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CINDERELLA. 'ion," he said, throwzng open the awl lead lie More soul tit
of a small closet ; iu which, ou a shelf, Medici. A. worna
Continua from, tarot week.) stood a cr verea drawing,leaning against could not'fake
I was oot well—taught--cud I l the wall. "Did ypu look et it when believed. IThose
day after day,
thought, a de
quite beyond
eseoution w
power was there .a this
was the hest of tie'
" You Meant some by this," he
went on. as she did not speak. "Yon
were not simply making a picture, I
think I read your idea, but tell the what
it was."
A step sounded on the gravel walk,
Leeman, going by to pick some psersloy
Laura ha.�itity gathered up her >Utapers,
site never would let any ons see thew,
save Mr. Allardeen ;• but by some
ammomeo this one sketch fell, and the
wind wafted it to Lueiucla's feet. i
" Don't touch it, delft touch it,"
shrieked Laura, But leuoinda, mean-
iatguo barni, was too quick foe her, and
had picked it up.
"rtiley dais ie uaiue I" cried Lilzeinaa
astouiehmeut, her eye kiudli-= g with
suddeu light. "Were did you And
it, Lew*? You moat have got it from
my metals. And what right have you
to chew maty Whip to :lir. Allardeeu ?'
"It le not: pure, it is mine," retor-
ted Laura, who had tattled as white
ail A sheet ; while lilt. ,Allaraeeza:, sin-
gularly interested stood at the door awl
bolted On, " Mite. 1 draw it Myself
Hour dare Toll ASSert rieli ;alotaa llalste-
beetle."
Lucinda coloured She
had drawn part of time sketch Tester.
day at *meet, and filled it in at dawn
tbie Rendus but site vainer) not betray
,Laura.
"Let it pass. thea,"' she staid, and
would have turned away to get the
pareley.
But, Mr. A11ardeeu stopped her, lay
lug hie hand upon the portfolio.
-�-
This care 16014 lie a mistake," he slid
gently. "sit is better to have an un-'
daratiudutg ou the spat. Do yon may
this drawing is yours, Mist; Gay; that
yoalt?'
Luudteittdia,loolted at Laura ii plortug-
ly, but the latter stood milieu mai en
lout.
"" L ask you whether yea aid it Miss
Gaya Did you do this ?.-.ant) this ?
taking others from the portfolio. Speak
out.
Lucinda tock the sketch from his
hand. Down in oue corner, following
the outline of a pl,ltutitin leaf, sho polo
tea to certain urinate characters. Look
ing atteuti.vly,he lead the name "CiL-
derella.' Taunina he looked at Laura.
""Some niasteke,'" eke faltered, blends
and lips alike trembling; I must halve
tet4:elz up Cindy's umteed of my own."
'des, elle had taken Cindy's sketches
out of her room, and exhibited them
as her own.
What peeled in the next few mins
utas, Lucinda could hardly ever recall.
It wits like a bowilderiug dream. Laura,
had diiisppoared, leaving the portfolio ;
on every sketch within xt wee the pri-
vate mark, "Cinderella." In lien own
sweet humility, she would act have
dared to show them to Mr. Allardesn.
But now he had seen them, had praised
them, had spoken the kindest, dearest,
words of hope and encouragement. Ho
had recognized in her, partly untaught
untrained as she was, something akin
to his own genius. Was it any wonder
that at last site laid her head on the
table and cried, partly with joy, partly
at the discomfort touching Laura.
William Allardeen laid his handgently
ou her dead.
" Don't cry Cinderella. You have
surely found your fairy godmother."
Whether she had found her fairy
godmother or not, she had found
kiln.
Which will you do, my dear one,"
1;e whispered. <t Stay in the kitchen
here ?—or come with me to live at an
artist's studio ?"
I-1 daresay it was a mistake,"
she pleaded, trembling and blushing.
"Please don't tell of Laura."
"Never mind Laura ; we can rlo
without her. I want you Lucinda.
Ah, my dear one, the first hour 1 saw
you, with your father's wondeifilI eyes
my heart went out to you. Will yon
come to me to my studio, and be my
dear wife?—my very own little Cinder-
ella ?"
Cinderella burst into teasel, an• d hid
her face in her arms. 13y -and -by Su-
san came clattering down to bee what
had become of the parsley.
;frew dieetturagea," murmured Ltauraa.
'• Out for you 1 might never have
)totted it out."
lie sheik his head, uuv eiyiuced..--
As heeled, he would *tet nederetaud
it.
'"4 It is a singular thing, Ode new
tele*at of Lama's for drawing :" oft.
served Elie:tbetlt one afternoon that
tiho had bs.de L uei►ulak co ne to her
roost unci gave her hair a brush. She
Sat Vet had a talent f•ar anything except
making the wast of her bee,nty and
eitesezeg caecseif to advantage.. 'rake
care, (Cutis, you are )Tenting me."
"" 'tare you seen her b�etche,s ?"
asked Cindy. ." 1 wkh tube :►Quid
►;ll°.,►►- slew to me ! she knows haw I
delight fu outing gond drawings,"
" Not I. She wou't slow theta to
•nuybotiy. It's all put on. her toteles-
ee ; aunt to look veil iu Si'alliaut Allter-
dleett a %'yeas.* But he does praise ricer
work and an miet,ake; he sive it id
wutulerfnl, tcdtuirahle, `Plttru, Wet
• will do, you've brushed Ion euoegis.
And now get .nay peach Medlin, and
'4 ere- and pull slut the bows a bit."
The weeks weut ou. A ;;rand pce*tic
vssorgauie•dfor a distance; elate
twenty people to share in it. Prager.
ratious were made in the shape of goad
diahrs, it[rs, Theuro's share of glen)
being citietly performed by Umbel*:
incl*
the day arrived, stud they atartad an
hour after breakfast, fir, Allardeen
had ¶sutured to say something e;tout
poor )lass (,lay's making one of the
;tarty ; but Urs. Mucro assured him
that she could not he spared.
.As desired by her aunt, &ucinda
took the ottpottataity to oat Mr. Ai -
fat leen s a itti ig-roote to rigtts, end
.give it a tt*oroeteli dusting, when, to
her excessive surpriese. Mr. Allardoeu
'entered.
" Why's" site exclaimed iinnstoniiah•
talent. "Is it yon ? What !tare yuu
come back ler ?" He Iaetel:e.a. '
" To catch you in the *mast of your
eine, Mies C,iuderella. What were you
duiug in m tom ?I
it Putting it straight," tart answered
" \I abut told toe to do it-"
" yon will have the 'goodness
blot to do it auy more;; mot to put brut
duster out of your lianas:4' cannot
allow young ladies to a.,+o Clown on
their knees before nue."
She 'duelled w good ries.!. Her heart
was beating violently. 'Taking the
'luster nitb her eke was :Amato; to
cleave ate room, when her eye was
caught by a small exquisite watercolor
<lreateng, which ;lir. Alterdeon mud•
vertently disclosed to view iu muviug
asonee papers on a sido. tsble.
"" Oh, how beautiful 1" was her iu-
•colu'tary exclamation. 4411tay I just
look az it r
He put it into her hands and watch-
ed the delighted expression of her fee -
tura as.tha examined it in SLlone°.
"You are fond of drae ing, " he ?laid
Penal That was not the word for it voice. ,13y the time evening carne, Lu-
• 33T the few remarks elle made, he soon elude. seemed to have suown )aim for
found site understood art fairly well, years.
and that it was her chief enjoyment in But elie Lad not.luad the courage to
fife. He said uo more, however, theft, tell him that she;arew herself. She
:and Lucinda left the room. Ionged to tell hi iriand two or three
The souse of his return was very: times the w,►rds had, rieen to the tip of
eitnple calling at the post -office (tet her Longa?,, Only to be suppressed.
which his letters were sometimes aa-,Ou
Ou the afternoon cfthe des follow-
etiesseiil as ho weut with the pieces ng tithe !dr..Allardeen sat is a large
Harty through the town, the found an
iinpJrtantaat'rrtr. To the diemay of
creme of the party, for lir. Allardeen
-Kos age .era) faawol'ite, he turned back.
!wine to write it.
" yon won't bo long, lir. Ai -
1 ar:leen," cried Laura. '"" We had bet-
ter wait litre fur yuan."
–Certainly not. `Your carriages
can go on. I Will charter a horse and
eeme after you."
• " Be sure :teal naake hint go fast,"
• eeeled out Laura, innocently silly as
usual.
Mr. Alaardet'n wrote his answer,antl
took it to the post-ofde.'. Again Lu-
eindea snpposett he had left for the day.
She was sutatching a few minutes' rest
antler the shady trees in the pleasant
riaorning air, when he came striding up
the path.
•" Ate you—rot goingto join them?'
questioned Lucinda, timidly.
"" I think uot. The inan at the inn
has no horse that I particularly care
to mount."
The answer brought her some-sud–
den perplexity : if Air. Allardeen re•
reined at home, he would waut lunch
and dinner. What was to be done,—
you were here thle morning ?"
" Indeed, uo. 'I: should not open
the door of yeur private piaees.'i
•''!'Itis is no B1aiebeard'a cslosat.---1
Look there."
Putting up the tissue paper which
coyer.,d h, the drawing, a water -color..!
stood out to view.
It wa`t a quaint old kitchen ; dim,!
shadowy, lighted' only by the eutbiret.
on the hearth. Leaning against the
stone jamb, of the great fireplace, with
R weary look upon her young face, and
her hand clasped aespondiugly, good
an emenietakabl•- (hnderelle.
it was no i, very light. and Lucinda
tool;, in nothing at first but a general
idea of the power and paths of the pia.
turp. balding her breath for very de.
light, while Mr. Allardeen watched tier
eagerly, Tier eye wandered over the
enuvass, grasping detail after detail;
then to the nau:e ou the toy. "Ciuder-
elle," thou to the girl'sdroopiug figure.
After gazing silently, she uttered a
faint exclamation, tritile tux red blood
fled from her ebeeke, and silo burst iu.
to tears. Outdarella's face waa.berowz+
face : she was the Cinderella.
is Havo I vexed you ?" he asked. "'I
aid not mean to. If I have you multi
forgive me."
" No, no, I am not vexed," elle one-
wered, sobbing her tearer "" dust
when I eRw her standing there, 1 felt
a great pity,aud thought, ' Oh, site bas
to be in the kitchen, as. I .Wave,' Atia
the ben moment 1i listen it Was nusself.
told—and–it is **tithing, lir. &ilertieeu,
but life does eeetm :lard at times.
" You would rather pass your days
an an artist's Media than in euetard.
tucking. lire Lucinda."
" Phew don't tall; of it. Olt 1" she
eatcl:<iaaed, sae,rt'ug, as the little clock
,.n the mantle -piece struck out, "I did.
not brink it was half so late."
" And wus if it is? Where ore you
going ? i uu have not sem all the
drawiuge."
"Bet there's lunch to be thought of
and dinner ---
"w Dinner be dispensed with," he in-
to tipted, letighing.
"• Lunch, also.. Confetti, now you
were not going to prepare dinner for
yourself."
No, there's cold meat for rue and
Susan. But now you have come
Molnar--"
Now I cavo come Borne I shall eat
cold meat too. And if you don't like
that, !firs Lucinda, I'll toucit iiuthing
but bread and batter."
"But my aunt will be angry with
Ino.,
"Leave her anger to me."
That was a red-letter dee fur Lucia.:-
da. She would never en her life for•
get it. After rovelliug amidst the
akotohos, iIr. Allordeeu Blade Ler sit
out uuder the trees, now reading
snatches of poetry to her, 311;,w talking
to her unrestrainedly in osis pleasant
arbour, reading lettere that the day
mail had brougut him. Leaning back
eomfartably in the rustic summer'
house, a cigar in his mouth, he folded
up lee letters, and took up the newly
arrived art Journal. Hearing foot-
steps approach, he looked up and saw
lemurs advancing portfolio it hand.
"I don't euppose you want to see
me cu. bit, she said throwing bask
her head childishly, and her pretty
hal,: ""Especially just when you ha\e
your letters. But I came never -the -le: s
I do so want you to tell me what is
the trouble with this sketch. I can't
got it to suit alae. Oh, Mr. Allaraeen,"
aud she iaid her fingers spun the tip
of his coat. sleeve, appe',lingly, "• what
shall I do when yon go away, and 1
have no one to help me ? You have
added su much to my life."
He made no reply -ungallant fellow
that Ire wags -as lie threw away his
cigar, took the little sketch, or design,
from her band, sour) glanced at it care-
lessly. But in a anotneut he lost his
listless air, pushed back the hair from
his forehead, laid the bit 'of drawing
paper ou the table before him, and "Woll, I'm glad of it 1" honestly
bept oyer it: spoke Mrs. Munro, when matters were
Nothing had boon ordered. She and "This design is remarkable, very re- disclosscl to her. "Though I believe
Susan had both thought they were free I mailable for the wcrk 'of a begiuuer, Laura did lock upon hien as sure to be
for the day. 1 aura,." he said at length. '' Yun are hers, I'm glad of it. It's a first-rate
" Would you like to come in and aa' perpetual surprise to rile, Yue have match for Cindy: And l'ru afraid,
.1 iok at my* portfolio of drawings,Miss such a way of getting at the hearts of what with the kitchen and other thins
Lucinda ?" thidgs. What do you !calm by tees life here was rather hard for her at
. '" Oh, if I might!'' she exclaimed, .sketcp? Put 'yonr thoughts into tunes,''• ,
her oyes flushed.words."
They went in through the glass Ile was surprised; puzzled, for he
doors. He opo 4i d' his portfolio, and t'iongbt theAraatcin, wonderful. No.
carele-sly exposed its treasures. Lu. men could be blind to Laura's,beauty,
cioda stood entranced: fur how long Allardeen had enjoyed it, as
elle hardly knew. She Fad an artist's he enjoyed a lovely Picture. 13nt he deoxy', loss of. manhood,6:c„ Iwilt send r000pt
eye'' the ver few remarks she trade had soon di�icuvei ed ui' al01101t he hist will enre yon PtaTilE cit Tt aGla. '1'S,is.
r y' + I groatidinody vas aditoovoredby azuissionary 3n
Witt hint that. had. that with all her little gushes of sbatth America. Banda self-addressed. ennolopo
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