Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-30

b "Oh please do let me play
B little bit longer" Patsy begged.
for she was passing the loveliest set
of furniture in her paper doll book.
We'll. just for a little while" her
mother agreed.
When all the furniture had been
put into the new living room. Patsy
turned the page and began to make
the garden. First she pasted in
window. Then she carefully cut out
Of a magazine the picture of a rose
bush.
"A sample OF the beautiful roses
that grow on the grounds of an old
English CASTLE" she read under the
picture.
IAN old English castle =" Patsy
nurmured sleepily while her head
nodded
Suddenly the most surprising thing
happened. A tiny little voice began
to call from the paper doll house.
please, please find the Prince" 1t
begged.
Patsy was very much excited. She
was sure that the voice had come from
the new living room. But when she
tried to turn the page she found that
she couldn't lift it. Instead Of paper
the page was made of stone.
You'll have TO look through the
window" said the tiny voice.
Patsy put her face up close and
found that she could peek through the
garden window very nicely. But what
do you suppose she saw?-Instead OF
the living room she had made was
the queerest little place in the world.
There were mirrors all around the
walls, and in the center of the room
was a table with dinner of rose pet
ais spread out on it. In one corner
stood a tiny bed with pink curtains.
Then Patsy saw something better
than all the rest. In little chair
filed with lovely rose silk pillows sat
the most beautiful princess she had
ever seen. Patsy really never mad
seen one before, but she was sure
that no other could be so beautiful.
This little princess had the most Won
derful golden hair about three inches
long, which was really a very good
length, for you see she was only five
inches high herself. Her eyes were
big but they were so full of tears that
Patsy couldn't be sure about the color
please, please find the Prince
begged the little Princess.
rs he in my paper doll book?'
Patsy asked, very much puzzled.
"Of course" said the Princess. But
You'll have a very hard time finding
him. You'll have to look through
the back of the book" she continued
"for my castle is sealed up so tightly
that no one but the Prince can oper
it."
"Tn try hard to find him." PATSY
promised. 1t seemed silly that any
one should be worried over finding {
prince in a paper doll book.
I'll look on every page" she tolC
the Princess.
That's the very best way" TIL
Princess agreed. But IL you hav,
any trouble stop and see the Pictur
Puzzle and tell him you're helpin!
the Paper Doll Princess. He'll b.
sure to give you advice.
Patsy said she would remember.
The first few pages turned yer,
easily but there was no sign of tn
Prince. Then Patsy found that sh
couldn't bulge the next page, 1t wa
SO heavy.
"Oh dear. I wonder where the Pic
ture Puzzle lives" she said. remem
bering what the Princess had toll
her.
Turn me around, start from tn
center and find the corner" said
voice.
Patsy turned the book around an
looked on all the corners Of the page
Sure enough, there at the top sat tn
queerest little man imaginable. H
looked like jig-saw puzzle.
Now I'll come down and talk t
you," he announced. turning q som
ersault out of the corner.
THE Paper Doll Princess sen
me-" Patsy began.
"Well, I am certainly glad to Sc
you" declared the Picture Puzzle cor
daily.
Thank you" Patsy replied. "Yo
see," she went on to explain, 9Th
Princess is trying to find the Prince
who is to come and open the door O
her CASTLE"
well, WELL" said the Picture Puz
zle. 81 have known for a long tim
that she wanted something, but w
never been able before to solve tn
problem"
she said you would help" Pats
suggested.