Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13
Honorable Mention)

5 LUCILLE went up the hill she saw
n the princess at one of the win
dows. Her hair. a mass of shin
ing gold, hung about her shoulders.
Her beautiful eyes were looking afar
off with great longing in them. Luz
ellie looked joyOusly at her and called,
but the princess did not move.
Lucille entered the castle. The first
room was of wonderfully carved ma
hogany The walls had patterns of
dragons carved on them. She walked
up a beautiful ebony staircase until
she reached the top floor and entered
the room where the princess was. The
princess was standing like a statue.
She did not move when Lucille spoke or
even when she touched her hand.
Suddenly a small door in the side of
the room opened and a small dwarf
appeared. He beckoned to Lucille, who
followed him. Stretched before them
lay a path that ended in a shining
mist. AS they drew nearer Lucille saw
it was a group of diamond castles.
They entered one of these, the most
beautiful
You are going before the queen.
She will tell you how to deliver the
princess" said the dwarf
As they entered the throne room the
queen beamed upon hem.
L knew you would come" she said,
"and as there is no time to lose l will
tell my stry. If you wish to bring the
princess to her former self you must
find a certain prince. A long time ago
he and the princess, my daughter, mar
ried. l gave them the castle, where
they lived happy for some time. One
day the prince became unhappy and
by art made himself small and came
through the door to my dwelling.
pronounced on him the spell that he
could not go back until some one came
for him. Then 1 sent word to my
daughter he was here and also of the
spell. She was so naughty she did not
even answer my message. SO, because
of her hardheartedness to her husband
1 have condemned her to stand at the
window till he comes to her. Now,
shall call the retainers together, so
you may pick a follower"
When the elf came back he brought
prince up to the throne-behold, the
missing prince!
Just then the other members of the
castle filed i'm and the queen told them
they were not needed.
The prince and Lucille started for the
castle as soon as possible. They found
the princess released from the SPELL
They all lived at the castle together
and were the greatest of friends.
FRANCIS ELOISE GRANT,
215 North oxford, Al, cahuanga, age
10.
Lucille ran ahead of her father taxi
ing two steps at time, and at the
top of the stairs she stopped, breath
less.
1t took a long time to explore the
first floor and a still longer time to
explore the second floor.
They found secret drawers and
rooms that were entered by doors
which could not be seem The little
girl saw mystery in every room and
she meant to clear everything when
she had more time.
When she had explored the house she
went to explore the garden and she
saw such beautiful things-fountains,
statues, stone animals, flowers, trees,
bushes, vines and grass, so beautifully
cut that Lucille sat down on one of
the benches The Iaths were of ce-
ment and as she ran over 1T she
thought it was nicer than Fairyland.
ooh, it spoils it all, it spoils it all!
she murmured in disgust as she gazed
at a spot of soil which on places was
higher than it should be and at other
places was lower.
She stepped on it,. making places
even and smooth. All of a sudden she
found she was sinking. Lucille wasn't