Cinderella Jane

the aisle, speechless, a

oing here?" he

h with you. I t

othes on this minute,"

I always lie abed late," she

her feet, but second thought convinced him that public opinion would be ag

belle on train. What

t unspeakable state of vile air and half-dressed strangers which makes Pullma

essing the curtains, "get

eakfast, thank you, Jerr

he had warned him against Isabelle's wiles. He could count on Mrs. Abercrombie Brendon's championing. Certainly he had disappointed her, but she could not believe him such a cad as to have run off with the Bryce g

continue his journey with her to New York? What could he do with her then? He decided to leave it to the Bryces; they would have to arrange the det

-room. Still she did not appear. All the other berths were made up, and the usual curiosity centred in the one late

ensconced among her belongings. She smiled exuberant

Jerry dear. Isn

ht to be

father tone. I hoped you would be gl

, I'm

up, because, glad or ma

made you do suc

that dull bunch. I told you I'd come north

to be so unhampered by c

t ot

pare

-th

d m

nsider

you don'

u. You have put me in a ve

ante

you, to make you di

ne enough,

for ins

crimp in every

that. I thought w

ant to be

d at her

here,

all me kid,"

e there is something I don't understand about it. In the first place,

r, but you had bought the whole section. I wanted to pop my head down and say 'boo' at

have so

ally for som

icket for

es

are you g

epends

n

eft a note for mother, saying I had run away wit

, but one look at h

, your running off with me, like this, and then demanding that

and a half,"

s one of yours, Isabelle. I expect a wire from your father sayin

back on that

lies with your respected father. In the meantim

d mistress of school to meet her there. Wally." The extreme concern in Jerry's face prompted Isabelle to read over hi

o luncheon with

at him spe

ed, Mr.

l consideration. She tried in every way to break down this wall of formality.

't treat me like a

hing to deserve

e so nice to m

yourself like a kid,

ehaviour on the ya

n this dime-novel, moving-pictur

Jerry. You look as if you wo

le

e any of my behaviours,

re a lonely little girl w

hat now

fault i

ou

ghed s

interruptions from the Wax Doll, if you'd on

hour had passed and he did not come back, she marc

. I'm lonesome. I've always wanted to sit in

om for her, but Jerry took her by t

said, and felt the grin of the men beh

rry, but don't

do you suppose those men think of you? They do not consider you the least cute or clever, if that is what you intend

were my guar

s. He looked toward his escape with anticipation, and he devoutly hoped that his farewell with Isabelle would be for

do you h

o," ca

ever for

quite f

iled the tr

have been mos

d, and relapsed into la

failed to find the head mistress. Isabelle was perfe

oing to do with

ied ungraciously, bun

nswer. He tried again and again. He went to the Chatfields'; there was nob

y?" she cried, and began

night, and in the morning I

will yo

a cl

his spooky place a

e you around town at this hour o

d you can sleep on the couc

ent a request to Jane Judd to come to the 'phone,

ane Judd?" dem

y to stay the n

t her. I hat

heard Jan

d. I am just back from Florida and I have to ask a very great favour of you. If I

up the r

ere in twenty minutes with Miss Judd

u stay, t

be ridi

. She was as calm and impersonal as if this wer

ask you to do it,

until I get some

d the news of the quarter. Bobs and the Chatfields h

ove a nuisance," he said, as

old i

xte

ed up on a couch, h

d never come, J

d enough to stay with you. Thi

and the girl

ou. You must be very ti

a good sleep," said Jerry

don't want to stay with this strange woman. I want to go with you

little goose

hate me, Jerry

you, when yo

me Cr-cricket, j

a good girl, a

e good-

othing of

of Jane's amusement over this absurd scene, which she was overhearing

dd," cal

for an instant was there a fl

zy kid," he said desperately. "I'

bag and hurrie

!" wailed

hree at a time, and pined for the sight of Wally, so that he might