The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-02
WHEN JUNE and TOM
LOOKED FOR FAIRIES

She had brother, whose name
was Tom. Their father and
mother, with the two children,
were staying at a summer resort in
Maine, Their winter home was in
, Omaha.
One day when Tom and June
were playing in the sand on the
| beach, man with black hair, cold
grey eyes, and wearing a shabby
suit and SLOUGH hat, asked June
where she lived and what her
name was. She told him her name
was June and that she lived with
her father and mother over at the
large hotel. He then walked on.
One day, when June's aunt came
to see them, the children asked her
to tell them a story. She told them
| story about fairies. She told the
| children that the fairies would
come out to dance on the night of
July 27. 1t was about one week
that they had to wait. But the
week passed quickly by, On the
night of July 9th, the moon was
bright and clear. The children
were sent to bed the same as u.s.
ual. Tom could not sleep for he
was thinking about the fairies.
When it seemed about midnight,
he slipped into June's bedroom
and awakened her. She sat up in
bed and rubbed her eyes and
wanted to know what Tom wanted. |
He said: Don't you remember, /
this is the night the fairies dance
for u.s."
She slipped on her bathrobe, for
they fancied they saw fairies and
gnomes dancing in the moonlight |
in the yard. They slipped out the
front door.
June said: ooh, Tom, you have
frightened the fairies away by |
making too much noise"
So thy said, Lets hide behind
some trees" June got behind one
tree and Tom. behind another.
They waited and waited for the
fairies to come out and dance.
They waited so long that they both
fell asleep.
When June woke up next morn.
ing she found to her surprise that
she was sleeping on a dirty blanket
IN gypsy wagon.
She started to cry, and in walked
the tall an whom she had seen on
the beach few days before. He
threatened to whip her if she
didn't stop crying. But a young
girl stepped in the wagon and said
Father, don't talk so cross to
the little girl; she isn't used to it,"
He also threatened her if she
didn't be still.
After the man left the wagon the
young gypsy girl strolled softly in
and patted June on the cheek and
said she would be her friend.
June asked the gypsy girl what
they were going to do with her.
She told June they were going to
hold her for a ransom. But the
gypsy girl told her she would help
her escape in the morning. while
her 1ather went to town.
The gypsy girl kept her promise
and told June to run until she ,
came to large white house, so
she ran and ran, until she came to {
the house described by the gypsy
girl. She knocked at the door and {
it was opened by lady with {
smiling face. She said:
"Well, my dear, what is it l can
do for your"
June explained the story of the
gypsies. They took out their auto
Mrs. White for this was {
the kind lady's name) sat in back Y
with June, while Mr.. White drove ,
the car.
Mr.. White noticed wagon COM &
ing down the road and thought it g
looked like gypsy wagon. He
told Mrs. White to hide June under s
the robe which was in the bottom 6
of the automobile. AS the wagon |
drew nearer, he saw it was the
gypsy, who asked Mr.. White if he {
had seen a little girl. Mr.. White
said, no, that he hadn't; so, the {
gypsy rode on, thinking he spoke |
the truth. {
When they reached home. June's t