Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-18
(HonorabIe Mention)

picture and told her it was her very
dear friend who lived in London and
who was a very old lady now." related
Mrs. Haskell I'm her younger days
Grandma Haskell had typhoid fever
and was very i'll for over a month.
Next door, in lovely old house with
rich, green lawns and beautiful walks
and gardens full of flowers and trees,
lived a young girl of 20, just few
years older than grandmother. Her
name was Winifred Carpenter.
"When Winlfred learned of grand
mothers Illness she began to send her
beautiful flowers from the garden, and
goodies of all kinds-that is, she sent
the goodies when grandmother was
nearly we'll and was allowed to eat
such things.
after grandmother recovered they
became close friends. and one day Win
fired told her that she was not living
under her true name, but was using 1t
until she was called back to her own
kingdom; that she was a princess and
her true name was Lenosia (pro-
nounced Len-o-shia), and she had been
called back to her own kingdom and
must go. She was engaged to prince,
who was to marry her as soon as she
returned to her throne. Before she
went she gave grandmother a lovely
white satin dress and the ermine robe
i have, and also a picture of herself
taken in them. She has not been to
America for long time, but may come
again and you can see her."
"But why does she live in London.
mother? asked Rosabel after her
mother had finished.
"After her husband died she turned
the kingdom over to her only son and
went to London, replied her mother.
FLOSSIE ZERMON.
sos South Sycamore street Santa
Ana; grade BS. First street school.
WELL" began Mrs Haskell, laying
down her pen, this is the picture of a
real princess. I do not think she was
very. happy in the palace where she
lived. and this may have been the rea-
son thet when she was II years old she
disappeared. Her relatives searched a
long time, but to no avail.
few days after the loss of the
princess a man said he had seen a
beautiful girl dressed in rich clothes
over 100 miles away from the palace.
In the meantime a girl came TO
Therebin theater. where I was at that
time. We were on very intimate terms
and roomed together.
1t had been nearly six months since
Princess Cosette disappeared and the
king and queen had given her up for
for a grand play, "The Hit of the Sea-
son." Dorothy, as this girl called her
self, was to play the part of a princess.
She had her picture taken in costume
and gave me one of them.
We heard that the king and queen
were coming to see the play, and we
were all very excited about it except
Dorothy, who was unusually quiet.
At last the opening night came and
hahiDd the curtains waiting
The signal was given and the curtain
was raised. In the middle of the first
act everyone in the building was sur
prised by hearing the king shout
"Cosette!" All interest in the play was
gone. The long lost princess was found.
Dorothy was Princess Cosettel She
had seen enough of outside life to be
willing to return to the palace.
OF course we all hated to lose her,
but 1t could not be helped.
I took her part in the play for the
rest of the week, and that is how I
happened to have the ermine and velvet
robes. NELLIE BRANSCOM.S
Downey public school, grade 8. Age
13 years.
Eyes, in just a moment. DEAR" said
Mrs Haskell, looking up from her
writing. sit is getting almost too dark
to write, so you may get Wilson to
make fire in my CRATE, then I will
come up and tell you the story"
Away ran Rosabel to do the errand.
and when the fire was made she sat
down to wait for her mother. Mrs.
Haskell soon came and she gazed
thoughtfully at the picture for a few
minutes, then she began: 'This pic
ture has very romantic story con-
nected with it. 1t is only photograph
of the original taken nine or ten years
ago. Now, will begin my story.
zone of our ancestors during Queen
EliZabeth's reign was a page in her
court. He was a handsome little fell
low called Cecil and was very fond of
looking at the paintings of lords and
ladies in the great halls. One in par
ticular interested him, a picture of
beautiful young girl. She was the
daughter of the rich and powerful duke
Of Northumberland. and had mystic
riously disappeared Her father had
offered $1,000 for her discovery Ever