Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-05
SANDMAN STORY.
by Mrs. F, A. Walker.
Copyright, 1915. by Mcclure NrWUpapcr
Syndicate New York CITY
PRINCE ROUL'S BRIDE PART II.


PRINCE ROULS BRIDE PART n.
On and on they rode but to Ieta, elm
ing to her lover il seemed as if they flew
over the ground and through the woods
She could see the bright trimmings of
the servants coats gistenng III the sun,
and she knew they were gaining on them.
BY this time Prince Roul had told
her that his father, the King, had tried
to make him marry princess, but
that he would marry no one but the
girl he loved ard that was herself.
When Lcta heard this she was more
frightened than ever for she knew now
that she was the cause of all this trouble
and that the servants must he chasing
them to take Roul from her.
Leta put her hand 90 her breast
Yes, il was there the little paper with
the powder fairy had gwen her n
long time ago, because Lcta had left
beautiful rose on its stem she was
about Ia pick when she discovered
little fairy sleeping inside the rose.
"lf you are ever IN trouvle, open
this paper and throw the powder
around YOU" the fairy had told her, 1T
will protect you from all harm
Just then the horse on which they
were riding came To a full stop with
such force that lcta was thrown 10
i the ground and and the next thing she
, knew over the side Of cliff leaped the
horse with the Prince on his back.
The ocean was below. but before
they had reached 1t from her dress
! Icta drew the magic powder and threw
II over the cliff
Make the ocean dry" she screamed
as She threw the powder and to her
surprise rs she threw It over, ahe went,
too, and the next instant shc stood
beside l'rincc Roul ON dry land before
beautiful white castle and the ocean
was miles away
The clH over which they had gone
was the white rock where the Ogre
and tho ogrcss lived, bat when Icta
threw tho powder she also summoned
the llttlc fairy who had gwen u to her
and she had changed the hlg white
cave into castle
When the Kings servants came dash
ing M 10 the cliff they aaw nothing
81 the Prince or his horse. and the bottom
Of the cliff was so far below that they
felt sruc thcy had been DESTROYED and
they rode homc to the kng with the
sad news
The Kings grlef was deep and bit
ter. for he really loved his eon very much,
Nfltt now NifIl IL Wa tNt lfif' Nv 'tHti
ont that lc wished he had lot the prince
marry the girl he loved. Il only he had
him alive that would bc MI he would
ask
When Icta entered the door, which
was open fnr They had called and no
ono answered she stood spelhound
tx what she saw
Tho long white marble hall had a floor
of SILVER and marble and the doors were
silver also
Opcninp Zig silver door thcv On
tered . room hung with silver aud deep
hluc curtains, AMI on a SILVER table
lcta saw hig white cnvclorr When
she looked at Il She read her own name
Wondering who could have left IT.
She opened II and read Princess leta,
tins Is your castle II y the gft Of the
falrIc- WHO love roses
"lour father Will not object now
tn haNc me Tor the wite oi bus son,
She SAli with blush. rs she gave the
note to Tho prince and they ran like
Two harpy Chd,irrn through the hcaut
fiji castle that had come to them So |
strangely
Ia the dccr dungeons under the |
castle they found all the wealth that !
tho Ogre had taken from tho ships |
and after they had hcromc uSrd To !
their new homo thcN gave IT all to the |
poor. ana 50 the Ogrcs stolen wealth |
did not help hum. and while II could |,
not hc gwen back a. those who had |
lost IT 1t did much good
And what became Of the old Ogre |
and his wife. YOU are wondering ! will |
tell you When the fairy changed the !
cave INTO castle she hanged the Ogre and |
Ogrcss INTO two hlg silver statues in the |
ing. hall. one at each end. like huge |
mummes holding Il bg light IN their
hands, which lighted the long hall OF
the castle
Then ono day Prince Roul and Prn- !
cess I"ta rode away 10 the palace OF
the old King and when he saw hls
son lac wept for JOY and huggcd hum
to h.~ heart and Icta's pretty face won
the old Kings heart at once, 80 they
all lived happily ever alter