Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
honorable Mention)

Michael was sure that he could near
strains of music coming from small
apertures in the walls and ceiling. At
first it was soft and low, and as he
listened it grew so loud and had such
a martiallike tone that Michael was
almost afraid. Then, all at once, the
two walls that were so close together
vanished and Michael saw a large,
magnificent room, decorated with fin
cry that he had never heard of.
The floor of this splendid hall was
of smooth gold; the walls were of
emerald, studded with pure opals and
diamonds; the ceiling was of rubies
that reflected the many brilliant lights
about the room.
"There are more riches in this one
room" explained the wisp,
than all mortals on earth have to-
gether."
"How | wish Norah was herei"
gasped Michael, in a soft tone, lest
all this lovely fairy finery disappear.
As if in answer to his wish, Michael
suddenly saw his sister sitting by the
fairy queen, who had exquisite grace,
beauty and goodness. She wore
lovely eobAweb gown and had silky
hair and perfect transparent wings
that might be the envy of any butter
fly. All around her were attentive
maids and courtiers, all dressed in
fine silver
Following VIII, Michael felt himself
floating toward the throne. Once
there the queen invited him and Norah
to the banquet room. Michael bowed
and accepted for both.
| will not attempt to describe the
fairy feast; no mortal could do so.
After the banquet there was dance.
Michael and Norah had put on magic
slippers and so danced better than
even the fairies. AS Norah was dane
ing with VIII, who had taken hu-
man form, she said:
How is it, VIII. that people call
you a mischievous spirit? You have
given us fine treatment"
II will tell you, Norah," he replied,
whenever |, in the form of a green
light lead anyone into the bogs or
marshes, il is because that person is
on some wicked errand. After l lead
the person astray he forgets his wrong
intentions. Human beings do not know
this good that | do, hence they call
me mischievous."
But 10! at that moment there was a
crash. and all at once everything dis
appeared. Michael and Norah a mo-
ment later. were sitting up in bed,
sleepily rubbing their eyes. In the
room was the cat and around him
were the fragments of green window
glass. HELEN NJ. FERGUSON,
3246 Emmett street. L. A. II. s.,
grade BIO. Age Is years.
They started on the exploration trip
the next morning and had gone
through several rooms when they
thought they heard noise in the
other room. so they rushed in. They
ran into the next and the next until
they had been through about eight
rooms, for as they would enter room
they would see something in yellow
and pink and white flash out of it.
When they were leaving the eighth
room the little girls father stumbled
over a golden ornament that was
used to keep the door open on hot
days, but the minute he stumbled over
1t a fairy appeared in its place, and in
the twinkling of an eye changed the
little girls clothes to that of a beauti-
full princess, and put her in a princess
chair at the side of her mother, who
was in the queens chair. and her
father was in the kings chair.
A servant then appeared and asked
if he should call the court The little
girls father, whose name was Mr..
Clay, asked where he was and the
servant said:
Don't you know. sir? Waterbury,
under the ground"
lie then asked who had made him
ruler of Waterbury, and then a fairy
appeared and said:
II did, sir. You touched the magic
vase and are therefore the right ruler
of Waterbury"
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay We're good rulers.
Anna. their daughter. married a man
named George Gulbert. and they made
good rulers after her mothers and
fathers death.
The magic vase remains with the
same magic that it has long possessed,
and every king and queen made such
by the magic vase have been good
rulers, and have lived happy lives. as
all good stories end. Your loving
nephew EDGAR HULL.
Pinchot, Cal. Pinchot district school,
grade AS.