Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-07

two days i'll one The time went very quickly because
the two days had not been put end TO end make
tight. FOR long time PeriZad had great deal do.
exploring the Large Place, and he lonela all
Sometimes when he found bigger flower than usual he
did wish Perizada could see it, and once when he came
great fairy ring and danced in it all night long he
began to nave queer little feeling inside him. because he
was dancing alone; but after&ardsle down in the
moonlight rest and think it-oyer and he remembered
that he could tell Perizada all about Hssonetimc-and
then he got up quite happily and began dancing again.
SO went on and on and it WAS always Sumner and
the sun was always hot and the flowers always
brilliant And Perizad went around looking and tasting
by day and dancing by night and he looked and tasted
and danced so much that his eyes and his and his
legs all felt very queer But still he thought he liked the
way he felt because that what he had wanted and
he had got It, But one morning he closed his eyes for
just minute because the seemed him bright
flowers were still standing there, but they different,
Perizad looked at them for moment until he stopped
fairies know how TO be afraid and when Perizad found
that he had learned the way, he did not like all He
hurried over to the volets where they stood straight
and tall on their big green stems. htas- .s8
What's the matter2" cried Perizad. What's the
matter?" H.
I'VE don't know" said the Violet that was always
talking. Something dreadful the matter but we don't
know what it is"
Are you frightened" asked Perizad, and his teeth
chartered.
We think its because the summer is over said the
Violet 80 We are almost sure it is over. outside this
Large Place, and ii ii IS we ought TO be withered
Then why don't you wther? cried Perizad He
felt ii somebody might do something and all would
Dc well.
We don't know how" walled the Violet Summer
is over and autumn hasn't come; and don't know
how"
Suddenly Perizad thought of the Wind because the
Wind IS such traveller that he has learned great
many things and can answer all sorts of questions He
Strengthened himself up very stiff and asked
Where is the Wind !? -,
The Wind has died.. moaned the Violet " He dies
down in the Then he life and rises iii
the autumn; but if there isn't any autumn, what he
do? He has died down, and there he stays"
Perizad thought for moment.
WE'LL" said he, we simply get the better of this
thing. We mustn't let get abe better OF us
Then he saw Squirrel sirting a branch, and the
Squirrels tail drooping and his head hung heavily
1t seemed Perzad if the Squirrel felt and
as the volets did, and that e wished he might die down
like the Wind \ Wy
Holloa!" said the Squirrel He looked down at
Perizad and blinked a sleepy eye Seen anything of
autumn around here? ="
No., said Perizad. itE
I'm tired of waiting" said the Squirrel Nothing
ripers. The fruits sight. The nuts green"
Perzad had choking in hrs throat He felt little
homesick, though he did not know what the sensation
was. But he climbed twig skilfuly and slapped the
Squirrel the back He spoke gry into the gray ear
It's summer time, said he = Didn't you know that
What do you want better than Summer -
But the Squirrel only turned ON him dull glance
Il like brown leaves" said he.
Perizad looked down the trembling green forest
and through the fowery glade, and tt1erew some
thing queer at the bottom of hrs heart. He had heard
about heart-aches.
is this an ache?" said he
But the Squirrel did hear He had dozed off
again, and he murmuring something about nuts
and hollow trees and snow
The next day it just the same. The flowers kept
standing straight and tall but when Perzad spoke
to them they answered him quite fevershly And the
worst OF 1t was that they seemed to know that all their
shockingly about it Perizad heard them sometimes
when he was wandering about in his green and white