Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Abble Philips Walker
Protected by George Matthew Adams
OLD-FASHIONED LITTLE GIRL.
Part L.

Old-Fashiored Little Girl in the frame
over the fireplace had played in the room
81 org, lorg time ago, but never until this
night had she dono more than look out
from her frame.
All the toys were glad when the big
logs did rot burn away apsl were left
in the fireplace at night, The Goals made
the room bright and warm, and when the
magic hour struck they would gather
arouGd the fireplace and have jolly
But orc night When the clock struck
the last stroke of IL, before any of the
TOYS could move or speak out, from her
frame on the wall leaned the Old-fashloned
Little Girl
| must tell you what she wore. On
her head was poke-bonnet OF yellow
straw, trimmed with rosebuds and leaves
81 the side where long. pink ribbons were
fastened, which tied under her little
chin, and on tho top were two loops of
the ribbon
She wore black velvet jacket over
a howered skirt, which stood out all
around and vase aught up Oh her sides
with tiny black velvet bows.
Her lace pctticoat peeped from under
the Powered skirt and below that the
bottom of her point-trImmed pantaloons.
Sho wore white stockings and little black
slippers and these we're fastened on with
black elastic crosses at her ankles.
While all this WAS very interesting
and pretty, it was the face that looked
out from the poke-bonnet that made
YOU look again. The checks were like
two roses and little black curls clus-
tered about her sweet face, Two big
"a nd n
little rosebud mouth seemed TO smile,
! ready to speak,
And on this night, when the clock
struck the last stroke, that is just what
that pietty little mouth did-it spoke.
Where are all my old fIiends?' II asked
| and then out from the frame stepped the
Old-fashioncd Little Girl
On the edge cf the frame she placed
one little slippered foot, her little hard
holding on to the sides of the frame Then
| out came the other foot and this she
placed on the shell, and there she stood
looking all around the playToom Where
are ali NV old friends?" again size asked
Beautiful French Doll, dressed IN
he latest stvlc replied Il don't be
icvc thev are here. unless It is Teddy
Bear lie has been here longer than any
If us
Teddy Bear? the Little Girl repeated
II never heard If him 1t was Nina. big
Tag doll. and lydia. a wax doll who were
ny friends IN the old days, and, @, YES.
there was q dear little china doll with
black hair and blue eyes. named Betty
O do wish | could find them
Then All the toys held their breath,
for right of of tho big shelf jumped the
Little Girl. landing on tie floor On her
feet. safe ard sound
20 o gasped all the toys,
70. hat is nothing. laughed the
Little Girl, smoothing her fiowered dress
II have done that before. You can Jump
from high places and not he hurt blt
# Won know how
20. what funny dress you have
on. said the Little Girl. 70 Beautiful
French Doll "And don't you ever 60
70 sleep? My wax doll iused 70 shut
her ewes. She was the latest thing in dolls
when I lived here
Il am the very latest style doll, cN-
planned French Doll. and All the newest
ones arc like nc
Well. Id rather have my Lydia doll,
replied the Little Girl. Now ! wonder
where she can be