Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-04-10

3 'NsSOAS anu ieStuTeS, anu tudl Odt
seemed very dim and far off: but the
sun was shining, and there were love
! ~ shells and weeds lying on the sands
az his very feet. and one could forget
, the multitude of things that were un
| becoming if one had some one to plan
win. At home, at the palace, there
was Enrique, the head gardener
, sen, who sometimes was allowed To
share the kings amusements. En-
! riCue, too, talked of things. that were
''unbecoming." and was a dull. tame
kind of boy; but, when one had nc
other boy to play with, even Enrique
was better than nobody. He won.
dered what Enrique would have
thought of this queer little dancing
gin.
| Then, for courtesy was a branch OF
education in which the king had never
needed instruction, he moved forward
and picked up the hat that lay upon
the sands, beside the print of tiny
foot half-filled with sea water
AS the king did this, the girlchild
stopped dancing. tossed back her
curls and smiled At least there was
q CLEAN of small white teeth between
the scarlet lips as the king took off
MS bonnet with pretty grace and
held the hat out TO her, saying in
French, 1T was getting wet, mademoi
selle, lying there: and that out be,
yond"-he pointed TO the breakers
rs not snow, only foam. And--there
are no such things as fairies. They
do not exist"
| An, ba. AS if | did not know
that" said the girl, still painting from
the dance. Her eyes were of an odd
agate color, and fringed with wonder
fully thick. black lashes, and hel
chestnut colored eyebrows were
traced on her delicate temples as
though fine pencil had drawn them
And her flushed face was like a ripe
Eectarine. One pretends-when one
wishes to amuse ones self. And here
it is so triste and dull,"
The king opened his blue eyes a,
this. She had seemed so happy, ant
all the while she had been pretending
Now she cried out with admiration
that seemed quite unfeigned, "Oh la
la! The stick-the lovely stick
Who gave you that?"
1T is Basque stick, mademoi
selle,' the king explained. THE pea
SAINTS make them, and l bought this
it was not given to me-" He stopped
for the girls eyes asked for it, begged
for it, entreated for it, coaxed for it.
Monsieur, beg of you, let me hav,
it in my hands, How pretty it is
How happy you must be to posses,
such a stick" She Rugged it to he
breast, as though she could not par
with it. and. though the gaudy, new
possession was dear to the boy. h,
yielded it.
Keep it, mademoiselle." He di,
not say. 81 will buy another for the,
kept lin very short of pocket money
and permission to spend what he re
ceived was concession gained witt
trouble. ITO fritter away money UP
en- trifies is unbecoming a king" t,
t,eak or spoil or give those trifie
away was unbecoming also. But +,
refuse lady's request, that would b,
impossible, the king felt. And thu
sgate eyes asked, if the red lips die
not.
You may keep the stick. mademoI
selle," he said gently.
The agate eyes sparlxled with de
ligh;.
How good of you. But why cal
NE mademoiselle? / am Marie Oh
look at the beautiful red flowers
| The glowing trail of weed she
pointed to lay stranded at the sea
| brink one moment. The next wave
might snatch it back into the treas
ury of ocean. The king sprang to
ward the prize and snatched it up as
the wave broken and Kissed about his
Little white ankles. Then he brought
the long scarlet trail in triumph bach
to Marie.
! Hold my hat and stick" she sale
imperiousIy. Then, with few def
thrusts and turns, she made a wreath
% the seaweed and set it on her re
! bellious curls, and looked at him
| smiling, crowned with the fantastic
| splendor. He anew there are no suct
things as fairies out of childish books
but If Marie had spread gossamei
wings and taken flight he would hard
/ ~ have been surprised. Il will make
you crown, too she said, with g
little, gurgling laugh, and then We
can play at being a king and queen
Come, let us lok for more of the rec
fiowers!"
But the king held back.
Crowns are not made of seaweeL
or of flowers-at least. those that arr
worn by kings" he said. 'gThey are
cf heavy metal, and hurt the head"
"lney are of gold and jewels" cried
Marie tossing her lovely head. "As
though | did not know that! / want
ed to make believe, and you viii not
help me. We could have built pal
ace out of sand, and played at reign
ing over a kingdom together"
| The kings face grew grave and
earnest.
"Mademoiselle, we are too young tx
reign. There is the minority, durins
which a regent occupies the throne