Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06

that he held her sprig of sweet mar
| joram in his hands. She almost shrek
| ed with JOY. To conceal her bushes
she looked into the fire and stirred up
| the embers with long iron rod
The burning wood cracked and burst
| into flames. and there in a cloud OF
| sparks appeared the Love Fairy She
| was smiling and ardent and stepped out
| into the room near the boy and girl
| The uncle, absorbed In telling a story
about fights and battles. did not see
| her. As a matter of fact, she was in
visible TO him.
Love one another, my children
said the Love Fairy TO Odette and Lois
| Leave stories to old age, which has
| only memories. When one is in love
| at l6 there is no need for the voice-a
single look says more than a long
| speech. Love one another, my children,
and let old age talk"
Ihen the Love Fairy enveloped Odette
and Lois in her wings so that the
Count did not see Lois imprinting his
| first kiss on Odette's lovely forehead.
These beautiful wings of the Love
Fairy are transparent and as thin as
! the wings Of a gnat. but when they are
| enlarged TO shelter lovers they become
Ike a veil and conceal the pretty actions
! OF love from unsympathetic eyes.
When the Count came 10 the end Of
/ MS story the Love Fairy disappeared In
| TIE flames. and Lois went off, thank
ing his host and sending Odette final
kiss. The girl slept happily that night.
dreaming OF mountains and flowers and
stars more brilliant than the sun
Ocette and Lois met often after that
and always the Love Fairy was near at
| hand 10 shelter them with her wings
/ II the terrible old uncle should happen
along. 1t is not necessary TO say that
| The Two young people fell more and
! more in love with each other. and each
| parting became more painful than the
/ last. II was all very beautiful TO them
and they felt an immense gratitude for
| the gifts that the Love Fairy had given
/ them IN bringing them together with
such tender regard for each other.
Il am she who protects love- making. s.
the Love Fairy would say II watch
over the hearts OF those who know the
beauties OF true and faithful love. ]
bring together true lovers anG see that
they are never separated II Is l who
bring Joy 10 those who deserve owe, and
know how 10 keep its beauties pure and
| untrampled With the sins Of the world =
So the Love Fairy kept watch over
Odette and Lois until there came a
] time when they simply could not be
separated any more They told the
Love Fairy and begged her 10 arrange
1t 80 that they could always he to-
gether. II seemed that Odettes terrible
| uncle was difficulty that could not b.
surmounied. but the Love Fairy knew
hoy ~ do H.
/ She told then beautiful story and
their eyes lighted up with the wonder
and Joy OF 1t. She explained that real
bl!ss was possible only 10 those who
loved each other truly and always. And
then
l Then the Love Fairy waved her magic
| Sa!ld and transformed Odette and Lois
INTO >swo sprigs nj sweet marloram
but such lovely mariuram that only a
FAIRY could make anything like IL. Theg
found Themselves placed side by side on
a tree, 10 close together that their leaves
| er1tWlfled with one another, Marvellous
flowers grew there. Of unezampled fra.
| GRANGE, and they were eyer after that
| always in bloom ~ scent the air 70,
| otfier true lovers that might come by
As for the Count ~ the castle
Cdeth's uncle. he consoled himself viii
relating every night the story Of how h
valiant warfier conquered Il terrible
giant IN deadly combat.