The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-07
RID OF ALL BUT ONE

RID OF ALL BUT ONE
Moved by an unknown impulse Herbert bent to
his oars and ierked the boat suddenly forward He
delighted to perceive that he had rid himself of
two of the imps at once. He repeated the action,
with the pleasing result that two vanished.
lie did this until at last only the largest one
lett but he could not be Jolted from his invisible
seat, at last Herbert was compelled to desist and
be rowed along hoping that something might happen
to rid him of the intruder. But nothing occurred,
and at last they the shore IN sight, which the
boy Immediately recognized the land of Aurora
Swiftly he drew to shore and to his delight
there stood Tourmaline the strand if expect
ing him. He sprang out and embraced her and
then the imp walked up and attempted to do the
same.
Tourmaline shrieked in horror and fright and
Herbert struck the ugly mannIkIn hard blow, but
he merely laughed and said:
y GU can't get rid of me easily, my lad / am
with you to stay so be easy"
Suddenly the King appeared with several guards
Seize them" he shouted, and instantly both Her
bert and the imp were carried away to a deep dun
geon. The imp did not seem at all cast down, but
the boy was very sad One Of the guards at the
door, seeing how depressed he was. said to him:
Il remember you very we'll Dc not worry. The
Princess is crying hard now and the King viii give
in soon and release you and your ugly companion"
"He Is no. companion of mine," replied Herbert.
Hes an interlOper- 1 wish you would put him
In another dungeon
"Cant do It unless the King orders It, responded
the kindly guard. Take nap until the King sends
q am afraid that's impossible said Herbert,
'for you see l am asleep now"
A RIDE in AN AUTOMOBILE
"That's funny" the guard answered. Of course
he could not understand that Herbert was dream
ing. But, strange TO say, the lad d-faH asleep,
sleep within a sleep, and when he awoke he was at
home, SO he lost another chance.
He had become fond of the Princess that he
was almost willing to endure the company of any
number of imps to lave that privilege, but it was
two long years before he her again. When it
happened he IN a role. He found himself
In an automobile, and managing 1t as If he had
always been used to such vehicle. In the distance
he saw the familiar towers of the palace loom
ing up over the trees and he felt sure that the road
passed the garden.
Soon numbers of people appeared on the road
and they ran after the automobile manifesting the
utmost curiosity, for such a thing had never been
seen IN Aurora. All the inhabitants seemed to be
outdoors, and finally Herbert stopped and asked the
reason He told that account of the King
and Queen being absent at a wedding everybody had
taken advantage of the opportunity to inspect the
royal gardens.
Us the Princess absent. alsoa" asked Herbert
auxOusy.
HThe lovely Princess is very H. was the reply
"She has pinned ard wasted away for two years, and
doctor seems to be able to tell what ais her"
Herbert's heart leaped and he started away never
stopping until he drew uD before the palace door.
Finding one guard he walked In, and instantly
the Princess sitting in "a great chair, languid
and pale. She blushed with pleasure and tried to
rise when she saw him, but she was very weak.