New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13
PRINCE DINPLE CHEEK.
Ind What He Found OTCr the
Garden Wall.

Little FRINGE Dimple Cheeks mother. poor lady.
although she Queen. invalid and
sad, and the King always busy with the
Court Chamberlain. So the little prince. who had
neither brother nor a sister. was left much OF
the time alone
Now. back Of the Kings palace was q wonderful
garden. a garden where trees grew tall: where the
foliage OF the hedges strolled gradually away TO
form mysterious recesses. where lined the
borders with splendid OF color. flaming
against tho shadows beyond.
Here morning. the little prince came walk
ing listlsssly. His face sad for he was lonely
He had wearied Of the birds and flowers. and ne
longed for something else. he knew not what
Suddenly 1t occurred 10 him that there was an
unknown world beyond the big wall which the
roses clung. He knew the grounds that bordereo
the highroad for he had often passed them
while walking with ais tutor but this wall. COW
cred with nOddins roses, was at the very back OF
the garden. and Prince Dirnple Cheek could not
even guess 10 what might lie in the mysterious
region beyond.
Near by grew medlar tree CIedIar trees al
ways grow in Kings gardens. you know Prince
Dirnple Cheek thrilled with tho excitement of ad-
venture as caught bought above his head and
swung into the branches. The tree overlooked a
neghboring garden. But it was a tiny one. for II
belonged TO people in modest circumstances ana
there were no beautiful roses there.
However it was an unknown land to the little
prince and he regarded it with interest. AS he
looked little girl OF about his own age came
darling Of the house and. clapplng her hands
for JOY. began performing dance. all TO herself
on a strip OF green
"Goody, Goody," cried little Honeysuc6le. as
she danced Dear papa is coming home to-day
Prince Dinple Check stared at her curiously-
He took dancing lessons himself in the palace
every week but he always hated them Now for
the first time he discovered the motions were
pretty The little girl ethereally slender, blue
eyed golden haired white skinned Her simple.
print dress spread fan shaped above her knees;
hF-5ffL he foot on VII
poised seemed scarcely to touch the ground, while
the other pointed outward now here now there
Her gold curls hung loose; she swayed slightly.
One tiny hand held her skirt; the other marked
the time.
Who are you called Prince Dimpls Cheek
abruptly when she had stopped dancing. She
caught her breath. and then looked VI into the
raedlar surprised
I'm Honeythuckle" she lsped, shaking her curls
over her pink cheek She shy.
u guess YOU know who l ann" he said grandly.
HopeIessly Honeysuckle shook her head. Then
light dawned in her big eyes
I gueth l know" she murmured You're the
little printh"
"A printh? No. I'm prince" he said judicialIy.
Her lips quivered She turned and away.
Hello. come back he called. Please come
back" But she gone.
All during the night Prince Dinpe Cheek
restless longing for the morning TO come, when
he might again get away from his tutor and
wander of into the garden alone. He knew what
he was going 10 do. de was going to climb that
At last he found himself in its green branches
and-yes. there she wasi She playing with
her white cat, and she looked Fweeter and pretter
than
Good morning Honeysuckle." he called. I'm
sorry ] was ruoe TO yog yesterday. Won't You
talk a little bt2 You Pee. l have one TO
play with
Frightened at this long speech. Honeysuckle
looked obstnately her cat. though the little
prince tried persistently TO catch her eye and
smile. She would not look Up at the medlar tree.
At his wits end he played his highest card.
Look here,' he cried. There are tons and tons
Of roses over herr in the palace garden. and you
haven't any. Say. II you stand close to the wall
here. I'll pluck and throw you over as many
must promise TO talk 20 while. Do you
She nodded vigorously. 'Yeth," she said. beam
ing up q him.
a great cluster OF roses he threw them the
stone wall BY the time he had mounted the
medlar tree again HOneysuckle already had them
IN her arms and burying her face in their
fragrant freshness. Prince Dimple Cheeks offer
ing had been acceptable. She looked up him
smiling almost fearlessly.
When the little prince heard his tutor coming a
great way down the broad, white gravel walk
0ast the marble fountain, he whispered TO the
child with her arm Eull OF roses: Meet here
tomorrow at the same time, II you can, and
climbed hastily down
The next morning Honey suckle offered him a
lion animal cracker, with the name bitten or. He
accepted It. and in return threw her a heap more
flowers over the wall
garden lost its beauty. But little Prince Dmple
Cheek had found something that neither summer
nor the roses nor the garden had ever been able
10 give him; he had found child companionship.
VIRGINIA LEILA VENT.