The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-22


 op' for something was tickling the end
 or ms nose From the shell. which wax
 open handsome and beauuf,lily attired
 !aoy had come forth and by means of
 ner long cane was doing her best to
 arouse the clerk She succeeded at last.
 ana the moment he opened his eyes che
 ntfie lady exclaimed:
 Al last you're awake. That's good.
 You certainly arc a heavy sleeper. Come.
 donf stare at me in that manner. You'r re
 going to ask me who am, and I'll tell
 you. I am sea fairy. and you've car
 ned me on. though my brothers and sis
 ters have done their best to deliver me.
 since. therefore. know that I will be
 your prisoner for one year, I submit
 gracefully, and If you treat me well
 wiu serve you faithfully. -Tell me now
 Wnat you wish mo to do for you.'
 Eoi thought few moments and then saio' T want to make some money" 1 T cannot give you gold" replted the l .airy. Tor you must earn 1t yourself, but | can help you to earn 1t. Listen to me snsrefore. and then form your plans care iuiiy. Every evening, at nightfall. tan on l my shell and repeat these words: Flower of the water. pray you. give ear For all comes and goes like the waves
 Of the sea.
 Then I will come out of my house and you can ask me for advice. If your re- quest IS reasonable and right, I will ad- wise you. I have spoken; lie down again and go to sleep.'
 Eloi awoke in the morning, and. seeing | no shell closed. he thought that he had been dreaming; nevertheless, when if was evening, he took the shell, and as the ] fairy had told him. tapped on it, mean ! while repeating the words: fiower % Of the water, pray you. give ear I For all comes and goes like the waves
 of the sea. Straightfway her mother O. pearl nrssop orened and the fairy appeared. FIoj talk ed with her for long time. discussing Earious plans for making money but she iid not approve of any of them, and fn- lily saying to him. "Try again." she went back to her she'll For several days 1t vas the same story
 At last Eloi said to her: "some burg CTS have broken into the Kings palace tnd have stolen the Queens necklace. I mean the wonderful necklace which has 'ix rows of pearls and one hundred pearls n each row. the price of each pearl being wO thousand crowns. The Queen sets a iigh value on the necklace. and 'conse- iuently the police have searched everv- where for the burglars. but have not ound them. for they were very shregd md did not leave behind them the slight 'st clue which could lead to their arrest, ind so the Queen has given public uo- tlce that any one who recovers the neck nee for her will receive as a reward he cash value of one of the rows of ,earis."
 'Ail right" said the fairy. "At last we lnve found way out of our difficulty. O. this is certainly a reasonable and roper plan for getting money
 But how asked Eloi 1t is possible or me to succeed when so many skilled detectives have failedT"
 Don't trouble about that" replied the airy. Just put your shell in your pock- |. tomorrow and go with 1t to the pal ce."
 On the following day Eloi presented tmself at the palace and declared that Q knew where the necklace was The ourt attendants laughed at him, but g was so earnest that they finally took i'm to the King. who said to him: 50 you know where the necklace is?" Eloi. raising to his ear the sleeve in TEich he had hidden the shell. appeared , be lost in thought for a few moments nd then replied:
 'I hope Your Majesty will give me per- = lission to enter the Queens Chamber" The King ordered an attendant to con- ca uct him tfiither, and Eloi who still kept tn he shell in his sleeve and seemed lost in tn 9oueht. had no sooner entered than he gC 'ent straight to the iron chest in which le crown jewels were kept. At his re- CT uest the chest was opened, and there ia Don he pointed to a small hole in the te cttom. and said: ''The pearls are there" bs Tc was right, for when the hole. which