CHAPTER XIX
"OH LOOK!"
For a time the actors on the stage, taking part in the fairy play, had to stop. They could not go on because the Chinese children were crying so hard. And really it was a strange thing to have happen.
Then Cinderella herself—or at least the young lady who was playing that part—seeing what the matter was, stepped to the front of the stage and said to the Chinese minister:
"Tell your little children there will be no more shooting. They will not be frightened again. I am sorry it happened," and she bowed and kissed her hand to the older boys and girls in the box. They were not frightened as were the smaller ones.
"It is all right. They will be themselves again soon. I thank you," said the Chinese minister, rising and bowing to the actress. He
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