused , still watching her. Her eyes gleampd. "Uut this Is my holiday why should I bo serious now ? " So they chaltored and bantered and laughed like children aiTtho gol.den minutes slipped away. "Hollo ! " Anthony cried suddenly ; "what Is all the smoke over there ? Hy Jove ! It's the hotel the west wing v Is on lire ! " With n low cry of dismay Eliza beth sprnnk to her foot. Their 11 ret Impulse was to hurry down hut the hotel was two miles distant , and tjio fire would bo outer or would have done Its worst by the time they had reached there , so they stood and watched it burn. "My loom's In that west wing , " An thony said stoically. "And mine ! " murmured Elizabeth. "Ah , the Urines nro bursting from my windows now. 1 felt It was too glo riously unreal to last for oven an other day. Ho stated at her oddly. As yet the ( lames were bursting out of the dor mer windows only. Why had Miss Monroe been lodged up under the mf ? " "There they all go ! " she crlei * "It's the now version of Cinderella ! > > lire comes , Instt.ul ft the stroke of mid night , and Cinderella runs homo In golf skirt and llnnnel waist ! Alas- all iny potty , pretty gowns ! ' "It's a lanl pity , " he said ; ' ( they .v > ro so d"spurately becoming " "Mr. Dunbar , " Elizabeth said sud denly. "I must catch that six o'clock train ! " "Uut you will go back to the house first ? " "NVl'y ? My weeks' hoard I paid In dvancp. My room Is burning , my , nery Is gone ! Luckily I have my icket with me and the station Is but mile away. 1 commission you tc laku my farewells , should anyone give ne a passing thought In this Hurry ot ' \cltemunt. Thank you for being mi ilce to mo , and good-by ! " "Hut 1 shall go with you and set on off " "Please don't. ' "Coitalnly 1 shall ! And I shall co to sending n telegram to youi Hint " "Oh , no ! " "And the Monroes " "Xo. no , Indeed ! " "You must really let mo have m > She laughed merrily at this. "Yp.i lave had your way , I think , for almost \ week. It'a my turn now. " Hut ns she spoke she grew thought ul again. And presently she sighed "You have had a pleasant Unit icro ? " ho asked. "Pleasant ! It has been simply dc Irlous. " "And now you are going back ti what ? She gave n little start and looked u ] U him. Cinderella , " ho said , "you hnvi ilvon yourself that name , to what ar < \ou going back ? ' "To my dressmakers ! " she repllei quickly. "And to house parties atv all sorts of frivolities and gaj etles ! " Ho caught her hand and louche the Up of her roughened forefinger. "Your dressmakers ? " he said. She drew her hand away. " 1 don understand you , " she said stlllly. At the station there wore still few minutes to spare , and as the walked up nnd down Anthony sakl "Kur the last tlmo , Miss Monroe , wl you not tell me where your honi la ami give mo leave to write ? " "Not until wo have met nt anotht house party , " she answered nioc Ingly. "Hut 1 really must know " "Uelng such an old friend , " si mocked again. "NVo are nt' least good friends , hope ? " "You have been a good friend me , " she replied morn seriously. "ni\ ; 1 tlinnk you for everything I renll. . do. " "Then let me write to you. " "Oh , no , no , no ! " * "Hut In the old story tit Cinderella , you lemember , there WHB a prince , and when she disappears ho follows her until ho finally finds her ngaln. " "Hut In the modern version there la no prince nt nil , " she answered quickly "ami Cinderella dimply disap pears forever. Hero Is my train good-by ! " "Conductor , " said Dunbar , "I put this young lady under your special care. " A long , slow week had passed. Elizabeth sat In her small , neat bedroom - room , stitching away on a lust year's gown. She looked very small and del- lento and depressed. Once she paused and gazed dream ily Into space. "You had your week almost , " she said at last , severely. "Your splen did , gay , Irresponsible six days and now you've got to pay for It ! " Just then there came a tap upon her door , and good-hearted Airs. Wilkin son , who had "mothered" the girl for years , stood there with wonderment upon her face. "There's a gentleman downstairs , my dear , who wants to see you , " she said. "And ho said tell you his name Is Mr. Prince. " Elizabeth could recall no Mr. Prlnco , but she went down , devoutly hoping that the gentleman had children to be taught. When slio saw It was Anthony Dun- bar she drew back with a low cry. "You ? Oh , why did you como ? I never wanted you to BOO mo again ! " "Don't say that ! The prlnco had to find Cinderella ; the story says so. And , Miss Heed , I came to bring you not your slipper , but this toll-talo handkerchief marked E. M. H. " "Miss Heed ! Oh , oh ! Then you know all ! How did you find out ? How did you find mo ? " "I saw the Monroes , nnd I saw the conductor , " ho replied concisely. "And I only know that Miss Elizabeth Mon roe ttecd Is the cousin of my friends. " "Hut so distant that few of them know of her. " "A cousin , nevertheless , of whom they might well be glad " "Oh , but you do not know me at all ! ' she cried with desperation. VI was mad , I think ; It was all a make- believe. I have no Aunt Elizabeth I sent that telegram to myself , to ex plain my being In that big hotel alono. I am Just a poor music teacher quite alone In the world and I never was nt anybody's house party In my life ! Hut I've read about them In the pa pers and It didn't seem Just fair I've always longed to have one real good time. So when the chance came I couldn't resist It. Now you know and you must despise me. I wish you would go away. " "Hut I nm not going and I don't yet fully understand. You certainly did not present the appearance of 'Just a poor music teacher. ' " Her face Hushed. "I am also a poor relation , " she said , "such as are remembered with periodical bundles of old clothes. Hut when Mr. Mon > roe died and they went Into mourning Cousin Elsie sent me a trunk filled with the loveliest now gowns , which were absolutely Impossible for this quiet , out-of-the-world little town. Ami then I was tr/npted. I wanted tc wear them to have a good time tc see If 1 could ho like the girls 1 read about If once I had the chance And when I found I had Just enougl : saved up for a week at The Pines anil my excursion ticket , I couldn't re slst the temptation , I simply couldn't And and you know all the rest" "All but the reason you changed your name. " "Just because the trunk the thing * came to mo In was marked E. R. M. ' Ho looked down at the sweet shamed face. Then ho took her ham and once ngaln touched the needle roughened finger tip. "And now for my confession , " hi said. "I will bo honest with you , Cln derella. I suspected something of ol this. That little tell-tale finger , tlu handkerchief you dropped on tha first day , and your pathetic enjoymon of the simple pleasure that came you way , all these hinted something o your secret. And it didn't make mi despise you ; It made mo like you mori and more. So I nm going to see tha you go back to The Pines uoxt sum mcr to the fine rebuilt west wing- ami that you have a better tlm than ever. Only , before you go , yoi will have to change your nnmo onci more. You couldn't go back ns Mis Monroe , and you wouldn't wanl t go as Miss Heed , so I'll have to poi suado you to go as Mrs. Anthony Dur bar. " She looked up startled Into his smi ing eyes. > She could not credit ho own ears. v " "You don't mean It ! " sh breathed. "Ah. but my little Cinderella , I d Indeed ! " And once again she found herse enfolded In his protecting arms an lifted off her feet. ( Copyright. ) Pennsylvania Nurseries' Good Work The Pennsylvania state nurseries , I 1900 , sent out no fewer than 1CO.OC white pine seedlings , besides 4 ( pounds of seed , to bo planted la : spring. This is In addition to the e teutdvo forestry work under way i the cost o" Uie Pennsylvania rallroc at Altoonn , and of the Lehlgh Coal Navigation company In Schuylklll ar Carbon counties , and the work upc the state's own reservations. This a good beginning for ono of thp U states which now have reservations.- Philadelphia Ledger. "OPHIR" IN AFRICA DR. PETERS CONFIDENT HE HAS FOUND FAMOUS LAND. Well-Known Explorer Brings Forward Many Arguments to Prove Claims of Dark Continent to Distinction. llr. Curl Peters , BO well known In ouncctlon with I ho opening up of \frlen , has started on a lecturing our In Gcrnmny with two objects n view Ilrst , to win recruits to the auso of German expansion In the ark continent ; second , to prove that 10 linn found the famous gold land f Ophlr. The reader who has forgotten where " " will llml It heoid "Ophlr" occurs n the biblical books of Kings and Chronicles. One thousand years he- ore Christ King David and the wise Solomon , his son , Bent to Ophlr ships vhlch hi ought back from thence gold nd precious stones , Ivory and valu- bio timber , which these magnificent ulers employed In building their gor geous temples and palaces. Peters began to think of this sub- oc-t after ho had discovered an old Blemish map of the eighteenth con- ury on which he saw the word Ophlr" printed across one of the east-known districts of southern Con- rnl Africa. The first thing that truck him was the similarity of the names Africa and Ophlr. There was first the Arabic word A fir ( Ophlr ) , vhlch when Latinized became Afcr. t was an easy translation from Afer o Africa. He thought further and ecpcr and began to read Christian radltlon. All pointed to South Af- lea. The ancient literature he read made 'eters also acquainted with the fact hat at all ages since Solomon's time Ophir had been sought In numerous tarts of the world in Arabia , Persia , Mesopotamia , India ; It had oven been ought in America , and there are an- lent Spanish records which state hat among the early conmilstadores f Peru and Mexico were not a few vho believed that they had found not nly El Dorado but Ophlr ns well. Suddenly It occurred to Peters that ho famous gold land must bo In the lelghborhood of Slmbabjo in southeast Africa. It was an Inspiration. He was attacked for this belief , and heologlans and others with a different heory cast on him the reproach that 10 was not a Semitic scholar. Uut he maintained that he was Ight. The ships of Solomon , ho said , tassed through the Ued sea and skirted the coast of Africa until they arrived at their port. And they cer tainly must have brought back mil lions in gold. Only Africa could have produced hat quantity of gold. Arabia and In dia have never produced gold In re markable quantities. In his description of the Zambesi territory Peters says he has seen In numerable traces which compel him to bellevo that there and nowhere else was the land of Ophir. Forsaken mines by the score are there , and no ess than 75,000 places where gold has been dug at depths of from 30 to 40 eel. Ruins of towns and villages , re- nalns of temples and palaces speak iloquently of the past glories of the region. They point moreover to Phoenician origin. Mighty terraces nnd towers alsed by the hand of man are still raceable. These builders wore cor- alnly of a race superior to the negro. One still finds In the graves remnants of things which point to the worship of Hani. Hut Peters' weightiest argument Is hat In the Septuaglnt translation of ho Hlblo Ophlr Is called Sofala , and Jie Arabs to the present day call the Zambesi district Indifferently Sofala and "the land of gold. " Diana of Philadelphia. At the mint In Philadelphia there are to bo seen coins far more precious than any which find their way Into cir culation. These form a collection of curios , and many of thorn date from times of great antiquity. Perhaps the most interesting of them is a handsome coin bearing on Its face the profile of a woman , which has a striking resemblance to the Goddess of Liberty of our own coun try. Underneath Is the single word "Demos , " which Is the Greek for "tho people. " On the reverse sldo of the coin Is a beautiful figure of the Goddess Dlanna , arching her bow , and the Inscription , translated Into English , reads , Dlanua , Friend of tfle Philadel- phlans. " This coin was minted some 2,000 years ago at the city of Philadelphia , In Asia Minor , whore , as wo know , there grew up In later years one ol the seven churches of which St , John writes. The prize was discovered eomo years ago In Europe by a Mr. Mlokley of Philadelphia. Hy him it was nppropriatetly presented to the mint at Philadelphia. Just Naturally Lazy. "Do you mean to tell me you have lived In this out-of-the-way place for SO years ? " "That's right , stranger ; 20 years. " "Hut I don't see what you find to keep you busy ? " "Xotlilng , stranger. That's the rea * on I like It. " Willing to Elope. Said She If we appear together so much people will talk about us. Said He Well , suppose wo dlsap- together. In Old CROWN the Good ANO BRIDGEWORK Summer Time when the ross and lilies are in bloom , is the time when your teeth will be the more conspicuous it they arc decayed or defective In any way. Don't go to fc.i- < here or mount.iiti , wh re people arc critical , till 3-011 have had your teeth put iu condition bv J. C. YUTZY ARUC C9 Palls City , Nebraska & Advancing Their Interests * We endeavor to advance the business interests of our customers in ever } ' legitimate way. 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