Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-04-14

-- Mace was strange TO the little
r had never seen IL before.
..n al. they were not quite
hey had followed the right
r.gr2 was hungry and kept
H- something TO drink. They
rl locked anXi0usly about
-.- saw the castle with its
hatl1meuts. but for the mo-
.g sa" n0-Ling OF the elf
-et tCey had come so far TO
rrs- re near here. a" said Dagmar.
.lius of desperation in her
rt see anything Of it" replied
APPS if is q little further on"
walled Thyra i'm q piteous
.-. Il wan Jo doe home. She
end raeau 20 cry.
rgr7r exclaimed Dagmar.
.ar u7. "D0 come Oh like
rr-a would not move
wen miss. @ bis black huljra-
r come and eat YOU.
h.-... threat only made the
-.-. ..r .ua louder. Dagmars
once and appointment knew
..rnfe N.- are naughty child"
.an't love you aJ all."
.Cer. -.--.. said Alexandra coax
m... win carry YOU
T."r u.- IEyra's approval and
s.. ..'r dried her eyes. and
-r herself 90 be- lifted up in AL
rIs.
r9m the position Of the sun
have been yergiug upon noon.
children had walked several miles.
ISL wonder tleg were tired. Tn their
10 t1i the troll they had
.- tarlEued until Tbyra reyolted
a- down. They then began to
they would not mind taking
themselves but they pushed
ON. Ihyra was not heavy
- hur Alexandra was only a little
herself, and she had never walked
u all ugr life before. After a
.. her breath failed her and her
look 20 rrembliDg.sti she push
.l. The prospect was not reassUr-
To was the hope that the elf
was near al hand that lent ever
renewed energy TO her Logging foot
soon youu see q dear little troll.
..... promised pagmar, by way OF
.- for her severity. ga dear little
... who viii mend my boot and per
.,e ME some milk to- drink.
..-l chat De elegaut2'
"..I why don't 1 see him?" in
o.-.l Ihyra, increduIously; "he mus
b.. ury little. / been looking hour
u-
NorU see him soon, assured Dag
mar "ouIy just wait TN run ON
ahead and look for You" And Dag
mgr accordingly skipped away. Pres
emily she stopped. stood for q moment
u.so.ure. ran few steps forward.
looked around. and waving her hand
wildly. cried ont.
Here's the mound, here's the
mound, AieNaulra-Thyra. Here il
This announcement caused Alex
auurl to deposit her burden rather UNI
tremendously ON The ground, and set
off on q run n the direction Dagmar
had indicated. 1byra followed as fast
as her small legs could carry her
AieNaudro soon reached the enchanted
spot but she had not enough breath &c
utter a word whom she had done so
She could only stand and look ant
look Ut che wonderful mound. for there
Fl. was. just as DGgmar had said. A
l.- ObI0ug pile or earth covered witt
stones. and Oh, miracle of miracles ,
little yeyet clad figure lying ASLEEP
underneath. Such an odd quaint fig
ura. resembling that of q boy, with q
velvet cap ON his head. and a long
uri n his hand
The elf. the eIfr' shrieked Dagmar
wildly "Tho elf, the elf-oh. AlaX-
gr.ra. see-see, Look look, It's
-e gf himself, Words failing her
s.. could only express her joy by clap
ping her hands and jumping up and
down like lit-le jumping jack.
Alexandra approached warlly She
was mo-. afraid. but her good sense told
..r -lat elves ought TO be treated with
certain degree of diMdenCe Thyra
with the unconscious fearlesSnesS of
l..gHood ran up 20 the sleeping troll
and Tasped him by the arm.
Little troll she broke out eagerly
"W.. thou div mo some milk.
-.N.u firstly an dwy She paused
half frightened at her own temerity.
Am. here nc was that a singular thing
Tho cir who. until this moment, had
totally unaware OF the children S
H.G. now awOke, and on perceiy-
i ..m showed signs of the greatest
.rrassmeut. Perhaps being UNI
r' for am encounter with NOR
creatures their sudden coming dis
concerted him. BE that as it may ne
. certainly the most ill-at-ease elf
u. He did not move at first;
SEEMED too much surprised. Fin
jumped uD. pulled Off his red
CAPS ". ir fail suatched it up again.
uug ON his heel was on the
beating % hasty retreat. when
quick to- divine his action.
him br the coat and mcere-
.g pulled him back again.
U beautiful little troll. she
world of passionate entreaty
voice. surely thou wilt not so
Tive come miles and miles 20
s. and have thee mend this
tear iu my pretty new boot.
She put out her foot, where
Alexandra exclaimed in tone
Hrel alarm.
uar, pagmar, It isn't a troll
It's tS-a-a bOy" She
.hoked with s0bS.
arred as though some one
struck her. Failing back a pace
.rcre5ulously ut the little
clad figure
ro.Ir she gasped. "Not q
III. Isl uan. Alexandra, 1 say
She stamped her foot
What's the use of saying