Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-13
~ ApELINE oARRIcK WELLS

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when she sang the birds would
stop their own singing to listen.
"One day very handsome knight
rode up to the door on a big black
steed. He
What's steed?" demanded Da-
vie.
a splendid horse" said Doro-
thy, lots nicer looking than an
binary horse This prince. whose
name was Jasper, had"
You always name every prince
Jasper. = objected Dayie, sides you
Just said he was a knight, and now
yon say he's a prince"
Who's telling this story" cried
Dorothy, her blue eyes flashing iz-
dignantly, "he could be a knight
as well as prince Davie. dear
Now, keep still He wore a light
blue velvet suit, all slashed, and
white felt hat turned up on one
side. And where it was turned up
it had beautiful white plume, as
curly as anything, and fastened
with 4 big buckle of sparkling dia-
monds.
''Jasper-Pm going to call him
him Jasper, whether you like 1t or
not, cause it's my fayorite name
for prince-rode up to the door
on his prancing steed with his
beautiful white hat held over his
heart. He jumped rom his horse
and rang the bell to the castle,
and then waited.
Pretty soon the mother princess
opened the door and smiled to see
such handsome young man. But
she frowned darkly when he said
h.. 1. FL
ter and wanted TO take her away
to his own land which was many,
many miles away.
The Princess Gwendolyn is not
to marry, ever, said her mother,
haughtily.
And the prince cried, making a
low bow, Let me see her father
He Will kill you, cried Gwen
dolyn's mother, in terror
Let me see him, anyway cried
the prince. and his bravery quite
won Gwendolyn's mothers heart.
If my daughter marries any
one she said, I hope it will be
you.'
"Gwendolyn's father liked him
too, though at first he wanted TO
kill him. And then'he said: My
daughter must marry brave man,
the bravest in the world / will
give you deed to do. and IL you
do II without showing fear | will
give you my daughter in mar
rage. 2"
Dorothy paused to rest and think
She was smiling in admiration of
her own story.
Don't | talk fne?" she crowed
to Davie, Just as good as any of
the fairy books"
That's where you get ali that
kind of talk, isn't it?" asked David
innocently, at which Dorothy
frowned. 90 course mott" she
cried Il get it right out of my own
head"
We'll, you don't talk like that
when you're not telling a story
said Davle. ''you-you Just talk like
] do, or anybody
Telling a stor"'s different" said
Dorothy, with finality. And then
she closed her eyes as u sign that
she was thinking up the rest, and
DaVie sat and watched her, and
wondered If the witch was ever GO
ing to come back into the story.
In moment Dorothy began again
THE prince made low bow. L
am not afraid to try to do anything
you tell me to do, he said, and he
looked SO none tHdl 1WenuOlyn
who was hiding behind curtain
her father would not let her come
into the room-almost clapped her
hands.
This answer pleased Gwendof
lyn's father. though he did not want
the prince to know it.
Very we'll, then said he, stern
lY. you will go to the house of the
old witch in the forest, make her
restore all of the snakes and spiders
to real people again, and-sleep--
all = night - in - her-house-by-
yourself!n
"Oh. Dorothy" interrupted Davie,
very much excited, would he burst
to do IT."