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

and they started off toward the
II castlel
In through the first gate. past the
second. on through the third, and up
the steps.
Inside the magnificent door, as they
came in the front way was the recep-
ton room, and rich velvet hangings
draped gracefully from the arches
overhead gave them the feeling of
kings, because Iney. Lucille and her
father owned II.
On to the grand feast room, such a
tablet score or more feet long and
correspondingly wide.
Then on to the stairs, up and up they
went, and at the top they went along
narrow passage ways, and somehow,
got separated
Lucille was rather frightened when
she could not find her father, so,
thinking she heard him breathing,
turned in at a door. which was the
princess bedroom, and there was the
finest furniture she had ever seen, and
a beautiful bed. 1t was all white, and
had lace curtains draped from the top,
and just to see where princess had
once slept, she pulled back the cur
tcins, and there. asleep, lay the pref
test little girl that ever was seen in
France.
Mon Dieu, what a beauty!" was all
Lucille could find breath to say, so
taken aback was she at the beauty of
this princess.
Ma mere" (my mother), came from
the bed; though the princess did not
look up, she held out her hand, think
ing Lucille was her mere
Lucille took her hand, and in an in
slant she had turned over and was
looking at Lucille with her beautiful
brown eyes, in silent wonder.
"How came you here?" asked Luz
ellie.
Il have always been here; but where
came you FROM" came in tones that
sounded to Lucille like the tinkling of
tiny bells.
Then Lucille told her of her father
buying the castle, and all.
II cannot understand, you say your
father bought this palace?' she asked,
with my mother and myself in it?'
But papa knew not that you were
here" Lucille fastened to explain;
how could he know? We have never
seen you"
''No?" she said "'tis no wonder"
what is your name?'
Annette" answered the princess.
What is yours?"
Mine is Lucille"
lust then the door opened and in
came Lucille's father and Annette's
mother. Lucille had no mother, she
had disappeared seven years before,
and her father cried, Lucille, we have
found your mother" Her mother
cried, Lucille. my long lost daughter,
here is your sister 4Annette.'
Oh. how happy was Lucille when she
had found the sister she had been
longing for.
The mother explained that she had
been kidnapped one night as she was
coming home and had been threatened
with her life or not to let any one
know where she was.
How happy she vast The offender
was soon caught and thrown into
prison Tor life, and Lucille and her
mother. father and sister lived happily
together ever after.
RIA HEEL B. SMITH.
424 North Westlake avenue.
Lucille took the key that her father
gave her, and after putting her hat on
her head of yellow curls and calling
the big dog, she walked down the path
which led to the beautiful old castle
When inside the castle she walked
from room TO room, looking at the
quaint but beautiful old things. AS
she passed through very narrow hall
which led to a big room, she noticed
beautiful large picture on the wall.
She put her hand on 1t, and as she did
so she was surprised to see the pic
ture open like a door Behind this
picture a room was hidden which had
been built long ago in time of war.
Lucille walked itno this room. 1t