CHAPTER XI . THE STORY GIRL DOES PENANCE Ten days later , Aunt Olivia and Uncle Roger went to town one evening , to remain over night , and the next day . Peter and the Story Girl were to stay at Uncle Alec 's during their absence . We were in the orchard at sunset , listening to the story of King Cophetua and the beggar maid -- all of us , except Peter , who was hoeing turnips , and Felicity , who had gone down the hill on an errand to Mrs. Ray . The Story Girl impersonated the beggar maid so vividly , and with such an illusion of beauty , that we did not wonder in the least at the king 's love for her . I had read the story before , and it had been my opinion that it was `` rot . '' No king , I felt certain , would ever marry a beggar maid when he had princesses galore from whom to choose . But now I understood it all . When Felicity returned we concluded from her expression that she had news . And she had . `` Sara is real sick , '' she said , with regret , and something that was not regret mingled in her voice . `` She has a cold and sore throat , and she is feverish . Mrs. Ray says if she is n't better by the morning she 's going to send for the doctor . AND SHE IS AFRAID IT 'S THE MEASLES . '' Felicity flung the last sentence at the Story Girl , who turned very pale . `` Oh , do you suppose she caught them at the magic lantern show ? '' she said miserably . `` Where else could she have caught them ? '' said Felicity mercilessly . `` I did n't see her , of course -- Mrs. Ray met me at the door and told me not to come in .
But Mrs. Ray says the measles always go awful hard with the Rays -- XXXXX they do n't die completely of them it leaves them deaf or half blind , or something like that .
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