Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12
Modern Fairy Tale
The Faines Always Bnng Things Out Right
By NJ. QUAD
Copyright, 1918. by Associated Lit
erary Press.
By M. QUAD

1t WAS midwinter.
The snow lay nine feet deep on the
ground.
There was an old woman who lived
in the midst of Il vast forest. She was
wretchediy poor.
We lind this poor old IN crouch
ed ovvr IL dying fire and listening to
the means of the winter gale and say
ing to herself:
May heaven help me this day"
Finally she rose up and hobhled forth
to hunt for Il stick of fuel.
\. banker with a big loan out at II
per cent would have wept to see that
hobble.
After incredible hardShipS and suf-
feringS the old woman found herself
possessed OF Il single stick. 1t was
about large enough to brain a grass
hopper with. but she was blowing her
WAY back with it when a harsh voice
called to her.
"Thiefess. drop that wood
Sir. | am 10 thiefess." replied the
old woman as she drew herself up with
dignity. Il have been out searching
the fields for a little wood to keep me
from freezing and have found only a
twig."
You are a liar: | have caught you
with the goods on"
IF l had Il son. sir
You have two of them. and they are
in Jail for hog stealing"
IL am freezing, and l picked up this
little twig to save my life"
You have got a cord and a half
there! Drop it,
But l shall perish"
Perish and be hanged to you"
you shall not drive me to my
DEATH"
1t is not too late in the day to say
that the name Of the man was Fitzhue
Carlton and that he was young and
wealthy. He belonged to five clubs
and owned seven autos. He was also
more or less engaged to four different
girls. He had given to the heather
,, and to the hookworm cure and was
rated as a young man of great charity,
! and vet here he was refusing Il poor
old woman a fagot dug from the
snow. She could not realize it and
stood gazing at him with the fagot
Rugged to her breast, when he said:
"Oh, you won't. Ell. Well see about
. that"
And he whistled for his seven bull
dogs, and when they came he pointed
: to her and shouted. "Stubby..' and the
!, seven piled on to her in the greatest
harmony and abandon. Her cries rem
the air. but he whistled Yankee Doc.
die" and turned and walked away.
1t was a shocking thing to do.
e Even the crowd cried out against it
The dogs did not quite finish the ole
nj There was a small piece OF
: her left. and it crawled to her igloc
+ and moaned and wept and cried out:
Must 1 perish here? Is there no hu
mainly left in the world|'
'"There is, grandma. dead loads Of
it." exclaimed a cheerful voice. ani
h the frozen and dog bitten woman raised
her head to behold a fairy standing il
the door. 1t was Pinky Pink. whose
= speciality is hunting out aged female.
and working surprise parties on them
10 Just behind Miss Pink was a waitel
from a first class restaurant, and on
server he had a meal consisting O
: frogs legs. oysters fried, porterhous'
L steak. hash brown potatoes. Marylant
chicken and various other things war
ranted not to produce collie.
Il What is it" family asked the vic
tim of mans inhumanity.
You are to fill up, grandma, ant
then come with me-"
h The effect Of the meal, with a small
q bottle after it. was to make the dine
8 sleepy, and she gave way to it. Tw'
"a hours later she awoke to find that sh
= was no longer grandma-no longer
e freezing, starving old woman. On tn
3 contrary, about forty years worth o
IS gray hair and wrinkles had been peele
g off. and her figure was that OF a sylpi
a No n ever saw a sylph, but we al
"a know what a boss figure Il has. Sh
# had on a skin tight skirt, and as sh
@ walked, or tried to walk, she had
81 gait between that OF a camel and
81 turkey trot. Her blond hair was don
ID up in the latest style. she had on sati
u slippers, and she had a beautiful
@ quicker to her mouth.
@ Where am IL" she asked after looE
ing around.
IA In my palace replied Miss Pink.
S% And now about Fitzhue Carlton. Th
III fairy didn't have SO much business O.
@ her hands that she couldn't attend t
n his case. She began by taking tn
q creases out of his trousers and humi]
Eating his pride.
81 Then she worked it to have him fin
IS that he was a year behind the fashion
FL in neckties and collars.
E8 nA,a-, cl,, hod hin, ho,,naod o,1t of hi