Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-31

SO glad that they had found Mary and
Jessie again.
Let's so and make taffy," said Carl.
"An right" said their mother
Didn't you hear us calling?" said
one boy. I'VE just yelled ourselves
nearly Sick
Mary laughed at this.
Come on" said their mother "the
taffy is ready to pull"
Each child had a large piece of taffy.
They all went into the dining room TO
pull it. HAZEL BESTOR.
Vernon Avenue school, BIS grade Age
Il years. 1853 East Vernon avenue
When they aWol1e they felt cramped
and could not move and to their de-
spalr they could not get the chest
open.
Meantime the people downstairs
searched everywhere and the mother
became very worried. They looked
upstairs as well as down, but could
find nothing. But the worst part was
the children could hear them down.
stairs but could not get to them.
1t happened that their dog Bowser
had followed the children, but he was
asleep, but when he heard the COM
motion he went downstairs and barked
and the mother knew that the children
were in the house, so she followed the
dog up to the attic. When he got up
stairs he jumped upon the box and
barked louder than ever, and so the
mother opened the box and found the
children and she took them down and
gave them a drink and then they We're
as well as ever.
All Of a sudden the children jumped
out from all corners and one put a
crown Of flowers on Mary's head and
they all yelled: 1--WE crown you queen
Of the day." which made Mary very
happy. The children stayed till late
in the evening and when they got
home they said they never enjoyed a
day so much before.
LLOYD ELWYN WELLER,
Custer Avenue school, S24 Kensing-
ton road, grade BIS.
After all the other children had been
caught and had come to their base,
the one who was hunting the children
gave up and said that he could not find
Mary, Jessie or Carl. Then all the
other children began to help him find
them.
The children's parents had gone to
town. After a while the parents came
home. The children told them about
their playing hide and seek, and about
Mary, Jessie and Carl going to hide
and never coming back.
Then the parents Joined in the search.
Some of them had passed around the
chest a number of times and never
thought of looking there.
The children heard barking noise
down in the hall. They went to see.
They found it was the little dog, who
started upstairs to the garnet and went
to the chest and barked. The dog
would go to the children and then to
the chest and bark. So they opened
the chest and there the three children
were, asleep.
When the children were awakened
they were so stiff from lying in such
a cramped position that they had stiff
necks for a long while. All the chill
dren laughed and jollied them for 81
ing to sleep while playing.
DELLA HANNA
Eighth grade. Lake school, Elsinore
The search was a long one. The
children ran all through the house, up
the steps and down the hall. The
children looked everywhere that they
might be hid. Finally Mary's mother
and father joined in the hunt. They
too. hunted everywhere. Harry BOwn
declared they were in the attic. Every
body started UP the stairs; several
looked behind the door; some in
barrel Jenny Wren looked in the
chest and saw the children asleep. OF
course she laughed at the sight which
shouted. which woke up Mary, Jessie
and Carl. They jumped out of the
chest, everyone laughing heartily at
them. Refreshments were served and
the party went home. Carl enjoyed the
party very much and went to bed
happy.
Several Of the children who were at
the party were over the next day.
They reminded Mary Of hiding in the
chest, which made her laugh.
RUTH DRUMM
Age Ii. grade 5, San Dimas.
Finally Mary and Jessie were wax
ened by an awful scream from Carl
He had been having bad dream.
"Oh!" said Carl, 81 thought the Indians
had captured me and taken me to their
home" Then Mary and Jessie wanted
to know all about it. He told them and
suddenly here were mamma and papa
and all the rest.
They had been listening for long
time but didn't hear the first, so Carl
had to tell them. After a while they
had supper and papa took them for
1-id ond IN ask their mothers if