Cinderella Jane

they appointed him Minister Extraordinary to the whole affair. He was to design the setting fo

e free to put all his heart and brain at their service. This was quite impossible unless he gave up all other work for the time being. If that was not entirely satisfactory to them, he w

as a new way to dress up. None of them thought it was funny for the seemly old prophets to disport themselves at a ball, not until the newspaper wits began to point it out. But it never p

over old pictures, working at effects. He decided upon the throne room of King Herod as the big general background of the show. He planned a wide staircas

ith abandon. He laboured early and late, until he was tired out, before the rea

own Prince to stage the Coronation. This is nothing but ready m

ew York ever had. I'm interested in it. When it's ove

take you for a cruise on her ya

hat's the trouble, Bobsie? Are you jealou

zed out

away from your work, pick your brains, wear you out, and then

aking her look at him. "For a penny, I'd shake you, Bobs! What do you think I

you do, but

knew he was annoyed. He went back to work on a cost

ed rapidly for an hour. Then a mov

hat?" he

o view, a sock pul

you s

d, I forgot y

other room when M

d at her

thing in that ice-box I could ea

ected hi

t something

other. I'll

started off, i

of us, Miss Judd; I'l

e laid the table, served a chop, creamed potatoes, a salad, and Turkish c

our place?"

ght som

his lunch. It's a grand tiffin. Whe

ling in every inch of her body,

ook; they just absorb i

came back he was studying his sketch while he ate. He scarcely notic

his big show I

es

ing. How did yo

was at the Chatfields' yester

? What did

n't li

you're not

sm

you ever used a smile! What k

to end the interview.

just when you had smiled at me for the first time

" she repli

grimace and

ed; in fact, as the whole big machine began to revolve on Jerry as axis, he frequently sent out a hurry call for Jane Judd to get him some lu

hin. At the eleventh hour the costumers decided that they could not turn out the gowns for the "vestal vir

to do?" he burst out, a

e matter?"

with an out

y hard t

got to be done da

w m

xte

e of women to help, I m

somebody; pay 'em anything; bu

u got th

phone for it and g

't forget thre

phoning, Bobs app

bing entirely too much of your time. I'

gone wrong with some costumes, and I've offered

you can do for the pampered darling?

ank

nd when the stuff arrived Jane had t

take your time like

rry; explain the d

up a drawing which b

know how to cut th

do I," sa

e remarked, and they all

straight, neck t

d it carefu

it on you, Miss Roberts, and if it'

aised for Jan

poke impatiently now and then, but Jane was calm. In the end the gown was cut and basted and hung on tired Bobs. Then Ja

ou three blessed, stitch

ld any woman a

of everybody, Jane J