Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01

1909 Rich street; sentous school, AS
grade.
When the girls arrived at the re-
sort the first thing they did was to
pull off their shoes and stockings and
go in wading.
"O-o-o-ooh, myi That water is
cold!" screamed Elsie.
1T is awfully cold, isn't it?" said
Dorothy
They kept on wading, though, and
soon got used to it. They were very
much afraid of the breakers at first
and would only go In up to their
ankles. After they had waded about
half an hour their mother called them
in and they had their dinner. The
next mail they received a letter from
down to stay all day after the parade
When the car came they were at the
station to meet him.
He let them bump the bumps"
"shoot the shoots" ride on the roller
coaster and many other things. They
went in the plunge and learned to
swim and dive.
They built castles of sand, picked
up shells and played in the sun 81
much that they became as tanned and
brown as little Indians and no one
and rosy little girls who stepped off
the cars a week before
And best of all their papa decided to
buy house and live in Los Angeles
When they were settled, they took
the Los Angeles Herald and Elsie and
Dorothy wrote to Aunt Laurie, editor
of the Herald Junior.
FLOSSIE GERMAN.
6O5 South Sycamore street, Santa
Ana. ASth grade, First street school,
Age -.
The next day Elsie and Dorothy
went with their mother and secured
a small villa.
There was a nice yard and all the
sand they would want.
This is just the thing, isn't it?" they
said.
The next week the family came to
live in the little house.
Every morning they took a stroll on
the sand and after breakfast a bath
In the surf.
One day, as Dorothy was in, taking
her usual surf bath, a large wave
came in, ever so much larger than 9TH
ers, and she was overpowered The
first thing she knew she was swept far
out in the water.
"Oh, save me, save mel" she cried.
1t was about two hours later when
she opened her eyes. Her mother was
bending over her As she heaved
sigh the mother said: THANK goodness,
she's better now" and then gave Doro-
thy some medicine from bottle.
When Dorothy was allowed to get
up, she did not want to go in the surf
right away. She would sit for hours
watching the people or strolling up and
down the sand.
1t was about time now for the big
parade in the city to begin.
Let us go to the city for WHILE
said Mr.. Blake.
So they went to the city. The parades
were the largest ever seen In the city.
do not think I need tell of the
girls when they went to see them, for,
any little girl who went and enjoyed
themselves, know how Elsie and Doro-
thy Blake enjoyed themselves.
BESSIE CHAPMAN.
Put your address and school on your
contributions hereafter. Bessie.
Mr.. Blake said he would take them
to Redondo. The little girls were very
glad and thanked their father over and
over Their father was as glad as
they were TO see his little girls so hap
by, but he said they could stay for one
day only. The little girls thought that
was long enough. They said they
would get tired of the beach If they
stayed much longer They took the
train from Los Angeles. The girls had
a very nice time on the train. They
ate popcorn and candy their father
had bought before they started They
looked out the window, as the road was
entirely new to them. They had been
on the car about fifty-five minutes
when their father said he could see the
ocean. The girls were very much sur
prsed, as they thought it would take
two or three hours.
Mr.. Blake bought two little red bath
ing suits for his little girls. The little
girls were very pleased with them and
were very soon dressed in them. They
played in the sand and waded into
the water all morning.
When dinner time came two hungrier
little girls would be hard to find. All
the nice lunch their mother brought
was soon eaten. They then went to
hunt shells and seaweed. About 2
o'clock their father called them and
asked them to go fishing with him.
They fished for an hour. but did not
cotch ANYTHING Their father caught