1. Sara

    Once on a dark ers day, s of London t ted and t nigtle girl sat in a cab horoughfares.

    S  tucked under  ared out of t tfulness in her big eyes.

    Stle girl t one did not expect to see suc   groo. S as if sime.

    At t s made from Bombay ain Creo and fro on it, of t on t deck, and of some young officers ry to make alk to t things she said.

    Principally, s a queer t  at one time one range verange streets w. S so her.

    quot;Papa,quot; serious little voice ;

    quot; is it, darling?quot; Captain Cre;

    quot;Is t; Sara o ;Is it, papa?quot;

    quot;Yes, little Sara, it is. e  at last.quot; And t  sad w.

    It seemed to o prepare ;t; as s. ting fato be tion soget s listening, and s  being ric. Siful bungalos s and an aya people .

    During  life only one troubled  t;t; so be taken to some day. te of India --generally to England and to scalk about tters t so go also, and times ories of try tracted roubled by t t  stay h her.

    quot;Couldnt you go to t place ; s;Couldnt you go to scoo? I would ;

    quot;But you  o stay for a very long time, little Sara,quot; ;You o a nice  of little girls, and you ogety of books, and you  t it ake care of papa.quot;

    So t. to keep to ride  at table o talk to   go ao quot;t; in England to attain it, s make up o go. S care very muctle girls, but if sy of books s, aling stories of beautiful telling to imes sold to hem as much as she did.

    quot;ell, papa,quot; sly, quot;if ;

    at all resigned  keep t a secret.  little Sara  companion to  urn to India,  into  expect to see ts o meet o tood tination.

    It s ro t on t door te on wters:

    Miss Minchin,

    Select Seminary for Young Ladies.

    quot;; said Captain Creed teps and rang ten t after tly like Miss Minc able and  o all clock in to tern upon it, timepiece stood upon tel.

    As s doiff ma one of  her.

    quot;I dont like it, papa,quot; s;But t really like going into battle.quot;

    Captain Creired of hearing Saras queer speeches.

    quot;Otle Sara,quot; ; so say solemn to me? No one else is as solemn as you are.quot;

    quot;But w; inquired Sara.

    quot;Because you are suc; ill more. And t o opping laug once and looking almost as if tears o his eyes.

    It  t Miss Mincered t: tall and dull, and respectable and ugly. S spread itself into a very large smile o  o spend a great deal of money on tle daughter.

    quot;It  privilege to iful and promising cain Cre; saking Saras roking it. quot;Lady Mereditold me of  treasure in an establis like mine.quot;

    Sara stood quietly, hing odd, as usual.

    quot;iful c; s;I am not beautiful at all. Colonel Granges little girl, Isobel, is beautiful. S black  fair in t. I am one of t celling a story.quot;

    Saken,  in t like Isobel Grange, , but sure, ratall for ense, attractive little face. e black and only curled at tips;  is true, but t like till s stle girl, and s at all elated by Miss Minctery.

    quot;I selling a story if I said siful,quot; s; quot;and I selling a story. I believe I am as ugly as s did s for?quot;

    After s. S so eac a co her school.

    Sara stood near ened o ttle girls ed tain Cre for Lady Meredito be ;a parlor boarder,quot; and so enjoy even greater privileges to ty bedroom and sitting room of o o take the ayah who had been her nurse in India.

    quot;I am not in t anxious about ion,quot; Captain Creted it. quot;ty o keep oo fast and too mucting tle nose burroo books. S read ttle ead of a little girl. Sarving for neo gobble, and ss gro, big, fat ones--Frencory and biograps, and all sorts of too muc and buy a neo play more ;

    quot;Papa,quot; said Sara, quot;you see, if I  out and boug to be intimate friends. Emily is going to be my intimate friend.quot;

    Captain Cre Miss Minc Captain Crewe.

    quot;; she inquired.

    quot;tell ; Captain Crewe said, smiling.

    Saras green-gray eyes looked very solemn and quite soft as she answered.

    quot;S got yet,quot; s;So buy for me. e are going out togeto find o be my friend alk to about ;

    Miss Minctering indeed.

    quot; an original c; s; a darling little creature!quot;

    quot;Yes,quot; said Captain Cre;Stle creature. take great care of ;

    Sara stayed  el for several days; in fact, sil o India. t out and visited many big soget a great many t, indeed, a great many more t Captain Creed tle girl to ed a rimmed ly furs, and lace dresses, and embroidered ones, and s , soft ostrics and muffs, and boxes of tiny gloves and ockings in suc supplies t te young tle girl  be at least some foreign princess--pertle daughter of an Indian rajah.

    And at last t t to a number of toy s a great many dolls before they discovered her.

    quot;I  o look as if s a doll really,quot; Sara said. quot;I  o look as if sens o rouble ;--and s ed as s--quot;trouble  to ; So t big ones and little ones-- at dolls  dolls h golden braids, dolls dressed and dolls undressed.

    quot;You see,quot; Sara said . t better if tried on.quot;

    After a number of disappointments to  t t even going in, arted and clutchers arm.

    quot;O; s;t;

    A fluso  recognized someone simate h and fond of.

    quot;Sually ing t; s;Let us go in to ;

    quot;Dear me,quot; said Captain Cre;I feel as if roduce us.quot;

    quot;You must introduce me and I roduce you,quot; said Sara. quot;But I kne;

    Perainly a very intelligent expression in ook  not too large to carry about easily; surally curling golden-bro , t mere painted lines.

    quot;Of course,quot; said Sara, looking into ;of course papa, t;

    So Emily aken to a cfitters soo, and velvet and muslin ones, and s and coats and beautiful lace-trimmed underclothes, and gloves and handkerchiefs and furs.

    quot;I so look as if s; said Sara. quot;Im o make a companion of ;

    Captain Cre t a sad t kept tugging at . t t o be separated from  little comrade.

    out of  nig and stood looking do Sara, , botgo Captain Cre glad sach a boyish expression.

    quot;tle Sara!quot; o ;I dont believe you know ;

    t day ook o Miss Minc o sail a morning. o Miss Minc ors, Messrs. Barroed, and t t in for Saras expenses. e to Sara twice a week, and so be given every pleasure she asked for.

    quot;Stle ts anyt isnt safe to give ; he said.

    t o tle sitting room and t on  in  his face.

    quot;Are you learning me by , little Sara?quot; roking her hair.

    quot;No,quot; s;I kno; And t t eacher go.

    ting on tting room,  until it urned tting by er it, too.  er, Miss Amelia, to see  open the door.

    quot;I ,quot; said a queer, polite little voice from inside. quot;I  to be quite by myself, if you please.quot;

    Miss Amelia  and dumpy, and stood very mucer. Ster-natured person of t s doairs again, looking almost alarmed.

    quot;I never sa; s;S making t particle of noise.quot;

    quot;It is mucter t; Miss Minc;I expected t a c t;

    quot;Ive been opening runks and putting ; said Miss Amelia. quot;I never sas, and real Valenciennes lace on  do you t;

    quot;I tly ridiculous,quot; replied Miss Minc;but t take to ctle princess.quot;

    And upstairs in t on tared at tain Creo stop.