Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26

large bush. They looked under 1T ana
there lay their daughter fast asleep
and the doll on one side and the dog
on the other. The dog woke up and
began to bark and it woke Alice. She
then came out and her dress was all
torn and dirty and her hands were
all scratched. But they took her home
and cleaned her up. And she had her
doll and felt quite happy.
LUCILLE MULDOON.
Age 10, grade 4. 2Sth st. school. sos
29th st.
Still the child journeyed on into the
dense forest in search of her lost treas
ure, never thinking that she must re-
trace her wandering steps, but look
ing under bush and tree.
Her dress was torn and her arms
were scratched, but she resolved TO
look until she found her dolly.
At last, wearied, she sat down, just
for a few minutes" but no sooner dld
her head touch the tree trunk behind
her than her eyes closed in sleep
Meantime her parents having en-
tered the forest by a different path,
grew more worried, for they knew that
robbers and wild animals prowled at
night.
Mr.. Lewis, fearing his wife would
suffer from the severe strain ana eX-
posure, turned back and went with
her to a neighbors, saw her comfort
ably fixed and then went around get
ting a searching party, which started
directly for the forest.
They started in companies of three,
each taking a different route, and were
tC meet in two hours at the road which
ran through the center.
They had many lanterns, but the
forest was dense and they had a hard
time. and when they met they were
without the child.
knowing Alice could not have gone
farther, they changed places and re-
traced their steps.
When they had gone short dis
tance Mr.. Lewis thought he heard
scream. He ran in the direction from
which it came, and there lying under
a tree, with her doll not two feet away,
was his dear little daughter.
MARGUERITE CASE,
Eighth Grade, Gardena.
AS she walked on she grew so tired
she almost gave up. But the thought
of her dolly in the great, dark WOODS
all alone kept up her courage and she
stumbled on, not needing the darken-
ing sky and the great, black thunder
clouds that were gathering. she
stubbed her toe against heavy on-
ject, and reached down, finding 1t to
I'D tightly in her arms, she turned to
retrace her steps, only to find she had
hopelessly lost her way. Sitting down.
she tried to cheer up by talking to
faithful Teddy, who had not deserted
his little mistress.
"Teddy, dog" she began, 'I am aw-
fully 'fraid. If anything was to come
vou wouldn't let it hurt me, would
you?" Teddy barked his reply. Alice
went on talking, and as she talked the
sandman came, dropping grains of
sand in her eyes, and she drifted Off TO
Dreamland on a snowy cloud Of sleep.
Teddy, affected by the lonesomeness
of the scene, began 10 cry ana nus
whining was heard by the anxious
father and mother, directing them to
the spot where their darling lay peace
fully sleeping. Their joy was un-
bounded when they found her safe and
unhurt.
Picking her up and taking her swift
ly home, they had just reached the
door when great drops of rain began
to fall, and when Alice was safely in
bed the thunder storm began in
earnest. FLOSSlE ZERM1N.
Santa Ana.
'Oh, dear" sighed Alice, this isn't
the way I was going today at all.
Where is the right path, Teddy?"
Bow wow!" answered Teddy, as II
to say: IT don't know, little mistress;
think we would better go home"
But Alice was determined to find
her dolly, if she had to stay out all
night. So she went on, stumbling on
protruding objects, crawling through
bushes and scratching herself on briars
until she was ready to cry.
at wish the moon would shine, so
could find my poor lost dolly" moaned
Alice.
AS if at her request, the moon
popped into sight. short distance
ahead Alice spied her Kathryn. But
in her haste to get to her pet more
quickly she stumbled upon an up
turned root and sustained a sprained
ankle. The acute pain caused her to
faint, but not before she had clasped
her child tightly in her chubby
hands.
Teddy, upon seeing that his little
mistress did not move, went after and
brought to the scene Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis. They soon had their little