The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-11

starting to school. She waved her
tiny wand and Immediately she be-
came little girl like the others,
tripping toward school house.
Her basket was not unlike the ones
carried by the other children, so
they thought her new pupil just
starting to school.
isn't she darling?" whispered
one little girl to another. Just
see how she smiles at everyone"
And truly Serena was having a
grand time, with her arms around
two OF her new friends. and
skipping along with them. But sud
denly wild burst of grief smote
upon her ear.
'Who Is that, and what is the
matter2' she asked, stopping in
her merry play.
ooh. that is just little Johnny
Brown. He has lost his spelling
book and his mother is going to
whip him il he doesn't find II" an
swered one OF the girls.
Serena dropped behind the group
and paused beside the weeping boy.
Now--now-sh would test the bas-
ket's power!
''Is this your book, little boy?"
she asked, reaching in her basket
as she. spoke. Sure enough, her
hand found book In the bottom
of the basket.
why yes he cried eagerly;
where did you find it," But even
as he spoke the little girl had dis
appeared, and there in his hand lay
the lost spelling book.
The children hunted for Serena
until the bell rang, then ran to tell
the teacher of the strange disap-
pearance OF the new pupil.
"She has probably felt little
shy and has gone back home,' said
the teacher.
But Serena was far on her way
to the city. She met little news
boy munching dirty apple core
that he had picked UP from the
street.
why do you eat that?" she
asked. Tho boy looked sharply at
her and replied:
"Well, IL you hadn't had any
breakfast this morning. nor supper
last night, you wouldn't pass up a
perfectly good apple core
Serena looked distressed. But
why didn't you have something to
eat?" she persisted.
"Cause 1t took all we could
scrape to see the landlord yester-
day morning"
Here Is a nice lunch for you."
she said, putting her hand in the
basket. Sure enough. she pulled
out box containing a generous
quantity of sandwiches and a big,
red apple.
Gracious mel" said the news
boy. There is enough for Nom
and Sis some, too"
"But l have two more for them"
. and again the basket yielded its
packages at her touch.
"Say, how did you get all that out
of that little basket?" asked the
boy, In astonishment--but the little
girl was gone.
Queer grill said Johnny. biting
into one OF the good sandwiches.
this Is sure fine grub. Ill run
home with 1t before l finish my
route"
Serena was trudging along the
hot, dusty pavements of the city
by this time. Strange how tired
she was, as a little human! She
was never tired at home, and she
was considering waving her wand
and transporting herself to dis
tant park to rest, when her eyes
fell upon the bent. form of an old
wash-woman, carrying a heavy bas-
ket OF clothes.
Let me help you" she said, for
getting her tiredness. why do you
carry this?"
because someone stole our little
express wagon and / haven't the
money to buy new one" said the
poor old soul.
"Here is the money to buy new |
wagon" said Serena then she
stopped with her hand half out OF
the basket. Had she the right to
give the money, and not the article
needed? Then she discovered that
the basket was even more OF a
wonder than she had known. For,
beside tho purse, containing just
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