Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
rn* CASTLE IN THE SAND PILE.


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The twins were playing in the sand
rle. Their names were Bobby and
Betty nrunettcs they were. no doubt
about 1t, dark skin, dark eyes. dark
hair.
Betty was making Il castle and Bob.
by was contentedly looking on He
w'shcn II or course. il was a cas-
II" of sand. II waS round and ran
W TO point. hut the point had been
N"ttened out. and made square y
railing was around IL.
IS me top OF the tower" Betty
explained.
IN" movable squares az glass had
come from Bctty's doll house and snry-
ed as windows. The door. also from
the don house, covered an opening to
ne CASTE porch surrounding the
sas,.e' mad ratings Ground i, and
we're in IN" yard and flowers had
been stuck into the sand. There was
also a driveway N which stood Bob
by little glass auto.
A hetiy 'in!shed she remarked
"rehln.!y, Bobby. wouldn't il he
nice ii We could fix the inside and
IN" there. and be dressed in silks and
sa,ins and velvet and plush. You'd i'ti
XHheth.'
1T would be nice" agreed BOBBY.
Bur It's impossible so why think
Just Then something happened which
proved the untruth of Bobby's wo Dis,
II: imposs bic D."
Eoth OF them began TO grow small
err Hettys biu" cotton frock spr!n-
kied with dirt turned to blue silk
sprin i>led with diamonds. Bobby's Blue
ro!npcrS smcared with red paint tihev
had painted earlier in the morning)
changed !" a blue velvet suit With
lois OF rubes on it.
Well. sir Bobby burst out. "of
hetiy wasn't so surprised She lived
In. Il 4 Wor! OF fancy md dreamed tlm-:s
SO she only said isn't il sicc "'
Bobby. Who had gained his salt con-
'r@l;; rr,l,cd Yes Let's go in
IheN vent in tn" yard and up the
butler. He bowed and said "rh.re.s
TompnnN awaiting YOU. my Lord ana
'ut W. don't live here" was Bobbys
eNcia jmation
be au: Of r"T RIO bn SIR but my Lord must
:, .ot course. we live here" ntsrposed
n"''y; iis the new castle told YOU
When iney wSre 20 going down n II i lie
hall. and were Out OF The butlcr'a ear
f anh,,, Betty wh1ispered. Remember.
brcaks like that. OF course. I Know
nothine Of the inside OF tho castle.
mi We must pretend we do"
heN rni cred Il. room. which. luckily
10y them. happened 90 be The reccp-
lion room In it were many of their
Tie he twins cried in breath.
his room j. lovely" exclaimed Tho
guests. show us the rest OF the cas-
The twins d.dn'; have the slightest
idea whore 10 80. as they bad nevc:
seen the ms de OF the castle. but some
how thci" iistinc; led them.
MI Of the rooms showed richness
and good taste. Thcy had tea in the
tctroom anu everybody enjoyed Il.
II wonder how we became smaller
d Bobby. when the company left II
ala it with my magic vial, did it
For mo,nenr as they stood spell
bound. they go' a glimpse Of II small
something III yellow. and that was
al.
Thcy had many nnc times in the
castle, and rois of rides in the glass
auto. bUt never knew what the small
yellow hing was.
an OF a sudden. they were again
sitting in the sand. Betty ia Il blue
cotton irocl> sprnhlcd with dirt Bob
b. in bUe rBmp-rs smcarcd with red
paint The castle was destroyed. the
door. Windows. ana auto buried in tho
wreck y friskN yellow dog danced
around the twins.
That was The end OF the castle and
also the end Of tn v.vhi tale Of
Lords in ENGLAND which Betty. vino
nId bccn reading book on Society
Life IN l:Eg land told to Bobby. Though
many more castles were built in the
sand pile, non" were as nice as that
che.
Irhc Enid
FLORA HUrZLER.