New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

path, while on each side of it stretched a
thick forest and as she slid nearer she
read across the book cover, STORY Book
Land-Main Entrance" As she approached
the book cover slowly opened and behind It
Daisy saw green field stretching into the
distance. In a moment she had slid
through the doorway, and with the lamb
closely following her was speeding over the
pleasant country.
In q short while she reached q group OF
shady trees, and there before her was a
charming lot of little girls and boys all
busy getting ready a tea party. AS she ap-
preached three little girls came running to
meet her, and catching hold Of her brought
herr TO a standstill.
I'VE used to go sliding about like that, !"
said one of them and we never knew
when to stop until one day we went sliding
Ii the Zee and ended by tunbling tDA Since
then we have always been very careful to
5look where we are sliding, and when we
saw you sliding into our tea party we
thought you would like to be stopped too.
Do come and sit down and have some tea
and cake. Mary.
Daisy was rather surprised at being called
Mary, but she was SO anxious to join the
tea party that she forgot TO explain that
OSSAASS
her Mary, too, from the little girl in the red
cloak, who brought her share of cakes in a
basket on her arm, TO the little boy in
blue, who wore horn at his side
A rather nervous little girl had brought
something TO eat IN a bowl and another
very pretty little girl with golden locks had
brought her lunch IN three bowls Of diff
ferent sizes and kept eating from them in
turn Daisy asked her why, and she said
she found it very much more interesting
TO use three bowls instead Of one. and she
advised Daisy to urge her family TO allow
her 10 have three bowls of porridge on the
breakfast table. One rather greedy little
boy was eating a large pie What he
couldn't get out with his fork he pulled out
with his thumb. which hardly seemed polite
Daisy was given some cake and tea, and
the various children offered her their daint-
les until she was supplied with feast
that was really delightful She was just
taking a delicious mouthful Of Christmas
pie when. looking up, she saw IN the dis
tance a little girl of about her own age,
and she. too, was followed by small white
lamb.
When the other children saw her they
looked at Daisy in great establishment and
when the other little girl came up they
all cried, w nlch Is rea!Iy MaIy
why, I'm Mary said the other little
girl, and I got your invitation. but I'm
late because l wanted TO bring a pie and
1 forgot my penny, and the disobliging pie
man wouldn't sell ME one until ! went
home for my purse
Then who is this other little girl?''
asked some one.
why. I'm Daisy King" said Daisy.
What is the story about you?" asked
one Of the children
story about me? Why, there isn't one
nobody ever wrote anything about me-.
At once there arose chorus OF indlg-
nant cries.
Why, you naughty little girlr' she heard
them saying; you shouldn't be here a all.
You don't belong here! You're not story
book child! You have no right TO come
behind the scenes and eat our tea party!'
Jumped up and ran away. Fortunately. the
shoes began sliding again. so that very
soon she ceased TO hear the angry voices
behind her and found herself safely sliding
out of the cover
As fast as she could she slid back home
again, with the lamb following her, and
as soon as she had slid upstairs and
stopped herself she got the scissors and
made some good big criss-cross marks on
the soles of her shoes.
ct don't want to slide to any more tea
parties" she said.
Then she went carefully downstairs and
told her father she knew what she wanted
for the birthday present he had promised
her. She wanted that dear little lamb that
had baen with her on her adventures
So her father bought It for her, and they
play together almost every day now But
thew have never been able TO find again
the great book cover doorway into Story
Book Land.