Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06

Queen of the Fairies: The wicked
fairy is here. Prevent her getting into
your palace and destroy it. Your Lit
tie Woman"
Ellen gave it to one of the maidens
and she read it and looked at the queen
in amazement.
1--WE must do something to keep her,
dear queen" she said.
"Why?' asked Ellen.
"Why?" echoed the girl, because she
will destroy" But at that moment
everything grew dark and Ellen awoke,
finding herself alone in her own little
bed in the attic.
GENEvIEVE E. WHITE.
B6, 12 years old. 112 Rose Lawn
Drive. Ave. 54th school.
''WelI, my dear" and she smiled,
''you have at last done the act to re-
lease me and my people. Now, please
sit very quiet until the others appear,
that we may have the chance to re-
lease you" The old woman, who was
a fairy, now began to gently wave
her wand and mutter softly:
"From where the enchanted walls
around you close.
People of the Used-to-be-Land, come
forth!
Come out of your years'-long enchanted
doze.
Well take our new queen to her
kingdom up north"
You may be sure that little Ellen was
much surprised and she very much
wished to ask the fairy how she had
released her and her people, and from
what she, herself, was to be released.
But she kept perfectly still, as the
fairy had hidden her.
Soon the room began-to grow larger;
the walls grew higher and wider, the
rude furniture changed to highly
carved gold studded with jewelsi the
very chair in which Ellen sat became
so soft that her poor tired limbs were
soon rested The fireplace grew larger,
and Ellen was now sure that she could
see real people in the fire and then
presto, the huge room was filled with
beautiful and richly-dressed prln-
cesses and handsome princes.
All the people in the room now
pressed forward and each awaited his
or her turn to pay tribute to their
Queen Ellen, with a low bow.
Ellen could do nothing but stare
she was too surprised for speech
think how you would feel were you IN
her place-but she did manage to
pinch herself to see if she was dream
ing or was really and truly awake
1t was not until all had bowed to
her and she had been presented with
q real golden crown, and her poor gar
ments had been changed to fine velvet,
that she could find her voice.
"Oh, good people," she then pleaded
won't you please tell me what all this
is about? Why have 1 been crowned?
oh, it all seems like dream come
true
Eyeryone smiled knowingly, and the
lo1 fircf red 1D-
proached and explained. She told how
that when Ellen had been a baby her
narents had been king and queen OF
the Used to -be-Land, where none
lived but good people; how the palace
guards had gone to sleep one night,
and the wicked gnomes had taken pos
session. how they had killed Ellen's
parents and taken Ellen to this place,
where she had been brought up ser
want, and placed all the others III en-
chantment.
"And," continued the fairy, "the
only way in which our spell could be
broken, was for you to pretend that
YOU were queen. You see, you really
are q queen--our queen-and now we
will get in our airships and return to
our own country once more"
So they all went to the Used-to-be
Land, where Queen Ellen reigned hap
PLY ever after.
AS the French say:
''Et nj, nj,
Mon petit conte est fint"
HELEN MARIE FERGUSON,
3246 Emmett street, age 10 years Ii.
A. H. s., grade As:
"Come with me, my dear have
something to show YOU" said the old
woman, as she held out her hand and
taking Ellens small rough one, she
led the way to the street, where an
automobile stood waiting.
Ellen was so surprised it seemed as
though she was in u dream, and be-
fore she had realized what had hap
pened they had stopped at large
mansion, where the strange old lady
told Ellen she was to spend the even
ing. But" replied Ellen, 81 must not
go in with these things on"
20, I'll attend to those" replied Mrs.
Vance, which was the old woman's
name. AS she spoke she opened the
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