A look of puzzled wonder came into the little face, and then a cry of such gladness burst from her lips, that more than one pair of eyes grew suddenly tear-filled.
"Father! Father!" cried she. "Is it really—really you?"
"Yes, little one, there's not a doubt about it," was the reply, and hereupon the Prince took "Cinderella" into his loving arms and kissed her fondly.
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And so rolled away the clouds of poverty and care from little Ella Russell's pathway—
"And over meadowland and hill,
The birds trilled forth their songs again,
And as in blessing from the skies,
God sent His 'shining after rain.'"
THE END
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