Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-29

tant from the foot range. The very high
hills ran a mile beyond the foot range.
So Bessie had never seen the hills ex-
cept from a distance.
One day she sat looking toward the
line Of blue hills. Her mamma noticed the
wistful look in her big blue eyes and
asked her what she was thinking about.
I'm wondering what the mountains
Chey always spoke of the hills as noun
tains) look like when one Is really and
truly close to them she explained. Il
wish / could go there. mamma. I be-
lieve there must be fairies there for in
my book of fairy tales / read of fairies
always living in the mountains and hid
ing away in great trees and behind great
rocks. Oh. how 1 would love to go to
the mountains."
We'll, dearie, some day when papa
has the time to take us Wen all three
go over and explore the mountains and
perhaps find a fairy. But, You know.
We'll have to ride over in our wagon
and take old Dandy to draw US there.
And as papa and Dave have to use both
Dandy and the wagon about their farm
work every day except Sunday, when
from the farm, except to go to town on
business
IF I had the money, mamma. I'd buy
one of those fine automobiles like we see
going past our house so often. Wouldn't
1t be fine to have an automobile, mamma.
and to ride about wherever we wished
tor
Yes, darling, and maybe some day
when papa has fine crops-we can buy
a secondhand one. They are for sale
quite cheap, so Mrs. Smith says. You
know Mr. Smith is going to buy one
second hand?"
'Oh, good Mr.. Smith, cried Bessie.
He's such a nice man. Every time I
gives me a penny. l know he will take
us riding in his automobile-some time,
won't he. mamma?"
Perhaps SO. dearie,'' said Mrs. Zane.
anyway, 1 hope he'll give my little
grille nice ride in the auto when he
gets it. And now. darling. il you wish
to do SO you may run down the big
road and gather some sunf1owers. They'll
soon be gone. for the frost is killing
them very rapidly. Last night we had
biting frost. and only few sunfiowers
remain on the roadside. So You may
gather all you can find. and We'll have
the living room all fine with bouquets
when Aunt Bess comes to visit us this
afternoon"
"All right, mamma" cried Bessie. And.
getting her jacket and hat, she ran off
down the big country road In quest Of
the last struggling sunflowers that grew
along the roadside.
AS she went along In the soft white
dust, which lay very thick on the road,
Bessie's eyes were attracted by some
thing small and shining. She ran and
picked it up. 1t was a brand-new
penny. Some one had evidently lost it
on the road. Bessie's eyes danced with
pleasure at finding coin, however small
for she had few toys and only occasion
ally did her mother have a penny to
spare for her to spend as she wished to.
Now she had a penny all her own. Or.
was it hers to keep? She'd best run
home and ask her mamma what to do
be in the neighborhood and call to
claim it.
But Bessie decided to gather sunflow
ers first, and so put the penny in her
apron pocket. Then she ran about. pull
ing the few hardy blossoms that had
low thing" she cried. Don't You wish
you were a little girl like me and could
find a penny in the road? I wonder if
any one will come to claim the pretty
penny? If they do-welI, it will be a
good thing that I found 1t for its owner.
But If no one comes for 1t / shall have
1t for my own, and shall keep it till
mamma gives me another one to put
with it. Then I'll go to town with papa
and buy pretty toy with my two PEN
MES"
Thus planning Bessie gathered all the
yellow heads she could find and hurried
home with them. Running in to her
mother, she cried, eXcitedy: Mamma,
I found this right in the middle Of the
big road. Do you suppose the owner
will call for it?'
NO dearest. don't suppose the person
who lost the penny will have any idea
where he dropped it. and even if he had
an idea he could not afford to come back
for such small sum. So you may have
it, dearest. OF course If it should turn
out that one of the neighbor's children
had dropped it we would give 1t to him."
Then Bessie went to put her Jacket and
hat away, for she was an orderly little
miss and kept her things in place. AS
she hung her hat on its peg in her own
little room, which led directly out of her
parents room, she experienced a feeling
of drowsinesS as her eyes fell on her in
viting white bed. Mamma had already
been in her room and made up the bed
and tidied things bit, and the coZiness
of the snug corner where her bed stood
was too reStful to resist. So, climbing
upon her pea tDul uTSt SIlpplllS out VI flcI
dusty shoes Bessie lay down to take a
short nap. Then she would get UP and
go to the kitchen and help her mamma
with her work. 1t was Saturday and Bes-
sic had the whole day at home, and it
was her habit to assist her mamma with
Saturdays work. She often beat eggs
preparatory for the Sunday cake and
custard.
So lying down to take a short nap.
Bessie said to herself: Il mustn't sleep
long, for | want to beat the eggs for to-
morrow's cake, and / can get preserves
and pickles from the cellar for dinner.
too"
lust as she was about to shut her eyes
remembrance of the penny came to her
and she slipped her hand into her pocket
to make sure it was safely there. But,
to her establishment, the penny was not
there, What could have become of it?
She jumped up from the pillow to look
for the missing coin, when of a sudden
d strange thing happened. There, in
front of her standing on legs, was
giant penny bowling to her. "HoW-do-
you-do, little lady said this wonderful
penny.
You see, / am the penny you found an
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