Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08

take her away to the land of
Mary told them she was going to
marry him.
Her father fumed and said if she
married him she would not have one
penny of his money. Mary answered
that she didn't care, love was every
thing to her. That evening Mary left
home never to return. She married
the man and after a while "A baby girl
was born.
"Then the husband sickened and died
and the mother soon followed. She
left the baby in care of a good wom-
an"
Edna was much interested in the
story" Did you know these people? 2"
she inquired
Eyes, dear the lady answered, 4
am Marys sister. When l heard of
her death l began to hunt for her
babe. / think l have found her. she
added taking Edna into her arms.
"And We'll see if those d. cams can
not become real" she said.
That evening the dream lady came
to Edna again.
"Show me your face, o dream lady"
Edna pleaded, that my joy may be
complete
And the dream lady turned her face
so she might see, and 10! it was Edna $
mother! LOIS WAGNER,
Ell Centre, grade s.
When Edna would go to the land of
dreams she would dream of some
beautifully dressed lady coming and
telling her stories. Then she would
wake up with a dreadful pain in her
back She had always been very
lonely.
one day a beautiful lady came into
her little attic room and Edna at once
claimed her for her Dream Lady
The "Dream Lady" would come
nearly every day. She brought Edna
many presents. But, best of all, she
brought her a beautiful doll.
one day her Dream Lady came
with a servant. She told Edna she
was to go and live with her.
Edna was very glad for she had
never been out since she was hurl.
hope she will be happy, don't you?
This Dream Lady lives in a beau
tiful mansion, where Edna has a big,
sunny room and great many pets.
She now has a pair of crutches, so
she can get around ana De III tle
beautiful garden and with her pets
Edna has for pets a dog, two cats'
q nony. canary and some goldhlsh.
7 hone she has a good time playing
with her pets. VERA HlGBEE.
Edna soon learned to love the lady,
whose name was Mrs. Brown, and she
told her of the dream lady and told
her that she could not see her mann
ma She told her that the dream lady
would not show her face. Then mrs
Brown was interested in the chliu, anu
asking questions of her about the
dream lady, she found that Edna hau
60,
hest gray dress and had taken the
dream lady's form and shape from her.
She didn't see her face and cOulun
picture any face on the dream lady.
After a while Mrs. Brown went away,
and when she cme back Edna had gone
to sleep, so she went away again. Eu
ma dreamed she saw her mamma ana
sister, and this time she could see her
dream lady's face.
When Mrs Brown came again Edna
exclaimed, "Why, Mrs. Brown. you
look Just like my dream lady, MIS-
Brown was well pleased. .
Whittier; East Whittier school, grade
s; age 13.
The lady came again and again. she
seemed to take a great interest in lit
tie Edna. Then on pleasant days she
would come in her handsome carriage
and take Edna out to the woods or
park
This lady's name was Mrs. Smith.
Her husband was an osteopathic ply
sician. Mrs Smith thought perhaps
he could do something towards helping
poor little Edna to regain her health.
She would take Edna to her home to
be treated by the great doctor. Every
time Edna was at the Smiths the doc
tor would give her treatment. Grad
ually she began to grow better until
she could walk with only one crutch.
AS she grew better and better the
Dream Ladys visits grew more and
more frequent. When Edna got so she
could walk with no crutch at all she
was so thankful to dear DR.. Smith,
as she called him, that she didn't know
what to do.
AS her own mother was dead it was
Dr. and Mrs. Smiths wish that Edna
should come and be their own little
girl. And at length they got her poor
father to consent to such a plan, for