A Modern Cinderella

er in a fairly successful law firm, his wife an averagely nice, sensible body, Miss Florence, her husband's sister, a

o declared one or the other of them must go, and they simply could not give up Bridget. The babies slept a good deal of the time and only cried when they were hungry. The mother and aunt thought t

e. She took the house and persuaded them to come there, and she would live with them on certain conditions. She was to have the third floor front room and the store room, get her breakfast and tea and take dinner with them though it was their lunche

kitchen which Bridget declared she liked above all things. A woman came to 20 do the washing and ironing, Bridget's nephew took out the ashes and swept the stoop and sidewalk.

subscription to some of her c

. Ask for Mrs. Johnson. They have two girls; they put them out when they are twelve. And since you only want some one to amuse the babi

ing and who would make an excellent kitchen maid. The other was Marilla Bond, an orphan with no relatives that any one knew; a fair, nice

Yes'm" and "No'm;" she did what she was told to do with alacrity, she ran up and down stairs on numberless errands. She was a very good reader and at first, Jack kept her busy in

nd a little. She played with them, talked to them and they really

ntelligent," Aunt Flo

riage. They were carried down and put in it, then brought 22 up again. Th

hed and fed and sent to school for half a year. She really did like her new home. Only if it wasn't

ent down stairs but not to sit in the ashes. She did numerous things for Bridge

said. "You see I can't leave the babie

t'll bring his mother to he

k the babies home and explained and

earch and finally asked the 23 policeman, who said:

found. His mother kept him in the house for

rouble you shall not go

them talk. They each had a rubber doll and the child would dance them up and down and make

earlier years. He was a little afraid of his father, and sometim

e silk and twist and spo

reet where the stores are, couldn't you M

there opposit

t out for you and you may take my Leggy bag. Be sure

ith her sw

d long nap. Now Jack, you must be very good and mi

pretty in his brown coat with its

y a'cause I'm g

whether you are goi

ark which was a rather long triangle with a few trees in

laughing, but she gained on him and took him by

street and found the store, and asked 25 for the no

and find an order in it," sh

silk, two twist, black cotton numb

he money whizzing to the cash c

railroad for?" asked Jack,

rries th

sh I had o

ike a flash, turning here and there through the aisles. Clear down to the end of the store wa

top him!" she cr

y were gaining on him he threw down the ar

is row?" asked

hed the toys and ran,

w could you!"

ghed ins

brother?" in

irl, please, sir," an

ok Jack until he was

to go to the Station House. I

tooped to pick up some of the broken piece

his m

orden, 138 A

ght you in

things. They are in th

e up to inquire

ff an expensive toy the other night and I sent a 27 note to his mother t

o place the pieces toget

ixty-sev

her, and young sir, if you dare to come in thi

llected. One lady lo

ck Borden," she said

old the s

lung out. "I just stam

man handed Marilla a folded note.

een her fault. But what would Mrs. Borden say? What if Mrs. Borden should send her ba

ey reached the house, "I ain't comi

bell. Bridget protested she could not run up and down so

a, what's t

treet. And, oh, Miss Florenc

tter? Did you l

verything and the

rence opened the bag, counted the cha

what i

e and said, 'Wait for the change.' When it came she handed it to me and turned away, and when 29 I was putting it in the bag Jack ran off. You know how the paths go in and out. I looked and looked and saw him over at th

en broken. Miss Florence handed the note to

e the errand very well. Don't cry, child

ed. "A great fuss about sixty-se

ild is dreadful. He doesn't mind Marilla when he is out of our sight, hard

w. They always cried

k?" asked hi

down the

lla; you go down and get the

f course told the

l through and through, a mean dirty spalpeen, a holy terror! And

send me back to Bethany H

If that Jack was mine, I'd skin him alive and hang him out bare naked,

orence had talked her sister-in-law into a more reasonable view of the case. Then the babies were fed and comforted and sat o

front door. Jack was slowly sauntering back and she beckoned to hi

to put 'em ba

him for good. Meanwhile the bell rang for lunch. She

all the lunch you can have will be a piece of bread without any butt

he went up stairs an

rid on a rail and dumped in th

n sent

rposed his m

ores. There were two she delighted in, book and stationery stores. One window was full of magazines and papers, and she read bits here and there. She was so fond of reading a

, "you have been a very bad boy today. You have been a t

dn't a'

re sent to prison. And there you broke up the toys. Yo

a took

can't. You will have to be watched and punished, and I am 33 go

I go

you are a

saw he was not making much impression.

with Jack," his mother said on h

unt of three boys who had managed to enter a grocery store a

ow than have such a thing pu

so nice," returned hi

cks and his saucy replies, and tried high moral suasion, but we must turn over a new leaf. When he is

without asking for it. But I think she does sometimes shield Jack. He has a nasty way of pinching and

ought to be with other boys. And those classes are made so entertaining. The many employments take a child's

ome time, and our training hasn't proved such a brilliant success. Oh, I do want him to grow u

was who 35 recognized Jack in the

all over, I know," r

grow a good many of the

r bag and Jack begged the bag "to bust," watching his fath

rap. You must not pinch Marilla or the babies, not kick any one nor tell what isn't true. We

go to the '

," was th

I'd ru

e all around, and yo

holler l

in a dark

tory who dug his way ou

as such a little fellow,

this strap on my little bo

ood and wh

Jack. You're g

ce. And Jack was very much entertained. He soon learned what a "punch below

hey've got to write it, and I can read most anything and spell words, to