The new South-news., 1908-10-10
Fairy IaIes.


armchair heaide him. Beside the egg
and the toast and the glass OF milk
there was The Book. with its cover
wondrously decorated In red and
gold, popped open At the picture OF
the princess. As he finished the last
morsel Of buttered toast and began
quite slowly on the egK--one kept the
egg always for the lasf--he turned
his Il medlistively on the nurse.
"WHat could one do to grow large
-As large as you---large enough to
MI this big chair" he wondered,
thoughtful,y.
Mary was pinning on her cap at
the mirror. She spoke with difficulty,
her attention on her task.
-Oh. eat much and sleep much and
be very good and obedient"
Eat and sleep--and be good -
Paul summed up ooncissly Does IT
take long,"
Mary turned her laughing eyes on
him. curiously. Not very long" said
she. "Why does he want to be big,
I wonder?" He reached gravely for
The Book and opened it quite slowly
to the pisca.
Il should like" said Paul. ito eat
downstairs, waere Simpson waits,
and to 60 places with-with her, and
TO see what happens after she kisses
me good night"
"Oh!" said the girl, In an odd II le
voice.
He thumhe5 the pages wistfully.
suppose IL rather surprised her
having little son." said he. "The
princes In this are all big, and I sup
pose she wouldn't know quite what
to do with me II l went down now
wouidn't-fit In But l don't seem
to belong to her up here. somehow.
Mary dropped upon her knees and
patted his legs comfortingly. They
were rather fine little legs, straight
and shapely. and rosy-brown above
the socks
Don't you now?" said she. Her
eyes grew very narrow and bright as
they always did when she was
thoughtful or cross.
II tell you! Let's have a sur
prise?" she proposed brightly.
"A surprise"
Something nice when she won't
expect" explained the girl. "Shall
We have IT,"
Yes, let's" cried Paul eagerly
= Is 1t something about being big and
eating downstairs and being with
with her, What is ito"
Mary hugged him tenderly. ats
sleeping in her very own bed with
her:" she said imp-essively. Would
ywtnQ Qmsot19p~1t-~1wse tor enpsi Aaa wheE
y ~ wntss up she win nnd YOU. :
Paul put his arms around her hap
PLY. ~When--when will It be bed
time. please?" said he.
The boy opened his eyes on q
strange world. Before MIN stretched
y wonderful view, waving. futtering
billows Of soft blue silk His little
body was almost buried In downy
sheer pillows. He had never been in
this place before, but somehow 1t re-
minded him OF her. perhaps because
the faint. very faint blossomy smell
that sne had was here. too. Suddenly
he remembered. He breathed q
quaint little sigh of content: then he
opened his eyes again. amazed. Soft
strains of music were floating in tc
him. Very cautiously he pushed back
the curtains and peeped out.
The room was as dainty and blue
- the bed. and was dimly lighted By
Z pale blue lamp In the aicove. Ht
erept out Of the bed scarcely breath
ing. and, half-awed. approached ths
window. 1t was black outside. Snt
the familiar sky was strangely III
with many twinkling lights. He wal
1ive years old. and he had never seer
the stars! He dropped down on hi
knees and gazed at them estatically.
How pretty-how pretty!" h
murmured softly, and then. remem
bering. he drew 4 sharp little breatl
. and added, How very clever. too."
Outside the music was running oI
epmily. He scratched his head al
4 ~ refscling, and started slowl.
tZ half-open door in his bare fee
and jamas. And so. in his journe.
OF xDpection and exploration, h
came, unheard. upon the two rpoi
the stairs-a pale, slim, little face, al
eyes and tiny. quivering lips.
III only you were not unhappy.
said the man slowly, ~I-why-
could bear 1t then; that would b
enough for me; but"
Il am happy" said the Princes
tremulously. She raised her roses t
her lips-to hide their piteous trem
hling, and dropped her eyes.
LAST week-yesterday. perhaps
might have thought otherwise. but to
nlght-to-night. know that hav
Notwithstanding my heart de
ossns.
~Everything?-
She nodded. her face turned ava
- escape the pain In his eyes: he
oWn we're very soft and dark an
p6ty1pg In the hak light. and = littl
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