Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31

and finally little Alice Brown went to
Jack and said: "Oh; Jack, bring your
mother and father and help us hunt for
Jessie and Mary and Carl. They're
lost and we can't find them at all"
"Oh, l don't think they are lost" re-
turned Jack, although he felt uneasy,
for he knew how long the children had
been hiding. But we will help hunt. "
The girls parents became frightened
after they had hunted and called for
about an hour. Five o'clock came and
went, but the girls and Carl had not
been found Six o'clock! All the chill
dren left for home, for of course a
candy pull would be no fun with their
little hostesses missing.
Then Jack said: Lets look up in
the garnet again"
He hastily lit lamp for there were
no electric lights in the garrett, and the
three silently climbed the stairs to the
attic.
Upon arriving there father called out
loudly for them and looked around.
Then for the first time he thought Of
looking in the chests. He opened one
and there was Mary. He shook her so
as to awaken her and called her by
name.
Mary awoke frightened What was
that touching her? Where was she?
What was that noise? Then she re-
membered She had fallen asleep in
the chest while hiding and-and-"Why,
papa, it is dark. Have the children
gone? We were hiding in these chests
and fell asleep, / guess. My ankle
hurts, too, where 1 have been sitting
on it."
Mother had Mary in her arms by
now and Jessie and Carl, who were
awake, were standing near rubbing
their fists into their sleepy eyes Mother
Rugged all three at once, and ex-
claimed: "Oh, you poor children,
weren't you nearly smothered to death
in those old chests? But come. Jane
has a nice warm supper prepared for
us and l am sure we all need some
nourishment. One thing more: don't
think you will want to sleep in the
attic after dark any more, will your
mo, no." came from all three chill
dren. They had reached the dining
room by this time and Jessie, smelling
the food, said :"Um, myi but this is a
dandy good supper"
HELEN MARIE FERGUSON,
3246 Emmett street, age IA.
Meanwhile the children downstairs
had finished their game of hide and
seek and had started to play another
game. Iney hdd Forgotten all ABOUT
Jessie, Mary and Carl.
The little guests played on until even
ing. Presently Mary's mamma came in
and announced the candy pull. All the
children were delighted. They assem-
bIed in the dining room where their
candy was all ready to pull. There
were fourteen guests in all, and there
was a plate full of candy for each.
They all took a plateful and then no
ticed the three extra ones.
Then Mary'S mother missed the three
children. They commenced to search
for them.
They looked upstairs and down, and
nothing could be found of the missing
three.
All at once they heard sitter over
head. They all decided to go upstairs
and see what it was. They could not
find anything upstairs and started to
go down when they heard a low, sti-
fed scream from the garnet.
They all rushed upstairs and turned
on the light. They saw nothing but an
old chest overturned.
They opened it and were very much
surprised to find the missing three all
huddled up inside.
The children finished pulling the can
dy, and by then it was time to go
home. When Mary, Jessie and Carl
crawled off to bed they resolved never
to hide in the garnet again.
FRANCES RUTHERFORD,
374S Woodlawn avenue, Los Angeles;
Thirtieth street school, grade AS.