The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-25

permanent, nave the power TO cnange
others. I can wave my little wand
and make or mar fortunes. And
came here to help you, my little ones.
Now, while warm me by your cheer
full fire, tell me your dearest wish
and I shall grant It,"
The fairy sat down beside the fire
and Dado and Pinto drew close beside
her. They told of the sad death of
their parents, the particulars Of which
the fairy did not know.
Then they discussed many things,
one of them being the weather, and
the fairy said with feeling: "Do you
know, my little ones, that the fairies
would come to the mountain folk
oftener IL we could brave the cold
weather? But we feel the ice and
snow keenly, and have to remain
where the temperature Is more con-
genial. But there are so many little
folk in need of the fairy's aid In the
icebound mountains that it seems a
pity that there are no fairies that can
brave the elements and stay near to
those who need them. All, IL only
we had some hardy fairies among us
fairies who loved the ice and
snow!" Hereupon the good little
fairy sighed and stretched out her
hands to the fire.
| For a few minutes not word was
said, and Dado, who had been intently
thinking, spoke: Good fairy, can
not you change my sister and me into
we will remain here in the mountains
and be of help to the poor children
who need fairies help"
"Brave, noble little boy!" ex-
claimed the fairy. 81 shall try to per-
form the miracle you suggest. But"
and she turned to Pinto, who was
listening eagerly to all that was being
said-"perhaps the little maid does
not wish to become fairy"
Eyes, yes, 1 wish to be fairy, a
snow fairy, as brother says. I would
not be anything else-if brother is
one," Pinto declared enthusiastically.
The good fairy smiled and raised
her tiny wand. Passing it slowly over
the heads of the little orphans, she
murmured some strange words; then
with a quick turn Of the wand, she
cried: "Change, lad and maid, from
human to superhuman; from boy and
girl to Snow Fairies"
A sudden darkness fell in the room,
and when again the light of the fire
defined the objects there Dado and
Pinto had disappeared, and in their
place were two beautiful Snow
Fairies, with happiness before them.
"And now we shall carry you, dear
Cloud Fairy, to your own warm
clime," said the Snow Fairy (who
had been Dado) speaking to the little
fairy whose charm had worked so
marvellous a miracle. Eyes, we will
protect you from the snow-which we
love-and see that you reach your
own dominion soon," declared the
Snow Fairy, who had been little Pinto
few minutes before.
And away flew the three fairies,
happy as could be.-Washington Star
: ALL'S WE'LL THAT ENDS WELL
One afternoon last summer my
} cousin invited me to go for a short
trolley ride with her, as she had two
tickets for the ride. l accepted hel
invitation, and in turn invited my
friend, Alice, to go, too. When the
} car came along, we all got on, laugh
! ing and chatting, as schoolgirls will
After a short time the conductor
came around for our fares. Marion
, my cousin, handed him her tickets
and yet he stood there. Fare
5 please" he remarked. 81 looked a
t Marion and said, "You gave them tc
: him, didn't you?" and she replied
r Eyes, but he is waiting for Alice's.'
4 "Oh, yes!" I exclaimed, rather
shamefacedly, feeling for my pocket
r book, which I couldn't find, and con
t sequently becoming rather flustered
l for besides the girls and the con
: ductor, all the people in the car wer'
watching and beginning to smile.
= At length 1 exclaimed: "I lef
: my pocketbook up at Marion's! Wha
r are we to do?" None of us had an!
money, and we were some distance
d from home. While these thought
/. were going on in my mind Alic
i turned to the conductor, saying, Il
a you will stop the car at the next cor
e ner I'll get off," OF course couldn'
: let her do that, seeing it was M
t blunder, and so we argued as TO VIII
d should get off.
!, At the next corner we both stoo'
e up, each one determined to get of
e but both of us were disappointed, TO
II the car didn't stop. After few NOR
e corners were passed and the car wa
g still going, we decided to rest com
g Portable and enjoy the ride. To ou
y Joy, moreover, my Aunt Bessie go
It on the car when it stopped once, an
e from her we secured the money nee
e essary for poor Alice's fare, thus Civ
y ing our trip with poor beginning
d happy ending. Flatman, 1
+ the New York Tribune.