Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-18

a moment a sudden unseen force
pushed him overheard into the dark
waters.
mo one heard his cries, but as he
was a good swimmer he managed to
keep himself up by a log which Crifted
against him, and in the morning he
was picked up by a fishing smack
bound for France.
1.-The owner of the boat agreed to put
him up for a week at his home. When
they reached the mans home and Cecil
was given something to eat he was
served by a young girl whose startling
likeness to the picture in the palace
made Cecil start. When he became
acquainted with the young girl he
found that she really was the dukes
daughter and had been carried away
and in some way escaped from her
captors and came here She had heard
her father was dead and so she decided
not to go back to England.
"She did return to England and
finally the two were married and lived
happily in the dukes castle.
~ zone of my English friends heard
the romantic story and found out that
Cecil was one of my distant connec-
tions, so she sent me a photograph of
the painting and the story" ended
Mrs. Haskell.
Bertha Wardell 1909 Rich street,
city. Sentous school, eighth grade, age
13 years.
'I am sorry to disappoint you, Ro-
sabel" said Mrs. Haskell, putting down
her pen, but this is a picture of
girl friend of mine who had very
wealthy parents Her name was Dor
othy Patricks. A set of girls had or
ganized a club and had little plays in
our clubroom. These were usually
fairy tales. We invited in our parents
and friends to witness the presenta-
tions.
lone day at our club meeting we de-
cided to have the grandest affair of the
season. 1t was 10 be new fairy tale
that few knew about. We called Mrs.
Patricks in to decide on the dresses.
I'VE decided to have Dotty for queen.
as she was the prettiest-- but where
her dress was to come from we didn't
know.
''When 1 looked at Mrs. Patricks to
see her face all smiles as though she
had a secret. 1 asked her to give a
suggestion, and she said, Just this
morning a small trunk was sent to me
from Dottys aunt in London. This
Is the note that came with it. Read
1t aloud, Dotty.'
so Dotty read, In the trunk are
some discarded clothes of the queen.
She gave them to me, saying that l
might do what 1 wished with them.
They may be of use in your plays
"At that we all clapped our hands
for joy. We had our play two weeks
later and 1t was a grand success This
picture was taken while Dotty was
sitting on the throne in the play"
"Why, that has some romance in it,"
said Rosaline. Ibid the scepter and
crown come in the trunk. too?"
"Yes. everything was complete" said
Mrs. Haskell.
Were you about my age?" asked
Rosaline.
''No, we were all about Is or 16,"
answered Mrs Haskell.
MARY BURNS.
r. F. D.. Allen avenue, Pasadena,
age 12. grade 6, Wilson school.
"My dear Rosabel" said Mrs. Has
kell, IT am very sorry to disappoint
YOU, but ii is a picture of girl in
college frolic." She noticed a look of
disappointment creeping into RosabePs
eyes, but went on. "It was great fun
and will tell you all 1 can recollect
IT. was when / was Junior and my
class was supposed to give the poor,
: timid, homesick freshmen a welcoming
frolie What was it to be? that was
the question. Your Aunt Peggy came
to the rescue with the brilliant idea of
having a Queen Hobnob.' She was at
once christened Ingenious Peg We
had two weeks in which to get ready
for the eventful night. Twelve girls
were chosen to represent Europe's most
noted queens oh, the frantic letters
they wrote home asking for velvet
capes, fur robes, old fashioned jew
elry, and discarded party slippers.
"The girls who got the most elab-
crate robe was to be Queen Eliza
beth This honor fell to a pretty
southern girl whose parents were very
wealthy and sent some rare ermine and
beautiful velvet robes. They also sent
the tall gilt crown you see in this pic
ture and the scepter was made of a
fancy gilt ball mounted on large gilt
curtain rod. The frolic was a great
success 1t was so amusing to hear
Cleopatra tell OF her tragic death, and
Mary Queen of Scots describe her ex-
ecution."
Just then the door bell rang and Mrs.
Haskell left Rosabel thinking what
fine times the students at Vassar must
have. VEI1MA HUBON.